Welcome back to The Slice!

London’s heating up, and not just because of the sun (though we’ll take that too).

We’ve found the best place for Organised Adult Fun, reviewed the pizza that’s setting a new gold standard for toppings, and uncovered a seafood spot that fuses Scottish soul with Spanish flair.

Plus we’re livening up dull work lunches with funky salads that have zero boring ingredients.

3. Sample Scottish seafood with a Spanish twist at Maresco

By Beatrice Aidin

A Scotsman, a Shetland mussel, and a Padrón pepper walk into a restaurant… and out comes Maresco, the brainchild of Glaswegian Stephan Leroni. Back when he was a music producer in LA (think Hanson and Bon Jovi), Leroni was inspired by an article revealing that the cream of Scotland’s seafood was being shipped off to Spain. Back in London, Leroni became an unlikely restauranteur, marrying the best of Caledonian and Catalonian ingredients and cuisine.

We kick things off with the famed bomba Maresco, similar to a Scotch Egg but filled with an explosion of mussels. Sea bass ceviche vanishes quickly (I win the last bite), and the fideuà (pictured) – a noodle-based cousin of paella – arrives crowned with dreamlike Hebridean langoustines.

We finish with a vast yet light Basque cheesecake and one conclusion: Stephan Leroni is the rock(fish) and roll king of Soho restaurateurs.

Small plates from £8. Tapas for Two menu £23pp. 45 Berwick St, Soho, W1F 8SF. Book here.