Nácar

13th – 17th May  |  Sittings from 7pm – 9:30pm  |  £55 – £59.5

Opening in Mexico City this autumn, Nácar is a contemporary izakaya from Brandon Arriaga that “merges Japanese sensibility with Mexican folklore”.

Few chefs have the experience or the imagination to pull off a concept that ambitious, but Brandon’s formative years speak for themselves. From Pujol** in Mexico City (his Nácar partners) to Kong Hans Kælder** in Copenhagen and CHIUnE in Tokyo, Brandon’s career to date is characterised by both the rigour, intensity and discipline of classical French cuisine, and, more recently, an exploration of his Mexican roots, with a special focus on the “sensitivity, skill and romanticism” of kaiseki and kappo-style Japanese cookery. 

For Brandon’s week with us, he’s created menu inspired by Mexico City’s food culture, but presented in a contemporary izakaya format and paired with an intriguing blend of agua fresca and tea cultures (think houjicha-cacao nib highball or ume-jamaica-jasmine mezcalita).

If that sounds incredible, that’s because it is. You know what to do.