Indian food and drink chain opens first UK restaurant and "hidden" cocktail bar in London

A new international restaurant is set to open its first UK venue in London later this year.

Azure Hospitality, based in India, has announced that it is launching a restaurant and cocktail bar on Mortimer Street in Fitzrovia.

The restaurant, Pali Hill, will be on the venue’s ground floor, while the smuggling-themed cocktail bar, Bandra Bhai, will be underground.

The company said: “The idea of a diverse food culture, with sharing and community at its heart, will be reflected in the atmosphere, interior design and menus at Pali Hill.

“As with the food, India’s eclecticism and diverse palates will be celebrated in the interiors, with inspiration taken from the terrazzo floors of art deco apartments in Mumbai, Pondicherry yellow pillars and furnishings, and tributes to Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh.

“Bandra Bhai will be a playful tribute to the smugglers’ operations of days gone by.

“[The bar] is set through a hidden doorway in the basement of the Mortimer Street site.”

The venue will open in May, with the capacity to host 100 covers at a time - 60 in the restaurant, and 40 in the bar.

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