Restaurant openings in London last year hit their highest level since before the pandemic — despite the enormous pressures facing the industry from soaring energy and food bills, transport strikes and home-working.
Analysis shows there were 253 launches in the capital, up from 243 in 2022 and well above the 216 seen in 2021. The record remains the 281 openings seen in 2019, the year before Covid struck and hammered the industry.
