The two greatest Sunday roasts in London, according to the city’s most exciting young chefs

Here at Time Out we recently revealed the super talented names we’re tipping for greatness as our Best Young Chefs in London. 

Ella Williams of Peckham’s Hausu, Jay Claus of Rake at the Compton Arms in Islington, and author and pop-up chef Millie Tsukagoshi Lagares were our chosen chefs and we’ve asked them for their food recommendations. Earlier this week they named the city’s top bakeries, and now, just in time for the weekend, here are two of their favourite Sunday roasts in London.

The Raglan

Jay Claus chose a recently relaunched pub in Walthamstow, The Raglan, which is run by the same team as Irish-Indian fusion restaurant Shankeys in Hackney and features in our newly-announced list of the 50 best pubs in London.

‘It will come as no surprise to anybody that the Shankeys boys can throw down,’ said Jay. ‘The food is beautiful and the pub is annoyingly cool. It’s cool in a way that’s not trying to be cool. We feel very strongly about our roasts at Rake, because a roast can be the most disappointing restaurant visit you can do. You’re usually in a vulnerable, hungover state, too!’

NattyCanCook

Ella Williams’ choice is the roast made by chef Nathaniel Mortley aka NattyCanCook, who is just about to open 2210, a new restaurant in Herne Hill, and has previously hosted pop-ups at The Greyhound in Peckham. ‘NattyCanCook has just opened a new place, and his roasts are famous,’ says Ella. ‘They’re Caribbean roasts, so not your average roasts. There’s jerk chicken, rice and peas, plantain, and bottomless rum punch.’

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