Basrah Lounge

Basrah Lounge at 165 Dukes Road, Acton serves Iraqi cuisine from this W3 address close to the North Acton and Park Royal area. Named for Basra, Iraq's second city and major port on the Shatt al-Arab waterway, the restaurant reflects the Iraqi community in West London. Iraqi cuisine — lamb dishes, masgouf fish, quzi slow-roasted rice and the celebrated Basrawi samoon bread — is one of the great traditions of the Arab kitchen.

Dukes Road W3 is in the North Acton and Park Royal area, close to North Acton underground station on the Central line. Iraqi restaurants are rare in London, making Basrah Lounge a distinctive find in the W3 area.