Honey & Co Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury, London
Conviviality is key at all of Honey & Co’s operations, and founders Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich – in their transition to larger premises on Lamb’s Conduit Street – have lost none of the original restaurant’s charm. The new incarnation is a sleeker set-up, softened by foliage and muted tones, with tables covered by paper tablecloths (anticipating that sharing could get a bit messy). Packer and Srulovich, who met while working in kitchens in their home city of Tel Aviv, have shared their infectious passion for Middle Eastern food via a prolific roster of cookbooks, catering, podcasts, restaurants and a deli (Honey & Spice). As befits the convivial theme, the menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner kick off with sharing feasts and meze. At breakfast, this is followed by an expansive list of egg dishes; at lunch or dinner by a more grown-up seasonal carte. Predictably, this isn’t food that shuns the limelight. The cast of bountiful plates might include 'ambrosial' labneh with cucumber and a sharp-sweet pickled grape and mint salsa, followed by lamb shawarma or roasted aubergine – with tahini used liberally throughout. Prepare to have any less-than-generous preconceptions of Middle Eastern familiars – falafel, houmous, pitta and the like – blown away. Be sure to order the bread, you’ll need plenty to swoop up pools and smears of sauce. Finish with the signature honey and feta cheesecake with crispy kadaif pastry or a 'superlative' chocolate terrazzo cake: note, desserts are available all day – cake for breakfast is actively encouraged. For those on the move, there are takeout bakery goods: the 'Bloomsbury bun' – their orange blossom and almond tribute to the new neighbourhood – or pillowy babka, perhaps. The Med-leaning wine list is curated by the team behind the Noble Rot wine bar/restaurant opposite. Otherwise, opt for fun cocktails.
Dining Information:
Private dining room, Separate bar, Family friendly
54 Lamb's Conduit Street, Bloomsbury WC1N 3LW
020 7388 6175
