This new London restaurant is a Greek island idyll on a plate

Greek cooking is London’s most trendy delicacies proper now however few cooks within the capital have the identical culinary chops as Asimakis Chaniotis, who maintained Pied à Terre’s Michelin star for the seven years he was government chef there. Myrtos is Chaniotis’ first UK solo venture, combining the refinement of his native Athens with the country attraction of his adopted Greek house of Kefalonia (the restaurant is known as after the island’s most well-known and photogenic seaside).

Wallpaper* dines at Myrtos by Asimakis, London

The temper: Greek island idyll

South African architect and inside designer Vernon Viljoen has labored alongside Block1:Design to create the right Greek island fantasy amid the class of South Kensington. Round tables collect round an olive tree underneath moon-like lamps, whereas partitions are hung with modern Greek panorama artwork by Christos Raptis and Yorgos Papadopoulos. A pavement desk on Brompton Street may not fairly be the identical as sitting harbourside by the Ionian Sea, however there may be alfresco for when the solar shines.

The meals: Kefalonia and cocktails

Chaniotis’ Michelin pedigree has given him entry to the very best British and Greek components. There’s a cheese trolley bearing the likes of Metsovone, a smoked cheese from the namesake mountain village in northern Greece, however there are additionally Dorset snails on flatbread as a nod to Cretan consolation snail stew, plus sensible sophistication within the likes of Lobster Giouvetsi with orzo, tomatoes, mussels, lemon and basil. The drinks checklist, curated by Athens bar Line, is simply as worthy of consideration. Line is at present quantity six on the World’s 50 Finest Bars checklist and right here brings progressive mixes reminiscent of a spiced pomegranate mule to London.

Myrtos by Asimakis is positioned at 260-262 Brompton Rd, London SW3 2AS; myrtoslondon.com