Abby Lee to relaunch Mambow in London

Michelin-trained head chef Abby Lee is set to relaunch Mambow in London this June, bringing the modern Malaysian cuisine to Peckham’s new concept Market Stalls, after opening her first restaurant on Commercial Street in 2020 shortly before the pandemic. Mambow is set to open alongside rotisserie chicken, beers and cocktails concept Rotorious and a collection of small, independent shops on the ground floor of Market, which is already home to seven floors of co-workspace, a rooftop bar (Forza Wine), a ramen restaurant (Tonkotsu) and a basement music venue (Peckham Audio). Head chef and founder Lee gained her diploma at Le Cordon Bleu in London, honed her skills growing up in her family’s bakeries in Singapore and Malaysia before moving to Italy to cook at Michelin-starred Pashà Ristorante near the city of Bari. Inspired by her time spent in Singapore and Malaysia, Mambow places emphasis on locally sourced, seasonal and sustainable produce. Whilst the menu honours Lee’s Malaysian roots, the menu is expected to have an “enlightened and playful fresh approach” to the cuisine. Nyonya dishes will also feature throughout; a cuisine which blends Chinese cooking ingredients and recipes with Indo-Malay flavours, herbs and spices, resulting in a unique and flavoursome combination of tangy, spicy, herby and aromatic. Snacks include The M Wing, a deep-fried chicken wing tossed in an anchovy sambal and served with lime, and Lor Bak, deep-fried five spice pork and prawn rolls in a bean curd skin. There will also be three curries on the menu, including Gulai Nangka, originally from Padang in Indonesia but one of Lee’s favourites when eating in the Malay rice stalls of Singapore and Malaysia, a mild yellow coconut curry with jackfruit. The Black Pepper Chicken Curry, a family recipe from where Lee is from in Perak in Northern Malaysia, is made with Sarawak black peppercorns, an Indian-style curry powder, curry leaves and red onion. Other highlights on the menu include the classic Nyonya dish of Kerabu Glass Noodles, a spicy, sweet, sour, fresh and zesty salad made up of roasted and pounded desiccated coconut, lots of herbs, shallots, vegan sambal, tofu puffs, beansprouts and limes. During the day, anyone who comes for lunch will be able to order Lee’s version of Nasi Lemak, a Malay dish of fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaves, served with a side of sambal, eggs and anchovies, with their choice of any of the three curries. Meanwhile, an all-natural wine list will be curated by Les Caves de Pyrene. The list will be changed regularly and Chang Beer and soft drinks will also be available. The 1,750 sqft space, which has been designed and developed by the small team of architects at Market’s sister company, Frame, builds on the long-standing tradition of indoor and outdoor markets in and around Rye Lane with 60 covers in total.

Abby Lee to relaunch Mambow in London

Inspired by her time spent in Singapore and Malaysia, Mambow places emphasis on locally sourced, seasonal and sustainable produce

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