Edwin'S French Wine Bar

Edwin's French wine bar and restaurant

Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant specialising in Lyonnais dishes opened in London's Shoreditch beginning of October 2012.

The new restaurant is the second venture of Edwin Chan, who opened his first wine bar and restaurant, Edwin's, in Lyon in 2007.

Edwin's specialises in well priced French wines alongside classic, reasonably priced, Lyonnais and regional French dishes. It comprises a 40-seat dining room and a 26-cover wine bar.

Yoan Mebkhout heads up the kitchen, having previously worked at some of Lyon's top restaurants, including Le Comptoir Les Halles, Leon De Lyon, Rue Le Bec and Paul Bocuse's Brasserie Argensson.

The weekly changing menu will feature starters such as salade de Lyon, saucisson brioche, terrine de foie gras, terrine de lapin and marinated salmon. Main courses will include quenelle de brochet, andouillette, and escalope de foie gras.

There also are assiettes of handcrafted French charcuterie and cheeses and daily specials featuring seasonal, regional French classics. Puddings feature soft chocolate cake, creme brulee, ile flottante, and gauffres.

The wines on Edwin's list are privately imported, and sourced by Edwin's Lyon. The list features 3, 000 bottles from 70 different producers representing all the major wine regions of France. Bottles range from £20 to £35 with grands vins from £48 to £65 and glasses from £4 to £6.