And it’ll be doing a modern spin on traditional flavours
Named after the Çintemani motif (three stacked circles arranged in a triangle and parallel wavy lines) used in Ottoman art to represent power, luck and protection, Chintemani is looking to blend a respect for tradition with a modern approach to Mediterranean food. It’s coming from the Bemse Group, which has a number of different brands, including a chocolate shop, an Italian restaurant, a NOLA-inspired concept and Turkish spots, across Turkiyë, and a Turkish restaurant in NYC.
Though it’s being billed as a Mediterranean restaurant, the menu leans heavily Turkish, with dishes including:
- aged feta, watermelon and cantaloupe salad
- olive, tomato and za’atar hummus
- kale tabbouleh with caramelised goat’s cheese and Granny Smith apple
- potato shakshuka with smoked garlic yogurt and black garlic aioli
- tantuni on pide with isot aioli
- tahini piyaz with homemade meatballs
- entrecote döner bites with tomato sauce and garlic yoghurt dip
- homemade spicy sucuk, kashkaval cheese and egg yolk sourdough pide
- couscous prawns with paprika butter
- liquid nitrogen Turkish maraş ice cream with a peanut butter cookie
With Lokal headed for Fitzrovia, are we looking at the start of a new Turkish restaurant boom?
Key Information
Opening date | April 2026
Address | 312 – 314 Kings Road, London, SW3 5HU
For more information | chintemani.co.uk
