Guanabana owner to launch Filipino bistro Belly in London
HALAL STATUS Fully Halal food menu excluding • Alcohol served
Credit: Belly
Having only recently launched two new food brands, the owner of London’s iconic Guanabana is about to launch a third.
After opening The Hoodwood and Cafe Mama & Sons, owner and restaurateur Omar Shah is preparing to launch Belly on Thursday 8th May.
Drawing on his Filipino heritage, this latest 35-cover restaurant on Kentish Town Road is going to revolve around wood-fire cooking.
“Our cooking is built around wood and smoke, drawing on influences from Paris and the Philippines,” Belly’s Instagram account revealed, with dishes like:
- Steak tartar with cured yolk and nori seasoned crisps • Pandesal cod tempura slider with ikura tartar • Wagyu picanha with peppercorn and liver sauce.
Omar has informed FtLion: “Yes, all meats will be Halal. There will be alcohol sold on the premises,” before clarifying that although one sauce currently contains alcohol: “I’m trying to source a non-alcoholic alternative.”
Omar’s Caribbean restaurant Guanabana, as well as the two aforementioned new openings, are all located on the same stretch of road as Belly.
Belly
157 Kentish Town Rd, London, NW1 8PD.
Opening Hours: Mon-Tue CLOSED | Wed-Fri 17:00-23:00 | Sat 12:00-23:00 | Sun 12:00-22:30
