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Where To Eat Indian Food In London Right Now
From white tablecloth places to canteen-style spots, these are our 21 favourite Indian restaurants across the city.
The Best Persian Restaurants In London
11 excellent Persian spots in London for kebabs, zereshk polo morgh, and more.
Where To Eat Dinner In East London (When You Hate East London)
Facing a dinner in East London but dreading the latest hipster food trends? Here’s where to get proper dinner out East without any of the fuss.
Where To Go For A Big Group Brunch
10 roomy spots where you can have brunch with (almost) everyone you know.
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Bao Borough
The Borough Market location of Bao is a handy spot when you need a quick fix. The buns are good, but the bigger Taiwanese plates are even better.
Mambow
Small in size but big in flavour, Mambow is a Malaysian spot in Clapton where you should plan to order greedily.
Evi's
Evi's is a Greek restaurant in East Dulwich that's perfect for a hastily arranged Tuesday gossip sponsored by meltingly soft pork skewers.
Antepliler Künefe & Patisserie
Antepliler Künefe & Patisserie on Green Lanes serves some of London’s best künefe in a warm and inviting dining room that’s as perfect for a one-to-one as it is a late-night group dessert run.
Dream Xi'an
Dream Xi’an, an excellent Xi'anese restaurant in Tower Hill, is a welcoming spot for hunkering down with a book or a three-hour catch-up.
Firin
Firin is a bright and airy Turkish restaurant in King’s Cross where the slow-cooked meats are reliable and good pide is a given.
Jumbi
Jumbi is a hi-fi music bar in Peckham which serves solid Caribbean food and makes for a great, laid-back night out.
Moko
Moko, an African-Caribbean music bar and restaurant in Tottenham, is the answer to pretty much every social dilemma.
Diddy's
If clubs are impersonal, sticky-floored sweatboxes, Diddy’s in London Fields is the anti-club. Plus it serves good coffee in the day.
Morchella
Morchella is a chic and airy restaurant and wine bar serving modern Mediterranean food you could snack on for weeks.
Iran Restaurant
Iran Restaurant is a Persian spot in Shepherd Market with heated outdoor seating that’s making excellent mezze and bits off of the grill.
The Best Persian Restaurants In London
11 excellent Persian spots in London for kebabs, zereshk polo morgh, and more.
Bab al-Yemen
A Yemeni spot in West Brompton, Bab al-Yemen is all about slow-cooked meats and hunkering down cross-legged with a lamb shoulder.
Narenj Persian Restaurant
Narenj Persian Restaurant is a Persian spot in Kingston that’s popular with locals for its excellent meats and summer terrace.
Where To Eat Indian Food In London Right Now
From white tablecloth places to canteen-style spots, these are our 21 favourite Indian restaurants across the city.
Pipoca Vegan
One of our favourite lunch spots in Brixton is Pipoca Vegan. The vegan cafe serves the kind of nourishing bowls that make you forget there’s no meat.
Beluga Restaurant & Bar
At Beluga, the dips are your friends. And whether you bring a date or a big group, there’s space for you at this Persian spot in Notting Hill.
Kolae
Exciting and totally delicious, Kolae is a southern Thai restaurant in Borough Market that's best enjoyed at the counter.
Mexican Seoul
Mexican Seoul is a Mexican-Korean street food spot in Hackney with the kind of lovable energy usually reserved for litters of Andrex puppies.
Tom's Pasta
The pasta doesn’t quite live up to the hype, but Tom's Pasta—an Italian restaurant in Hackney Downs—is still a fun place to visit to see and be seen.
Piazza
There’s a European-leaning menu at Piazza, on the rooftop of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, but it’s so tranquil up here that it’s a pleasant spot just for a glass of wine.
The Dover
The Dover is a moody Italian restaurant in Mayfair where the lighting is dim and the bowls of great pasta are huge.
Lagom
Lagom is an industrial, dimly lit barbecue restaurant inside Hackney Church Brew Co. in Hackney. It's part beer hall, part shrine to things cooked over the fire.
Kokum
Kokum is right up there with the best Indian restaurants in the city. The food at this East Dulwich spot is excellent and the service rivals the tender beef nihari for warmth.