French interior designer Dorothée Meilichzon has converted the restaurant of London's Henrietta Hotel into an homage to Parisian bistros for chef Jackson Boxer.
Set on the ground floor of the hotel's 19th-century townhouse in Covent Garden, Henri serves classic French dishes with a British twist ? and British produce ? from grilled snails on skewers to a raclette burger au poivre.
Henri is the restaurant of London boutique hotel Henrietta
The mishmash of influences in Boxer's cooking is also reflected in Meilichzon's interiors, where art nouveau details rub shoulders with the oakwood panelling and leather upholstery found in London's public houses.
"We have designed an interior that mixes the relaxed style of a traditional British pub with the elegance of a typical French brasserie," the designer told Dezeen. The interior merges typical features of pubs and brasseries
Guests enter the restaurant via an informal bar area, where snacks and aperitifs are served on red Coralito marble counters.
Bulbous brass lights and table lamps with scalloped shades informed by plum blossoms provide points of brightness in the dimly lit interior, chosen as a tribute to Covent Garden's former life as a fruit and vegetable market.
Meilichzon created custom seating banquettes for the restaurant
Forest-green paint adds to the cosy pub atmosphere, together with the dark timber wainscoting and the bar with its leather-upholstered stools.
The entrance also introduces Belle Epoque details...