The work of comic-loving mates Marc Grey and Steve Maiden, this tiny 22-seater bar-restaurant is all about fun, with diners perched on stools along an L-shaped counter laminated with cartoon strips, as kitchen staff plate up dishes and bartenders shake drinks within arm’s reach.

Although pretentiousness isn’t part of the package, the blokes clearly take their crafts seriously, with Grey behind a cracking cocktail menu that offers signatures and spins on classics worthy of a superhero; while Maiden combines his love for Mexican and Asian fare with French technique to create a share-style menu that’s approachable yet out of the ordinary.

Think steamed spanner crab in a jalapeno-laced cucumber emulsion ready to be scooped up with artichoke chips; or a red duck curry fired up with birds eye chillies and jalapenos producing a heat that creeps up on you like Spider-Man. 1st Edition is a restaurant delivering equal parts fun, flavour and frivolity. 

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