(Bloomberg) -- British fans of fabulous Parisian dining rooms will no longer have to get on the Eurostar to dive into the scene.

The famed 8th Arrondissement destination Café Lapérouse has announced the opening of an outpost in London. The high-profile dining spot is scheduled to throw open its doors this summer. 

It’s one of a dozen restaurants and bars at the upcoming the OWO in Whitehall. The property will be anchored by the Raffles London at the OWO.

The original Café Lapérouse, one of Paris’s more fabulous destinations, is located inside the renovated naval ministry in the Hotel de la Marine at the Place de la Concorde. The tropical flower-and-plant-filled space was designed by Cordelia de Castellane, creative director of Dior Maison and Baby Dior. (The place’s fashion roots go deep: Antoine Arnault, the new chief executive officer of Christian Dior SE, is an investor in the restaurant.) The global menu at the Paris location runs the gamut from crab tartare with avocado and quinoa to beef tartare with or without caviar, and cod with coconut milk and coriander.

In London, the 80-seat dining restaurant will also be designed by de Castellane; like its French counterpart, Café Lapérouse’s over-the-top ambiance will be inspired by French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, also known simply as Lapérouse. And like the dining room in Paris, the London spot will be housed in a renovated military building, the Old War Office (to explain the awkward acronym), where Winston Churchill had offices and Ian Fleming found inspiration for James Bond. Café Lapérouse London will be set within a pavilion with sculptural ripples covered in mirrors, in the formerly private courtyard with some outdoor seats. The menu will be similar to the Paris flagship with a focus on seafood as well as the steak tartare and pâté en croûte that’s familiar to regulars at the Parisian dining room. 

The restaurant is owned by the Moma Group. The French hospitality company operates 26 properties in some of the more jet set corners of the world including L’Arc nightclub in Paris, and Shellona Beach Club in St. Barth. They also have an outpost of Café Lapérouse in St. Tropez.

A London location has been a longtime dream, Moma Group founder Benjamin Patou said in an email.

The OWO is being developed by the Hinduja Group Ltd., which purchased the Old War Office building for a reported £1.2 billion. “Moma Group was introduced to the Hinduja family through a mutual friend,” Sanjay Hinduja, director of the multinational group, said in an email. “They came over to London to meet, had a tour of the building and liked what they saw. Since that meeting, things have progressed quickly.”

Among Café Lapérouse’s neighbors at the OWO are three concepts from Mauro Colagreco, whose restaurant Mirazur in Menton, France, was named No. 1 in the world by World’s 50 Best in 2019. His places — two restaurants and the intimate Mauro’s Table — will be installed in the upcoming Raffles London at the OWO. It will mark Colagreco’s London debut. The hotel will also host the elegant Milan restaurant, Paper Moon. 

Meanwhile, Moma is looking to continue to add new locations of Café Lapérouse. “We are aiming for another opening in 2024 at Bal Harbour,” Florida, says Patou, about its first expansion to the US.

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