Richoux Piccadilly to reopen next month

Richoux will reopen at 172 Piccadilly in London on 23 February, overseen by former Moor Hall chefs Jamie Butler and Lewis Spencer.

The pair have revealed plans to “breathe new life” into the brand to “create a Richoux that is relevant for diners today” after the brand fell into administration last year.

As was the case previously with Richoux, the menu will pay homage to the grand brasseries of Paris. Diners will first be greeted by a pâtisserie counter to eat in or takeaway, including tarte tatins portioned for one or two people, and Butler’s ‘cruffins’, a cross between a muffin and a croissant with flavours including passion fruit and banana crème, sea salt and caramelised white chocolate custard, and vanilla bean and raspberry.

The main dining room, designed by Lucy Porter of Fox & Church, will offer an all-day menu of dishes such as French onion soup, Welsh rarebit and croque Monsieur. Larger plates will include salmon a la plancha with wild rice, artichokes, lemon and pickled cucumber; and grilled chicken paillard in a citrus gremolata, served with rocket and toasted almonds. From late spring, Richoux will also offer breakfast and afternoon tea menus.

Butler and Spencer said: “We are beyond excited to be opening the doors to such an iconic British institution; it’s quite unbelievable that our first venture together as chef partners will be in a restaurant with such a high reputation as Richoux – no pressure! After having the privilege of working under some of the finest chefs in the world, we can’t wait to take the next step in our careers, using the skills we have learned to bring a little slice of luxury at affordable prices back to Piccadilly!”

Dining Street, the parent company behind restaurant groups including Richoux and Villagio, entered administration last year with the loss of 147 jobs.

The brand and intellectual property were sold to Naveen Handa, who is planning to develop and expand Richoux both in the UK and internationally.