KOKUM Indian restaurant & bar

[Simeron Lily Patel]

Hi guys,

We are very excited to announce that KOKUM, located on 58-60 east dulwich road is set to open its doors soon!

KOKUM is a contemporary Indian restaurant and bar that serves classic Indian dishes with bold and punchy flavours but with more unusual ingredients than is the norm. It is the brainchild of the co-founders of Michelin-rated restaurants, Black Salt and Dastaan.

Follow our journey

Here’s a teaser of some of our dishes…

Edited June 24, 2023 by Simeron Lily Patel

[pikeyed]

Great news. When are you aiming to open? Nothing in the link posted. 

[Simeron Lily Patel]

We’re hoping to open within the first 2 weeks of July if all goes to plan! 🙂

[malumbu]

All looks very nice.  What is your cuisine?  Anglo Bangladeshi?  Or a little different.  Happy to share my extensive Indian Subcontinent culinary advice!

[CPR Dave]

Looks very nice indeed.  Cant wait to try this.

[Simeron Lily Patel]

Thank you guys. Authentic Indian food with bold and punchy flavours but we will use slightly more unusual ingredients than is the norm. 

Can’t wait to open!

[northernmonkey]

Looks amazing - do update on when you have a date to open.  Wishing you the best of luck!  Can't wait to visit.

[Simeron Lily Patel]

5 hours ago, northernmonkey said:

Looks amazing - do update on when you have a date to open.  Wishing you the best of luck!  Can't wait to visit.

Thank you 😊 Definitely will update the forum once we have a set opening date confirmed 🙂

[Sue]

Do you have a menu you can share on here? It will be great to have something a bit different which is nearer than Ganapati!

[E.d.se22.london]

Looks great! Look forward to visiting. 

[Simeron Lily Patel]

1 hour ago, Sue said:

Do you have a menu you can share on here? It will be great to have something a bit different which is nearer than Ganapati!

Hi Sue, we are in the process of food trials/ finalising the menus. As soon as we have our finalised menus, I’ll post them on the forum 🙂

10 minutes ago, E.d.se22.london said:

Looks great! Look forward to visiting. 

Thank you! See you when we open 🙂

[missse22]

Omg! Is the the one by fabulous ice fire!? We’ve been talking to Taseer about your restaurant opening!! I cannot wait!!! 

[malumbu]

You've broken the one exclamation mark limit !!!!!!!

I'll look forward to seeing what this authentic Indian food is.  Hopefully not chicken tikka masala (Scottish) or balti (Birmingham).

Nearest I have seen is the India Club in the Strand, which in days gone by was close to the Indian High Commission.

Edited June 27, 2023 by malumbu

[dancet]

I can't wait it looks amazing Simeron!!! 

[Simeron Lily Patel]

We are opening KOKUM tomorrow, Saturday & Sunday for walk ins only. We are very short staffed so trying to manage bookings the next few days by only taking walk ins. 

Reservations are available via the website from next Wednesday onwards.

https://kokumlondon.com 

Here’s a copy of our A la Carte menu & Bar Menu 😊

We hope to see some of you over the next few days! 🙂A LA CARTE MENU final.pdfBAR MENU.pdf

Edited July 20, 2023 by Simeron Lily Patel

[dancet]

Can’t wait we are coming soon!

Edited July 20, 2023 by dancet
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[dancet]

Highly recommended! We went on Friday night to their soft opening, it was amazing every dish was delicious and we can't wait to return to try some other ones.

Friendly knowledgeable staff, excellent cocktails, and great service such a treat!

[Gribjam]

Great to hear. Excited to visit soon

[LondonFermentation]

Anyone else eaten here since it opened? The menu looks really great. I am looking for somewhere for my birthday meal but as someone of Sri Lankan origin I am quite fussy about where I eat curry (when I'm not making it at home!)

[val]

Went last night food was delicious and service vary good. Looking forward to going back.

[malumbu]

On 28/07/2023 at 10:34, LondonFermentation said:

Anyone else eaten here since it opened? The menu looks really great. I am looking for somewhere for my birthday meal but as someone of Sri Lankan origin I am quite fussy about where I eat curry (when I'm not making it at home!)

I'm planning to try the South Indian and Sri Lankan places near St George's hospital in Tootling.  West Croydon is also a good place. I expect that these places are more down to earth than Kokum - that's not a criticism but a fact.

Barbur sets the standard for high end in this area, although now very much fusion.  I've only once eaten at the Cinemmon club, fortunately I was being treated £££££.

Happy to try your home cooked food, I shared some of my Indian recipes on EDF during lock down.

As with the majority of Indians I do not eat meat.  The veggy restaurant that the Cheeseblock people ran was great but closed years ago.

[EB89]

Ate at KOKUM this evening. Small plates were a highlight. Service very friendly and attentive. Would recommend!

[kc38]

Ate there last Thursday - excellent. 

[ed_pete]

Ate there on Saturday evening. Really lovely meal and definitely a million miles from your typical Indian restaurant.

FOH staff talked us through the menu which was really helpful. Even the chef came out and had quick chat late-on. 

A welcome addition to the neighbourhood.

[Sue]

Can't wait to try it!