Paradise Garage, London

Anyone looking for an exciting night out with some of the best food right now should look towards East London where hipness happily mingle with remarkable cooking. Right outside Bethnal Green station, the refurbished railway arches have been harboring really cool restaurants and bars, making it the most convenient hopping scenario you could imagine.

Start your evening with a strong drink from Craft Cocktail or a California wine at gorgeous SAGER + WILDE and then proceed to dinner next door at Paradise Garage for some thrilling dishes.

The farm-to-table New British restaurant has all the déjà vu look you’d expect in this part of town: exposed light bulbs dangling from the ceiling, white tiled walls, open kitchen, prominently displayed jars of fresh herbs, etc. It’s that cool chic industrial feel they’re all going for, pleasant to sit in with a happy buzz going around, but this one has the beautiful cuisine to surpass all others…

There’s definitely a Nordic influence in the small plates menu which focuses on seasonal produce served simply, with a bit of curing here, mousse there, and the prime spot left to the world of splendid vegetables. All of them sounds exciting on the menu and looks ravishing when they arrive at your table, the presentation as pleasing to the eyes as the mismatched vintage crockery they are served on.

And then there’s the special ‘Picnic’ for the table which meat lovers should absolutely order: a whole rabbit deconstructed into as many yummy parts as you can imagine, from confit legs to roasted saddle, rabbit bacon and offal, and let’s not forget the turnover. It comes with a jug of gravy and a side of piccalilli for one of the most pleasant and tasty sharing dinners you can have this side of the city.

Paradise Garage is literally that – a little piece of heaven in an industrial setting. Go for refined yet simple cooking (a feat much harder to accomplish than one thinks) and for making a night out of all the great surrounding spots for pre and post feasting.

Beetroot amuse-bouche

Pig’s trotters on toast, mushrooms & pear

Cornish crab, brown crab biscuit, fennel, ginger & borage

Heritage beetroot, fermented apple & pine

Grilled leek. federia mousse & toasted buckwheat

Scorched venison tartare, Jerusalem artichoke, toasted cereals

Monkfish, confit salsify, hazelnut ketchup, mussels & spinach

The PICNIC: Whole rabbit for the table – roast saddle, confit leg, turnover, offal and rabbit bacon with sauteed chicory, capers, radish & artichoke piccalilli

The turnover

White chocolate parfait, blood orange & carrot

Rye doughnuts, beer cream, milk ripple & grapefruit

Treats for the road…

Paradise Garage
254 Paradise Row,
London E2 9LE
T: +44 20 7613 1502
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