CODE Hospitality

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What happened in hospitality last week? An update from the CODE bulletin newsletter: 1.Mark Gurney and Matt Bushnall, founders of levan and Bar Levan in Peckham, are heading into Zone 1 – Covent Garden, to be precise – for the opening of their second restaurant, Cassette. It will launch this autumn in a Grade II-listed former church furniture and stained-glass workshop on Maiden Lane dating back to the 1870s.  2.Creative Restaurant Group, led by MD, Milena Floyd, and culinary director, Endo Kazutoshi, have secured a second site for their successful Notting Hill sushi restaurant, SUMI. A launch date for the Devonshire Street, Marylebone location has yet to be announced. 3.Sommelier Sinéad Murdoch and chef Josh Dallaway's Iberian-inspired concept, Tasca, is back from its global travels. It resurfaces at Project 44 in Shoreditch on 22 July, where it will reside all summer (and possibly beyond), Wednesday to Sunday, evenings only. 4. Acre's Will Devlin has revealed further details of his rooftop farm-to-table restaurant arriving at The Conduit in early September. Nettle will revolve around a bespoke fire kitchen where the likes of wild rabbit skewers and Kent lamb with house togarashi will be cooked over charcoal. (Photography credit: Bracken) Sign up to the CODE bulletin at the link in bio to be the first to Hear about hospitality news.

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Holly Middleton-Joseph is the head chef of Hausu in Peckham, which she co-founded with her brother Tom and their business partner Christian Williams in 2025. Hausu, named after a cult Japanese horror film, is known for bold food, great music, and excellent cocktails served upstairs in the restaurant’s new bar.   You can find Hausu on the CODE app at 25% off food.   Read our interview with Holly: https://lnkd.in/eGmwdwNJ

Last week, we gathered the judges for CODE’s Happiest Places to Work 2026, in partnership with Planday, over breakfast at Brother Marcus in Soho, to assess this year’s entries.   Thanks to our judges: Lorraine Copes, founder of Be Inclusive Hospitality Lauren Linford, founder of Home Hospitality Justine Murphy, founder of mymuybueno Rachel Kerr-Lapsley, managing director of Kelly’s Cause Pushpa Reddy, chief product officer of Planday   The winners, including our overall winner, will be announced on 7 September. Sign up to our free newsletter to be among the first to discover the full list: https://lnkd.in/eexFU5bd

From breakfast at Café Clement to Kabuli pilau and Texas naan at Cue Point, this is where the CODE team have been eating this week.   Borani banjan at Cue Point Grilled Flourish farm courgettes and guandilla chilli salsa at Slow Burn Smoked eel at Legare Chicken at Singburi Mussel & smoked cod's roe fritter at The Shaston Arms Brunch menu at Junsei Silk handkerchiefs at Bancone at The Imperial Bloomsbury Black cod at Ukai Notting Hill Canton 'Gilda' at Bun House Disco Okra Fries at Dishoom Breakfast at Café Cement   Sign up to our free newsletter to follow where the CODE team eat: https://lnkd.in/eqF_5M2X

Lai Rai, London’s coolest new-school Vietnamese restaurant, is one year old already. Still not been? Time to change that as Lai Rai is now on the CODE app at up to 30% off the total bill. Click on the link for the five dishes to try when you get there: https://lnkd.in/eWRpqSZq

You will never run out of new places to try with CODE. Last week, we welcomed some exceptional venues to the app including a central London pub serving the best beef fat onion rings you’ll ever try. Feast your eyes on this week’s new offers. Not a CODE member but work in hospitality? Join now on a free trial: https://lnkd.in/eCzxpYpZ

What happened in hospitality last week? An update from the CODE bulletin newsletter:   1.The team behind Dorian, EEL Sushi, Supermarket of Dreams and the Notting Hill Fish + Meat Shop will open Nakimushi, a new Japanese restaurant, in a Notting Hill townhouse this September. The three-storey venue, from restaurateur Chris D’Sylva, will be led by Yuji Shimokawa Kelly and Robin Kosuge as joint head chefs, combining the two chefs' respective cult concepts – Urchin and Robin’s Ramen.   2.Andrew Wong is checking into Mandarin Oriental Mayfair on Hanover Square with A.Wong this summer while his two Michelin star restaurant undergoes refurbishment. The six-week residency runs evenings-only from 18 August to 26 September.   3.Chris Denney (108 Garage) has joined Ronnie's London at Kith’s Regent Street flagship as head chef. His first menu involves soufflé pancakes, signature cinnamon buns, sandwiches, NY-style bagels and flights of mini wagyu burgers served at a dedicated burger bar.   4. Sally Abé and TopJaw producer Kayla Lawrie (one of CODE's 30 under 30, class of 2025) have teamed up to create an interactive map of female-owned hospitality businesses across the UK. Sign up to the CODE bulletin at the link in bio to be the first to Hear about hospitality news: https://lnkd.in/eUEVx-fc

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