Samyukta Nair to branch out into Japanese cuisine with KOYN
Located off Grosvenor Square, KOYN will be headed by the New Zealand-born Rhys Cattermoul, whose CV includes The Greenhouse and Nobu.
Both the interior and the menu at KOYN - pronounced coin - will be inspired by the ‘duality’ of Japan’s famed Mount Fuji where a ‘lush alpine environment peacefully co-exists with the fires raging below’.
While the same menu will be offered throughout the Grosvenor Street restaurant, the space will be split into two distinct areas: a first floor dining room called Midori that will be representative of the top of the mountain and a ground floor space called Magma that will represent the active volcano below.
Midori will be inspired by Japanese zen gardens and will feature a marble sushi counter as its centrepiece while Magma will make a feature of its robata grill.
Dishes will include native lobster tempura sushi roll with chargrilled red pepper and creamy yuzu lemon; Applewood smoked Japanese A5 Kagoshima wagyu sushi roll with asparagus, kanpyo & black truffle; steamed clams ‘nabe’ with cordycep mushroom, yuzu sake soy and spinach and samphire; and hojicha-smoked lamb marinated with spicy kuromame miso.
A guest DJ will keep the atmosphere upbeat with an ‘incendiary soundtrack’.
This summer will also see Nair launch the French Riviera-inspired Socca in partnership with Bibendum chef Claude Bosi.
The two openings will take Nair and her father Dinesh’s recently founded LSL Capital up to a total of five high-end Mayfair restaurants.
