Former Notting Hill Bank Transformed into Lebanese Brasserie Kinz

Kinz, a new Lebanese brasserie in London's Notting Hill, occupies a former Lloyds Bank branch designed by Sir Edward Maufe. The 1930s building's restrained elegance is balanced with warm interiors by Fare Inc., who added teal, ochre, and wine-red accents. A large wine-red lantern serves as a modern 'sun' over the dining area, while the bank vault is now a wine room with low lighting and Roman Plaster paint. Iron screens inspired by Beirut metalwork divide spaces and create a street-balcony feel. The restaurant is co-founded by Rasha Khouri Bruzzo, also co-owner of Palestinian restaurant Akub, alongside brothers Jad and Karim Lahoud. The menu highlights Lebanese cooking with dishes like hummus, meat kibbeh, fattoush, warak enab, and flourless chocolate cake. Kinz aims to blend authenticity and modernity, reflecting Khouri Bruzzo's family traditions. The name means 'treasure' in Arabic.