London’s Gymkhana And Ambassadors Clubhouse To Open In The US Later This Year

London’s opulent Ambassadors Clubhouse will be opening a location in New York’s NoMad neighborhood later this fall JKS Restaurants It was through the late Richard Vines—one of Britain’s foremost food critics and a dear friend—that I first heard about Ambassadors Clubhouse. On August 25, 2024— the same month the restaurant opened on Mayfair’s bustling Heddon Street— he wrote, “I have a new favorite London restaurant, Ambassadors Clubhouse. It scores, for me, on food, service and ambience, with beautiful designs and a menu full of possibilities. It’s the best of JKS restaurants. I was sorry when Momo closed, but Ambassadors Clubhouse is a worthy successor. Five stars.” Naturally, on my next trip to London, it was first on my list of places to visit. Like Richard, I found that its menu celebrating the food of undivided Punjab— India and Pakistan— and their shared heritage (I still think of the velvety Ranjit Shahi prawn curry served with flaky ajwaini warqi naan) blew me away, as did its opulent interiors inspired by party mansions from the region. Now, JKS— the celebrated London-based hospitality group founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi— is bringing two of its most popular restaurants to the United
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