Sollip, London, 2/20/26

exterior – 8 Melior Street, Unit 1, London, GB SE1 3QP

Sollip offers Korean-French fusion cuisine in a tasting menu at lunch and dinner.  Sollip is the Korean word for pine needle, which is supposed to be the best ingredient to control smoke and fire in cooking.  A Korean husband and wife team, Woongchul Park and Bomee Ki,  combine their European skills with their heritage to create this one Michelin star restaurant.  Opening in August 2020 they made some changes during the Covid shutdown but now are back with full service.  One wall of the small place is windows to the street outside.  Bench seating lines another wall that was fitted with small bare wood tables.  There was a large cloth napkin and music in the background that helped drown out the noise of the jackhammers outside (lots of construction nearby).  Minimal decorations are provided by dried plants and earth tones make up the walls and drapes. The tasting menu did have optional supplement charges for caviar and/or truffles.  Service was friendly and relaxed and the food was good. Continue reading