14/3/25 - updated with opening date
Seemingly not happy with having two restaurants in the nearby Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, chef Akira Back already has another hotel restaurant lined up, barely a 15-minute walk away.
This time, it's in the revamped The Montcalm hotel in Mayfair, now renamed Montcalm Mayfair. The restaurant is called Lilli by Akira Bac, which they say will honour his Korean heritage and feature modern interpretations of classic British dishes. So even this close to the opening, there's not too much to go on. How similar it will be to chef's offering in the MO Mayfair remains to be seen as we'd expect both hotels (particularly the former) would want to show a clear difference between the two restaurants.
They have revealed that there's a new bar alongside the restaurant, which they say will "pay homage to English horticulture with an Asian influence", led by a Rose Negroni.
Hopefully we'll have more news about the menu closer to the opening date.
More about Lilli by Akira Back
Where is it? 2 Wallenberg Pl, London W1H 7TN
When does it open? 2 April 2025
Find out more: Visit the hotel website.
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