Khoi Tran

Good fine-dining Indian cuisine in London 🇮🇳 🇬🇧

1) Pappadum Selection, Shrimp Sorpotel & Nimbu Achari Raita; Gol Guppas, Jaljeera, Potato, Sprouting Moong 🤤

@michelinguide for 2023: 🌟

@oadtop100 for 2023: No. 108 on “Europe Top Restaurants”
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Much thanks to @rubenmosquero, @jhonelfaelnar, and Khoi Tran (a server there with my exact name) for a really great evening. It was so much fun! 🤗🙏
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The Bar Tasting Menu @atomixnyc is a completely different experience than the one offered downstairs at the Chef’s Counter. Composed of fewer but no less striking courses, it’s designed to pair with lovely cocktails by @jhonelfaelnar. Chef @rubenmosquero does a masterful job of melding Korean and Spanish flavors together in ways that seem natural and effortless. Beyond the delicious food, the intimate setting cuts down the physical space between guests and staff, facilitating delightful interactions. This tasting menu was one of the best dinners I had on this recent trip! 😃

I would highly recommend for those who like to eat good food, laugh, and have a good time (Should be everybody, right?) 😆

@michelinguide: 🌟🌟

No. 8 on @oadtop100 “North America Top Restaurants” for 2021 Less

4) BAKED VIRGINIA FOR TWO – meringue, raspberry, peanut butter ice cream 🍨
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Chef Yuan Tang and Managing Director Carey Russell Tang, the duo behind @roosterandowl, have a hatchling in @elliebirdva. The couple’s second and youngest daughter is the namesake behind the new restaurant recently opened in Falls Church,
Virginia. Much like I imagine the real Ellie to be, this place is sweet and earnest and charming all at once. My first visit weeks ago delighted as much as two subsequent follow-ups. As befitting the name, the bright dining room incorporates whimsical avian elements like canary-yellow booths that resemble oversized birdcages and owl motifs sporting multi-colored light bulbs for eyes 🦉

Despite the unapologetic cuteness, Ellie Bird is no kid’s playground. Adults would feel comfortable here whether coming for a casual weekday meal or a dressed-up celebratory dinner on the weekend. À la carte offerings and dialed down prices differentiate the restaurant’s more casual style and atmosphere from her refined sister in Columbia Heights. But don’t mistake lower prices for less quality. If you have dined at Rooster and Owl, you’ll definitely recognize some of the same specific touches of the contemporary, chef-focused cooking that nabbed that restaurant a Michelin star. Keep your other senses keen, and you’ll also notice the attentive service is reminiscent of many fine-dining establishments in Washington, DC 🍽️

One might wonder why Yuan and Carey would choose to plant a second restaurant a distance away from their first. The location is no accident. Both grew up in Falls Church and got their hospitality start in chain restaurants here. With their parents living nearby, they’ve found their way back home where their nascent culinary offspring can roost and blossom with and into the surrounding community 🏡

Many devoted parents can attest to the joy of watching a beloved child develop and mature as Ellie Bird is expected to do in the months and years to come. But they—and happy guests who have visited to date—likely would also say, “Please, please, please! Just don’t grow up too quickly.” 🐣 Less

3a) WHOLE BRANZINO – jicama slaw, avocado salsa verde, soy nuts 🤤

3b) CREAMED SPINACH SPAETZLE – mustard crema, spring herbs 😋
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Chef Yuan Tang and Managing Director Carey Russell Tang, the duo behind @roosterandowl, have a hatchling in @elliebirdva. The couple’s second and youngest daughter is the namesake behind the new restaurant recently opened in Falls Church, Virginia. Much like I imagine the real Ellie to be, this place is sweet and earnest and charming all at once. My first visit weeks ago delighted as much as two subsequent follow-ups. As befitting the name, the bright dining room incorporates whimsical avian elements like canary-yellow booths that resemble oversized birdcages and owl motifs sporting multi-colored light bulbs for eyes 🦉

Despite the unapologetic cuteness, Ellie Bird is no kid’s playground. Adults would feel comfortable here whether coming for a casual weekday meal or a dressed-up celebratory dinner on the weekend. À la carte offerings and dialed down prices differentiate the restaurant’s more casual style and atmosphere from her refined sister in Columbia Heights. But don’t mistake lower prices for less quality. If you have dined at Rooster and Owl, you’ll definitely recognize some of the same specific touches of the contemporary, chef-focused cooking that nabbed that restaurant a Michelin star. Keep your other senses keen, and you’ll also notice the attentive service is reminiscent of many fine-dining establishments in Washington, DC 🍽️

One might wonder why Yuan and Carey would choose to plant a second restaurant a distance away from their first. The location is no accident. Both grew up in Falls Church and got their hospitality start in chain restaurants here. With their parents living nearby, they’ve found their way back home where their nascent culinary offspring can roost and blossom with and into the surrounding community 🏡

Many devoted parents can attest to the joy of watching a beloved child develop and mature as Ellie Bird is expected to do in the months and years to come. But they—and happy guests who have visited to date—likely would also say, “Please, please, please! Just don’t grow up too quickly.” 🐣 Less

2) SALMON POKE – avocado, furikake, charred pineapple 🥑🍍

One of the many tasty starters on the current menu 😃
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Chef Yuan Tang and Managing Director Carey Russell Tang, the duo behind @roosterandowl, have a hatchling in @elliebirdva. The couple’s second and youngest daughter is the namesake behind the new restaurant recently opened in Falls Church, Virginia. Much like I imagine the real Ellie to be, this place is sweet and earnest and charming all at once. My first visit weeks ago delighted as much as two subsequent follow-ups. As befitting the name, the bright dining room incorporates whimsical avian elements like canary-yellow booths that resemble oversized birdcages and owl motifs sporting multi-colored light bulbs for eyes 🦉

Despite the unapologetic cuteness, Ellie Bird is no kid’s playground. Adults would feel comfortable here whether coming for a casual weekday meal or a dressed-up celebratory dinner on the weekend. À la carte offerings and dialed down prices differentiate the restaurant’s more casual style and atmosphere from her refined sister in Columbia Heights. But don’t mistake lower prices for less quality. If you have dined at Rooster and Owl, you’ll definitely recognize some of the same specific touches of the contemporary, chef-focused cooking that nabbed that restaurant a Michelin star. Keep your other senses keen, and you’ll also notice the attentive service is reminiscent of many fine-dining establishments in Washington, DC 👏

One might wonder why Yuan and Carey would choose to plant a second restaurant a distance away from their first. The location is no accident. Both grew up in Falls Church and got their hospitality start in chain restaurants here. With their parents living nearby, they’ve found their way back home where their nascent culinary offspring can roost and blossom with and into the surrounding community 🏡

Many devoted parents can attest to the joy of watching a beloved child develop and mature as Ellie Bird is expected to do in the months and years to come. But they—and happy guests who have visited to date—likely would also say, “Please, please, please! Just don’t grow up too quickly.” 🐣 Less

8) Dashima mille-feuille, sweet cream, mushroom caramel

@michelinguide: 🌟🌟

No. 8 on @oadtop100 “North America Top Restaurants” for 2021
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1) PEI MUSSELS – coconut broth, grilled baguette, coriander aioli 🥥 🥖
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Chef Yuan Tang and Managing Director Carey Russell Tang, the duo behind @roosterandowl, have a hatchling in @elliebirdva. The couple’s second and youngest daughter is the namesake behind the new restaurant recently opened in Falls Church, Virginia. Much like I imagine the real Ellie to be, this place is sweet and earnest and charming all at once. My first visit weeks ago delighted as much as two subsequent follow-ups. As befitting the name, the bright dining room incorporates whimsical avian elements like canary-yellow booths that resemble oversized birdcages and owl motifs sporting multi-colored light bulbs for eyes 🦉

Despite the unapologetic cuteness, Ellie Bird is no kid’s playground. Adults would feel comfortable here whether coming for a casual weekday meal or a dressed-up celebratory dinner on the weekend. À la carte offerings and dialed down prices differentiate the restaurant’s more casual style and atmosphere from her refined sister in Columbia Heights. But don’t mistake lower prices for less quality. If you have dined at Rooster and Owl, you’ll definitely recognize some of the same specific touches of the contemporary, chef-focused cooking that nabbed that restaurant a Michelin star. Keep your other senses keen, and you’ll also notice the attentive service is reminiscent of many fine-dining establishments in Washington, DC 🍽️

One might wonder why Yuan and Carey would choose to plant a second restaurant a distance away from their first. The location is no accident. Both grew up in Falls Church and got their hospitality start in chain restaurants here. With their parents living nearby, they’ve found their way back home where their nascent culinary offspring can roost and blossom with and into the surrounding community 🏡

Many devoted parents can attest to the joy of watching a beloved child develop and mature as Ellie Bird is expected to do in the months and years to come. But they—and happy guests who have visited to date—likely would also say, “Please, please, please! Just don’t grow up too quickly.” 🐣 Less

7) Tahitian vanilla, black matcha, Kashmiri chile, Planifolia vanilla

@michelinguide: 🌟🌟

No. 8 on @oadtop100 “North America Top Restaurants” for 2021
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6) Ibérico pork secreto, braised eel, roasted eggplant, kumquat

@michelinguide: 🌟🌟

No. 8 on @oadtop100 “North America Top Restaurants” for 2021
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Mignardises

12a) Cupuaçu Cake

12b) Balsamic Ice Cream

12c) Tuma Yellow Chocolate & Passion Fruit

12d) Liqueur Candy
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@daterrarestaurant in London is a tasting menu that blends Chef @rafacagali’s Brazilian and Italian roots. This was very good cooking with a strong and consistent theme throughout the meal. I found myself smiling with just about every bite 🤤😋

@michelinguide for 2023: 🌟🌟

@oadtop100 for 2023: No. 61 on “Europe Top Restaurants”

@nationalrestaurantawards for 2023: No. 3
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