Restaurants

With a traditional Lebanese menu, a modern down to earth dining room and a glamorous north London clientele – Sahara restaurant on St John's Wood High Street is a hit with yummy mummies, low-key celebs and local ladies who lunch. Inside the Middle Eastern décor - with Persian rugs and whitewashed walls - will transport you from a posh part of London to a posh part of the Mediterranean, and the staff here are super-friendly. Signature dishes include the Kibbeh Saynieh – minced lamb mixed with spices and cracked wheat with pine nuts, onion and a yoghurt and cucumber salad; the deep fried sea bass drizzled in tahine sauce; and the Shish Taouk – marinated cubes of chicken served with garlic sauce.