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59 | FOOD AND DRINK | Restaurantsten-course taster menu (£95).Lunch: Monday-Friday 12pm-3pm.Dinner: Monday-Saturday 6.45pm-11pm. The restaurant is also available forexclusive hire on weekends.43 Elystan Street, SW3 3NTT: 020 7584 2003www.tomaikens.co.ukThe World’s End££Brother and sister team Mitch andMeredith Tillman have recently launchedthis three-level redevelopment on the siteof the World’s End Distillery. It’s made upof the Scene on the ground floor, theSummerhouse upstairs and the Cellar inthe basement.The duo behind the First RestaurantGroup – its other venues include theNotting Hill Brasserie and Mayfair gastropubthe Running Horse – are the sonand daughter of Harold Tillman, chairmanof the British Fashion Council andowner of Jaegar and Aquascutum.Harold also opened what is regardedas the UK’s first cocktail bar, Rumours, inCovent Garden in 1978. Mitch started byopening a small deli and eventually builtup a restaurant portfolio, and Meredith,who had a background in advertisingand an eye for design, joined him in thebusiness.The three levels in their new project inWorld’s End have very different identities.The Scene Bar and Kitchen is anAmerican diner with a cinematic theme,with movies – from classics likeBreakfast at Tiffany’s to 1980s favouriteslike Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – playing inthe background. The menu is full ofAmerican favourites and an all-daybreakfast is served at weekends. Thereare nightly special deals. Soft drinksinclude milkshakes and smoothies andit’s big on cocktails, with alcoholicshakes and slushies in addition to themojitos and mules.The World’s EndThe Summerhouse is a seafoodrestaurant decked out like a Hamptonsbeach house. It’s a sister restaurant tothe Summerhouse on the Union Canal inMaida Vale. It closes for the winter,although it can be hired during that time,and reopens for the summer in April 2012.The Cellar is a candle-lit basement bar,which can be hired for private eventsand can be catered with a bespokemenu created from either the Scene orthe Summerhouse.The Scene: Tuesday-Friday 6pm-10.30pm. Saturday breakfast: 10am-4pm. Full menu: 12pm-10.30pm, Sunday10am-6pm. Bar open until 12am.The Cellar: Licensing hours 11ammidnight(later licences can be obtainedfor private parties).459 King’s Road, SW10 0LRT: 020 3362 3362www.theworldsend.coZiani’s££An established Italian restaurant thatwelcomes children, Ziani serves Venetianspecialities and is tucked away in a quietstreet off the King’s Road. The wine listfocuses on Italian regional varieties.Lunch: Monday-Saturday 12.15pm-2.45pm, Sunday 12.15pm-3.15pm.Dinner: Monday-Saturday 7pm-11.30pm, Sunday 7pm-10.30pm.45-47 Radnor Walk, SW3 4BPT: 020 7351 5297www.ziani.co.ukZuma££££This contemporary Japanese restaurantoffers a sophisticated take on theinformal, 'izakaya' style of eating anddrinking.You can eat in the main dining area orat the sushi counter and robata grill,where you can watch the chefs in action,and the sake bar offers more than 40different varieties of sake, as well ascocktails.The beautifully-designed interior andbold flavours are popular with foodiesand celebs alike, with good reason – butit’s not a cheap night out, especially ifZuma’s sushicounteryou get carried away sampling the sake.There’s no set protocol on orderingfrom the menu – dishes are designed tobe shared or eaten individually. There’salso a tasting menu. You don’t need areservation to sit at the counters, and thefull menu is still available.Lunch: Monday-Thursday 12pm-2.30pm, Friday 12pm-3pm, Saturday-Sunday and bank holidays 12.30pm-3.30pm. Dinner: Monday-Saturday 6pm-11pm, Sunday and bank holidays 6pm-10.30pm.5 Raphael Street, SW7 1DLT: 020 7584 1010www.zumarestaurant.com/zuma_uk.html