All Late Night Bars and Clubs articles
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Analysis & InsightRestaurants return to growth in March
Britain’s restaurant groups finished a difficult first quarter with modest like-for-like growth, data from the new NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals
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NewsThe Wolseley Hospitality Group to launch first Colbert Collection property in London
The group will open its first London hotel later this year on Piccadilly with owner Minor Hotels describing it as ‘a unique strategic opportunity’
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NewsNEOS Hospitality agrees supply partnership with Pernod Ricard
The three-year agreement will see Pernod Ricard become the primary premium spirits supplier across NEOS’ 40-strong party bar estate and shaping drinks ranges within NEOS venues
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OpinionHeaven and the fault lines of the licensing system
An iconcic LGBTQ+ nightclub was nearly shut down due to a concocted campaign of AI-generated complaints, a case which demonstrates the vulnerable position of night-time businesses, and how shaky evidence can trigger a licensing review
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Weekend PressAre martinis too popular to be cool any more?
Long seen as the sophisticate’s cocktail, the martini is selling like it’s 1929 — but connoisseurs despair at the £6 jugs and Monster Munch garnish, The Sunday Times reports
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Analysis & InsightEating out sentiment on the rise
Data from BDO shows net spend intention across the eating out segment has risen 5.4 percentage points year-on-year with improving household confidence leading to a recovery among 35-44-year-olds
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NewsRhumshack Group revives Rum Kitchen
Cottons operator Chris Singham is relaunching Rum Kitchen in Camden after the previous incarnation was liquidated in 2024, with plans to roll out further sites across London
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News‘A defining moment for the brand’ - Be At One rolls out concept evolution
The Stonegate-owned bar group says it is entering ‘a new era’ with a refreshed drinks menu and updated guest experience being expanded across its estate following a successful trial
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NewsDes Gunewardena previews Pillar Hall
The restaurataur is opening the first of three new concepts today at the £1.3bn redevelopment of Olympia today
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InterviewsLittle Door & Co: ‘We are looking outside London’
The experiential ‘house party’ bar group has two new openings lined up for 2026 as it looks to capitalise on the momentum in the business which is achieving like-for-like growth across its venues, co-founders Kamran Dehdashti and Jamie Hazeel tell MCA.
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NewsMarch Tube strikes called off amid negotiations
Strikes planned for next week have been called off following progress in talks between the RMT and London Underground management
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NewsGroup like-for-likes slip 0.2% in February
Dismal weather and cautious spending stunted managed hospitality groups’ growth last month, the NIQ RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reports
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NewsThe Breakfast Group announces joint venture with bar brand Laki Kane
Under the partnership, Laki Kane will launch a new central London location on the site of The Breakfast Group’s Burlock Bar on Oxford Street
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NewsLittle Door & Co secures additional funding to aid expansion
The experiential bar group has secured funding from alternative leader ThinCats to support the next stage of its growth plans which includes two new venues in 2026 - including its first outside the capital.
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Analysis & InsightLate-night venues fell by 4.1% in 2025
New findings from the NTIA Night Time Economy Market Monitor show that 2025 marked a ‘critical breaking point’ for the segment with closures continuing to accelerate
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NewsRed Engine exploring opportunities for European expansion
Co-founder and chief executive Steve Moore tells MCA there’s plenty of opportunity for the Flight Club and Electric Shuffle owner on the Continent as it looks to grow its global estate
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NewsRed Engine sales up 10% in Q4 2025
The experiential leisure operator behind Flight Club and Electric Shuffle is hoping to open in locations like Brighton, Cambridge and Bath in the future
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NewsBirmingham’s Couch named UK’s best cocktail bar
The popular West Midlands venue has climbed to the number one spot on this year’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars list with Liverpool’s Bar Glue coming in second place
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NewsThe Revel Collective business and assets sold for £16.5m
An administrators’ report shows Revel’s bar business was sold to Neos Hospitality for £10m while Coral Pub Company acquired Peach Pubs for £6.5m
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Weekend PressSacha Lord: 'What Rachel Reeves must do now is offer hospitality a sector-specific VAT reduction'
VAT for restaurants and bars in Europe is around nine per cent. Why is it so much more here, asks Sacha Lord in The Standard