Aktar Islam
British Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur (b.1980)
British Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur (b.1980)
Aktar Islam (born 1980) is an English Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur, and entrepreneur. He left the Lasan Group in 2016 to work on his new, flagship project, Opheem, and launched his now-closed Italian restaurant, Legna, in winter 2018. His new group of restaurants concentrates on the celebration of ingredients and is dedicated to gastronomy. Both Opheem and Legna opened to critical acclaim and Opheem received its first Michelin star in October 2019. In February 2024, Opheem received a second Michelin star. Islam opened another restaurant in March 2020, Pulperia, an Argentine restaurant built around the celebration of beef, and went on to become the only Michelin-listed Steakhouse restaurant in Birmingham before permanently closing in September 2022. In 2026 Aktar launched his debut London restaurant www.oudh1722.com , a restaurant that celebrates Awadhi culture and cuisine from Lucknow. The restaurant opened to unanimous critical acclaim, has been pitted as Londons hottest opening...
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