Results tagged “Roka”

When I started writing this article about Pleurat Shabani, I became sidetracked by the remarkable story of the man behind the brand. And while the tale of a school drop-out from Kosovo who washed pots at an Angus Steak House is an unlikely and engaging one, it is not really what this charismatic obsessive wants to talk about. He wants to talk about his vodka.

JAPANESE
Roka, Park Pavilion
5/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Top-quality Japanese food prepared exquisitely in stylish new Wharf restaurant.

Canary Wharf will be turning Japanese from this week and for Rainer Becker, the culinary mastermind behind Roka, it's a cuisine the area has been crying out for.

Roka is the Japanese word for a meeting place where food and drink is shared with friends and the new restaurant opened today.

The new dining destinations around Canada Square could help the Canary Wharf Ice Rink enjoy its "best year ever".

By the time the first skater steps onto the ice on November 14, all of the restaurants in the new Park Pavilion are expected to be open.