Just Opened – La Bodega Negra, London
London restaurateur Will Ricker has teamed up with New York nightclub operator and designer Serge Becker and entrepreneur Ed Spencer Churchill to launch this Mexican restaurant in Soho. It comprises two linked locations - a taqueria and café and a restaurant and bar.
Opened16 March
Owners Will Ricker, Serge Becker and Ed Spencer Churchill
Consultant chef Richard Ampudia
Head chef Clifton Muil
Manager Richard Seldon
CapacityRestaurant 93, plus 30 in the bar; café 66
Menu Mexican - typical dishes include barbecue octopus "el negro"; sweetbread pipian mole taco; crab with coriander, mango and salsa verde tostaditas; and slow-roasted lamb barbacoa with salsa borracha.
Average spend £50, including drinks and service
Address 9 Old Compton Street, London W1D 5JF
Telephone 020 7758 4100
Websitewww.labodeganegra.com