Dan Anton and Zaw Mahesh will open Lahpet Larder in Bermondsey, joining it sites in London’s Shoreditch and the West End.
Named from the Burmese for ‘tea’ and a nod to the history of Bermondsey, once known as London’s larder for its extensive transport links for the trade and storage of produce, Lahpet Larder will feature a 90-cover dining room, an eight-seater bar, and separate cocktail and snack area, and a 24-seat private dining area tucked away at the back.
The venue will have an open kitchen and to the left of the entrance will be a grocery offer stocking Burmese staples and pickles used across the restaurant’s menu such as pickled tea, pickled ginger, spices, oils and pulses.
Head chef Jan Ivanov will be supported by sous chef Tin Aung Khaing in the kitchen with the menu overseen by group head chef Min Maung Maung and Mahesh. The menu will be based around sharing plates and bowls with dishes to include pork with pon yay gyi (fermented horsegram beans); rakhine salmon and papaya salad; and Dawei Mohinga, a regional version of the classic Burmese fish noodle soup.
Desserts will include a rice flan with coconut jam; Burmese milk tea ice cream; as well as homemade sorbets. Cocktails will complement the flavours found across the menu including a lime leaf and lemongrass spritz; a tamarind and jaggery sour; and a pickled tea oil martini.
“We are really looking forward to opening Lahpet Larder in Bermondsey, an area with such a deep history with food,” says Anton.
“We will be championing Myanmar’s wonderful produce which we can’t wait to share with our guests”.
Interior design features will include walls covered with bamboo entwined with greenery and Lahpet’s signature pink and bronze colour palette. The frontage will have large sash windows opening onto Bermondsey Street,
Anton and Mahesh have run Lahpet since 2016 when it was a residency at Maltby Street Market before moving to more permanent digs in London Fields in Hackney. In 2018 they opened a site in Shoreditch and followed this up in 2021 with a second venue in Covent Garden’s The Yards.