Celebrated Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes has opened Viajante – his new restaurant in the Grade II listed Bethnal Green Town Hall, one of East London’s most historic buildings.
VIAJANTE
Patriot Square (entrance on Cambridge Heath Road), London E2 9NF (020 7871 0461)
Mendes is considered a pioneer in gastronomy, having trained and worked with some of the leading chefs from around the world. His cooking takes inspiration from multiple cultures and merges them into extravagant tasting menus.
For example: charred sea bass and green apple, black olive and crispy ponzu; razor clams, pickled carrots and coconut, enoki mushrooms and dill; smoked aubergine, potato and soymilk, uni and truffle; lamb belly and scallops, nori dust and fennel; baby onions and Gruyere, tapioca and oyster cream.
Designed by Rare Architects, Viajante restaurant, bar, and private dining room resides on the ground floor of the Town Hall.
Viajante is part of the Edwardian and Neo-Classical Town Hall, which has been developed into a hotel and apartments by entrepreneur and hotelier Peng Loh.
We will add news of the hotel when it opens in May 2010.
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