Latest openings: Sushisamba in Covent Garden, Gridiron by Como, Southside Scran and more

Sushisamba

 

Latin American and Japanese fusion restaurant brand Sushisamba has opened its second site in London in Covent Garden, joining the brand's Liverpool Street location at Heron Tower, which opened in 2012.

 

The site is located at the Opera Terrace, on top of the Grade II-listed Market Building, overlooking Covent Garden's iconic plaza. It features a ‘living ceiling' in the bar area, made of South American and Japanese plants and foliage, an open kitchen and a sushi bar, as well as a private dining room with its own entrance and terrace.

 

Guests enter the restaurant via a spiral orange marble staircase featuring a large-scale street art mural depicting Japanese mythology. The dining room features black and white marble floors, Japanese lanterns and a Japanese ‘fan' ceiling above the sushi bar.

 

Opened 1 November

 

Covers Dining room: 128; bar: 26; sushi bar: 14; private dining room: 16

 

Design Too Many Agencies

 

Typical dishes Churrasco Rio Grande of ribeye, chorizo and aged picanha; and moqueca mista seafood stew with shrimp, squid and sea bass

 

Website www.sushisamba.com

 

 

Gridiron by Como

 

Gridiron restaurant has opened at the Como Metropolitan hotel in London's Mayfair in the former Met bar space. The restaurant, a partnership between chefs Richard H Turner and Colin McSherry, is focused on open-flame cooking and serves a modern British menu of ethically sourced ingredients.

 

Covers Restaurant: 50; bar: 12

 

General manager Liam Davy

 

Design Macaulay Sinclair

 

Website www.gridironlondon.com

 

 

Le Petit Citron

 

Mustard restaurant in London's Brook Green has relaunched as Le Petit Citron, a classical French bistro inspired by Provençal cooking. The restaurant offers à la carte, a set menu, brunch, a vegan menu and a cocktail list.

 

Owners Lawrence and Emily Hartley

 

Typical dishes Onglet steak frites; lemon and garlic poussin with French beans; and honey- and mint-marinated lamb with aubergine and olive tapenade

 

Website www.lepetitcitron.co.uk

 

 

Goose Island

 

US-based craft beer brand Goose Island Beer Company has opened its first European brewpub in London's Shoreditch. The pub serves Goose Island staples such as Old Man Grumpy, Fog Bowl and Next Coast alongside its Bourbon County Stout and local collaboration beers. The venue will offer live music, Chicago-inspired food such as pizzas, wings and pretzel bites, and brewery tours.

 

General manager Daniel Davies

 

Website www.gooseisland.com

 

 

Southside Scran

 

Tom Kitchin's fourth restaurant, Southside Scran, has opened in Edinburgh. The menu offers modern takes on traditional dishes and a daily seafood selection. The drinks list focuses on wines from small independent producers.

 

Chef-owner Tom Kitchin

 

Head chef Craig McKenzie

 

Head sommelier Joel Bastian

 

Design Michaela Kitchin and Stephen Paterson of Burn's Design

 

Website www.southsidescran.com

 

 

The Hummingbird

 

The Hummingbird pub has opened in Hertford town centre, offering a seasonally changing menu of comforting pub classics and a steak and wine night on Wednesdays.

 

Operator Aspley Pubs

 

General manager Jan Nova

 

Head chef Adam O' Sullivan

 

Typical dishes Shepherd's pie with lamb's leaf mash; and tandoori cauliflower with onion bhajis, lentil dhal and mango chutney

 

Website www.thehummingbirdpub.com

 

 

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