Lokanta

2nd – 13th December  |  One sitting from 7pm  | £65 – £69.5

Forged in the furnace of Istanbul’s thriving creative community, Lokanta sits at the thrilling intersection of generous, centuries-old Anatolian fire-cooking and the quiet discipline of Japanese technique; a union as unexpected as it is beautiful.

Western chefs playing fast and loose with artisanal Japanese ingredients is nothing new in 2025, but in Lokanta, Dreya Esdevlet has created something celebratory that’s compellingly and unmistakably Turkish, and all the more exciting for it. Think shrimp tarhana soup served with smoked chilli pickles; feather-light fried mussel dolma with tarama (hell yes); and the clever-delicious braised lamb shank with BBQ teriyaki glaze, served with toasted zahter bread and raw shiso.

Colouring inside the lines of the timeless, home-style lokanta experience, Dreya’s thoughtful, design-led approach makes for a hyper-original experience that’s been turning heads across the globe, from a string of Tokyo pop-ups, where the idea for Lokanta first took shape, to London, where he joined forces last year with Sertaç Dirik for a memorable sell-out Sunday lunch.

Joining us for two December weeks, expect a super fun menu with plenty of smoke and sizzle that’s made for sharing, It’s the kind of food you’ll be thinking about for a long, long time.