Pan-Asian restaurant Gura Gura opens in The Yards, Covent Backyard

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Model new pan-Asian restaurant Gura Gura has quietly opened its doorways late final month in The Yards, Covent Backyard. The restaurant, from skilled restaurateur Gobind Chona, provides a contemporary menu with flavours from throughout Asia spotlighting Japanese, Thai and Chinese language components alongside a playful cocktail record. The dramatic eating areas and downstairs bar are designed by Orphic Design Studios.

The in depth meals menu opens with a number of contemporary sushi made by hand on the upstairs sushi bar; nigiri and sashimi platters are made to share and Uramaki together with Spider Roll – Gentle shell crab, avocado, cucumber & yuzu mayo (12) and Dragon Roll – Tempura prawn, avocado, cucumber and candy soy kabayaki sauce (14) are additionally made contemporary to order.

Small plates embody a spread of cold and warm dishes: Lotus root with wooden ear fungus, contemporary soybeans, pickled mooli in soy miso dressing (9) Coriander hen thigh with soy chilli broth served with bean sprouts and cucumber (8) and Hiyayakko contemporary tofu with katsuobushi and mentsuyu (6.50). Sizzling small plates embody Hen karaage with candy soy and lime kabayaki sauce (10), Crispy nori wrapped beancurd roll crammed with seafood and pork (9) and Korean pajeon pancake with oyster, squid, prawn and spring onion (9). A devoted dumpling providing consists of steamed handmade objects resembling Scallop and prawn shu mai (9), Pork and hen lo mai gai (7.50) and Bean curd seafood roll (7.50).

On the centre of Gura Gura’s menu is a spread of bigger plates, right here the pan-Asian affect is most evident with a spread of basic and fusion dishes on supply together with Kabayaki Black Cod with shellfish veloute and pea sprouts (29), Robata grilled lamb rack marinated in soy served with nori gratin dauphinoise (24) and Malaysian Mee Rebus with noodles, fritters, tofu and greens (12).

The desserts embody a number of Southeast Asian heat soups, all priced at 6.50, Peanut soup served with peanut tang yuan rice balls and Bubur cha cha congee with orange and purple candy potato & sago pearls.

The cocktail-led drinks record at Gura Gura celebrates lots of the similar components used within the meals, while providing new flavour combos and experiences to drinkers. The seasonally altering record opens with drinks resembling Balsamic Sea – a mixture of nori, raspberry and rose cordial and Highland Harvest Scotch and Tobacco Negroni – a twist on a basic with the addition of tobacco liquor and maple syrup. Gura Gura may even have its personal bespoke Gin, Vodka and distillates created in partnership with Diistil to carry a signature stamp to the restaurant’s cocktails. The bigger downstairs space of the restaurant is full with a big bar and loads of lounge areas out there for drinks and meals.

Gobind Chona – the restaurateur behind Gura Gura – comes from a household of restaurateurs in India, having labored on a number of initiatives introducing friends to new cuisines and culinary expertise. His Delhi-based restaurant Tippling Road is predicated round a London pub format, serving Indian snacking plates alongside craft beer.

Chona says of the mission;

“That is my first restaurant within the UK and I’m so happy to see our imaginative and prescient of a enjoyable and accessible pan-Asian eatery come to life. The Yards is an excellent vacation spot proper within the coronary heart of Covent Backyard and we’re very joyful to affix the realm’s distinctive day-to-night providing.”

On behalf of Longmartin’s Properties Ltd, Simon Taylor, Property Director on the Mercers’ Firm commented: “With its distinctive eating expertise and mixture of authenticity and tradition, Gura Gura is about to be a superb addition to our spectacular and profitable line-up inside The Yards, and we’re delighted to welcome one more debut restaurant.”

The interiors, designed by Orphic Design Studio, take inspiration from the myriad pan-Asian cultures represented by Gura Gura. The house has a enjoyable and vibrant really feel with maximalist touches and loads of foliage on each flooring. The upstairs is a smaller house that seats 30 with a sweeping bar on the entrance and a sushi counter the place the contemporary uncooked fish dishes are ready. Head downstairs by way of the bespoke wine tunnel into the bigger bar/eating room furnished with lounge type chairs and tree-like separating columns to offer every desk a cosier really feel.

Only a two-minute stroll from each Covent Backyard and Leicester Sq. tube stations, The Yards sits on the coronary heart of London’s West Finish. The vacation spot is dwelling to an eclectic mixture of buying and eating experiences, together with a few of London’s best-loved eating places, main vogue manufacturers and world-renowned life-style shops.

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