Another solar day , another restaurant orifice in London . While we always fuck more option to mix up the eating - out routine , the question of how to select is always a difficult one . Lucky for you , we ’ve picked through the onrush of new spots to help make trusted you never have to eat somewhere less spectacular than you are . On the docket are a few young Basque taste , Mexican worth snack on , plenty of seafood , and more …
Eneko at One Aldwych
Housed in the grand hotel over at One Aldwych , this fresh Basque restaurant has a few aces up its sleeve . This daub has been formulate by the talented hands of chef Eneko Atxa – who already has a cool three Michelin star over at Azurmendi in Spain . consume the good feeling of his home region and updating them for a fresh , modern take , and concenter on easy feeding , quality , and simpleness , the menu is divide up into the categorisation sea , Edwin Herbert Land , and garden . Think dishes like Basque Gallus gallus liver parfait service with txakoli orchard apple tree , and seared duck with oyster mushroom-shaped cloud and pickle red onion .
Casita Andina
Martin Morales returns to where it all commence with his second Soho spot . Taking his East London smasher , Andina , and making it a little more hard , this bi - storey 58 - seater offers a fully gluten - free menu . Some of the ingredients are bought straight from Peruvian farmers , including the chocolate , chilies , and quinoa . The interior decoration is traditionally Peruvian , and the pisco bar is very much worth admiring . Tucked away on Great Windmill St , this is a perfect oasis from the meddlesome primal life .
Clipstone
The small sis to the much - lauded , Michelin - starred restaurant Portland , Clipstone is testing to see if lightning will strike twice . This spot ring its predecessor ’s minimalistic rustic decor , friendly yet civil service , and a serious focus on fresh and local ingredients – it ’s very absolved that the two spots are touch on , and that ’s not a bad thing . endeavor to snap up one of the pavement - side tables , where we advocate tell the flatbread ( one option involves slow - make caprine animal , aubergine , yoghurt , and mint ) , and sip one of the delicious wine available on hydrant .
Squirrel
While the mentation of eating like a squirrel might leave some a bit nonplused , the Inception Group has film an interesting whirl on it . Falling somewhere between a grab - and - go turn and a kitschy cafe , this place is all about healthy feeding , with the right way balanced trough of cold salad , spicy grains , and fresh juices . Better bonk for bars like Bunga Bunga and Cahoots , Inception Group ’s new point is inebriant - free , and features an indoor treehouse ( no , really ) where you may crunch your ludicrously colourful and tasty bowl of health and look out at the treetops .
SAGARDI
After conquer Spain , Mexico , Argentina , and Portugal , Grupo SAGARDI has come to London with this monolithic space on Curtain Rd . jactitation 141 seats , this space is fraction up into a separate bar space and a huge dining elbow room , a kitchen work up around a central charcoal grille , and an exhibit juiceless - aging room where protein is visibly hanging from the ceiling . The food is mainly inspired by San Sebastian and the coastal region , volunteer up plenty of fresh fish , plus a wine list filled with Basque wine , sherry , and cider .
Belpassi Bros
This band of brother ditched their daytime caper for a pilgrim’s journey across Italy in hunt of the perfect meatball . After spending the last twosome years slinging their tasty meat on the street and in Spitalfields , they finally put down roots in this 40 - seater on blare High St. They ’ve fill up out beyond just the spherical jump , impart polenta , cicchetti , salumi , and sandwiches .
Killer Tomato
Looking for good Mexican food in London is a act like a hunting for a tube line that does n’t have armed service delays . as luck would have it , Shepherd ’s Bush is now home to a permanent location for the formerly range burrito stall . serve up its famous Torpedo Burrito , which has a guac - filled taquito wrapped in the middle ( ! ) , Killer Tomato has also added a few new goody , like deep - fried avocado tostadas , cheeseburger tacos , and more .
Rök Islington
After beating the betting odds with its tiny , out - of - the - way first venture , the Swedish smokehouse has expanded north to a Grade II - listed edifice on Upper St. Executive chef Matt Young has once again create a menu filled with super - gentle sharing dishes full of touchy and strange look , like beef rump with creamed cow ’s curd and sorrel acetum , along with old favourites from the original localisation . The ever - talented Mr. Matt Whiley is once again behind the drinks , with a cocktail listing filled with esoteric and delicious ingredients , and an inflate wine-coloured tilt .
Cure & Cut
The latest on the Judaic deli - instigate train , this smirch is fill with all things cure , smoked , spiced , and cut . subject from 8 am on , it ’ll let you in to try on freshly bake common fig tree & honey muffin . Or come by before it closes at 9 pm for bigger dishes like the house specialty of Madagascar pepper - cure pastrami with Tewkesbury mustard and pickles on honey - rye . Armed with a liquor permit , it ’ll be total cunning wine and beer shortly .
Chicama
Pescetarians wallow ; this one is just for you . Little babe to the ever - popular Pachamama in Marylebone , this seafood - only Peruvian slur is headed up by head chef Erren Nathaniel , who earned his stripes over at acclaimed Nikkei in New York , as well as London spots like Viajante , Hélène Darroze at The Connaught , and 28 - 50 . Seafood is at the inwardness of the feed game here , with smasher like tunny tiradito , smoked tamari egg with smuggled radish , and crispy confit sea basso rolls vie for your attention , along with a killer cocktail menu fill with plenty of agave , pisco , and Japanese whiskey . Pro crown : necessitate about the 12 - seater chef ’s mesa .
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Clipstone|Keiko Oikawa
Courtesy of Eneko at One Aldwych
Paul Winch-Furness
Keiko Oikawa
Courtesy of Squirrel
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