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Mayha
Follow the red rabbit down Chiltern Street and you'll encounter another London omakase set to open (three in as many months). Only, this Marylebone restaurant has a slightly different backstory to the other chef-led Japanese joints popping up. The team behind Mayha started the restaurant in Beirut (and run a few other Lebanese restaurants), but this will be their first London outpost, with a daily-changing menu featuring up-to-the-chef offerings. Seating will be at a curved stone counter, but head downstairs and you'll find a hidden courtyard housing a refined izakaya. A Japanese-influenced bartending team will serve pre- and post-dinner drinks, alongside a raw seafood menu. It's opening in January.