London - January 12, 2007

XO Marks the Spot

XO Opens

Jude did it with Sadie who did it with Kate who did it with Pete. And we couldn’t get enough of it.

Now there’s some new excitement up north.

XO — a Pan-Asian restaurant from Will Ricker (the man behind E&O, Eight over Eight, Great Eastern Dining Room and Cicada) — opens its doors in Belsize Park on Monday.

Much like its predecessors, XO serves classics like chili salt squid, black cod, rock shrimp, plus nibbles like drunken prawns, Wagyu beef, Peking duck and foie gras dumplings. Got ants in your pants? Yours is the long and reliably social XO bar, which offers Asian cocktails and pick-n-mix dim sum.

And for those who like to play at home, there’s XO to GO, signature dishes to take away.

So you can get enough, as often as you want.

Whomever you’re doing it with.

XO, 29 Belsize Lane, NW3 5AS (020 7433 0888 or rickerrestaurants.com).

  Classic Cocktails, Good for Kids, Private Parties, Takeout