Mayfair restaurant Silva is a dainty ode to the Mediterranean

A comfortable, secluded mews in Mayfair units the stage for Silva, a brand new restaurant providing a eating expertise impressed by the Mediterranean with nods to international flavours. Based by Daria Grebenyuk, Silva distils her worldwide travels into seasonally pushed dishes with a pointy deal with numerous culinary strategies. The house itself displays this fusion of influences, with a heat, subtle design that shifts seamlessly with the altering mild all through the day.

‘It’s an area the place fashionable Londoners can collect, whether or not for a vigorous breakfast, a quiet second over lunch, or an intimate night with pals. The environment strikes the right steadiness between refined and welcoming – elevated but effortlessly comfy. Each factor, from the seasonal menu to the curated interiors and seamless service, is designed to make company really feel at house whereas providing one thing thrilling and new with every go to,’ Grebenyuk tells Wallpaper*.

Wallpaper* dines at Silva

The temper: fluid, textural, and ever-changing

Silva’s interiors mirror the rhythms of nature – fluid, textural, and ever-changing. Designed by London’s Atelier Wren, the house embraces natural types and an earthy palette, balancing sophistication with heat. Curved banquettes and pure supplies create a way of ease, whereas considerate lighting transforms the temper from brilliant and open by day to low-lit and intimate by night time.

Materials like boucle and waffle add a delicate playfulness, whereas wavy patterns introduce power. Pure stone, together with travertine, grounds the decrease flooring, its irregular composition including depth and authenticity. ‘For desk tops, we chosen Fior di Pesco and Verde Antigua marbles – each wealthy in texture and tone, complementing the general palette whereas including a layer of understated luxurious. Mild-stained timber moulding particulars run all through the house, reinforcing a handcrafted high quality and softening the general really feel,’ clarify Jake Raslan and Lorenzo Buscaroli, co-founders of Atelier Wren.

Craftsmanship defines the house, with standout particulars together with a sequence of plaster aid panels by Kate Churchwell, impressed by the restaurant’s seasonal elements. In the meantime, painter Carrie Jean Goldsmith contributed a set of works that echo Silva’s wealthy and flowing design language, and The Paint Impact crew, led by Lara Fiorentino, created a scenic therapy for the bar partitions.

The meals: contemporary and cosmopolitan

Silva, named after the Latin phrase for ‘forest’, emphasises contemporary produce. Head chef Slawomir Sawicki curates a menu that adjustments all through the day, from in-house baked pastries just like the signature Silva cinnamon bun to creative breakfast plates similar to courgette and potato rosti with poached eggs and fromage blanc.

Lunch and dinner carry an array of starters, uncooked dishes, mains, and desserts. Starter standouts embrace salmon tartare with avocado, puffed rice, and ponzu, or Cornish crab raviolo in langoustine sauce. Mains vary from wild seabass all’acqua pazza with courgettes and inexperienced olives – an homage to Ristorante Pesce Baracca in Forte dei Marmi – to duck breast with coco beans and orange jus. Desserts like creamy Basque cheesecake, chocolate pavé with espresso ice cream, and rum-roasted pineapple with coconut provide a candy finale.

Silva is positioned at 26-28 Bruton Pl, London W1J 6NG, United Kingdom; silvarestaurant.co.uk