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A new casual sushi and sake bar called Noren opens in Mayfair this week, introducing the mini hand-roll ‘makezu’ sushi (pictured) to London, alongside a range of sakes, shochus, wines and beers. From the group behind Chisou, Noren has taken over the premises on South Molton Street vacated earlier this year by another Japanese venture, Roji. The 10-seater venue is dominated by a wooden bar, and is initially only opening on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Internet chef Thomas Straker has opened a deli and casual restaurant called Acre, a few doors from his flagship Straker’s on Notting Hill’s Golborne Road. Straker’s is temporarily closed following a fire in its ventilation system, but is popping up for three weeks at nearby Brasseria on Westbourne Grove.

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Belfast-based chef Lottie Noren has opened her first restaurant as founder, a European small-plates specialist called Beau in the city’s Cathedral Quarter, following her success as head chef at Edo. Lottie represented Northern Ireland in TV’s Great British Menu last year. Originally from the Lake District, she was inspired to become a chef by a meal at L’Enclume at the age of 16, and has lived in Belfast for more than 10 years.

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Bellamy’s in Bruton Place, Mayfair, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Harden’s sat down with its founder, Gavin Rankin, to find out what makes it tickTucked away in a mews off Berkeley Square, Bellamy’s is famous for its ‘club with no sub’ atmosphere.

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Paco Tapas in Bristol and the Angel in Dartmouth are among the prominent restaurants to announce their closure this week, with Tom Kerridge’s Butcher’s Tap & Grill in Chelsea and the two Chick’n’Sours sites in London also shutting shop. The loss of Paco Tapas means Peter Sanchez-Iglesias (pictured) and his family no longer have a restaurant in their home city for the first time since his parents, Paco and Sue, opened Casamia in 1999.