Best Restaurants in Bayswater

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Chicken Satay

These are big chunks of spiced, turmeric-yellow grilled thigh served with a coarse-cut sweet and oily sauce that the critic insists cannot be allowed to go to waste.

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Kalamari & Grilled Lounza

Critics highlight the mezedakia here, specifically praising the 'freshly, crisply fried' kalamari and the grilled lounza (smoked fillet of pork) for its 'agreeable traces of the flavour of charcoal.'

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Roti Canai with Daal

These "soft, flaky and crumbly sheafs" are buttery and moreish, with an extra thickness that gives them a "gentle tug and chew" that some critics prefer over London's more famous roti spots.

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Plov

The quintessential dish featuring large grains of soft, well-separated rice cooked in a seasoned broth with slow-cooked meat, steamed carrots, and sultanas for a perfect balance of sweetness and moreishness.

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Peking Duck

Roasted perfectly with a balance of sweetness and savouriness, featuring extra crispy skin that is cleverly 'greaseproofed' on prawn crackers to stay crisp and moreish.

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Char Kuey Teow

Acclaimed as the 'best version' in London, this dish captures the 'breath of the wok' (wok hei), imbuing the stir-fried flat rice noodles with a 'deliciously smoky, charred flavour' that satisfies even the most homesick critics.

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Patatas Bravas

Cooked to crispy-edged perfection, making them the ultimate reliable wine snack.

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Jeera Chicken

This award-winning signature dish was specifically judged as a triumph for chef Shamin Syed when he was named International Indian Chef of the Year.

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Nasi Lemak with Sambal Sotong

A quintessential Malaysian benchmark dish praised for its vigorous flavors.