London’s best kebabs
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By Guy Dimond and Charmaine Mok. Photography Ming Tang-Evans
Posted: Mon Sep 1 2008
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London’s kebab geography is oddly skewe(re)d. Go west or north-east, and you’ll have a plethora of excellent choices concentrated in certain localities. But go south, and you can go whistle. Having said that, a few excellent kebab joints do exist, and this is one of the newest (opened at the end of 2007), and a favourite.
Green Lanes: one of several 'kebab corridors' in London Faanoos
IRANIAN OUTPOST IN SHEEN
This simple, hugely popular neighbourhood restaurant in Sheen serves great Persian food in a convivial setting. It’s not licensed to sell alcohol but you can bring your own booze, and will not be charged for doing so. Persian food tends to be fragrant and colourful, and here they’re all very fresh and of good quality. Our delicately marinated kebab of boneless spring chicken was served with saffron rice topped with little sour barberries. Make sure you order the naan-like bread from the tiled tandoor-like oven.
Faanoos, 481 Upper Richmond Rd West, SW14 7PU (020 8878 5738/020 8876 8938). Mortlake rail.
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28 comments
Since Dionysus has now sadly closed, there are THREE London outlets that deserve special mention for serving a quality "minced meat mix" type of Doner Kebab:-
'Bosphorus Kebabs' - 59 Old Brompton Road SW7.
'The Best Turkish Kebab' - 125 Stoke Newington Road N16.
'Acton Hill Kebab & Grill' - 269 High Street W3.
The food at TAD is good but the service is S-L-O-W and the waiters are so rude! When I pointed out that we had been waiting over 40 minutes for our food our waiter told me that was not the case and simply walked away. No apology, no follow-up, nothing. When it did eventually come the food was good but in future I will be sticking with Anatolia - delicious food AND nice staff.
TAD for TASTE
TAD restaurant in Hackney for me thankyou, i would like to see TAD on your review nxt year, not many turkish restaurant outside the city brings out the taste of meat as well as TAD Restaurant.
The Best Kebabs, Fish. and Lamb Chops are all served in Stoke Newington. Very Reasonable prices. Hussan Restaurant, and many others along the main road do a raring business and are open until very late everyday.
Everyone should try there.
I have eaten at many of these restaurants and am shocked that Beyti on green lanes by Newington Green is not there. my favourite Kebab restaurant in London. Fantastic cuts of meat, expertly charcoal grilled - all at a credit crunch busting low price. An absolute treat!
How can Best Mangal have been missed off. travesty!
Unfortunately you have missed the two best new tastes in London at this current moment in time:
TAD Restaurant in Hackney 261 Mare Street, I mean the retaurant just brings light to the area.
and the new branch TAD Mangal in Fulham, 297 North End Road
Check out the appoval given on the Kebab Kid Group on Facebook! Courtesy of some seriously loyal customers!
Testi in Stokey for me too! Mmmmmm
I think the journalists just post thse who advertise wth the magazine as so many places have been missed even in general reviews
Lahore is good, tayabs use to much colouring.
Those who ever fly out from Heathrow should def try out Karahi Express - Its an indian restaurant similar to lahore.
very popular in west london. full of locals
What about Testi in Stoke Newington??
What about the famous Lahore Kebab House just off Commercial Road in E1. I've been going there for years and despite it becoming trendy in more recent times the food is still second to none.
Also Tayyab in Fieldgate Street, E1, also great food. You'll probably have to queue.
bouzoukia on the hill n10 very friendly plus authentic dancing and music on fri and sat
lemonade hendon kosher with authentic yemeni sauces
BOLU BOLU BOLU of CAMBERWELL. and how was this missed?
Bolu Kebab in camberwell is by far the best late-night kebab shop. also Dionysus might just burn down again... acidentally....