Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Diminutive Bar Rioja makes Bigg statement

Published: 15 August, 2023

Varnishers Yard, King’s Cross, London N1 9FD

Jeroboams King’s Road

Published: 08 August, 2023

336 King’s Road, London SW3 5UR

Large operator profit doubles, though challenges remain

Published: 17 July, 2023

The percentage of the UK’s largest restaurant companies turning a profit has doubled in the last year, according to new figures. However, further interest rate rises now hover over the horizon. As a result, hospitality’s biggest operators could be facing new challenges on their return journey to profitability.

Bar Antoine

Published: 10 July, 2023

Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane

Flat Iron

Published: 07 July, 2023

23 Market Passage, Cambridge

The Midland Grand Dining Room

Published: 19 June, 2023

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, Euston Rd, London, NW1 2AR

Tern

Published: 16 June, 2023

Marine Parade, Worthing BN11 3PX

Meat The Fish

Published: 14 June, 2023

39 Cadogan Gardens, London SW3 2TB

Chiswell Street Dining Rooms

Published: 25 May, 2023

56 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SA

Top 25 Sommeliers 2023 open for nominations

Published: 20 April, 2023

Harpers' popular Top 25 Sommeliers is back, looking to seek out and celebrate the very best in the dynamic UK on-trade drinks world.

Empire Empire

Published: 13 March, 2023

16 All Saints Road, London W11 1HH

Tinwood Estate Restaurant

Published: 10 March, 2023

Tinwood Estate, Halnaker, West Sussex PO18 0NE

Bar 1790

Published: 15 February, 2023

19-23 St Swithins Lane, London EC4N 8AD

Jacuzzi

Published: 13 February, 2023

94 Kensington High St, London W8 4SJ

Viajante 87

Published: 09 February, 2023

Basement 87, Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3JZ

Little Cellars

Published: 27 January, 2023

73-75 Camberwell Church Street, London SE5 8TU

Joia

Published: 26 January, 2023

1 Electric Boulevard, Battersea Power Station, London SW11 8BJ

Barbican Brasserie By Searcys

Published: 19 December, 2022

Barbican Brasserie By Searcys

Chalk

Published: 16 December, 2022

Chalk

As alcohol lags behind on-trade recovery, where does the trade go from here?

Published: 10 November, 2022

The restaurant sector is showing some strong recovery after running the gauntlet for the past couple of years. However, alcohol’s future looks more tenuous, with the role of drinks – and the share of more expensive, premium products – becoming increasingly squeezed by ever-ratcheting living costs.