Bar Boulud closed up shop at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in 2020 when its ten year contract came to an end, and The Aubrey London (the sister to The Aubrey in Hong Kong, one of our fave places in the city) has taken over the spot. The first UK venture from HK-based restaurant group Maximal Concepts, The Aubrey London is an “eccentric Japanese izakaya” restaurant that serves up A4 wagyu sandos, charcoal chicken karaage with yuzu mayo, edomae-style sushi, and crab korokke with tonyu bechamel, alongisde the city’s first omakase cocktail experience.