{"id":4276,"date":"2026-06-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facesjournal.com\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2026-06-05T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:00:00","slug":"bar-des-pres-just-moved-to-a-new-mayfair-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facesjournal.com\/?p=4276","title":{"rendered":"Bar Des Pr\u00e9s Just Moved to a New Mayfair Location"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reservation: Can the slick sushi joint settle in its new home?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have moved!\u201d announces Bar Des Pres\u2019s restaurant. And indeed it has \u2013 it\u2019s moved less than 15 minutes\u2019 walk from its former Albemarle Street home to equally upmarket South Audley Street. The Connaught, The Audley Public House, and Lilibet\u2019s are all worthy neighbors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since its initial London opening back in 2021, which marked the first international address for chef Cyril Lignac\u2019s popular Parisian venture, Bar Des Pr\u00e9s became a mainstay on the Mayfair circuit, with diners drawn to its luxe look and Franco-Japanese menu. Need stone-cold-evidence that the restaurant has captured its target market? Dubai<\/a> and Saint-Barths have become the latest Bar Des Pr\u00e9s locations. (The love hasn\u2019t been universal, though, and the London<\/a> iteration was met with some savage critical disdain.)<\/p>\n

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The new location\u2019s decor is more out-there than its predecessor. Designed by L\u00e1zaro Rosa Viol\u00e1n Studio \u2013 the Spanish firm responsible for The Bazaar by Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s in New York<\/a> and The Barcelona Edition, among other international hospitality projects \u2013 maximalism runs riot: there\u2019s a blue-and-cream spotted carpet, peacock-feather emblazoned sofas, and cherry-toned wood panel walls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s bigger tables with banquette seating and a (dark) private dining room toward the back of the restaurant, but as is our advice for any restaurant with a counter: hop on one of the stools for a view of the chefs at work.<\/p>\n

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See also: Is Mayfair Ready To Be Mayfair Again?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

For its London relaunch, Bar Des Pr\u00e9s has made a few advancements on chef Lignac\u2019s\u00a0 Japan-meets-Europe menu. Sushi remains the cornerstone, with an extensive list of California rolls, maki, and sashimi (we watched one solo dinner pull up a seat on the counter, nibble four slices of salmon, sip a Diet Coke, and leave), but new additions include a robata grill for smoky skewers of chicken satay and beef fillet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The crab and avocado galette \u2013 spiked with a whiff of curry spice \u2013 is a signature, but lesser-sung heroes are the salmon-topped crispy rice with its almost chewy center and a sweet, miso-coated grilled eggplant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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While Bar Des Pr\u00e9s claims a French-Japanese fusion, you\u2019ll quickly see that Asia does much of the lifting food-wise (although each dish is helpfully listed in French, too). Where France rightfully gets its piece of pie is in the wine list, which, bar a small sake selection, doesn\u2019t veer away from the nation\u2019s finest export even once.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cocktails, on the other hand, zip all over the globe: there\u2019s mezcal palomas, yuzu and mango martinis, lemongrass margaritas, and lavender and elderflower spritzes.<\/p>\n

While this move has captured London\u2019s media as well as its lunching Mayfair residents, there is a sense that Bar Des Pr\u00e9s needs a while longer to settle into its new home. On my visit, things looked slick, but service didn\u2019t quite match up to the lacquered walls and moody lighting. Put it down to teething issues if you will; refinement takes time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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