James Lowe (formerly one of the Young Turks, a supperclub in London) has set up his first restaurant in Shoreditch’s Tea Building, which already houses the popular Pizza East.
Designed by B3 Designers, Lyle’s reflects the era of the Tea Building, with a strong reference to British manufacturing and design from the mid-20th century (The eight-storey Tea Building on the junction of Shoreditch High Street and Bethnal Green Road was initially built as a bacon factory for the Lipton brand). Reclaimed Ercol stick back chairs have been used for example, as well as large grey industrial lights and oak joinery.
Housed on the ground floor of the building, the restaurant, which takes its name from James’s mother’s maiden name, has a similar aesthetic to the St John’s restaurants (incidentally James was head chef there for a while), with lots of natural light, white tiles, painted brick, factory-paned windows and a poured concrete floor.
The menu looks equally enticing, with coffee (Belleville from Paris and Koppi from Sweden) and baked goods for breakfast, and a lunch and dinner menu, which features dishes such as Dover sole with purple sprouting broccoli, asparagus and walnut mayonnaise, Highland beef and cured sea urchin, and brown butter cake, marmalade and soured cream. See the menu here: http://www.lyleslondon.com
Images: Xavier Girard Lachaîne
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