Will suggest you take Patricia Colwell's advice and add downlights in a logical pattern.

You probably wouldn't have a fan in there if you didn't need it. (If you never turn it on, get rid of it!) It does complicate things, though, since it needs to work with the island pendants. It might make sense to find the new fan before the pendants because the selection is more limited on fans.

What strikes me more than your garage lighting (no offense, but I agree with your choice to upgrade) is that you have warmth and color on the table and buffet side, but sterility on the kitchen side. The dog looks confused because there are two different rooms.

My first thought is to tile the backsplash in the soft green of the buffet, but that's probably not the easiest project when we're here for lighting. Perhaps you can find some jade green schoolhouse pendants?

We aren’t particularly attached to the fan one way or another! But yes we are definitely trying to warm up that space-I’ve found it hard to incorporate any color or style just because the walls are 95% cabinet! Yes the awful garage lighting has got to go! If we were to install a pendant/chandelier where the fan is, would flush/recessed lighting for the rest of the space do the trick? I’m just unsure how to balance the space

Replace the fan with a pendant light and agree with @Patricia Colwell Consulting on the pot lights.

Yep, ditch the pan and do it all in pot lights. I'm biased against pendant lights because I hate hanging fixtures of any type, but going on what everybody else thinks pendants over the island would probably be good too.

Fandelier?

This is my kitchen with track done to give the best possible lighting . We have a n attic that is so low adding pot lights was more hassle than it was worth

I suggest a white tracklight so that it blends in with the ceiling, an island pendant, and a chandelier for over the dining table.

Really like what @lisedv has shown you. Install a dimmer switch for each set of lights so you can adjust lighting as needed. If budget allows, add under cabinet lighting too.

I can't live without undercabinet lights.

1. contact an electrician, find out what the options are for your situation, budget

2. The fan must go

3. pendants are personal choice i dont think you need them, getting a nice fixture over the table would be my start. Have the electrician put two can lights over the island, you can convert later if you really wanted to.

4 NOT 4k 3500 is white enough we are not going surgical

5. MUST be dimmable.

Love the above rendition by RL. See how streamlined and elegant it looks in comparison to having track lights, pendants, and a chandelier. I had a linear pendant over the long side the L counter in my kitchen, which also faced our dining table and its chandelier, open concept living area. We removed the linear pendant several years ago, installed 3 led pot lights where the pendant was, and one in the center area of the small u shaped kitchen. I still love the simplicity of it in our small open concept condo like home.

Since you can't use the fan then you should remove it, honestly it ruins the whole look of the kitchen. I would recommend not using any hanging light fixtures, they will not fit in with the minimalist style of your kitchen.

And looking at what is shown in the photos, the lighting in the kitchen doesn't seem to be extensive enough, there are still shadows in a lot of places, which is a problem brought on by the only pendant light the whole room relies on, and a new light fixture should take that into account. The track downlights that many have mentioned would be good, or seam linear light, which has a very low presence, while being simple and beautiful.