The Sea, The Sea - Hackney

The Sea The Sea Pavilion Road Restaurant Will Open in Haggerston | Eater London

"An inventively luxurious Knightsbridge fishmonger-turned-restaurant is relocating to Haggerston, bringing its dry-aged fish and a loosely Portuguese-inflected seafood menu led by chef Leo Carreira (formerly of Viajante, Lyle’s and Londrino). The operation has applied for a licence to open at 337 Acton Mews in July, taking over the site of a board-game café, with a counter due to open in September. Although the move contrasts with its original Knightsbridge address, the Acton Mews/Pavilion Road scene feels a fitting home for a spot that pairs grower champagne and countless oysters with playful, improvisational dishes — for example a lobster sandu made with nori, sushi rice and coral — reflecting a shift from the razor-edged restraint of Carreira’s previous Bermondsey project. The venture is run in partnership with Alex Hunter (whose Bonnie Gull group closed in 2021), and expands the fishmonger side of the business that, during the pandemic, began London-wide delivery of sea bream, whole turbot and sashimi-cut tuna and will include a walk-in dry-ageing room for wholesale fish orders." - James Hansen