Team behind two-Michelin-starred Atomix to open Korean barbecue restaurant in London

The team behind New York’s two-Michelin-starred Atomix are set to launch their first UK restaurant in London’s Mayfair in 2026.

Chef Junghyun Park and his wife Ellia launched Atomix, the contemporary Korean fine dining restaurant in Manhattan, in 2018, two years after they opened the more casual Atoboy in New York’s NoMad neighbourhood. Park also co-authored Phaidon’s The Korean Cookbook (2023) with food historian Jungyoon Choi.

Now the Atomix founders are set to make their UK debut with Kiji, their take on “elevated Korean barbecue”, at the former site of Mirabelle, which was at one stage owned by chef Marco Pierre White. 

Mirabelle first opened in 1936 and over the years was frequented by the likes of Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor and Winston Churchill.

Kiji will occupy an 8,000 sq ft space within 60 Curzon, which was designed by PLP Architecture and the late French architect Thierry Despont, who was also heavily involved in designing Raffles London at the OWO.

The restaurant will also welcome a bar, lounge and private chef room. It appears to take its name from the Korean word for ‘headquarters’ or a military (or in this case culinary) ‘base’. 

The building has been completed in Portland stone and comprises eight storeys featuring 32 private residences, over half of which have been sold.

Charles Leigh, director at 60 Curzon, said: “This is another exciting chapter in the history of the icon that is 60 Curzon, and we are honoured to be involved in this moment: this team’s first foray into the UK after their outstanding successes globally.

“Not only are we welcoming a world-renowned restaurant into the development, but we are also paying tribute to the extraordinary legacy that came before. Kiji’s opening will play a pivotal role in the rebirth of Mayfair and positioning 60 Curzon as a must-visit destination in London.”

Kiji’s arrival was facilitated by Distrkt and Matta London with legal advice from CMS and Keystone Law.