Here’s your guide to eating your way through the city, from casual options to more extensive tasting menus
If you’re looking to travel to London, a trip is not complete without indulging in the city’s gastronomic offerings. Tasting or set menus for the table to share offer a fun way to experience the city’s best flavours, from fine dining and multi-course meals to a selection of plates chosen by the restaurant.
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On a recent trip to London, I ate my way through these five seasonal menus, from Sollip’s Korean-inspired courses and Bubala’s vegetarian dips and small plates to the experience at Cycene in three separate areas of Blue Mountain School. Read on to discover what each establishment offers.
Cycene
The unassuming entrance to Blue Mountain School may be missed, but once inside, there is no doubt that what Cycene (the restaurant the multidisciplinary concept houses) offers is one-of-a-kind. Meant to emulate the feeling of dining within a private home, it serves a seasonal, nine-course menu that begins at the ground floor bar with an apértif alongside house-made bread and broth, before moving to the kitchen where the first set of snacks are served.
The dining room, on the floor above, sits only 16 per evening, and the restaurant is helmed by head chef Taz Sarhane. Highlights from the current menu include a dish of lobster with San Marzano tomatoes and samphire, as well as the sweet-savoury dessert that incorporates fermented banana and cashews below a lapsang parfait.
Cycene
Address: 9 Chance St, London E2 7JB. +44 20 7739 9733
