Berenjak Soho

Berenjak at 27 Romilly Street in Soho W1 is a Persian grillhouse that Time Out named the best Middle Eastern restaurant in London and includes in its top 50 restaurants in the city. The name means aubergine in Farsi, and the restaurant is inspired by the kebab shops (kabaabi) of Tehran's backstreets. Chef Kian Samyani created an Iranian hole-in-the-wall with counter seating and charcoal-smoked kebabs: koobideh (minced lamb and beef skewers pressed with herbs and spice), joojeh (saffron-marinated chicken), barg (flat beef fillet kebab) and chelo (saffron basmati rice with butter and crust). Hot flatbreads come straight from the clay oven. The restaurant is part of the JKS Restaurants group (Gymkhana, Trishna, Kiln). Hardens praises it as "one of the most exciting Persian restaurants in London."

Available for dine-in at 27 Romilly Street, Soho W1. Walk-in and reservations. Own website: berenjak.com.