They've been here before in the guise of a pop-up at Carousel, but now Punk Royale is coming to London for their first permanent restaurant outside of Scandinavia.
According to hospitality industry site Propel, the restaurant is taking a space in Mayfair that recently held Amethyst and, after that London Stock restaurant. Neither of those survived long, so it's a tricky site but perhaps one that a high-concept place like Punk Royale can make the most of.
As to what that concept is, the whole Punk part of the name comes into play. When launched in Stockholm, they referred to it as a "brutal bistro" in one of those rooms that has feels slightly thrown-together but has actually had quite a lot of thought put into it. From what we can see online, it seems like mixing fine-dining food with MEATliquor aesthetics and a party vibe. They originally banned phones in their restaurants, but we're not entirely sure if that's still the case or if many people online are just blatantly ignoring those rules.
On to the menu, one of their signatures is the caviar bump - caviar licked off your hand with a shot of vodka, and edible licking paper is also apparently a thing. The recent Carousel pop-up reveals more, with dishes including a chawanmushi tart, green curry oyster, foie gras au torchon and langoustine nigiri - so it takes its inspiration from all over the place.
It's early days on this one with no official announcement that we've seen, so we'll bring more news as we get it.
More about Punk Royale
Where is it? 6 Sackville St, London W1S 3DD
When does it open? Autumn 2025
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @punkroyale.london.
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