Carousel is a chic restaurant and wine bar that tantalizes the taste buds with a rotating cast of guest chefs, serving up bold flavors in a cozy vibe.
"Imagine the grandeur of being able to say “actually I went to this wine bar in Fitzrovia and a chef visiting from Amsterdam handed me a dressed oyster”. That’s the power of Carousel, a warm but entirely cool wine bar with a rotating chef residency operation, where the servers will convince you to try a new zesty orange wine and you’ll actually like it." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna
"Carousel is a tale of two parts and they’re both fantastic. Up front is the intimate and zero side-eye natural wine bar—the kind of delightfully casual space Fitzrovia has needed for forever. At the back is the dining area where the chef residencies take place. Much like its namesake, this part of Carousel is always moving with a rotating line-up of chefs from around the world, that enable you to say smug things like “last night I ate a wild mushroom asado negro, hand-delivered by a celebrated ex-Noma chef from Copenhagen”. The pre-paid set menu will usually set you back around the £70 mark, but each residency is entirely unique. If you’re just in need of somewhere charming for a third date or a four-hour catch-up, the wine bar and its anchovy-smothered crisps have got you covered." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Carousel invite chefs from all over the world to cook in their kitchen for a week or so, and now they’ve launched their ‘Greatest Hits’ series for delivery and takeaway - inspired by dishes from all the chefs that have had a residency in the restaurant. The menu changes every couple of weeks and Mexican is the cuisine to kick things off. Check here for more details." - oliver feldman, heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"The first time we went to Carousel, we took nine pictures of an unsuspecting spaniel. Whether this counts as an invasion of said pup’s privacy remains to be seen. But when you’re witnessing a cutie begging for a bite of elite habanero and honey fried chicken, it’s really hard not to become canine paparazzi. This bright and breezy wine bar in Fitzrovia serves a seasonal menu of things like monkfish with butter beans, and there’s orange wine too. It’s perfect for impressing someone while keeping things casual. Or just impressing your small, well-behaved dog friend. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"One day when we are very rich because we got confused and invested in Dogecoin thinking it was some kind of pug help-to-buy scheme, we will get a beautiful flat in Fitzrovia and go to Carousel most nights. The main dining room is a restaurant with a rotating line-up of guest chefs, but it’s their casual and cool wine bar up front that you and your pét-nat craving need to know about. Expect an assortment of exciting low-intervention wines available by the glass or—why not—the bottle. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna
