In less than a year, the Bessarabian restaurant TATAR BUNAR in London drew attention from The Guardian, Bloomberg, and the Michelin Guide’s blog. The restaurant was launched by Ukrainian entrepreneur Anna Andriienko and restaurateur Alex Cooper after Anna relocated to the UK following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Anna’s background combines legal education and hands-on entrepreneurship. After studying Business Law at Tilburg University, she returned to Kyiv and built several hospitali