Le Nusa

Restaurant · London, United Kingdom

About Le Nusa

Le Nusa opened on the Strand in central London on 26 January 2026, becoming the third restaurant to carry the name after earlier openings in Jakarta and Paris. The London branch occupies a ground-floor unit at 227-228 Strand, WC2R 1BE, in the Temple area near the junction with Aldwych, a stretch of the city within walking distance of the Royal Courts of Justice and several West End theatres.

The restaurant describes its cooking as Indonesian bistronomy, a casual format that draws on dishes from across the archipelago rather than any single regional tradition. The menu moves between North Sumatra, Central Java, Bali, and Betawi cuisine, Jakarta's own culinary tradition. Listed dishes include udang jeruk bali, prawns prepared with pomelo; bebek sambal andaliman, duck served with a Batak style pepper sambal; soto betawi, a coconut milk beef soup from the Jakarta area; tongseng kambing, a spiced goat stew; and se'i sapi, smoked beef associated with eastern Indonesia. Siomay Bandung, a steamed fish and prawn dumpling dish from West Java, and bakso, meatball soup, also appear on the menu alongside rendang daging and ikan saus santan, sea bass in a smoked coconut milk sauce. Desserts include pisang goreng, fried banana, and dadar gulung, a rolled coconut pancake.

Le Nusa serves lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, from midday to 2pm and again from 5pm to 10pm, with a pre-theatre menu aimed at diners heading to nearby shows; it does not open on Sundays. The restaurant's own site and independent restaurant coverage both describe the kitchen as working from recipes rooted in home cooking rather than hotel style fine dining, despite the more polished presentation typical of a central London opening. No award history or chef biography has been published for the London site specifically; the restaurant is marketed primarily through its connection to the existing Jakarta and Paris locations rather than a single named chef.

Address

227-228 Strand, London WC2R 1BE, London, United Kingdom

Opening hours

Lunch
Mon-Sat 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dinner
Mon-Sat 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
Closed

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Indonesian Restaurant in United Kingdom

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