akub is a Palestinian restaurant at 27 Uxbridge Street in Notting Hill, created around the flavours, ingredients and hospitality of Palestine. Chef Fadi Kattan draws on family recipes and the culinary notes of his grandmother Emilie while working closely with seasonal British produce. The result is a contemporary menu that keeps memory and regional identity at its centre without treating tradition as fixed.
Small plates and vegetable dishes reveal the pantry that shapes the cooking, including zaatar, sumac, tahini, freekeh, pomegranate and fragrant herbs. Labaneh balls are rolled in spices such as sumac, turmeric and Aleppo pepper. Bukjet mousakhan turns the familiar combination of chicken, onion and sumac into a carefully composed dish with crisp pastry and concentrated savoury flavour.
Seafood and meat dishes bring deeper richness to the meal. Monkfish cured with arak adds aniseed fragrance to firm fish, while short rib fatteh layers tender beef with bread, yoghurt and contrasting textures. The kitchen’s use of local vegetables and contemporary technique keeps the menu changing with the seasons, making shared plates the best way to experience its range.
The drinks list continues the regional story through natural and classic wines from Palestine and Jordan, Taybeh beer and arak. Signature cocktails use ingredients such as apricot leather and pomegranate molasses, with mint and citrus providing freshness. The warm Notting Hill dining rooms and generous sharing format make akub suited to a long lunch, a celebratory dinner or an exploratory meal with friends.
Address: 27 Uxbridge Street, London W8 7TQ, United Kingdom
akub Menu
Breakfast
Beyd
Fried eggs, sumac, akub bread
Sandweeshat akub
Labaneh, boiled egg, pomegranate, zaatar bread
Zahra Fritters
Cauliflower, coriander tahinia, marinated sumac onions
Qalayet Bandora
Slow cooked tomatoes, eggs, green chili, coriander
Arabic Coffee French Toast
Brioche French toast, sweet whipped laban, cocoa, pistachio
Fadi’s Arayes
Zataar brioche, slow cooked beef ribs, tahinia, red shatta, sumac, onions, mkhalal
More Brunch Dishes
Aubergine Fatteh
Aubergine, spiced tomato sauce, focaccia, garlic yogurt, fresh herbs
Short Rib Fatteh
Slow cooked beef, garlic yogurt, pomegranate, focaccia
Bukjet Mousakhan
Chicken, onion, sumac in a bread parcel
Condiments
Green Shatta / Red Shatta / Coriander Tahinia
each
Brunch Extras
Zaatar Bread
Spiced Focaccia
Nigella Seed Crackers
Arabic Bread
Bread Selection
Labaneh
Homemade labaneh, olive oil and zaatar
Humous
Mousabaha
Whole chickpeas, tahinia sauce, lemon, parsley, almonds
Fava Bean Foul
Slow – cooked fava beans, tomato, garlic, parsley
Dagga Ghazzawieh
Chopped tomatoes, green chili, dill, garlic, lemon
Maft oul Salad
Palestinian hand – rolled wheat, root vegetables , mint
Lamb Kofta
Spiced lamb, marinated sumac onions
Qare' mashwi
Butternut squash, pomegranate molasses, feta crumbs , mint, parsley
Grilled Nabulsi Cheese
Homemade Nabulsi, nigella seed oil
Sweets
Meghli Cheesecake
Baked spiced cheesecake, pear, caramelised nuts
Brunch Coffee and Tea
Arabic Coffee
Espresso / Americano
Cappuccino / Latte / Hot Chocolate
Iced Coffee / Iced Latte
Single Estate English Breakfast –Lost Malawi
Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi
Earl Grey
Satemwa Estate, Malawi & Reggio Calabria, Italy
Malawi Mountain Moto
Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi
Snacks
Turmous
Salted lupin beans
Olives
Spiced palestinian almonds
Akub pickles
Turnip, cauliflower, chillies and cucumber
Bread
Nigella seed crackers
Spiced focaccia
Zaatar bread
Bread selection
Dips
Green shatta / red shatta / coriander tahinia – each
Labaneh
Homemade labaneh balls rolled in sumac, zaatar, turmeric and aleppo pepper
Red lentil moutabal
Red lentils, tahinia. Cumin
Small Plates
Fava bean foul
Slow – cooked fava beans, tomato, garlic, parsley
Dagga ghazzawieh
Chopped tomatoes, green chilli, dill, garlic, lemon
Maftool salad
Palestinian hand – rolled wheat, root vegetables, mint
Malfouf with laban
Cabbage, garlic yogurt, pomegranate, cumin
Qare' mashwi
Butternut squash, pomegranate molasses, feta crumbs, mint, parsley
Warak enab bil nabulsi
Vine leaves, nabulsi cheese, tomatoes, raisins, parsley oil
Beitinjan bil tahinia
Aubergine, tahinia, herbs, seeds, pomegranate, pine nuts
Mafghoussa
Courgettes, squashed courgettes garlic yogurt, pine nuts, mint
Grilled nabulsi cheese
Homemade nabulsi, nigella seed oil
Arak cured sea bass
Sea bass, arak, olive oil, sumac
Large Plates
Mujadara
Rice, lentils, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, fried onions, sumac
Freekeh risotto
Charred green wheat, saffron, laban jameed, pine nuts
Shish barak with beetroot
Spiced squash dumplings, beetroot tahinia, pine nuts
Maqloubeh bil beitinjan
Rice, aubergines, onions, lamb
Crunchy mansaf
Crispy bread pocket, pulled lamb and rice, laban jameed, fried garlic
Prawn zibdiyyeh
Prawns, tomato, chilli, dill, caraway
Short rib fatteh
Slow cooked beef, garlic yogurt, pomegranate, focaccia
Lamb neck
Slow – cooked lamb, fenugreek, cumin, allspice, red shatta mayo
Bukjet mousakhan
Chicken, onion, sumac in a bread parcel
Desserts
Dead Sea Chocolate Cake
Cru Virunga 70% Chocolate Cremeux, Dead Sea Salted Caramel
Meghli Cheesecake
Baked spiced cheescake, poached apple, caramelised nuts
Hilbeh Baba
Fenugreek and Cardamom Baba, Cream, Pistachio
Knafeh Mahshiyeh
Knafeh dough, Nabulsi Cheese, Mouhalabiyeh, Qater
Ice Creams and Sorbet
Tahinia / Za’atar / Lemon Verbena Sorbet
per scoop
Dates and Frankincense
per scoop
Coffee and Tea
Arabic Coffee
Espresso / Americano
Macchiato / Cappuccino / Latte / Flat White
Hot Chocolate / Mocha
Iced Coffee
Single Estate English Breakfast –Lost Malawi
Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi
Earl Grey
Satemwa Estate, Malawi & Reggio Calabria, Italy
Malawi Mountain Moto
Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi
Sweet Wines
Grange Neuve, Monbazillac, 2021, France
100ml / bottle 500ml
Madees Late Harvest, Taybeh, 2015, Palestine
bottle 375ml
Palestinian Araks
Muaddi Artisanal Arak, Limited Release, Palestine, 2024
25ml / 50ml / 500ml btl
Muaddi Artisanal Black Oaked Arak, Limited Release, Palestine, 2021
25ml / 50ml / 500ml btl
Digestifs
Amaretto Disaronno
Chartreuse Yellow
Bas Armagnac, 1984, Castarede
Cognac VSOP, Courvoisier
Calvados, Pays D’Auge, 8 Years Old, Roger Groult
Empirical Spirits, The Plum I Suppose
Poire Williams, Coeur de Chauffe, G. Miclo
Rum, Reserva Exclusiva, Diplomático
Whiskey, Bourbon, Woodford Reserve
Whiskey, Rye, Woodford Reserve
Whisky, 12yo, Glenmorangie
Whisky, 12yo, Double Cask, Macallan
Whisky, Aged 16 Years, Lagavulin
Palestine Wines
Dabouki, Cremisan, 2023, Palestine
125ml / btl
Zeini, Nadim, Taybeh, 2024, Palestine
125ml / btl
Hamdani-Jandali, Cremisan, 2023, Palestine
125ml / btl
Sauvignon Blanc, Jascala, 2023, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Bayãd, La Trinité Blanche, Ashkar, 2024, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Chardonnay, Nadim, Taybeh, 2022, Palestine
125ml / btl
Rose, Cremisan, 2023, Palestine
125ml / btl
Rose, Nadim, Taybeh, 2022, Palestine
125ml / btl
Baladi, Cremisan, 2022, Palestine
125ml / btl
Cabernet Sauvignon, Nadim, Taybeh, 2021, Palestine
125ml / btl
Bitouni, Nadim, Taybeh, 2021, Palestine
125ml / btl
Petit Verdot Reserve, Cremisan, 2018, Palestine
125ml / btl
Merlot, Ashkar, 2023, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Doèr, La Trinite Rouge, Ashkar, 2021, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Cabernet Franc, Jascala, 2016, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve, Jascala, 2014, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Cabernet Sauvignon Grande Reserve, Nadim, Taybeh, 2018, Palestine
125ml / btl
Shiraz Réserve, Ras El-Ahmar, Ashkar, 2020, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Cabernet Sauvignon Grande Reserve, Nadim, Taybeh, 2014, Palestine
125ml / btl
Aida, Jascala, 2011, Galilee Highlands
125ml / btl
Palestine Specialities
Taybeh Beer, Palestine
GOLD / WHITE / 0ABV
Madees Late Harvest, Taybeh, 2015, Palestine
bottle 375ml
Jordan Wines
Touriga Nacional, Saint George, Zumot, 2016, Jordan
125ml / btl
Petite Syrah Reserve Unfiltered, Saint George, Zumot, 2017, Jordan
125ml / btl
Jordan Specialities
Triple Distilled Arak, Al-Zumot, Jordan
50ml / 750ml btl
Other Wines
Crémant de Loire, Pierre Chainier, NV, France
125ml / btl
Champagne CH. de L'Auche Brut Sélection, NV, Champagne, France
125ml / btl
Viogner, Serica, Domaine de Vedilhan, Languedoc, 2023, France
125ml / btl
Riesling, Marnes et Calcaires, Cave de Turckheim, Alsace, 2022, France
125ml / btl
Cicada, Chante Cigale, Rhône, 2023, France
125ml / btl
Signature Cocktails
Rumman Breeze
Mastiha Liquor, Pomegranate, Lime Juice, Orange Bitters, Soda
Shattarita
Homemade Red Shatta, Olmeca Tequila, Cointreau, Lime Juice
Dalia’s Delight
Lebanese Arak, Sipsmith Gin, Lime Juice, Fresh Mint
Sage Negroni
Sage Infused Tanqueray Gin, Carpano Vermouth, Campari
Zaatar Martini
Olive Oil Fat-Washed Belvedere Vodka, Zaatar, Carpano Dry, Cocchi Americano, Orange Bitters
Fawar il Mishmish
Crémant de Loire, Qamardeen, Aniseed Qater, Orange Blossom, Dead Sea Salt, Zaatar
Tiraz Qadeem
Glenmorangie 10 YO, Courvoisier VSOP, Lapsang Souchong, Pomegranate Molasses, Angostura Bitters
Qatf al Kharif
Hibiscus, The Plum I Suppose, Bas Armagnac 1984 Castaredes, Allspice, Fenugreek, Angostura, Dead Sea Salt
Rihlet Qassab al Sukkar
Cardamom Infused Havana 3yr Rum, Diplomatico, Amaro Montenegro, Peach, Ginger, Demerara, Angostura, Dead Sea Salt
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Fadi’s Lemonade
Homemade Fresh Mint Infused Lemon Syrup, Soda Water
Al-Attar
Hibiscus, Allspice, Fenugreek, Red Shatta, Dead Sea Salt
Tareeq Al Bakhour
Malawi Mountain Moto Rare Tea Co., Frankincense, Nutmeg Infused Syrup, Condensed Milk, Saffron
Nuwar al Mishmish
Qamardeen, Aniseed Qater, Zaatar Infusion, Lemon, Dead Sea salt
Naseem al Ward
Hibiscus, Jallab, Pomegranate, Allspice, Sugar Infused with Bay leaf, Sumac, Fenugreek, Lemon Juice, Rose Water, Tonic Water
Tamarind Fizz
Tamarind, Sugar Infused with Bayleaf, Lime Juice, Orange Blossom, Ginger Ale