Grilling up a storm: The menu will delve into authentic Armenian cuisine
(Picture: Handout)Mayfair’s first Armenian restaurant will open its doors later this month, serving a menu curated by a two-Michelin-starred chef.
Lusin, which takes its name from the Armenian word for “moon”, is the latest expansion of a restaurant chain that already has outposts in the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Khobar.
Marcel Ravin, the brains behind the lauded Monaco restaurant The Blue Bay, has devised a food offering that pays homage to Armenian cuisine. Dishes will range from the Famous Cherry Kebab — spiced kebab skewers, cooked over charcoal and then covered in home-made cherry sauce, with the fruit picked in Armenia — to the Signature Lusin Kibbeh: mixed meat, bulgur and nuts, seasoned with Armenian spices and pomegranate molasses. The dishes will be cooked by in-house chefs, rather than Ravin.
Elsewhere, the Lusin Salad will comprise shredded cheese and smoky baked aubergine, while the drinks menu will cover Armenian wines, as well as a cocktail selection crafted by Giancarlo Mancino, beverage and bar consultant for Rosewood hotels.
The restaurant itself will have space for up to 100 diners over two floors, with walls featuring stone originally sourced from the mountains of Armenia.
Lusin arrives in London with considerable heft, having previously hosted members of the Saudi Arabian royal family and government officials at its existing locations, as well as the late Kofi Annan, former secretary general of the United Nations.
