A Michelin-starred restaurant located in Shoreditch, London, known for its creative fine dining and unique chef-led service model. Taz Sarhane is its Head Chef.
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Last updated: 7/29/2026, 3:43:41 AM
Key Information
Cycene is a Michelin-starred restaurant located within the multi-disciplinary Blue Mountain School in London's East End. It operates as a kitchen, table, and wine room, offering a unique dining experience that is part of a broader cultural space spread over six floors.
Customer Perception
Customers describe Cycene as offering a creative and delicious menu, making it a highly recommended London restaurant worth visiting for its fine dining experience.
Additional Details
The restaurant is situated within the Blue Mountain School, which fosters interactions between diverse practices, including a listening room, exhibition spaces, and an open archive.
No specific information regarding peak times or ideal days to visit was found, but as a fine dining establishment, dinner service is typically the primary focus.
Lovely Saturday luncheon. The environment is very homely and relaxing, making it a perfect spot to catch up with old friends over a long conversation. (Tableware also felt thoughtfully chosen :))
The ingredients were fresh throughout the meal. The oysters were excellent, and the pork was particularly memorable — easily the highlight of the lunch for me.
The only minor drawbacks were that the bean sauce was a little on the salty side, and perhaps the playlist could be improved a bit to fit the whole environment more (though that’s very much a personal preference).
Overall, a warm, comfortable dining experience. I’d love to come back and try the dinner menu sometime.
The staff and head chef are amazing hosts. Friendly, professional and nearly psychic. Their attention to detail is fantastic. We could not have asked for a better night and more interesting seasonal, British food. Go here immediately
5
We came for dinner and really enjoyed the experience from the bar to kitchen to dining area. The service was refined yet friendly. There were some interesting flavours in the 15 courses but everything worked for me. My favourites were the A5 wagyu snack, crab, wagyu and scallop (supplement) and the pigeon. This is definitely a special occasion place but I highly recommend it!
5
A tremendous evening of hospitality. Keen focus on British ingredients leveraging local producers, a rooftop garden, and foraging. All British wine pairings available, as well as a soft beverage pairing that my son absolutely loved. Could not recommend more strongly when in Shoreditch!
2
I’ve been to Cycene many times over the years and have always been a big fan of Blue Mountain School. I’ve visited with different groups and friends on many occasions, even back when Cycene was Maos, so it’s somewhere I’ve continued to return to and genuinely love.
I booked the private dining room this time specifically for my birthday and mentioned the occasion in my booking email. The food was amazing as always, and the team were lovely. However, I was quite disappointed that the birthday wasn’t acknowledged at all during the evening, especially as it had been communicated in advance. My friends eventually had to ask for a candle themselves for me at the end of dinner.
I wasn’t expecting anything elaborate or complimentary… it was really the lack of acknowledgement that felt disappointing. For a restaurant where so much care and attention goes into the experience, and somewhere I’ve personally returned to so many times, I had hoped that a small detail like this would have been noticed. It made an otherwise wonderful birthday dinner feel slightly less thoughtful than I had expected, especially for one that cost 2000 pounds.
