Middle Eastern

• Arabica KX sees Borough's Levantine-inspired restaurant expand to King's Cross

  This new all day restaurant will open up right next to the Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross and they're promising very special hummus, the best halal steaks and more.

• HAYA in Notting Hill will serve up food inspired by Tel Aviv

  If you're after a casual meal of Mediterranean small plates, with a menu inspired by Tel Aviv, then HAYA in Notting Hill will be the place to head.

• NYC's The Halal Guys pick Earls Court for their second London restaurant

  Hugely popular American street food sensation The Halal Guys are building on their UK base, picking Earls Court as the location for their second London restaurant.

• Test Driving Mortimer House Kitchen - a modern menu that reflects what Londoners really want to eat

  

  Former L'anima chef Lello Favuzzi has returned from his travels to bring a mixture of Italian and middle eastern inspiration to this Fitzrovia kitchen

• Test Driving Berenjak - Iranian kababs in Soho from the JKS group

  JKS Restaurants turn their superpowers to the humble kebab - inspired by Iranian hole in the wall spots. Seems like Soho's not all that far from Tehran after all. 

• Dubai’s Ruya comes to London with modern Anatolian cuisine

  Fresh from Dubai comes Ruya and chef Colin Clague, bringing some of the region’s finest traditional food given a contemporary, sophisticated twist that's well suited to the restaurant’s ritzy location.

• Babel House is introducing Mayfair to the delights of Odessan food

  This Mayfair restaurant takes its inspiration from the countries that surround the Black Sea, with a particular focus on Odessa - so expect a lot of seafood delivered from the market there.

• Lebanese restaurant Abd el Wahab Belgravia comes to London

  Abd el Wahab is a popular group of Middle Eastern restaurants  and has come to London - bringing along a mix of Lebanese and Middle Eastern cooking with it.

• Amber restaurant will have Middle Eastern via Aldgate East

  Murat Kilic and Pierre Apri have taken some hefty inspiration from the region, but given it a European flavour, meaning Amber's menu is Middle Eastern food, but not as you know it, making it a perfect fit for its high end Piazza Square address.

• Test Driving The Good Egg in Soho - a Middle Eastern addition to Kingly Court

  The Good Egg has set up a second restaurant in Kingly Court - we know their brunch is up to the task but what about dinner? We head along to find out. 

• The Good Egg to open their second restaurant in Kingly Court

  Expect great brunches and a whole lot of babka as the boys behind N16's Israeli/Canadian cafe expand to the melting pot of Kingly Court

• Tel Aviv chef Oded Oren is popping up with Lebanese wines at Borough Wine and Beers

  

  Islington restaurant and micro-brewery Borough Wine & Beers has been keeping busy this year with a series of excellent pop-ups. They're showing no sign of letting up for the time being too. Now they've announced that the next to join will be Oded Oren, an Israeli chef who's previously worked down south in the well-received Louie Louie. 

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• Get a taste of Bahrain in Chelsea with Villa Mama’s

  After a successful first opening in her home country, Bahraini chef Roaya is now opening the second branch of Villa Mama’s all the way over in London. 

• Honey and Smoke is the new restaurant from Honey and Co

  

  Now this one slipped right under the radar. Alerted by a mention by Fay Maschler in the Standard, we bring news of a new restaurant from the people behind Honey and Co - Honey and Smoke. This Middle Eastern grill is already open on Great Portland Street. We blame us being late to the party by being distracted by our New York trip, but as with all good news, better late than never!

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• Test Driving Yosma - Marylebone's new Turkish tavern

  Yosma is a mayhene - which means a sort of Turkish gastropub - we went to check it out