Babur Restaurant

Babur Restaurant at 119 Burnt Ash Road in Lee SE12 is one of South East London's most consistently praised Indian restaurants. Hardens has praised it for its "interesting and imaginative Indian cooking" that goes well beyond the standard curry house template. Named for Babur — the founder of the Mughal Empire in 1526, who conquered northern India from Afghanistan and whose memoirs (the Baburnama) are one of the great works of Central Asian literature — the restaurant serves food of comparable ambition to its namesake's: creative, spiced, proud of its origins. It is a particular destination for South East Londoners seeking quality Indian cooking.

Available for dine-in at 119 Burnt Ash Road, Lee SE12. Phone 020 8291 2400.