COMO The Halkin is a 5-star hotel in London, England. It is located in

Belgravia Belgravia () is a Districts of London, district in Central London, covering parts of the areas of both the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' Tudor Period, during the ...

, one of London's most affluent districts, just to the east of

Belgrave Square Belgrave Square is a large 19th-century garden square in London. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and its architecture resembles the original scheme of property contractor Thomas Cubitt who engaged George Basevi for all of the terraces for t ...

Halkin Street Halkin Street is a street in Belgravia, London, running south-west to north-east from the north-east corner of Belgrave Square to Grosvenor Place Grosvenor Place is a street in Belgravia, London, running from Hyde Park Corner down the we ...

. It is operated by COMO Hotels and Resorts. It is considered to be one of the first

boutique hotel Boutique hotels are small inventory, design driven, unique hotels with their own character, personality and storytelling at the heart of their concept. Positioning is secondary for these hotels as they focus on authenticity and personalization ...

s in London. The Halkin has a Georgian façade of bricks and stone, but its interior and its 41 rooms and suites has a more contemporary design. COMO The Halkin is also the first hotel for COMO Hotels and Resorts. The hotel spent about £1 million on each of the 41 guest rooms and suites designed by Laboratorio Associati Italy.

Restaurants

nahm

COMO The Halkin originally hosted a

Michelin-starred The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of a ...

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restaurant named ''nahm'', run by Australian chef David Thompson, from 2001 until December 2012. In 2010, a second (and currently only) ''nahm'' restaurant was opened at the Metropolitan Bangkok.

Ametsa with Arzak Instruction

In March 2013, a new restaurant was opened called ''Ametsa with Arzak Instruction'' (commonly referred to as simply ''Ametsa''), serving

Basque cuisine Basque cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Basque Country and includes meats and fish grilled over hot coals, ''marmitako'' and lamb stews, cod, Tolosa bean dishes, paprikas from Lekeitio, '' pintxos'' (Basque ''tapas)'', Idiazabal sheep's c ...

and run by a team that includes

Elena Arzak Elena Arzak (born 4 July 1969) is a Basque chef. She is joint head chef of three Michelin starred restaurant Arzak alongside her father, Juan Mari Arzak, and was named best Female Chef in the World in 2012. Biography She first started workin ...

and her father

Juan Mari Arzak Juan Mari Arzak Arratibel (born July 31, 1942) is a Spanish chef, the owner and chef for Arzak restaurant. He is considered to be one of the great masters of New Basque cuisine. He describes his cooking as "signature cuisine, Basque cuisine ...

References

External links

Official website
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