Tagine & Grill is the new modern Moroccan residency at Soho pub The Sun & 13 Cantons

Fans of modern Moroccan food, step this way. There’s going to be a whole lot of charcoal grilling and spicy sharing plates coming to popular pub The Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho, with the arrival of Tagine & Grill, now that Mamapen’s two-year residency has ended.

Chef Yassir Chair, founder of the ambitious Afuego Burger (known for its Latin street food and quality, spicy burgers being served in five pub residencies across London), is bringing his skills to Soho following a successful five-week pop-up with Tagine & Grill at King & Co in Clapham.

Yassir was born and raised in Morocco before moving to London and building his reputation in the pub-dining scene. Tagine & Grill is his way to bring what he believes is an underrepresented cuisine to the capital. Pub diners can expect the cosy atmosphere of smoky open-fire cooking and laid-back dining, with bold yet accessible flavours.

On the menu, you'll find a blend of signature kebabs, as well as small/sharing plates, with a new tagine showcased each week. Here’s a sample of what you can expect:

• Chargrilled chicken thigh finished with ras-el-hanout dressing, harissa mayo and lime
• Chargrilled lamb kofta with lemon and mint yoghurt, pickled red cabbage, coriander and chilli sauce
• Harissa-glazed halloumi kebab topped with pomegranate and coriander
• King prawn tangier bastila cigars
• Roasted almond and honey briouats

It sounds like the ideal place to hit during one of those Soho evenings when only a kebab will do, but make it fancy. With halloumi fries drizzled with honey and harissa mayo, please.