All Late Night Bars and Clubs articles
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Weekend PressEveryone wants to save Soho – but no one can agree on what that actually means
London’s mayor says people who dislike nightlife shouldn’t live in the city’s party district, but the restaurateurs who live and work there think the debate is more complicated than that, The Independent reports
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Analysis & InsightHospitality remains ‘stuck in stagnation’ as like-for-like sales grow marginally in May
Year-on-year growth across Britain’s leading hospitality groups has now been below the UK’s rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, for 13 consecutive months
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InterviewsSarah Willingham: ‘I’m seeing return on investment like I have never seen’
Speaking at UKHospitality’s Summer Conference, the Nightcap CEO said site refurbishments and improving kerb appeal is driving sales, and pushed backed against the notion Gen Z is shunning late nights
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NewsNightcap launches Side Hustle to meet demand for ‘next-gen sports bars’
The late-night operator said its new venue is an “elevated alternative” to functional sports viewing, designed to appeal to a new generation of customers
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Weekend PressResident group’s objections to bar and restaurant licences ‘destroying Soho’s reputation’
Soho Society, funded by Westminster council, is ferociously opposing all new proposals, venue owners say, The Guardian reports
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NewsLate-night venues ‘bearing the brunt of hospitality closures’ as segment continues to contract
The latest Night Time Economy Market Monitor shows the space has shrunk by 28.9% in the six years since Covid-19 first hit, equating to nearly three net closures every week
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NewsNightcap to launch new sports bar concept
The late night operator is planning to launch a sports bar called The Side Hustle in St Paul’s/Bank area, MCA understands
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News‘No easy route to recovery’ for hospitality as insolvencies remain high
Analysis of government figures by Buchler Phillips shows the sector remains near the top of the insolvency table with ‘experiential’ or themed chains and cocktail bars the most vulnerable formats
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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