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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25 comments
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....
Surely Crystal on Holloway Road deserves a mention? Easily one of the best in North London.
We need to know if the ingredients are any good or not.
Many fast food outlets (a category in which kebab shops fit) and cheap eateries cut corners by means of pretty nasty ingredients.
I wish Timeout and other publications would check the quality of the ingredients used (any establishments with nothing to hide would have no problem to allow this).
Reviews based solely on presentation and flavour should nowadays considered lazy journalism...
surely lahore kebab house in hendon deserves a mention?