Akub

Fare Inc. transformed a Notting Hill townhouse into a Palestinian restaurant, combining textured walls, olive-green upholstery, bespoke seating and a hand-painted basement bar.
Daylight falls across a dining table and olive-green seating.
Photography: Claire Menary. Interior design: Fare Inc.

Practice: Fare Inc.
Photographer: Claire Menary
Design: Fare Inc.

The project

Palestinian hospitality in Notting Hill

Akub brings Palestinian hospitality to a townhouse in Notting Hill. Fare Inc. designed a layered interior for a restaurant celebrating the region’s ingredients and culinary traditions alongside locally sourced British produce.

A tree and upholstered seating occupy a softly lit corner.
Photography: Claire Menary. Interior design: Fare Inc.

A palette rooted in place

Annabel Harrison’s design uses textured wall coverings, olive-green upholstery and mottled timber veneers. Bespoke seating in tapestry fabrics and custom verdigris light fittings bring detail and character to the dining rooms.

The basement bar pairs marble with a hand-painted mural.
Photography: Claire Menary. Interior design: Fare Inc.

Tapestry upholstery brings pattern to the bespoke seating.
Photography: Claire Menary. Interior design: Fare Inc.

01 Below street level

Calacatta oro marble and mother-of-pearl tiles add contrasting surfaces. In the basement, a mural commissioned from Tess Newall Studio wraps the bar, creating a different atmosphere below street level.