And he’s bringing in chefs from Kiln and Sabor to head up the kitchen
It’s officially spring and it sounds like sun-soaked food is just on the horizon as David Carter, founder of Smokestak and co-founder of Manteca, is about to launch Oma. Inspired by the Greek isles and the flavours of the Levant, the Borough Market restaurant will look the part with colours of eucalyptus and stone and artisan furniture inside the light-filled space, which will also feature a basement bakery making açma, malawah, and laffa flatbreads with Wildfarmed grains, a raw bar, and an open live fire kitchen.
Nick Molyviatis (ex-Kiln head chef) and Jorge Paredes (ex-Sabor executive chef) will be leading the kitchen, cooking dishes like:
- Hung sheep’s yoghurt with salt cod XO sauce
- Hummus masabacha with tahini and green zhoug
- Gilthead bream with jalapeno aguachile and datterini tomato
- Santorini fava with capers and a soft-boiled egg
- Harissa-grilled prawns with cucumber and mint tzatziki
- Brown crab borek
- Slow-grilled red mullet with red miso butter
- Lamb belly skewers with date molasses
- Turbot collar youvetsi with crustacea butter
- Lamb shoulder with flageolet beans and green herb sauce
- Olive oil ice cream with fennel pollen and Cretan olive oil
- Rizogalo rice pudding with balsamic black figs
The 400-bin wine list, curated by Emily Acha Derrington, reflects the coastal influences of the food menu with lesser-known Greek wines being joined by bottles from Corsica, Tenerife, La Palma, and South Africa. With Kima and Gaia opening in the last few months, and the Aegean-inspired Effie still to come, London is officially going Greek.
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Opens Tues 16th April 2024
2-4 Bedale Street, London SE1 9AL
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