Georgian restaurant Aba-Ra is coming to Soho, with a wine cellar downstairs

Aba-Ra, the Georgian restaurant on Brick Lane, is opening a second London site in Soho in November, Restaurant Online reports. Founder Lia Walsh says her family has been sharing Georgian food and wine with London for 25 years.

Three spaces - A 40-seat ground-floor restaurant, with eight seats at the open kitchen counter - An 18-seat lounge downstairs - An 18-seat wine cellar and private dining room with its own tasting menu

On the menu Khachapuri, Georgia's cheese-filled bread, baked fresh in smaller sizes with cheese, meat or vegetable fillings. There are handmade khinkali dumplings, soups in clay pots under a lid of fresh bread, and skewers cooked over charcoal.

The wine The list focuses on Georgian producers and grapes, including qvevri wines, which are fermented and aged in clay vessels. A sommelier recruited from Georgia will help you choose.

Where and when 134 to 136 Wardour Street, in November. No exact date yet.