• Home
  • Cocktails
  • Culture
    • Dance
    • Opera
    • Theatre
    • Outdoor
    • London Life
      • Foodie London
      • Visiting London – Five Must Do Sights
      • Visiting London – London Travel Tips
    • Balcony Gardening
  • Featured
    • Books
    • Home Delivery
    • Recipe Kits
    • Giveaways
  • Recipes
    • Meat
    • Soups
    • Lunch
    • Starters
    • Mains
    • Sides
    • Desserts
    • Cakes and Sweets
    • 5:2 Diet Recipes
    • Fish and Shellfish
    • Meat
    • Poultry
    • Vegetarian
  • Restaurants
    • Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia
    • Bermondsey, Borough and London Bridge
    • Chelsea
    • Camden
    • City of London
    • Clerkenwell
    • Covent Garden
    • Docklands
    • East London
    • Kings Cross
    • Knightsbridge
    • Kings Cross
    • Kensington
    • Marylebone
    • Mayfair
    • Oxford Circus
    • Oxford Circus
    • Paddington
    • St James
    • Soho
    • South Bank
    • South London
    • The Strand and Embankment
    • North London
    • Victoria and Pimlico
    • West London
    • Out of London
    • Miscellaneous
  • Travel UK
  • Travel Europe
    • Belgium
    • Croatia
    • Czech Republic
    • First Visit
      • Bulgaria
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Romania
      • Slovenia
    • France
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Italy
      • Sicily
    • Ireland
    • Portugal
    • Spain
    • UK
  • Travel Other
    • Caribbean Travel
      • Antigua
      • Barbados
      • Grenada
      • St Lucia
    • Ecuador
    • Egypt
    • India
    • Qatar
    • Mexico
    • Oman
    • Rodrigues and Mauritius
    • Sri Lanka
    • USA

London Unattached - Luxury Mid-Life London Lifestyle

Luxury London Lifestyle for mid-life Metropolitans - food, travel, restaurant reviews - London Unattached

You are here: Home / Restaurant / Meraki Bar, Fitzrovia

Meraki Bar, Fitzrovia

April 14, 2019 by Lucy Foxell Leave a Comment

Tweet
Pin
Share
Flip
Share

Last Updated on November 18, 2019 by Fiona Maclean

Shhh…Meraki Bar

(#Ad:Press Visit)

Traversing Fitzrovia on a cold, dark April evening, you might easily miss this rendezvous, its facade blending quietly with neighbouring shops and offices. But located just around the corner from the eponymous restaurant, Meraki Bar in Foley Street has the buzz of a well-kept secret, whispered amongst the ‘Now’ people…

Meraki Bar Fitzrovia
Launched December 2018, Meraki Bar is a hidden ‘living-room’ bar, below (although its main entrance is around the corner) the popular modern Greek restaurant Meraki in Fitzrovia, owned by Peter Waney. It is the latest addition to a portfolio of world-renowned restaurant brands co-founded by Peter and his brother Arjun Waney that include Zuma, Roka, Coya, La Petite Maison, The Arts Club and Oblix at The Shard. Peter has partnered up with a collective of top international industry veterans including Alain Dona, Adam Bel Hadj and Laurent Manuel to launch Meraki Bar. Together they combine their experience, network and creativity to meticulously create an atmosphere that engages all six senses.

Meraki Bar Fitzrovia
Step inside, out of that chilly London night. Inside you’re greeted by sensual, understated elegance. Modest in size (but beautifully proportioned), the place invites intimacy. Lights are warm and low, and that bar is a work of art; an expanse of Carrera marble crowned by a kaleidoscope of colourful, sparkling glass. Masters mix liquid pleasures for a well-dressed clientele; magical elixirs with names like ‘Black Swan’ and ‘Rosy-Fingered Dawn’…

Well…who were we to refuse?

If you’re invited, pass through a hidden entrance and descend downstairs, to a lovely underworld full of beautiful people, and as the evening draws in you can party to seductive beats with the DJ spinning sleek, deep house to a happy crowd. Just off the main room are the Caves; two private vaults reserved for relaxing, drinking and dining with friends.

You won’t be disappointed…Upstairs or down, order and share any combination of delicious Greek dishes from Meraki’s world-class menu, which we were delighted to indulge in.

Meraki Bar - Cocktails

We drank mouth-watering cocktails…

An ‘Aside & Melete’ – which verged almost on ‘healthy’, with its fresh taste of spring and a delicious ginger kick, made with Tanqueray NO 20 gin, fresh cucumber, green apple juice, homemade ginger syrup, elderflower cordial, lime & egg.

‘La Vida Loca’ was like a fresh, fruity take on a Negroni:
Tanqueray gin, hibiscus, cranberry juice, orgeat and fresh basil.

Or perhaps…an elegant ‘Desert Rose Moët & Chandon’: brut champagne rose, lychee & hibiscus cordial, served in a glass flute dusted with Meraki’s signature.

Meraki Bar - ‘Desert Rose Moët & Chandon’

We were then brought a selection of appetizing dishes, in what proved to be a true gastronomic odyssey.

Kicking off with Tzatziki, a creamy yoghurt, garlic, fresh mint – with courgettes rather than cucumber – served with pitta crispbreads.

Tzatziki Meraki Bar

Beef tartare – ‘Soutzoukaki’: Romano pepper, cumin, cinnamon & handmade potato chips. Forget what you already know about steak-tartar; this was aromatic and beautifully succulent, fresh and rich at the same time…

Beef tartar – ‘Soutzoukaki’ Meraki Bar

“Politiki” salad (I’m definitely trying this one at home): a colourful bowl of fresh shredded cabbage and carrot, with nuggets of sweet pear and crunchy bites of almond and a citrus tang.

“Pollitiki” salad Meraki Bar

Lamb Croquettes were lightly cooked, crispy on the outside and melt-in-the-mouth on the inside – mildly spiced with a perfect balance of subtle herbs, yoghurt, chimichurri and tomato chutney.

Lamb Croquets - Meraki Bar

Keftedes were tender, juicy, grilled meatballs complemented by a creamy yoghurt, lemon and tahini sauce.

Kefdedes Meraki Bar

Pastitsio – this was seventh-heaven; thick ribbons of perfectly al-dente paccheri pasta with a rich and hearty oxtail ragu, drizzled with a light and frothy graviera cheese mornay sauce, topped with truffles.

Pastitsio Meraki Bar

The crowning accomplishment was an epicurean delight – a spectacular flambeed salt-crusted baked seabass (for two): flavoursome, meaty yet delicate and utterly delicious drenched in luscious juices of ouzo, thyme, olive oil and lemon, served with tender, earthy kale. 

Salted Sea Bass - Meraki BarSalted Sea Bass Meraki Bar

From the splendid wine selection, we enjoyed an excellent bottle of Wild Ferment Assyrtiko, Gaia Wines, from Santorini – a well-balanced white with a sharp mineral freshness, citrus notes and a creamy body.

Wild Ferment Assyrytiko wine _ Meraki Bar

For dessert, we shared divinely gooey orange and honey syrup cake, and a rich Greek coffee cremeux, with Metaxa gel and a sprinkle of crunchy pistachio. These luscious sweets were complemented by a delicious dessert wine, a 2014 Alpha Estate Omega Late harvest, from Macedonia.

GREEK COFFEE CREMEUX - Meraki Bar

We finished, happy and satisfied, with a traditional Greek coffee …

Wild Ferment Assyrytiko wine _ Meraki Bar

This was a really wonderful, up-market Greek experience with a contemporary twist; simple, fresh food, with flavours reminiscent of the sun-drenched Aegean islands.

‘Meraki’ means doing it with heart and soul, elegant and sophisticated, Mykonos-style. And that’s about right because everything about the Meraki Bar experience – from the cocktails to the clientele, the décor, cuisine, and friendly, discreet service – says ‘passion’.

Meraki is happening.
But Shhh…
Can you keep the secret?

Meraki Bar

80-82 Great Titchfield Street,
Fitzrovia,
London, W1W 7QT
0207 305 7686

 

Looking for somewhere to eat in the area?  We highly recommend the recently opened 1947 Indian Restaurant in Fitzrovia, London

Filed Under: Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia, Restaurant Tagged With: cocktail bar, Fitzrovia, Greek, Greek Food

About Lucy Foxell

Lucy comes from a background in the Theatre. She loves to soak up the wealth of live theatre and cultural activities London offers. She's passionate about photography and an enthusiastic and fervent traveller, keen to explore as much of the world as possible. A ‘bon vivant’, she's always up for a party and at her happiest with a glass of champagne in hand

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Follow Us

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter

About London-Unattached

  • About Fiona Maclean
    • Writing for Other Publications
  • Enquiries/PR
  • Links to Other Sites
  • London Unattached Contributors
  • London Unattached Privacy Policy
  • Media Pack
  • Newsletter
  • Travel Bloggers Influencer Network

Recently Published

  • Get in a stew with British shellfish
  • God Save the Gin!
  • Borough Market Edible Histories
Looking for more recipes? Check out my new site, The Frugal Flexitarian, for easy, cost effective recipes to enjoy at home.
Find My 5:2 Diet Recipes quickly and easily

London Unattached Newsletter

Sign up for our newsletter here. We promise not to spam - and you can unsubscribe at any time

Search London Unattached


Find Us

blogl
VuelioTop10Badge2020

Copyright © 2021 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in