Supernormal? Andrew McConnell’s tradition of attention-grabbing restaurant names continues with his freshly minted canteen,an unapologetically industrial concrete bunker with crazy neon signage and a frenzied brigade of chefs churning out his unique brand of modern,Asian-inflected food. The raw bar is the place to start:a power-bomb of pickled bonito with fermented wasabi leaf,or the lilting sea bream with white soy and crunchy nori. The menu is equally confident grabbing influences from Japan,China and Korea;slow-cooked spiced lamb rib dusted in cumin heads to northern China while slippery dumplings are pure Canto;white-cut chicken slicked with black sesame and a cooling spring-onion oil matches beautifully with the Sichuan fire of braised eggplant and smoky tofu. Finish with fried custard doughnuts bathed in ginger syrup;but beware:the lobster roll and the peanut butter parfait,both showstoppers from Golden Fields (the restaurant Supernormal superseded) tempt equally.

And … There’s a karaoke bar downstairs.

THE LOW-DOWN
Vibe Schmick Japanese canteen.
Best bit The food.
Worst bit The no-bookings policy (for groups under 7) at dinner.