"DakaDaka does play Georgian dance music very loudly and with endless enthusiasm right through your badrijani (grilled aubergines), imeruli (cheese-filled flatbread) and kababi (lamb skewers). Helpfully, the brick walls have been painted pitch-black to give these dark, candle-lit, metal-clad premises a real sense that you've somehow stumbled into a 2am lock-in on a back street in Tbilisi, complete with pottery, folklore and blackboards on the walls."
"Heddon Street has always been synonymous with rowdiness, regardless of the fact that the mature, semi-elegant likes of Sabor, Piccolino and Heddon Street Kitchen are quite the opposite. But anyone who ever found themselves staggering out of Strawberry Moons in the 1990s having lost a shoe and with a love bite or from the basement club at Momo will know that this little nook tucked away behind Regent Street is where a good time is meant to be had."
"There's also a sit-up counter behind which the open kitchen is in full swing, and where you can sit shoulder to shoulder with a total stranger. If you do, however, please dress in removable layers, because you will be directly next to the open fire used for live fire cooking."
DakaDaka is a new Georgian restaurant located on Heddon Street in London's West End, a street historically known for its lively nightlife venues. The restaurant embraces a deliberately boisterous atmosphere, playing Georgian dance music loudly throughout service while diners enjoy traditional Georgian dishes including badrijani, imeruli, and kababi. The interior features pitch-black brick walls, candles, metal fixtures, pottery, and folklore decorations designed to recreate the ambiance of a late-night Tbilisi establishment. The venue offers both table seating in the central dining area and counter seating directly adjacent to an open kitchen with live-fire cooking. The restaurant's design and atmosphere prioritize energy and immersion over quiet conversation.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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