Paris restaurateur Omar Guerida, owner of über-cool couscous house Chez Omar, is on the hunt for a site in London.
Guerida launched Moroccan restaurant Chez Omar in the French capital's Le Marais district back in 1979 and it has developed into somewhat of a Paris institution.
It was recently included in the Observer Food Monthly's 50 Coolest Places to Eat, where it was described as a hangout for fashion-week darlings desperate for some comfort food: "Tables are tightly packed and the couscous dishes are inevitably sloppy, so don't turn up in your finery."
Guerida now plans to make the jump across the Channel and is looking for a Victorian style pub in London that has high ceilings and a capacity of around 80 covers.
According to property agent Davis Coffer Lyons, who has been instructed to find an appropriate leasehold, Guerida is interested in vibrant areas of the capital "associated with artists, students and the media and fashion industries".
Oh how Parisian!
Image of Chez Omar supplied by roboppy.net.
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