Kyma, a Greek restaurant chain, plans to open at 8-10 Lewis St. in downtown Greenwich in 2027. The opening follows four years of zoning appeals and a court-approved settlement.
The Planning and Zoning Department approved revised architectural floor plans on Sept. 22, clearing the way for the project team to pursue building permits, Patch first reported. The restaurant's own website lists Greenwich as "coming soon" in 2027.
The space at 8-10 Lewis St. and part of 6 Liberty Way was formerly home to New York Sports Club and Sofia's Costume Rentals. The Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission approved a site plan and special permit in August 2022 to convert it into a Kyma restaurant, retail bakery and food store.
Three separate appeals followed. CT River LLC, Kyma's operator, and MH Cohen Realty LLC, the property owner, challenged the commission's decision over parking requirements and seating limits. A neighboring property owner, 55 Lewis Street Associates LLC, also appealed, according to CTInsider. CTInsider reported the restaurant's owners could not be reached for comment.
Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning Tracy Kulikowski told Patch the parties negotiated a settlement through their attorneys in 2025. Stamford Superior Court later approved the deal.
The settlement revised two of the original permit's seven conditions. Weekday lunch seating dropped from 125 to 100. Weekend lunch stayed at 150. Dinner seating held at 200 on Mondays and Tuesdays but rose to 225 Wednesday through Sunday. Special events are capped at 75 attendees and cannot start before 6 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays during the annual Greenwich Sidewalk Sales days, typically held in mid-July.
No outdoor dining is proposed.
Kyma's original location is in Roslyn on Long Island. The chain also operates in Manhattan's Flatiron District, Hudson Yards and West Palm Beach, Fla.
For now, the property owner is pursuing building permits only for the restaurant space, Kulikowski told Patch. The 2022 approval for a 12-seat bakery and 12-seat food market on the lower level still stands, but no floor plans for those spaces have been submitted to the town.
