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Perilla

• Modern European• Newington Green

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About the restaurant

In the ground floor of a distinctive triangular building at one corner of Newington Green, between Canonbury and Dalston, is where you’ll find this breezy dining room. With its big windows looking out onto its pretty corner of North East London, Perilla offers a welcoming atmosphere.

Food comes from Ben Marks, who teamed up with Matt Emmerson to open the restaurant. Marks had cut his teeth at restaurants including Noma and The Square, while Emmerson brought experience in front-of-house operations and was at Polpo before the two teamed up for the first Perilla pop-ups. The permanent space opened in 2016 and was a hit.

Perilla’s food carries influences from all over – it could be described as bistronomy, or possibly as one of the London restaurants that continues aspects of the New Nordic movement, where foraged ingredients, minimalist plating and complex flavours result in refined and exciting dishes. Four courses and bread at £49 offers good value for one of the area’s best and most ambitious neighbourhood restaurants.

Reviews from the Web

Critic reviews

The Infatuation

Perilla is a casual fine dining restaurant. Which is like someone stressed hissing that they’re not stressed.

Time Out

But the vibe at Perilla, which started life as pop-ups in Dulwich and Clapton, is so immediately soothing, unsnobby and stylish in a homely way,

Standard

Perilla is the epitome of modern Newington Green. It’s an elegant, earnest room where they serve Instagram-worthy plates of white beetroots and shaved apple.

The Nudge

It’s an “anti-fine dining fine dining restaurant”, serving up fancy food without the price tag. So instead of white tablecloths you’ll find raw plaster walls, a recovered terrazzo floor, and a glorious view across the leafy Newington Green through a wall of windows.