Restaurant recommendations
Hello! 👋🏼
I was wondering if anyone could recommend some good places to eat in London that aren’t too far from the Paddington, Kensington or Bayswater areas, but also aren’t tourist traps.
I’m especially looking for Mediterranean, Turkish or Persian cuisine , somewhere authentic, with really good food, and ideally around £20–25 per person.
I’ve been to London several times before, but somehow I always end up either:
at restaurants with a mandatory 12% tip, an additional service charge, VAT, and about five other mystery fees 😭
or
somewhere that looks slightly concerning with absolutely no customers in sight.
Or
Somewhere selling absolutely unauthentic versions of a cuisine in mini portions and the entire ingredients are swapped and only the name resembles the original recipe.
It’s surprisingly hard to find genuinely good food places in London!
Any recommendations would be hugely appreciated 🙏🏻
Thanks!