Middle Eastern

London has an amazing selection of Middle Eastern restaurants, but the offering doesn't often drill down to Egyptian food specifically. So the arrival of Alaz on Chiswick High Road is hoping to introduce Londoners to the delights of that country's cuisine. The restaurant is a partnership between Egyptian TV network owner Alaa El Kahky and caterer Sabrina Tolba. Tolba comes from a family of restaurateurs - her dad ran the

Honey & Co's latest place is part deli (filled with amazing breads and patisserie) and part restaurant. We went along to try out their new evening menu. 

14/6/23 - updated with the opening date

If you’re already a fan of Imad’s Syrian Kitchen, which found a permanent home in Soho’s Kingly Court in 2021, then things are about to get even bigger and better. The restaurant is reopening in a larger space at Kingly Court and will also serve Syrian

Things move pretty fast in restaurant news, and we like it when a chef keeps us on our toes. As we previously told you, Eyal Shani, founder of much-hyped Miznon (part of his 40+ global restaurant empire) already has another restaurant opening

London is getting a lot of new hotels over the next year, with big names like Mandarin Oriental and Rosewood opening new central London spaces. But there's plenty of room for boutique hotels too, and that's just what's coming to the City. Sircle London comes from hotel group Sircle

Just a few short months after opening his first branch of Miznon in London, Tel Aviv chef Eyal Shani is heading across town to work on a kiosk version of Miznon for West Londoners.

Described as a kiosk but with seating inside for 40 pita lovers and a decent sized terrace, the Notting Hill Miznon will serve all the London specials that Eyal debuted in Soho along with a new exclusive pita that he's currently working

Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani already has branches of Miznon in Tel Aviv, Paris and NYC. We popped along to see what his London outpost is like.

After ten years on Warren Street, Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich have moved their popular Middle Eastern restaurant Honey & Co to Bloomsbury. We went to pay them a visit in their new home. 

18/5/22 - Updated with the opening date

We only heard a few weeks back about the closure of Flor in Borough (although they do still have their bakery in Bermondsey) but a replacement has been lined up already. Flor was backed by JKS so it's no real surprise to see another JKS restaurant is poised to fill the gap, Berenjak. 

Berenjak, if you're unfamiliar, is all about

The big new Hawley Wharf development in Camden has brought with it a lot of new restaurants - including some brand new ventures. One of those is Black Cow, being billed as a "Middle Eastern steak house."

It comes from Shiri Kraus (previously Palomar and The Barbary)

Top rate sushi and plenty of buzz in this glamorous new addition to Islington's dining scene.

Looking to give your summer BBQs a bit of a boost? We took a browse through the online store from Berenjak to try a few of their kits out.

Popular veg-led Middle Eastern restaurant Bubala has launched this delivery only restaurant - we ordered it to try at home.

Last year it topped the list in our readers' vote as their favourite restaurant of the year. Now, the folk at Spitalfields veggie spot Bubala are about to open a brand-new delivery arm.

Bubie is a pared-down spin on the restaurant's Middle Eastern, plant-focused food. So

Joining a range of restaurants finding new ways back to reopening in Borough Market is Shuk. Their market stall first opened as part of the Borough Market Kitchen section last year. Now they're about to start doing dinners at the weekends.

Erev (it means evening in Hebrew) will be all about small sharing plates and some off-the-hook hummus.