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Nicosia · Est. 2018 · Chef Léa Marchand

A study in restraint.

Modern French cuisine in a room built for the senses. Twelve tables. One uncompromising menu.

The dining room

"Twelve tables, candlelight, and a single open pass. The room was designed to make the kitchen part of the evening."

The Tasting Menu

Six courses, with pairings

€120
per guest
Amuse
Garden in October

Herb oil, cultured cream, garden cress

Champagne · Brut Nature
First
Hand-dived Scallops

Cauliflower purée, brown butter, caviar

Chablis Premier Cru, 2022
Second
Beetroot Tartare

Smoked yoghurt, rye crisp, dill oil

Pinot Noir, Santenay, 2021
Third
Turbot à la Plancha

Brown shrimp, samphire, beurre noisette

White Burgundy, Meursault, 2020
Fourth
Dry-aged Ribeye

Bone marrow, fermented mushroom, red wine jus

Northern Rhône Syrah, 2018
Sweet
Dark Chocolate Délice

Olive oil, sea salt, milk sorbet

Banyuls Rimage, 2019
The room
Chef Léa Marchand

A room built around the table.

Trained in Paris and Copenhagen, Chef Marchand returned to the Mediterranean to cook with restraint — ingredient first, technique quiet.

To Begin

First impressions.

Hand-dived Scallops

Hand-dived Scallops

€28

Cauliflower purée, brown butter, caviar

GF
Beetroot Tartare

Beetroot Tartare

€22

Smoked yoghurt, rye crisp, dill oil

VG
Main Courses

The centre of the plate.

Dry-aged Ribeye

Dry-aged Ribeye

€64

Bone marrow, fermented mushroom, red wine jus

GF
Turbot à la Plancha

Turbot à la Plancha

€58

Brown shrimp, samphire, beurre noisette

GF
Chef at the pass
Chef Léa Marchand

Ingredient first, technique quiet.

Trained in Paris and Copenhagen, Léa Marchand returned to the Mediterranean to cook with restraint — the room designed around the table, the kitchen part of the evening.

Private Dining

The room, yours.

For celebrations and quiet business. The Chef's Table seats eight at the pass; the Library seats sixteen; a full buyout takes twenty-four.

Chef's table
Seats 8

The Chef's Table

Six-course tasting served at the pass, with the chef. €180 per guest.

Library room
Seats 16

The Library

Four courses with paired wines, in a private room. €145 per guest.

Full buyout
Up to 24

Full Buyout

The entire restaurant, for a single evening. By arrangement.

Wine cellar
The Cellar

A short, serious list.

Three hundred bottles, chosen to match the menu and to stand alone. Burgundy and the Northern Rhône lead; there is depth in grower Champagne, and a considered Mediterranean section you won't find elsewhere.

  • Grower Champagne by the glass
  • Burgundy from €60 to €4,000
  • Eastern Mediterranean & Greek skin-contact
  • Sommelier's flight with the tasting menu
Recognition

What's been said.

★★★★★

The Mediterranean's most intimate room.

Le Monde — March 2026

No. 3

Europe's 50 Best, 2026.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants

Feature

A chef who cooks with the tide.

Financial Times Weekend, February 2026

Guest Words

After dinner.

01

Evelyn Hart

"An extraordinary evening — every course a revelation."

02

Daniel Cross

"The ribeye is the best in the city. Service impeccable."

Reservations

Twelve tables, one menu, every evening.

We serve dinner Tuesday to Saturday from 18:00. Reservations open six weeks ahead. Tables are held for fifteen minutes; please let us know if you're running late.

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Tue–Sat · 18:00–23:00

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