Visiting the Belsize Park branch of Huŏ at lunchtime on a Friday, a mere two weeks after it opened, it still had that out-of-the-box aroma of fresh wood. Despite being the new kid on the block amidst many established restaurants on Belsize Square, the restaurant had a steady stream of diners arriving throughout the lunch service. I suspect this Pan-Asian restaurant will prove popular. It has a light and airy atmosphere, pared-down yet elegant décor, an à la carte menu that covers many of the most popular Asian dishes, and a good value-for-money two-course offering at lunchtime.
Freak Scene X 100 Wardour St
Ex-Nobu Chef Scott Hallsworth is a ‘pan-Asian cooking pioneer’ with restaurants in Melbourne, St. Tropez, Bodrum, Jeddah, Zermatt, Chamonix, Nairobi, Cape Town, Toronto and London.
UBA Restaurant, Shoreditch
Perhaps it’s symptomatic of multicultural London to take a Latvian chef, Pavel Baranovs, who started his career in a Japanese restaurant in Riga and set him up in the kitchen of the Hart Shoreditch Hotel, creating dishes for their Pan-Asian restaurant UBA. But it’s a testament to the hotel and to Pavel himself that what results is a delightful place with excellent and well-priced dishes in a glamorous and warm setting.
Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay
Samuel Johnson’s famous adage, if you are tired of London then you must be tired of life, came back to me at Lucky Cat by Gordon Ramsay. If during this dark and cold month of February, you have grown tired of London, I have found a solution. Book a window-side table at the newly opened Lucky Cat at 22 Bishopsgate and the view will restore your affections.
The Ivy Asia, St Paul’s
At London Unattached, we’ve been busy trying out some of the capital’s finest dining spots with a view – I went along to The Ivy Asia St Paul’s for Sunday lunch with a friend, it’s an undeniable showstopper. Just a short walk from Bank Station, this stunning restaurant is perched with a front-row seat to St Paul’s Cathedral – one of London’s most iconic landmarks.
TA-KO Restaurant – Stoke Newington
Ta-Ko is a must-visit for anyone interested in North London’s vibrant culinary scene. The impressive work in the kitchen shines through in every dish, meticulously assembled with care and showcasing an interesting approach to flavour combinations that beautifully blend the influences of Mexican taquerias with vibrant Asian character.
Yuu Kitchen Spitalfields – Bao Buns and Beyond
Trendy pan-Asian dining in East London Between Spitalfields and Aldgate, Yuu Kitchen is a pan-Asian casual dining eatery which punches above its weight. Taking inspiration from the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, the varied menu is balanced and offers bold flavours across its categories of robata, signatures, veg bites, fish, and manga bao. Yuu Kitchen is headed […]
The Bugis Restaurant, South Kensington
Pan-Asian Food with a Singaporean Twist in South Kensington. With plenty of exceptional Chinese restaurants in London, I was excited to try The Bugis Restaurant, a London destination that specialises in Singaporean and Malaysian food – one that might recreate some of those dishes from my childhood and more recent times in Singapore. Street food […]
Sticky Mango – Southeast Asian at Tower Bridge
Asia-on-Thames Chef-restaurateur Peter Lloyd’s new flagship Southeast Asian restaurant Sticky Mango flew under the London Unattached radar when it opened in August so I was delighted to be asked to review this autumn The original Sticky Mango, which is still running, is in Waterloo on the South Bank. The new one is in the area […]
OKA Marylebone – Review
Pan Asian and Sushi Restaurant in Marylebone. Indulging in Pan Asian cuisine at lunchtime almost feels excusable. It is, after all, healthy… OKA is a small, independently owned group of restaurants scattered across London and the newest venue, in chi-chi Marylebone, was our destination for lunch the other day. Squeakily clean inside, with sanitiser on […]