Restaurants

Armando

Away from the bustling end of Golders Green, this unusual little restaurant hides behind a dark exterior. Inside, there’s seating for barely two dozen. Tables are...

Golders Green: 252 Golders Green Road, NW11 9NN

Bevis Marks Restaurant

From Bevis Marks’ tables, set with fine linen and glassware, there are two views: modern paintings on one wall and, opposite, a glimpse into the adjoining...

City: 4 Heneage Lane, EC3A 5DQ

Dizengoff's

Under low-voltage lights and canvas photos of Tel Aviv’s coastline, Dizengoff’s can offer a casual meal or a Middle Eastern feast. Our lunch was a lively affair,...

Golders Green: 118 Golders Green Road, NW11 8HB

La Dorada

Fried fish was reputedly brought to England by Portuguese Marranos in the 16th century. Serving it cold was certainly a Jewish tradition, much admired by English...

Hendon: 134 Brent Street, NW4 2DR

Novellino

A basket of country breads with butter or olive oil and tapenade signals the theme at this Italian kosher restaurant and bakery: freshly cooked food with wide appeal....

Golders Green: 103 Golders Green Road, NW11 8EN

Orli

Hendon: 96 Brent Street, NW4 2HH

Ralphy's New York Grill

Away from the cluster of Jewish shops and delis at the other end of Station Road, Ralphy’s emulates a New York diner, but somehow without the bustle and style. The...

Edgware: 32-34 Station Road, Edgware, Middx, HA8 7AB

Aviv

Aviv is expanding: taking over other restaurants and enlarging its own space. The expansion has meant more space for more dinner tables and a private room for parties,...

Edgware: 87-89 High Street, Edgware, Middx, HA8 7DB

B&K Salt Beef Bar

B&K has been going for years. Possibly the locals come as much for a chat as for the rib-sticking kosher-style food; the decor isn't much of a draw. On a recent...

Edgware: 11 Lanson House, Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Middx, HA8 6NL

Beit Hamadras

The name means Madras House and is a Hebrew pun for those in the know (being similar to Beit Midrash: ‘place of learning’). The blue awning outside and elegant...

Hendon: 105 Brent Street, NW4 2DX

Bloom's

Things aren’t what they used to be at Bloom’s. The East End photographic mural has been replaced with a garish depiction of Moses at the Red Sea. More important,...

Golders Green: 130 Golders Green Road, NW11 8HB

Bloom's

Edgware: 313 Hale Lane, Edgware, Middx, HA8 7AX

Brick Lane Beigel Bake

The competitor two doors down does better sausage rolls, but this charismatic, 24-hour East End institution all human life is here nevertheless wins out in every...

Brick Lane: 159 Brick Lane, E1 6SB

Carmelli

Despite its long opening hours, you'll always find a few members of the area's Jewish community picking up treats in Carmelli. Selling kosher produce under the...

Golders Green: 128 Golders Green Road, NW11 8HB

Chopstick

A new addition in the kosher restaurant mile of London, Chopstick has Chinese staff, red lanterns and – apart from the absence of pork – a menu typical of many...

Golders Green: 119 Golders Green Road, NW11 8HR

Coby's Café & Flowers

Golders Green is bursting with eateries, so a new one needs an angle; this one has flowers. Coby's is divided into two: a flower shop on one side and a café with an...

Golders Green: 115A Golders Green Road, NW11 8HR

Daniel's Bagel Bakery

You can tell a place knows how to do its bagels when the smoked salmon variety comes with a chunk of lemon for you to squeeze on. The surly staff and clattering metal...

Golders Green: 12-13 Hallswelle Parade, Finchley Road, NW11 0DL

Eighty-Six Bistro Bar

The decor isn’t particularly French and the charming waiter is Hungarian, but the cuisine at Eighty-Six is studied and careful, using top-class meat. Crudités and...

Hendon: 86 Brent Street, NW4 2ES

Entrecote

Yet another new venue is jostling for space amid the dozen or so kosher restaurants on Golders Green Road. This is a ‘bar’, decked out in striking silver, black...

Golders Green: 102 Golders Green Road, NW11 8HB

Fernando's Chicken Grill Bar

Claiming to be Europe’s first kosher gastropub, Fernando’s is proving enormously popular with a young Jewish crowd. Long tables and an L-shaped bar accommodate...

Hendon: 56 The Burroughs, NW4 2DX

Harry Morgan's

Set in the middle of boutique land, this old-established eaterie still pulls in the punters. The awning outside advertises what’s on offer: salt beef, chopped liver,...

St John's Wood: 31 St John's Wood High Street, NW8 7NH

Kavanna

From the outside, Kavanna looks like a small white temple; inside there are linen-topped tables with elegant high-backed chairs. Service comes with a smile, though at...

Hendon: 60 Vivian Avenue, NW4 3XH

La Fiesta

The front area of this Argentinean-style steak house – overlooking the charcoal grill, with a display of mouth-watering steaks – is for snacks and takeaway...

Golders Green: 235 Golders Green Road, NW11 9ES

Madison's Deli

This is a noisy place (during busy lunchtimes the sound bounces off the grey tables and plastic chairs) but service is fast and smiling. The menu has been extended to...

Golders Green: 1-4 Belmont Parade, NW11 6XP

Met Su Yan

The name comes from the Hebrew word for excellence and Met Su Yan is certainly one of the most elegant and attractive of London’s kosher restaurants. White walls are...

Golders Green: 134 Golders Green Road, NW11 8HB

Nosh Bar

Revived Soho institution

Soho: 39 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LX

Olive Restaurant

This kosher Iranian restaurant has been revamped, with the space being expanded and walls hung with tapestry and beaten trays. Persian music plays gently and...

Finchley: 224 Regents Park Road, N3 3HP

Orli

Edgware: 295 Hale Lane, Edgware, Middx, HA8 7AX

Orli

The three Orli cafés serving fish and dairy food are under the same ownership as Eighty-Six , the Burger Bar and an excellent bakery. The decor here is unremarkable:...

Finchley: 108 Regents Park Road, N3 3JG