Kinz

Kinz has been opened by Jad Lahoud, Karim Lahoud, and Rasha Khouri Bruzzo in the former Lloyds Bank building on Notting Hill Gate. Designed by architect Sir Edward Maufe, it’s an impressive venue and it’s being put to good use. The main space has room for 130, with a triple-height ground floor, a mezzanine level and a canopied bar underneath. There’s a private dining room holding 16 on the third floor, a dedicated wine room in the bank’s old vault, and a deli space up front. The all-day menu mixes recipes passed down through generations with modern creations. In the mornings you can get egg dishes, sandwiches and a full Lebanese breakfast, with mezze and sharing plates on offer for lunch and dinner. Expect the likes of baba ganoush; tabbouleh; lamb kafta; warak enab with koussa and lamb cutlet – spiced lamb and rice in vine leaves and baby courgettes; and fattet aubergine – baked aubergine layered with pine nuts, tomato, yoghurt and pita.