Harden's says
Israeli chef-restaurateur Eyal Shani has followed up pitta specialist Miznon, in Soho and Notting Hill, with a very different concept off the Old Street roundabout on the edge of the City, serving sharing plates from a menu divided by ingredients rather than courses. Opened in May 2023, Lilienblum is named after a street in Tel Aviv.
Harden's survey result
Summary
The menu “reads like some crazy dream” (e.g. ‘6 spicy instruments that will swirl your soul’) at this yearling from Israeli celeb chef Eyal Shani near Old Street roundabout. “When it arrives, the results can be more sedate than they sound”, but generally deliver “fresh Mediterranean flavours”. The setting – a large contemporary space at the foot of a new block – can seem “soulless” but mostly receives a thumbs-up in reports.
Summary
Israeli chef-restaurateur Eyal Shani has followed up pitta specialist Miznon, in Soho and Notting Hill, with this very different, more formal concept off the Old Street roundabout on the edge of the City. Opened (after our survey concluded) in late May 2023, it serves sharing plates from a menu divided by ingredients rather than courses. A very early June 2023 verdict from The Standard’s Jimi Famurewa was mixed: “Shani’s undeniable genius” is still present, “dishes were still cooked with unexpected flair, potency and restraint” but the “vast, echoing barn of a new-build space” does Lilienblum no favours, nor does the “menu construction” (split by ingredients with “wearying zaniness of… descriptions”).
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80 City Road, London, EC1Y 2BJ
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £35.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £0.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £8.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
80 City Road, London, EC1Y 2BJ
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑3 pm, 5 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Saturday | 5 pm‑11:30 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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