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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.
25 Restaurants Great For A Group Dinner In London
Organising dinner for friends or colleagues is a tricky balancing act. Here’s a selection of the best group-friendly restaurants to have that get-together.
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'O ver St. James's
'O ver—an Italian restaurant in St. James's—works well for when you need something crowd-pleasing (pillowy, crispy-edged pizza) but also a bit fancy.
A Toca Restaurant
Step into A Toca Restaurant in Stockwell on a weekend lunchtime and you’ll see families celebrating birthdays over Portuguese food, big screens showing football, and cheap vinho verde flowing.
Velho Portugal
Smaller than most spots in Little Portugal, Velho Portugal more than makes up for it in charm and generous portions of Portuguese food.
O Cantinho De Portugal
Whether a quiet midweek lunch or busy weekend meal, O Cantinho De Portugal in Stockwell is always a safe bet, either for a Portuguese meal or a coffee at the bar.
El Pastor Battersea
A Mexican spot in Battersea Power Station, El Pastor is all about good times and even better food. Get stuck into the tacos but don’t miss the ceviche.
Aroma Lounge
Aroma Lounge is a desi pub in Wembley that combines football and curry house classics in a big, banquet-style dining room.
25 Restaurants Great For A Group Dinner In London
Organising dinner for friends or colleagues is a tricky balancing act. Here’s a selection of the best group-friendly restaurants to have that get-together.
Hala Restaurant
Hala Restaurant is a Turkish Green Lanes stalwart, where the food is either solid or great.
Lavo
Lavo is a huge Italian restaurant in Marylebone where the lively atmosphere, date night lighting, and delicious seafood make it perfect for special occasions.
Hijazi Corner
Hijazi Corner, a Yemeni spot in Marylebone, has a downstairs room where big groups sit cross-legged over half a lamb and friends eat mandi while keeping an eye on the game.
Detroit Pizza Islington
The Islington location of Detroit Pizza makes the same thick pies, as well as a few Italian-American classics, in a space that's made for big get-togethers.
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.
Queen Of Sheba
Queen Of Sheba is a Paddington restaurant where excellent Yemeni flatbread takes up half a table and sharing platters feed 10 people.
Yildiz Restaurant
Yildiz Restaurant is a reliable Turkish ocakbaşı in Highbury that's a favourite among big groups of Arsenal fans before and after games.
Grasso
Grasso is a Soho restaurant that specialises in good-times energy and big plates of Italian-American food.
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.
Emy's Kitchen
Emy's Kitchen is a Turkish spot that specialises in the kind of breakfasts that will leave you rolling out the door and mumbling about heaven being in Crouch Hill.
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.
Mangal 1
A legendary institution just off the Dalston strip, Mangal 1 is a BYOB Turkish spot with impeccably grilled meats and an always-lively atmosphere.
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.
Som Saa
Som Saa is a boisterious Thai restaurant in Spitalfields that lives for a spicy, big group blowout.