Hotel Openings

🎰 Choctaw Landing, the Choctaw Nation's luxury resort and casino in Oklahoma, sits an hour north of the Texas border. The resort features a pool with nine cabanas, two hot tubs, three fire pits, a fitness center, a casino with 600 slot machines, and 4,300 square feet of meeting space plus a 125-capacity outdoor amphitheater. Tuklo Grill specializes in "Oklahoma-meets-Southern" cuisine. Over 20 Choctaw artists contributed to the resort's 40 public artworks, two exterior sculptures, and 600 guestroom pieces. The $238 million resort has created over 400 jobs and is projected to generate $95 million in economic impact.

🍞 The Maginhawa Group, known for Mamasons, Ramo Ramen, and Donia, is set to open Panadera 2, a Filipino bakery and coffee house, on Picton Place in London’s Marylebone. Famous for its ube latte and pandesal, the brand's second location follows the first Panadera launch in 2021 in Kentish Town. The new site will feature signature products and new menu items, aiming to replicate the warm atmosphere of its original location.

🍜 Tonkotsu, a ramen restaurant group, is opening a new site on Baldwin Street, Bristol in September, joining its existing 15 London locations, plus Birmingham and Brighton. Tonkotsu's restaurants feature in-house daily-made fresh noodles using machines from Tokyo and a two-day bone broth preparation for maximum flavor. The Bristol site will include a large mural by local artist Molly Hawkins. Founded in Soho in 2012 by Ken Yamada and Emma Reynolds, Tonkotsu secured a £5m investment from YFM Equity Partners in 2019.

🍣 Mayfair's former 20 Berkeley relaunches as NIJŪ with Creative Restaurant Group's Endo Kazutoshi. NIJŪ, featuring Japanese sushi and grill, occupies the space of the now-closed British restaurant 20 Berkeley. Head chefs Chris Golding and David Bury lead the kitchen, offering dishes like Kobe sirloin (£110 per 100g) and a unique cocktail program. The space has 120 covers, maintaining the Nipperkin bar serving Japanese-inspired cocktails. Address: 20 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8EE. Website: www.nijulondon.com.

🏨 Concert Hospitality, a new hotel management company, has been launched by Coury Holdings in Dallas, Texas. It is set to manage a portfolio starting with four hotels located in the DFW metroplex, Texas; Los Angeles, California; and Columbus, Ohio. Chris Charbonnet, with over 20 years of industry experience, is appointed as regional vice president of operations. The company aims to offer personalized guest experiences in full and select-service hotels including those from Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.

🍝 Archie's to launch a new venue, Archie's Atomic, in Manchester's Trafford Palazzo, occupying a 25,000 sq ft space including a 5,000 sq ft roller rink. Established in 2010 with locations in Birmingham, Leeds, and Liverpool, the venue will feature Archie's diner, milkshake bar, private party rooms, and an arcade. Project manager Phil Holt anticipates a unique UK experience with a retro roller disco vibe, while Peel's executive director Mark Whittaker expects it to complement Trafford Palazzo's family attractions.

🍔 Joshua Kleiner, head of operations and marketing at Sandwich Sandwich, stated that the brand will open a second London location by the end of the year with plans to launch four or five more in London next year, eyeing UK and international growth. Founded in 2010, the brand will debut in London on 18 July at a former Tossed site, following a win as Uber Eats UK and Ireland's Restaurant of the Year in October, receiving £100,000. Sandwich Sandwich offers made-to-order sandwiches and a variety of pastries and sweets.

🍞 Mayfair's Pollen Street Social set to close on 31 July, transitioning to pop-up 'Mary’s' on 16 August, with a permanent change planned for next year. Executive Chef Alex Parker will lead, featuring The Blind Pig bar, a £14 single-option smashed burger bar, and a transformed chef’s counter. The pop-up will run until 31 December before a four-month closure for renovations. Reopening will introduce 'Meat and Two Veg'—a smashed burger and plant-based burger bar, with a 'grill heavy' main restaurant. Named after a cherished patron, Mary’s is part of Jason Atherton’s series of 2023 launches, including 'Hot Dogs by Three Darlings' in Harrods, 'Sael' in St James’s, 'Three Darlings' in Chelsea, and 'Row on 5' in November with Spencer Metzger on Savile Row.

🏢 Crescent Hotels & Resorts announced a management deal for Virginia's first JW Marriott at Reston Station, set to open mid-2025. The 28-story building will house a 243-room hotel, 94 JW Marriott-branded condos, and offer amenities like a JW Club, fitness center, and 25,000 square feet of event space, including a 9,000-square-foot ballroom. The project is part of the $1.3 billion development, The Row at Reston Station, in the Dulles Corridor near Dulles Airport and the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station.