London has long been home to good Greek restaurants, but lately there is a stronger whiff of olive oil than usual. The latest place to be announced is Kima, a new “fin-to-gill” seafood restaurant that will open next month in Marylebone (57 Paddington Street, W1U, kimarestaurant.com). Translating as “wave” in Greek, Kima will be the third London project from Andreas Labridis and chef Nikos Roussos, the duo behind Opso, which sits opposite the new place (10 Paddington Street, W1U, opso.co.uk), and Carnaby’s lively gastrobar Ino (4 Newburgh Street, W1F, inorestaurant.com).
Between the three, Roussos and Labridis have built the beginnings of a great empire, bringing Hellenic flavours from sea and land. At Ino, find rich squares of feta over classic salad; at the soon-to-open Kima, grilled octopus, prawns and olive oil-drenched fish, a homage to those white and blue islands so beloved by tourists.
