KIN team acquire site next door

Reza and Mohammed Malekzadeh, co-founders of the veg-forward KIN Café in Fitzrovia, have acquired the site next door.

The plant-based concept is taking over what was previously Cin Cin on Foley Street, opening a new, full-service restaurant with an expanded menu.

This will be the cousins’ fifth site with KIN Restaurant and KIN Café joining the Persian restaurant group, Naroon, which expanded with a third site earlier this year.

Dining at KIN

Opening on 18 November and offering an elevated vegetarian and vegan lunch and dinner service, the 32-cover site will be an extension of its neighbouring sister site, KIN Café, which will continue to serve its signature breakfast, brunch and takeaway options.

Executive chef Shayan Shams has created dishes such as broad bean croquettes, sous vide cauliflower with butter bean purée, miso-glazed aubergine, and tomato three-ways.

From the bar, a selection of waste-free cocktails will be offered alongside a wide range of craft beers and lagers. Proceeds from the house wine list will go to the Born Free Foundation, helping to care for wild animals in their natural habitats and promoting compassionate conservation.

Open seven days a week from 12pm to 10.30pm, the restaurant will feature olive green banquette seating, a bar with brass detailing and a private dining space with six covers downstairs. Natural materials such as timber flooring and reclaimed oak tables complement the décor of KIN Café with each site married together by communal pavement seating.

"By transforming this space into a full-service restaurant we’re able to bring plant-based dining to a wider audience whilst providing our existing Café customers with an evening dinner option," says Reza. "We’re excited by the huge potential of the new restaurant and believe it will be instrumental to our long-term vision of expanding the KIN brand across London."

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