Michelin-starred chef Akira Back operates 25 restaurants around the world, in cities including Bangkok, Las Vegas, Singapore, Paris, Dubai, Seoul and Istanbul, and London has been added to the list with his eponymous Akira Back restaurant inside the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair in Hanover Square. As you’d expect from a luxury hotel, the 148-cover restaurant looks the part, with a triple height sky roof and spiral marble staircase bringing the drama. The menu showcases Back’s modern Japanese food, with signatures, like the AB Tuna Pizza with umami aioli and shiso (a must-order) sitting alongside exclusive dishes for London, including Dynamite Lobster with pickled shimeji, turbot with white asparagus and sake butter, and Highland wagyu striploin with yuzu kosho jus. Don’t miss the Jeju domi sea bream, octopus crudo, the Jidori chicken with potato purée, or the moon cake dessert either. And the fun doesn’t stop once you’ve finished your meal as late night cocktail bar ABar Lounge, next to the restaurant, is shaking up inventive cocktails and has a DJ programme running on the weekends.