Deep in the heart of Fitzrovia, The Newman is the luxe new hotel on the block, and Brasserie Angelica it’s ground floor restaurant, has all the makings of the next culinary hot spot – for both its discerning guests and the local neighbourhood. The menu is equally bright and appealing and the wood-fired stars of the show include steak and charred aubergine, but we opt for the sharing platter of a double tranche of halibut in a grain mustard sauce with crowd-pleasing hasselback potatoes and greens.

With a well-priced prix-fixe menu, a lunchtime sandwich trolley and space for over 100 covers across the dining room and bar, Brasserie Angelica is certain to become a dependable Fitzrovia favourite.

At newly opened Brasserie Angelica in Fitzrovia, the sandwich course arrives with a touch of theatre thanks to a roaming open sandwich trolley. Rolled through the dining room at lunch, the cart serves Nordic-style open sandwiches directly to tables, bringing back an old-school style of service that feels both nostalgic and high end. It’s a playful reminder that sometimes the simplest dishes — bread, toppings, a little butter — are the most satisfying.

Conceived as a contemporary brasserie, the restaurant reflects the pace and character of its surrounding neighbourhood. The food offering focuses on comforting classics using high-quality ingredients sourced from leading London suppliers and UK producers. Led by executive chef Christian Turner, the menu carries clear Northern European influences, with curing and smoking techniques used to bring clarity and balance to familiar dishes.

But that is the whole thing about Brasserie Angelica; when you’re eating peerless, beautifully seasoned gravadlax or finely prepared king prawns as starters, served with a carafe of excellent Assyrtiko, you can enjoy the sense that you are having an experience that’s half London, half Stockholm, and quintessentially 2026.

Giles Coren was delighted by a menu of “Nordic-skewed brasserie standards” that promised something more original than your usual hotel restaurant fare in the newly opened Newman boutique hotel. It even features a “bespoke bloody wooden sandwich trolley, with a marble deck over an ice drawer and a glass top”