Coal Office

One of a handful of flagship restaurants in the multi-million-pound Coal Drops Yard destination near King’s Cross, Coal Office is a collaboration between celebrated Israeli chef Assaf Granit and designer Tom Dixon. Granit also runs Machneyuda in Jerusalem, the Michelin-starred Shabour in Paris, and is co-owner of London’s Palomar group.

In keeping with Granit’s other restaurants, food here revolves around the flavours and textures of Israel and the Levant, with a contemporary outlook and the odd touch of fusion, as in the ‘bruschetta’ with lamb sweetbreads, or the Machneyuda-style polenta.

With cutting-edge design by Tom Dixon, who has also collaborated on restaurants with Stevie Parle, among others, the restaurant is thoroughly contemporary in its look and feel, although it does so without sacrificing on comfort or conviviality.