1701, Aldgate, London - 21 May
A Jewish fine-dining restaurant opened in the City of London within the grounds of Britain’s oldest synagogue this month.
The 43-cover venue has been launched by gourmet kosher food brand Adafina which also operates a delicatessen in Abbey Road and has a concession in the Selfridges Food Hall, as well as offering event catering and corporate fine-dining services.
Named after the year in which the Bevis Marks synagogue was built, Restaurant 1701 will offer ‘a new take on kosher food’.
Adafina managing director Natalie Salama-Levy said: “For Jewish customers, 1701 offers a new take on many old favourites; and for others it offers a window into a new ethnic cuisine.
“The majority of our catering clients are city bankers and we think there really is a gap in the restaurant market for these guys. But we’re not screaming ‘kosher’ - Adafina’s stand at Selfridges has around a 60/40 Jewish/non-Jewish split," she added.
1701, Aldgate, London - 21 May.