For Parisian chef and co-owner Fabien Streit, there can be no half measures: what he presents on the plate is a reflection of himself and his heritage. Streit and co-owner Nazzareno Falaschetti have taken over a narrow space in Hyde Park, previously run as a cafe/gin bar, and added a little Gallic charm.

A charcuterie board sets the standard, particularly the silken luxury of chicken liver pate and a duck and pork rillette, that with baguette and exceptional butter could be a meal on its own. 

Nicoise salad is elevated from tres ordinaire to something special by the delectable chunks of yellowfin tuna poached confit-style in olive oil. Duck legs get their own confit treatment, before being finished under a hot grill to ensure the now melting dark meat is capped by a fine sheet of crisped skin. Shredded into a lentil ragout, this is the epitome of bistro comfort food. That title could equally go to a bourguignon made with cheeks rather than more traditional cuts of boeuf, resulting in gelatinous, deeply flavoured pucks of meat that just lap up a red-wine sauce. 

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