02 LANGOSTERIA, UNITED KINGDOM
Opening in early 2024 in the revamped Old War
Office building in the heart of Whitehall, London (now known simply as The OWO) is the third overseas outpost of Langosteria, a cult favourite restaurant hailing from Milan. Founded by Enrico Buonocore, the restaurant is best known for its seafood and specifically langoustine-focused menu, delivering delightful Italian flavours with heart and a touch of contemporary edge. Langosteria also has branches in Paris and St Moritz in Switzerland.
langosteria.com/en/ langosteria-london
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JARA BY MARTIN BERASATEGUI, DUBAI
The Lana, which is part of the luxurious Dorchester Collection hotel group, is set to open in Dubai next month with four culinary concepts by three world-renowned chefs. Spanish culinary wizard Martin Berasategui, who has a dozen Michelin stars to his name, makes his Middle East debut in Dubai with Jara, a concept that takes after his own heart. Not just for its menu centred around Basque cuisine — paying homage to Berasategui’s roots in the romantic region of northern Spain — but also because the restaurant is named after his granddaughter, Jara.
dorchestercollection.com/ dubai/the-lana/dining
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MAISON BOULUD, SINGAPORE
French celebrity chef Daniel Boulud will convert his longtime restaurant db Bistro & Oyster Bar in Marina Bay Sands to Maison Boulud, a contemporary French restaurant, in the first quarter of this year. Highlights of the upcoming 143-seater restaurant, which will span two storeys, include refined French plates like sole meuniere
(fried flatfish served with a brown butter sauce) and cote de boeuf, accompanied by a distinctive mixology programme. Some of db Bistro’s classic bistro bites, including its signature seafood platter, remain on the menu, evoking the joie de vivre of the French Riviera.
marinabaysands.com/ restaurants/maison-boulud
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STUDIO FRANTZEN & FZN, DUBAI
Bjorn Frantzen, the eponymous chef-restaurateur behind threeMichelin-starred concepts such as Frantzen in Stockholm and Zen in Singapore, will make his Middle East debut in late 2024 with two concepts at Atlantis, The Palm hotel. The first is Studio Frantzen, a 220-seater restaurant-bar concept seeking to mix contemporary Nordic influences and shades of fine dining with a cosy setting reminiscent of an intimate living room. The second is FZN, a fine dining restaurant housed within Studio Frantzen. FZN will draw inspiration from the chef’s flagship restaurants in Stockholm and Singapore.
frantzengroup.com/ restaurants/studio-frantzendubai