2 middle eastern rooms worth the trip across United Kingdom, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United Kingdom.
The Palomar ★ 4.5 · London
soho · 34 Rupert Street, London W1D 6DN
The Layo Paskin brothers' Jerusalem-leaning counter and dining room on Rupert Street in Soho London, opened 2014, runs a kitchen-counter front and a calmer.
Tip: Counter seats face the open kitchen and take walk-ins. Tables in the back take bookings two weeks ahead.
Baba ★ 4.4 · Edinburgh
new-town · 130 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4JZ
Baba on George Street in Edinburgh's New Town, opened in 2018 by the Kyloe steakhouse group, a Levantine small-plates kitchen serving mezze.
Tip: The mezze deal at lunch (four plates plus a drink for £22) is one of George Street's best value menus.