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This is Cristiano Ronaldo’s restaurant in London
Cristiano Ronaldo y Georgina Rodríguez They have been spending a few days of vacation in London, where the couple have spared no expense. They have stayed at the hotel Bulgari located in the Knightsbridge neighborhood whose rooms are around the 10.000 euros per night, have attended a match of Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals, they’ve gone to see a ballet play at the Royal Opera House And you’ve had several lunches and dinners at some of the most expensive restaurants in town.
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What a spectacle to be able to enjoy the Bayadère by the hand of Marianela, my Argentine compatriot and all the dancers. They have made me enjoy a wonderful evening. Dreams come true … Thank you my love. ❤️ @cristiano #labayadere #royaloperahouse #london
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The couple enjoyed dinner at ZELA London, a restaurant belonging to the Mabel group of which Ronaldo is a partner along with other celebrities such as the singer Enrique Iglesias, the tennis player Rafa Nadal and the basketball player Pau Gasol.
A restaurant named after a butterfly
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ZELA London
Hotel ME London
336-337 beach
London
Price: Average of 80 pounds / 100 €
Opened in Ibiza in May 2017, ZELA, which takes its name from a butterfly endemic to Indochina. Now, “The butterfly takes flight” to London, where the impressive space of ZELA London. Located in the Strand, the most vibrant urban area of the city, near Covent Garden, specifically in the five-star hotel ME London by MeliáWe found the restaurant that Cristiano and Georgina, accompanied by the footballer’s first-born son, have attended during their stay in the city.
New restaurant kitchen features acclaimed Michelin star chef Ricardo Sanz as gastronomic director. Sanz, together with the Tatel team (owned by the same owners) has devised the ‘Meppon’ kitchen, which combines Mediterranean traditions and local products with Japanese techniques and flavors.
In its menu we find authentic Asian-inspired delicacies. They offer a different tasting menu of 7 and 10 courses with a price of 65 and 85 pounds respectively. What’s more, It was London proposes a lot of fresh fish and seafood from the Mediterranean, with its own style of raw cooking that includes tatakis, tartars, sashimi, sushi, gyozas and tiraditos, among other recipes. You can choose a tiradito of scallops with Ibizan sobrasada or a butterfish nigiri with white truffle. The ‘Meppon’ influences are also found in dishes such as Iberian pork gyoza, the usuzukuri of bull bread with tomato and the teriyaki de wagyu, meat that is roasted for 48 hours.
Nature in its purest form
With the starting point of the butterfly, Studio Gronda, led by the architect and designer Diego gronda, has been inspired by Indochinese references to create an interior design that merges cultures through a language where nature predominates: plant species, flora and animal world and different shades of green in a decoration that is already characteristic of the house.
“The great challenge of ZELA London it has been to reinterpret a typically Ibizan atmosphere in central London. The arches brimming with tropical nature create a magical threshold that transports diners to the Pitiuso spirit ”, he explains Diego Gronda.
At the entrance, large bird-shaped lamps welcome the visitor and a fireplace connects with the main hall, creating an atmosphere of warmth. The sushi bar and the cocktail bar that runs through the premises are covered by a mural of feathers made of glazed ceramics and handcrafted in Italy.