Notting Hill, Fusion Restaurant Guide

Over more than 20 years, Will Ricker’s Notting Hill stalwart – fuelled by cocktails, sushi, and other pan-Asian bites – has proved incredibly enduring. It still has a few big fans, particularly local ones, but one or two reporters feel it’s now “lost its charm”.

“Fun and interesting” (if sometimes “very noisy and exhausting”), is the verdict on this “buzzy” Notting Hill Gate hang out, complete with bold Mexican-inspired wall hangings (and soon to acquire a rooftop offshoot at 100 Liverpool Street in the City, scheduled to open in autumn 2023). “The menu is less fusion, more Mexican with a nod to Japan”: “flavour-packed mouthfuls” dubbed ‘Baja-Nihon cuisine’ by founder Markus Thesleff.