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  • AddisA family-run Ethiopian restaurant on Caledonian Road since 2001 that prepares its injera, sauces and bread in-house.
  • AdulisA cosy, softly lit Eritrean restaurant on Brixton Road that has served stews and lentil dishes on injera since 1996, and calls its patch 'Little Eritrea'.
  • Apollo Banana LeafA Tooting restaurant serving Jaffna-style Sri Lankan and South Indian food in a bring-your-own-bottle dining room with a technicolour waterfall mural and disco lighting.
  • Asher's AfricanaA humming, cash-only vegetarian Gujarati canteen on Ealing Road in Wembley serving thalis, samosas and vegetable curries that change through the day.
  • Baban's NaanA modest Kurdish bakery on Blackstock Road selling tandoor-baked flatbreads and wraps at low prices, described by Time Out as a local institution in Finsbury Park.
  • Bankside Sandwich BarA family run sandwich counter near Tate Modern serving made to order rolls and full English breakfasts to the local office crowd.
  • Bao SohoA Taiwanese small plates restaurant in Soho serving steamed bao buns and street food inspired dishes on a walk-in only basis.
  • Brasserie ZedelA grand Parisian-style brasserie in the Art Deco basement of the former Regent Palace Hotel, known for classic French dishes at good value and live music while you dine.
  • Brick Lane Beigel BakeA no-frills Brick Lane bakery that has been baking beigels around the clock since 1974, famous for hot salt beef with mustard served at any hour.
  • Cafe de Nata (Camden Market)A Portuguese bakery cafe at the entrance to Camden Market specializing in custard tarts baked in an open display kitchen.
  • CamilleA compact French bistro on Stoney Street from the Ducksoup team, serving a daily-changing blackboard menu of provincial French cooking with an emphasis on offal.
  • Carmelli BakeryA family-run kosher bakery on Golders Green Road, open since 1987, selling challah, bagels, croissants, danishes and cakes.
  • Casa Tua (Camden)A neighbourhood Italian restaurant in Camden serving fresh pasta and Southern Italian dishes from a menu inspired by Puglia.
  • Chinatown BakeryA Hong Kong style bakery in Chinatown selling buns, pastries and custom cakes from its Newport Place flagship shop.
  • Chinese Tapas HouseA Chinatown restaurant serving Cantonese roast meats, dim sum and hot pot dishes in a sharing plate format.
  • Delina (Shepherd's Bush Market)A family-run Ethiopian and Eritrean kitchen in Arch 176 at Shepherd's Bush Market that also runs cooking classes and traditional coffee ceremonies.
  • Dishoom Covent GardenAn Irani café-style restaurant modelled on old Bombay cafés, always with a queue but worth it for the bacon naan roll.
  • Dishoom ShoreditchA Bombay style cafe in Shoreditch modeled on the Irani cafes once run by Persian immigrants in old Bombay, serving all day Indian dishes.
  • Dosa n ChutnyA no-frills South Indian and Sri Lankan spot on Tooting High Street specializing in dosas, idli and vada at bargain prices.
  • Durak TantuniA late-night Turkish tantuni house on West Green Road serving thin, spiced lamb-mince wraps grilled fast on a flat-top.
  • EdamiA small, bright Lebanese bakery in an alleyway behind the Shacklewell Arms in Dalston, baking mankoushe flatbreads folded around cheese, za'atar and other fillings.
  • Etles Uyghur RestaurantA small, family-run Uyghur restaurant on Hoe Street in Walthamstow, known for chewy hand-pulled noodles, lamb skewers and offal dishes such as kidney kebabs.
  • F. Cooke Pie & Mash (Hoxton)A marble-topped traditional pie and mash shop on Hoxton Street, run by the Cooke family, one of the few London pie and mash shops still going.
  • FM MangalA long-running Turkish mangal grill on Camberwell Church Street with a small upstairs balcony, known for kebabs and grilled bread soaked in meat juices.
  • Gail's Bakery (Canary Wharf)A sourdough bakery and cafe inside the Waitrose at Canada Square, part of the London bakery chain known for naturally leavened bread.
  • GanapatiA South Indian restaurant on Holly Grove, just off Bellenden Road, known for its bright purple and mustard-coloured shopfront and home-style vegetarian and meat curries.
  • The Gate Clock (Wetherspoon)A large Wetherspoon pub in Greenwich named after the Shepherd Gate Clock at the Royal Observatory, serving standard pub food and cask ale at low prices.
  • Goddards at GreenwichA family-run pie and mash shop that has served Greenwich since 1890, with a licensed two-floor dining room serving minced beef pies with mash and parsley liquor.
  • Golden Gate Cake ShopA small self service Chinese bakery in Chinatown selling char siu buns, egg tarts and other Cantonese baked goods.
  • HalaA family-run Turkish restaurant on Green Lanes, open since 2002, known for hand-rolled gozleme, lahmacun, manti and ali nazik.
  • Hon's BBQA Chinese-Texan smokehouse above Crate Brewery in Hackney Wick, serving meat smoked low and slow for up to twelve hours and sold by the gram.
  • Jamaica Patty Co.A Jamaican patty shop just off Covent Garden serving freshly baked spiced pastries based on a family recipe.
  • Kate's CafeA family-run Ghanaian cafe in Plaistow known for generous plates of comfort food such as peanut soup with fufu, with African artwork and sculptures on the walls.
  • LogmaA small Iranian-Iraqi bistro café on Goldsmiths Row in east London that went viral in late 2025 for its kofte and aubergine sandwiches.
  • MaandeeqA Somali and Tanzanian restaurant on Anglesea Road in Woolwich serving beef suqaar, chipsi maya (chips mixed with egg) and big sharing platters of meat with rice, pasta or ugali.
  • Mangal IIA Turkish ocakbasi grill restaurant in Stoke Newington run by the Dirik family since 1994, cooking meat over charcoal in an open kitchen.
  • M.ManzeLondon's oldest surviving pie and mash shop, serving minced beef pies, mash, and parsley liquor from a tiled Edwardian shopfront on Tower Bridge Road.
  • NormaA Sicilian influenced restaurant across three floors of a Fitzrovia townhouse, drawing on the Moorish influences found in Sicilian cuisine.
  • Ottolenghi IslingtonA deli-restaurant on Upper Street from Yotam Ottolenghi's group, serving salads, baked goods and breakfast by day and a seasonal sharing menu in the evening.
  • PadellaA small, always-busy pasta counter by Borough Market serving a short, changing menu of handmade pasta at low prices.
  • Peckham LevelsA former multi-storey car park converted into a seven-floor complex of artist studios, co-working space, and a top-floor food hall and bars overlooking Peckham.
  • PersepolisA Persian deli and vegetarian restaurant on Peckham High Street run by cookbook author Sally Butcher, selling Middle Eastern groceries at the front and serving a fully vegetarian and vegan menu at the tables behind.
  • Pizza Union (King's Cross)A fast casual pizzeria near King's Cross station serving thin, Roman style pizza baked and served within minutes.
  • Planet PancakeA street food stall inside Greenwich Market that has served gluten free Dutch style mini pancakes since 2014.
  • Poppie's Fish & ChipsA 1950s-styled chippy in Spitalfields serving classic fish and chips in a genuinely retro dining room.
  • Raunka Punjab DiyanA Southall restaurant decorated to evoke rural Punjab, with staff in traditional dress, serving Punjabi dishes such as makki di roti with sarson da saag and parathas.
  • The River CafeRuth Rogers and Rose Gray's Italian restaurant on the Thames at Hammersmith, in an open-kitchen riverside building with a garden terrace and a seasonal, ingredient-led menu.
  • Roti StopA tiny Trinidadian takeaway on the corner by Stoke Newington station serving curried roti, doubles and a strong vegetarian and vegan line-up at low prices.
  • RulesLondon's oldest restaurant, open since 1798, serving classic British game, oysters, pies and puddings among walls covered in vintage drawings, paintings and cartoons.
  • Sabiib (Acton)A Somali restaurant on Acton High Street known for slow-cooked lamb shoulder, meat sambusas with a spicy bisbaas sauce and mashed sweet potato with spinach.
  • Scarlett GreenAn all day dining restaurant and cocktail bar in Soho from the Daisy Green Collection, serving Australian influenced brunch and dinner across a split level space.
  • Sông QuêA bright green corner canteen on Kingsland Road's 'pho mile', family-run since 2002 and widely praised for its beef pho.
  • St. JOHN Bread and WineA stripped-back Spitalfields restaurant built around nose-to-tail British cooking, from the chef who helped define the style.
  • SweetingsA weekday-lunch-only fish and oyster restaurant on Queen Victoria Street in the City, at its current address since 1889, where you eat at high wooden counters.
  • TayyabsA family-run Punjabi grill house in Whitechapel, going since 1972, best known for sizzling lamb chops and dry meat in a loud, packed dining room.
  • Trinidad Roti ShopA long-running Harlesden takeaway for Trinidadian roti, doubles and pholourie, with a few seats inside and a saltfish and bake breakfast.
  • Uncle John's BakeryA Ghanaian family bakery on West Green Road, set up in 1995, known for soft sweet bread, coconut bofrot doughnuts and fish pies.
  • Viet RestA long-running, unpretentious Vietnamese restaurant on Deptford High Street known for fresh pho, bun cha and spring rolls at low prices.
  • Wong KeiA huge, no-frills Cantonese canteen on the Wardour Street edge of Chinatown, loved for big bowls of wonton and noodle soup, rice plates and roast meats at low prices.
  • Zeret KitchenAn Ethiopian restaurant on Camberwell Road with meat and vegan dishes, a large sharing platter and kategna, grilled injera with homemade chilli sauce.

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