Friday Night Dinner: Kin
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   :Where: 21a Foley Street, London, W1W 6DS, United Kingdom
   :Date: 2026-08-21 17:10 Europe/London
   :Tags: blog, fnd
   :Cuisine: Vegan
   :Short: kin
   :URL: https://kinlondon.com/restaurant
   :Costs: Appetisers: £12-£14; Small Plates: £9-£11; Large Plates: £20-£23; Wines from £34
   :Rating: 3.5
   :Author: Derick Rethans

Almost next to BBC Broadcasting House, Kin is a plant based restaurant. During
the day it's a café with vegan snacks. In the evening it transforms into a
modern restaurant with plant based dishes. 

On a warm evening, we decided to sit inside in a fairly cool and quiet space.
There were a few other diners enjoying the fine weather, eating outside. We
usually avoid sitting outside as smoking and vaping tends to spoil the
experience. 

To start our meal, we shared the Sticky Cashew Tofu, and the Mushroom Skewers
(on toast). The tofu was flavourful, and crispy, and the carrot dip added a
bit more creaminess — this was my wife's favourite starter. The Mushroom
Skewers were made up of oyster mushrooms, which were a little chewy to create
some texture, and were served with an artichoke dip spread. Heaps of spring
onion and chilli were tossed on top.

For her main, my wife chose the Cauliflower and Butter Bean Curry — Thai
flavours and with roasted cashew nuts for texture, which she very much
enjoyed. I had the Miso-Glazed Aubergine, which was served with cauliflower
purée. The flavours were great, and the aubergine worked well with the
cauliflower, but I found it mono-textural, lacking something crunchy as a
contrasting texture. I also thought it was too much portion wise, but that was
perhaps because we also already had starters too, or maybe we have smaller
appetites. We were really full, so pudding didn't appeal, and we left to walk
the fairly short distance to the tube. 

When we left, it was a lot busier inside, and also a lot louder — perhaps a
little too loud for our general liking.

All-in-all, we enjoyed a flavourful meal, and although most of the dishes had
some texture, I found the aubergine dish lacking. But it's a good place for
plant-based cuisine.


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   :kin-1: Oyster Mushroom Skewers
   :kin-2: Sticky Cashew Tofu
   :kin-3: Miso-Glazed Aubergine
   :kin-4: Cauliflower and Butter Bean Curry