Temper Soho

Temper at 25 Broadwick Street in Soho W1 is a fire-cooking restaurant and bar known for its whole animal barbecue and natural wine list. Chef Neil Rankin opened Temper Soho in 2016 as a basement restaurant centred on a vast fire pit from which whole animals — beef, lamb, goat, pig — are carved throughout service. The Guardian and Time Out praised the opening. Rankin's philosophy is anti-industrial: whole animals sourced from named farms, nothing wasted, the fat rendered for tortillas cooked on the fire. The tacos — made with fat-cooked corn tortillas and piled with charred barbecue meats, salsa and guacamole — became one of Soho's signature dishes. Hardens lists Temper and praises its "whole animal cooking and natural wine." The basement space on Broadwick Street has a lively, atmospheric feel with the fire at its heart.

Available for dine-in at 25 Broadwick Street, Soho W1F. Book ahead. Own website: temperrestaurant.com.