Launched in the Lebanese capital’s Gemmayze neighbourhood in 2015, Loris has since opened restaurants in Cairo, Riyadh and Doha.
The London opening is in partnership with ICON Hospitality Group, which is also behind upmarket café chain EL&N London and France-born smashburger concept Junk.
Loris celebrates the golden era of 1960s and early 1970s Beirut, “serving Lebanese food the way it is eaten at home”.
The menu is described as being unique to Selfridges, built around traditional Lebanese dishes cooked with a contemporary touch and influences from across the Levant.
Located in the space that was previously home to Aubaine, Loris willseat 80 guests
Dises will include hot and cold mezze such as hummus topped with mini fried kibbeh; smoky moutabal made with grilled and fried aubergine; and toshka, dough baked with cheese and minced meat.
From the oven comes manousheh topped with za’atar, cheese or keshk, while the charcoal grill offers kabab bil karaz — lamb kebab served in a sour cherry sauce — alongside pistachio kebab and a mixed grill platter designed for sharing.
Breakfast will include a Lebanese tray featuring makdous, balila and labneh, while the wider menu includes a selection of home-style dishes.
Desserts range from knefe bil jebne to baklawa filled with ashta ice cream and chocolate knefe.
The full menu will be revealed ahead of opening.
The drinks list focuses on Lebanon, with wines largely from the chateaux of the Bekaa Valley alongside a small selection of Lebanese beers, traditional drinks including jellab and tamer hendi, a tamarind drink, and freshly pressed juices.
The dining room has been designed by Paris-based Lebanese practice BN Architects.
Slim brass arches run the length of the room, framing walls of hand-textured plaster carved with leaf patterns, with greenery hanging from the ceiling, rattan armchairs arranged around scalloped marble tables and a fluted bar at its centre.
“Loris started in Beirut with a simple idea - good Lebanese food, and the generosity of sitting around one table,” says Loris founder Jean-Marie Riachi.
“Seeing it travel from that old house in Gemmayze to Cairo, Riyadh, Doha and now London is a proud moment.
“Wherever we go, the soul stays Lebanese.”
Adam Al Mawla, founder and CEO of ICON Hospitality Group, says: “Lebanese food is well loved in London - Jean-Marie has built Loris on good food and generous hospitality in equal measure, and we want our London guests to have the same evening they would have on Rue Pasteur.”
Lucy Menendez, director of food & restaurants at Selfridges, says: “Loris is a fantastic addition to our restaurant line-up at Selfridges.
“With a menu deeply rooted in Lebanese culture, centred around sharing, it offers something truly distinctive.
“We’re excited to bring one of Beirut’s most-loved restaurants to London and offer our customers a unique dining experience.”