Nobu Hotel in Shoreditch, London. Photo credit: Nobu Hospitality.

Nobu Hotel Shoreditch opened in the heart of the city’s artistic quarter over the weekend, bringing the celebrity chef’s Peruvian-influenced Japanese cuisine and luxury property to the British capital.

Set back from Great Eastern Street, the hotel features 143 guest rooms, seven suites, and a 240-seat restaurant which will serve his signature cuisine along with local, Shoreditch-inspired menus and cocktails.

It’s the latest opening for Matsushisa’s Nobu Hospitality group, which he operates with Hollywood partner Robert De Niro.

Photo credit: Nobu Hospitality.

The London outpost follows openings in Las Vegas, Manila, Miami, Malibu and Ibiza.

Along with attracting international travelers, the chef is also hoping to assert a bigger presence in London, as Nobu Hotel Shoreditch marks his third restaurant in the city. Diners looking for a more intimate experience can also book a spot on the 10-seat sushi bar, or at the 18-seat chef’s table.

To make the luxury property more accessible for regular passers-by, the hotel also features a public “pocket garden,” in the aim of serving as a small oasis in East London.

The property is instantly recognisable on the street by its cantilevered steel beams and overhanging floor slabs.

The first Nobu hotel opened in 2013 as a boutique hotel within Caesars Palace Las Vegas. More openings are planned for Riyadh, Marbella, Chicago, Los Cabos and Toronto.