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NEW OPENINGS
D
on't just take our word for it:
every top chef we speak to,
from Jason Atherton to Mark
Hix, says that Hoppers is their
favourite new restaurant. It offers knockout
Indian (specifically Sri Lankan) food at
hard-to-beat prices in an upbeat, vibrant
atmosphere that will send you out onto
the Soho street feeling joyous about life.
Hoppers comes courtesy of the Sethi
siblings, who are fast emerging as the most
surefooted London restaurateurs of this
decade and who do upmarket (Gymkhana,
Lyle's) and informal (Hoppers, Bao) with
equal and effortless élan. For us, Hoppers
encapsulates everything that is exciting
about eating out in modern, multicultural
London, a city that's home to the most
adventurous and open-minded diners in the
world - and an incredibly diverse restaurant
scene hungry to feed them. See p.34
HOPPERS
FRENCHIE
The London outpost of Fifteen
alumnus Gregory Marchand is,
like the Paris original, polished
but laid-back. See p.38
Ten pages of the most notable openings from the past six months kick o here
with the shortlist for The BMW Squaremeal Award for Best New Restaurant
Who doesn't love an Indian?
Especially when it's Gymkhana-
quality food at a fraction of the price
OUR RUNNERS�UP
QHOT TABLES
OUR WINNER PARK CHINOIS
A return to high-end Chinese
dining for Hakkasan founder
Alan Yau; dim sum lovers will
be in heaven. See p.36
SEXY FISH
The most talked-about
restaurant of the past 12
months has glamour by the
bucketload. See p.36
SOSHARU
The first Japanese restaurant
in Jason Atherton's Social
empire proves there's no end
to the chef's talents. See p.40
BMW'S BYRON DUDDING PRESENTS THE
HOPPERS TEAM WITH THEIR AWARD
AWARD PHOTO: LAURIE FLETCHER
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