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Summary
“A wonderful experience, moving from room to room with service in the bar… then restaurant… and even the kitchen!” – This I’m-funky-and-I-know-it Shoreditch venue (which started out as Mãos under Nuno Mendes) is part of the ‘Blue Mountain School’, whose website reads like a parody of East London now-ness (it is “an environment dedicated to nurturing engagements and interactions between diverse practices”, apparently). Fortunately reports continue to suggest that the intimate atmosphere avoids pretension; and that there’s also plenty of real substance to the exceptional cuisine from a ten-course omakase-style offering, for which it’s suggested you allow three hours. For most of the meal, you choose between the ‘Dining Room’ and the ‘Hearth Room’: in the latter, if you are fewer than four in your party seating may be communal. BREAKING NEWS – in August 2024, well known chef Theo Clench moved on to be replaced by Taz Sarhane, who had been with the team since January. No great changes have been headlined, and we’ve maintained its rating.
Summary
“Akoko’s chef and staff uprooted to here, this time without African-inflected cuisine… it’s awesome!” – Theo Clench is now installed in the happening hipster venue in Shoreditch that was previously Mãos (part of the ‘Blue Mountain School’). You start in the bar, in the lower portion of this two-floor space, which begins “an incredible evening from start to finish”. Clench and his team serve a 10-course menu which promises to marry classic techniques with influences from Eastern Asia and Australasia. The result is “high-end dining, with amazing attention to detail but which feels very relaxed at the same time”. The intimate and “stylish room” contributes to a “great experience all round”.
Summary
The renowned Mãos (RIP) has gone at James and Christie Brown’s hipster retail happening in Shoreditch – ‘The Blue Mountain School’ – to be replaced by this late 2022 newcomer. A bigger (and more conventional) two-floor operation is promised, overseen by Theo Clench, who till recently was the executive chef at Fitzrovia’s funky West African, Akoko and here we’re told to expect a menu reflecting east Asia and Australasia. One course will be dedicated to bread alone, apparently, and guests will eat part of their meal behind the pass.
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9 Chance Street, London, E2 7JB
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £60.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £0.00 |
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| Service | 10.00% |
9 Chance Street, London, E2 7JB
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 6 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Thursday | 6 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Friday | 6 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Saturday | 6 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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