After a multi-million pound refit, the successor to Knightsbridge favourite Bar Boulud opens this week promising an izakaya-inspired experience that its founder says “will feel like you’re in a house party, or in a home”.
Sat beneath the Mandarin Oriental hotel, the Aubrey opens its doors with a Japanese-led menu of drinks and upmarket drinking food, hoping to replicate something of the spirit of a lively evening out in Tokyo. Izakayas are often dubbed “Japanese pubs”, and combine cocktails, wine and a tapas-esque approach to the menu.
