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Rambutan
Rambutan—a Sri Lankan restaurant in Borough Market—a warming open-fire kitchen, clay-coloured walls, and course after course of well-balanced, deeply satisfying small plates.
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Lulu's
A neighbourhood wine bar and restaurant of the most rom-com variety, Lulu's is a lovely place in Herne Hill for drinks, dinner, and more.
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Made In Italy 3.0
A rustic Italian restaurant in Battersea, Made In Italy 3.0 is making some seriously good sourdough pizzas.
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Kanenas
Tucked into Ealing’s leafy side streets, Kanenas is a family-run, neighbourhood cafe that's big on heart and Greek breakfasts.
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The Collab
The Collab in Walthamstow does juicy burgers and crispy wings, and it's also the sole cause of any napkin shortages in the east London area.
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Santo Remedio Shoreditch
Santo Remedio, a Mexican restaurant in Shoreditch, is ideal for when you simply want comfort after work.
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Spicebox
Spicebox, a plant-based Indian restaurant in Walthamstow, does a tarka dhal and a flaky Biscoff dessert paratha that’s well worth leaving the sofa for.
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Apollo Banana Leaf
A casual, always-busy Sri Lankan spot on Tooting High Street serving comforting classics.
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Vasiniko
A cheerful Italian spot in Covent Garden serving Neapolitan-style pizzas, Vasiniko will have you searching ticket prices to Naples.
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The Cheese Barge
The move at The Cheese Barge in Paddington is to skip the hot dishes and instead share a bottle over a cheeseboard.
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Chet’s
Chet's, an LA-Thai-inspired restaurant in Shepherd's Bush, feels too cool and exciting to be a hotel restaurant, and serves crispy rice salads and meaty smash burgers.
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Guanabana
Guanabana is a cool spot in Camden serving Caribbean-inspired dishes and one of the best halal Sunday roasts in London.
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Colbeh
At Colbeh, a small Persian restaurant off Edgware Road, everyone’s concentration tends to be on the juicy foot-long joojeh kabab and duvet-sized naan in front of them.
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Massis
Massis, a laid-back Lebanese spot in Paddington, is great a for a low-key birthday dinner, or a post-work date when you’re ready to eat your bodyweight in spinach fatayer.
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Med Salleh Kopitiam
Given Med Salleh Kopitiam's cavernous space in Queensway and excellent Malaysian dishes, you’ll be comfortable here no matter what.
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Saltie Girl
Saltie Girl is a seafood restaurant in Mayfair serving excellent lobster dishes.