An ambitious new Middle Eastern restaurant with cocktails from Mr Lyan Studio has opened in St Christopher’s Place, just off Oxford Street in London’s West End. Noreen, from Bahrain’s long-established Al Abraaj restaurant group, showcases dishes from the Arabian peninsula to the Levant.
Mehdi Hani, head chef at Harrods for the past four years, has produced a menu that features fresh flatbreads, grilled meats and slow-cooked dishes from the tannour oven and minqala grill .
For the drinks, cocktail guru Ryan Chetiyawardana’s Mr Lyan Studio has created a selection of cocktails based on the spirit arak, along with cocktails using ingredients like hibiscus, za’atar, black lime and tahini. Ryan says: “We’ve always loved introducing guests to new flavours and doing so regardless of whether they are in an alcoholic or non-alcoholic form.”
The wine list has a selection of bottles from the Lebanon, Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean region.
