Notting Hill, Fusion Restaurant Guide

“Excellent, innovative and delicious food” – a surprising Mexican/Japanese fusion dubbed ‘Baja-Nihon cuisine’ by its founder, restaurant entrepreneur Markus Thesleff – has made quite an impact at this “amazing” Notting Hill three-year-old (on the former site of famous chippy Geale’s, RIP), leading to the launch last year of a City branch with a huge rooftop terrace next to Liverpool Street station. Top Tip – “everything in this restaurant is gluten-free and suitable for coeliacs” (it’s also nut- and celery-free).

Open in Notting Hill in June 2025, a ‘neo Nikkei omakase’ from a trio of friends who developed their take on Japanese/Peruvian cuisine in Lima, adding Chinese and other global influences to the mix. The full experience extends across 11 courses – and promises to be interesting.