Iranians either relish or refuse to have anything to do with Patogh, a kebab joint more akin to one of Tehran's cluttered cafés than its cosmopolitan...

We were delighted to see Tandis busier than on our previous visits, for it's one of London's most pleasurable spots to explore Persian cooking. The recently...

Many Iranian restaurants strive to emulate the informality of the dinner parties at which so much of their nation's cuisine is served. Not so with Mahdi, a...

It is testament to Mohsen's enduring popularity that the place was packed with late lunchers, mostly Iranians, on our recent 4pm visit. The secret? While...

Authenticity is something the original Mahdi in Hammersmith has in spades, and this brighter, less cavernous Finchley Road branch is a worthy offspring. The...

Faanoos is a great local restaurant - cheerful, cheap and bustling even midweek. It's also an oasis of colour on an insipid stretch of the Upper Richmond...

Seaside photographs and a red, white and blue fishing net hung from the ceiling are your first clues that Gilak specialises in cooking from Iran's coastal...

Given the culinary cross-pollination between the two countries, it's strange that it has taken until now for a restaurant to offer an Iranian and Afghan...

There's nothing conventional about Anar's approach to contemporary Persian cuisine. You'll find none of the gaudy orientalism prevalent at other Iranian...

Sufi hasn't missed a beat in all the years we've been visiting. It's a restaurant that combines authenticity with familiarity and respects the sense of...

Not everyone wants to find the restaurateur dining with friends at one of his own tables, but in homely Iranian eateries it's a mark of distinction. Nor was...

It has taken little more than a year since opening for Parsian to establish itself among our favourite Persian restaurants. Authenticity is key: custom on...

Behesht means 'heaven', and to pining Iranian expats that's exactly what this first-rate restaurant is. To others, its gaudy oriental interior is more...