10 Levantine Restaurants To Try In London
Kinz
Notting Hill
Kinz in Notting Hill is one of the newest Lebanese openings in the city, set inside a beautifully restored former bank on Notting Hill Gate. It’s an all-day dining restaurant that blends traditional Lebanese home cooking with a modern, elevated feel, serving everything from mezze and grills to breakfast dishes and sharing plates in a Beirut-inspired, design-led space. The concept comes from Rasha Khouri Bruzzo (of Akub) alongside brothers Jad and Karim Lahoud, who’ve created a restaurant focused on generous, home-inspired Lebanese food in a stylish setting.
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Annab
Fulham
Annab in Fulham is a contemporary Lebanese brasserie serving authentic, home-style cooking in a stylish but relaxed setting. Located on Fulham Road, it offers a menu of traditional mezze, grilled meats, fresh salads, and classic dishes like hummus, falafel, shawarma, and lamb specials, all made with high-quality ingredients. With its warm atmosphere and charming design, Annab has quickly become a local favourite for those seeking authentic Lebanese dining in West London. It also does private events and catering.
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Matbakh
Bloomsbury
Matbakh in Bloomsbury, near Great Ormond Street, is a modern Lebanese café inspired by home cooking and family tradition. The name ‘Matbakh’ means ‘kitchen’ in Arabic, and the concept is centred around authentic, homemade-style Middle Eastern dishes that feel personal and comforting. Founded by Nermin Khamosia, the restaurant's menu changes regularly and draws on recipes passed down through generations, blending Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian influences. They also offer daily specials, which rotate frequently and showcase seasonal ingredients, from kousa bi laban to kebbeh bil sanieh.
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T by Tamara
Marlybone
T by Tamara, located on Seymour Place in Marylebone, is often described as London’s first dedicated fattah bar, bringing unique, modern takes on Levantine dishes to the city’s dining scene. Founded by Palestinian chef Tamara Stephens, the restaurant celebrates bold, home-style Middle Eastern flavours with a contemporary twist, with fattah dishes at the heart of the menu alongside fresh mezze, za’atar-spiced breakfasts, and zesty sharing plates. The space is cosy and feels like a home away from home, making it a popular neighbourhood spot for everything from casual daytime dining to takeaway coffees and Palestinian-inspired baked goods.
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Comptoir Libanais
Multiple Locations
Comptoir Libanais was founded by Algerian chef and restaurateur Tony Kitous and has become one of London’s most recognisable restaurant groups. First opening in 2008, it was created to bring vibrant Middle Eastern and North African cuisine to the high street in a casual, accessible way. Today it’s a true London staple with multiple locations across the UK. You can often spot a Comptoir Libanais from a mile away thanks to its bold, colourful, slightly kitschy interiors that make each site instantly recognisable. The menu features Levantine favourites such as mezze, wraps, grills, fresh salads, and fruit juices.
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Yalla Yalla
Fitzrovia
Founded by Lebanese chef Jad Youssef, Yalla Yalla is a vibrant food eatery that brings the flavours of Beirut to the heart of Fitzrovia. This colourful spot offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere, serving authentic family recipes ranging from fresh mezze and crispy falafel to flavourful shawarma wraps made daily. Popular with both Londoners and visitors alike, Yalla Yalla has built a stellar reputation for its generous portions, delicious home-style cuisine and relaxed dining experience.
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Akub
Notting Hill
Akub in Notting Hill is a contemporary Palestinian restaurant founded by chef Fadi Kattan and Rasha Khouri Bruzzo, designed to showcase modern Palestinian cuisine in a refined setting. The menu focuses on seasonal, ingredient-driven dishes inspired by traditional flavours, reimagined in a lighter, modern style, with mezze, fresh vegetables, grains and slow-cooked plates at the core. Set in a beautifully restored townhouse just off Westbourne Grove, Akub has a calm and elegant atmosphere, offering delicious home-style flavours such as beitinjan bil tahinia, crunchy masaf, and maftoul salad.
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Em Sherif Hummus Bar
Knightsbridge
Em Sherif Hummus Bar is the group’s latest London outpost, where a beloved Lebanese staple is reimagined as the centrepiece of a contemporary and convivial dining experience in Harrods. Led by the mother-and-daughter duo Mireille Hayek and Yasmina Hayek, the concept brings a fresh, modern energy to traditional Lebanese flavours, focusing on signature hummus bowls alongside mezze favourites like falafel, shawarma, and freshly baked goods. For guests seeking a more elevated, full dine-in experience with a larger, more extensive menu, the main Em Sherif restaurant on the second floor of Harrods offers a broader taste of the brand’s refined hospitality and classic Lebanese dining style.
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Palmyra’s Kitchen
Finsbury Park
Palmyra’s Kitchen in Finsbury Park is a popular spot for Syrian and Lebanese cuisine, known for its bold flavours and home-style cooking. Founded by a Syrian chef inspired by the ancient city of Palmyra, it serves freshly made dishes like shawarma, falafel, grilled meats, and spiced rice plates. The restaurant has become a local favourite for its generous portions, affordable prices and warm, casual atmosphere.
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Toum
Maddox Street
Toum on Maddox Street in Mayfair is one of the city’s newest and chicest Lebanese rotisserie restaurants, known for its modern take on classic Middle Eastern cooking. Its standout speciality is its rotisserie chicken, cooked until perfectly tender and juicy, then served with its signature garlic toum sauce and other fresh dips that give the restaurant its name. Alongside this, they’re also known for dishes like pumpkin hummus, shawarma, and freshly baked flatbreads, all designed for sharing in a lively, contemporary setting. With its high-quality ingredients, bold flavours and signature Lebanese garlic sauce, it’s already proving to be a popular addition to the busy neighbourhood.
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