AJ Records

The brainchild of actress Josephine Garreau and former Hakkasan Group director Alexandre Santamaria (pictured) and touted as London’s first ‘urban culture dining club’, it will bring together a 160-cover southern French restaurant, a late-night cocktail bar, a live performance venue and a recording studio, all in the heart of Fitzrovia. With a menu including premium grill cuts, seafood platters and a dessert trolley, AJ Records will be infused with the warmth and generosity of southern French hospitality, while providing a home for artists working across music, spoken word, slam poetry, dance and other forms of live creative expression. Along with interiors inspired by the glamour of 1920s art de vivre, the atmosphere will be aided by party dining on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with food included in the evening by a kitchen that runs until midnight.