Look out for the deviled dishes and Chicken 65. ![]() The mutton rolls are what I based my brisket rolls on in Smokehouse, but the whole menu is delicious. Rankin says: “My favorite spot is Apollo Banana Leaf in Tooting. It’s packed every night, including once a week by my whole team, for whom no Sunday evening away from the stoves is complete without a few beers and place on one of Silk Road’s long benches, working up a happy sweat.” (Photo: Yelp)Įxecutive chef at The Smokehouse and Bad Eggįavorite under-the-radar spot: Apollo Banana Leaf (190 Tooting High St, London SW17 0SF) What it is: A fine, honest establishment, built by a family putting their heart in every bowl of hand-pulled belt noodles and cleaved chicken. I’m aware now that it’s not necessarily a full or authentic description of Xin Jiang cuisine, and that doesn’t bother me at all. ![]() It was, and I think may still remain, London’s only Xin Jiang restaurant. Go with a nice gang so you can order everything.” (Photo: Yelp) Jackson BoxerĮxecutive chef and owner of Brunswick Houseįavorite under-the-radar spot: Silk Road (49 Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8TR)īoxer says: “I was 20 when I first discovered Silk Road, which had then only just opened. My favorite thing, though, is a big table at Lahore-in my opinion, the best Pakistani spot in London. Dim sum with a friend is always the goal, but I’m just as likely to end up at Jen Cafe eating noodle soup. Pryce Says: “If I get into Central London, I usually head to Chinatown a lot of chefs do. Gabriel Pryceįavorite under-the-radar spots: Jen Cafe (4-8 Newport Pl, London WC2H 7JP) Lahore Kebab House (2-10 Umberston St, London, E1 1PY) In a city that has gone from ‘Reservations who needs them?!’ to a complex hierarchy of ‘no reservations,’ ‘reservations only,’ and ‘good luck getting a reservation if you’re not royalty or Kate Moss’ (essentially the same thing), where are London’s most discerning chefs escaping the crowds now? We asked 10 of them to fork over their secrets. London now rivals New York in the dynamism and sheer diversity of its dining scene, with excellent restaurants to be found everywhere from Wapping to Hackney Wick. To say things have changed would be a typically British understatement. ![]() While savvy Londoners have always known where to find the most buttery mutton roti, or a plate of soul-soothing pie and mash, tourists were left ordering bland curries on Brick Lane (rookie error!) and probably wondering how we Brits hadn’t all perished from starvation (short answer: booze). Michelin-starred dining aside, the British capital was slow to produce a restaurant culture to match its world-class art, fashion, and music scenes. Once upon a time, London was a place where under-the-radar eating experiences were pretty much the only kind worth having.
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