As you might expect from a restaurant named Canal, this next opening from Ham Restaurants is all about its location on the canal. The team, who are behind Crispin, Bar Crispin and Bistro Freddie, are opening this ground-floor, all-day restaurant as part of the Mason & Fifth hotel in Westbourne Park.
We don't know too much about the menu yet other than that it "will celebrate the best of British and European produce and closely follow the seasons". What we do know is that they've brought in a very interesting chef to run this next opening. That's New Yorker Adrian Hernandez Farina, who has most recently been at Humo in Mayfair but before that was at ASKA in New York and was head chef of the Coal Rooms in Peckham too, along with counting the Chiltern Firehouse and French Laundry as part of his CV.
He's joined by Sean Cooper as General Manager, who most recently headed up the front of house at The Fat Duck and, before that, worked at The Quality Chop House and Muse by Tom Aikens.
And, as with their other restaurants, they'll continue working with a longstanding network of farmers, day boat fishermen and producers celebrating seasonality and sustainability.
"I'm beyond excited to be partnering with Mason & Fifth for Canal," says owner Dom Hamdy. "From breakfast through the dinner and drinks, Canal will be underpinned by generous hospitality, hopefully bringing some bright European sunshine to West London. A kind of gritty, urban Riviera."
As for the space there's going to be long communal tables, a central bar overlooking the Grand Union Canal and - crucial this - two big south-facing terraces. The designer Alessio Nardi also worked on Kol and he's taken inspiration from the British Arts & Crafts movement for Canal.
More about Canal
Where is it? 11 Woodfield Rd, London W9 2BA
When does it open? June 2025
Find out more: Visit Mason & Fifth's website.
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