10-07-2025
Popular Ayrshire restaurant opens second outlet in Kilmarnock
Kohinoor Kilmarnock officially opened its doors to customers this week bringing the traditional Indian cuisine to the town.
A popular Ayrshire restaurant has expanded its offering after opening a second outlet this week.
The team behind the award-winning Kohinoor in Largs have been working behind the scenes on a new restaurant and takeaway in Kilmarnock which officially opened its doors on Tuesday.
Customers were given the chance to sample their traditional Indian cuisine ahead of the opening through the takeaway service which began last week.
A slight delay in obtaining a bar licence meant the restaurant opened a littler later than hoped and, until today, Thursday, it will be operating a bring your own bottle policy until full service can begin.
Based on Titchfield Street in the town centre, the new venue will offer much the same quality food that their Largs regulars have become accustom to.
The frim has taken over the former Dragon Royale which moved to their new La Dragon home on St Marnock Place a number of years ago.
Following Dragon Royale moving out, the venue was left empty for years before briefly becoming the Shere Khan restaurant.
Updating customers ahead of the opening, the team behind Kohinoor said: "Firstly, we want to say a big thank you to all of you for your amazing support and patience. We know many of you are excited and eagerly waiting for us to open for sit-in dining, and we truly appreciate it.
"We believe in being transparent with our valued customers, so we wanted to let you know the reason for the delay — we are currently waiting for our bar licence to come through. This is the final step, and as soon as it's approved, we'll be ready to welcome you for full sit-in service.
"To everyone who entered our Opening Night Competition — thank you for the incredible engagement. We're running it for just a little while longer and winners will be selected very soon. Keep an eye on your messages for details and instructions.
"Once again, we appreciate your continued support, and we look forward to seeing many of you this week."
