Lahpet Larder Bermondsey is a third site for Lahpet, where the team serves speciality Burmese ingredients and food products that customers can buy and take home. The brand, which started originally with supper clubs in London Fields, is going from strength to strength with two other permanent operations in Shoreditch and the West End with the Bermondsey location being their first south of the river.
This new space opens into a central exposed kitchen adorned with plants and bamboo accents and lit up by large windows overlooking Bermondsey Street. This provides a bright and dynamic environment for diners to enjoy the tastes of Myanmar. The venue promises a large dining room, charming bar and a further dedicated snack and cocktail bar as well as capacity for private dining. As alluded to in its name which reflects Bermondsey's history as a hub for trade, Lahpet Larder Bermondsey also features a shop selling specialty Burmese ingredients, condiments and preserves encouraging diners to try cooking the restaurant’s dishes in their own home.
The menu is based on sharing plates, featuring a Rakhine salmon and papaya salad, pork with Pon yay Gyi (a type of fermented horsegram bean) and Dawei Mohinga which is a regional variation of the classic Burmese fish noodle soup. The drinks menu is designed to work in harmony with these flavours with cocktails featuring lime, lemongrass, tamarind and pickled tea. The influence of Myanmar continues with the desserts which include milk tea ice cream and a rice flan with coconut jam.
Head chef Jan Ivanov executes these dishes whilst maintaining the Lahpet owners’ Dan Anton and Zaw Mahesh’s dedication to reflecting and promoting their Burmese heritage in their food. With this interesting menu and stunning location Lahpet Larder presents the flavours of Myanmar to a new audience in an elevated and modern form.