Award-winning mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr Lyan, has created the cocktail menu for Vivek Singh’s new all-day casual dining restaurant Cinnamon Bazaar, opening on 1 December on Covent Garden’s Maiden Lane.
The bespoke cocktail menu from Ryan, who is at the forefront of innovation in the drinks industry, works in perfect synergy with the food menu. Cocktails include unique flavours such as carrot-infused gin with curry leaf, ginger and cinnamon which pair well with dishes on the menu or can be enjoyed on their own. Prices start from £8.
The signature Masala Coke Float includes aged rum, masala coke and masala ice cream, whilst Makhani Gin Fizz - Beefeater Gin, cream, saffron tincture, almond, lemon, egg white and soda and Bazaar Old Fashioned with coconut washed Indian Scotch, coconut sugar and burnt cinnamon also feature on the cocktail menu.
Vivek Singh commented, “As one of the world’s best bartenders, I knew Ryan would come up with an amazing list and he hasn’t disappointed! The cocktails are unique, interesting and pair perfectly with the market-inspired dishes on our menu.”
Ryan Chetiyawardana said, “Teaming up with Vivek on this project was great fun. The concept of Cinnamon Bazaar is incredibly playful with so many flavour possibilities, so creating the cocktails was exciting. I look forward to seeing what everyone thinks!”
Cinnamon Bazaar is inspired by marketplaces on the various trading routes that connected the empires of the Old World, offering diners modern Indian dishes with global flavours seen in ancient and modern bazaars.
The 90-cover restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with dishes including Indo-Chinese chicken wings with burnt chilli dip; Tandoori Kentish lamb fillet with mint chilli korma; and Malabar boatman’s haddock curry with kokum and green mango chutney. A chaat cart will make its way around the restaurant, allowing guests to create their own bespoke chaat.
Cinnamon Bazaar is the fourth concept from The Cinnamon Collection which includes the flagship Cinnamon Club in Westminster, Cinnamon Kitchen in Devonshire Square and Cinnamon Soho on Kingly Street. The group has plans to roll out the Cinnamon Bazaar and Cinnamon Kitchen concepts in London and the South East.