London Hangout: Middle Eastern Dining at Honey and Co. - Remodelista
Photography by Patricia Niven, unless otherwise noted. Tucked away on a quiet street around the corner from Remodelista’s London office in Fitzrovia is a tiny restaurant with a giant soul. During all this, Srulovich and Packer somehow also managed to find time to write their recently launched cookbook, Honey & Co: Food from the Middle East. The tiny cafe has a one-room dining area (the kitchen is out of sight downstairs). A small area at the back of the room (pictured) is designated for coffee and tea prep. An under-mounted rail provides accessible storage for teapots. The decor of the 20-seat dining room is pleasingly simple: a blue and white tiled floor, Thonet chairs in natural wood and painted black finishes, and paper covered tables. Yellow bench cushions complement the blue in the Encaustic Moroccan Floor Tiles from Dar Interiors. To be tried at home: a wooden clothespin provides an easy finishing detail for a napkin and set of cutlery. Photograph by Heloise Faure. Menus are printed on kraft paper. Homemade granola and seasonal jams are always on offer. Honey & Co. is always full and buzzing. Above L: The bathroom’s washbasin was built into an existing brick niche that was painted white. Photograph by Heloise Faure. Photograph by Heloise Faure. In good weather, classic Bistro Tables and Chairs from Fermob provide an instant sidewalk cafe by day, and are easily stowed away at night. Honey & Co.’s lamb shawarma, another of the cafe’s signatures to be tried at home–the recipe is included in the book. Honey & Co., Food from the Middle East is published by Saltyard Books; £25.