INÉ
Adore the quiet decadence of the omakase experience but detest the hefty price tag? Enter: a new sushi haven from those behind Taku in Mayfair, where the delectable 15-course set menu experience comes in at £100 per person. Still too steep? There’s an à la carte menu where you can dine on the freshest wonders, too. Thank me later.
Opens 24 Oct. 16 Hampstead High St, NW3 (takumayfair.com)
POLLINI
Within new cultural hub Ladbroke Hall is Emanuele Pollini’s Italian spot — a palatial, tactile space by architect Vincenzo De Cotiis. Its rich indulgence is inspired by Pollini’s grandmothers, to whom he’d flock by the Adriatic and in the Alps. Make a beeline for the fritto misto with caper aioli and the chef's take on his mother's lasagne.
Now open. 79 Barlby Rd, W10 (ladbrokehall.com)
LAMYLAND
Who wouldn’t want to have a drink with fashion designer, LA restaurateur and all-round style icon Michèle Lamy? Well, roll up your sleeves because you can now you can toast her in spirit if you can manage to hustle into her new secretive ‘patrons’ bar and lounge’ within aforementioned Ladbroke Hall, furnished with works by her partner, Rick Owens.
Now open. 79 Barlby Rd, W10 (ladbrokehall.com)
JACKSON BOXER AT THE CORNER
Shopping is always hungry work, so thank goodness for Boxer’s new residency in Selfridges. Plonk yourself in the natural light-flooded dining room for baby beetroot, pickled mushroom and smoked eel gildas, the decadent fried veal sarnie and caviar loaded tagliatelle.
