The Best Middle Eastern Food in the United Kingdom
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The best Middle Eastern food in the United Kingdom, according to the experts: the Top 50 Gastropubs, the Michelin Guide, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Queen of Cups comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in London and Hounslow.
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Imad's Syrian Kitchen and Palomar hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The Infatuation next.
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Rank 1. Queen of Cups
Middle Eastern Pub
A Glastonbury pub named after a tarot card, in an old coaching inn where the menu runs on Middle Eastern instinct and Somerset produce. The chef, of Jordanian heritage and French training, spent summers cooking with her grandmother in Jordan before stints at The Palomar and a Michelin-starred spot in Anglesey shaped her into someone who can make a shish barak feel completely at home in the West Country. The Michelin Guide awards it a Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Top 50 Gastropubs Top 50 Gastropubs: 2026 · Chef of the Year · Top 50 Gastropubs · Ayesha Kalaji
- Top 50 Gastropubs Top 50 Gastropubs: 2026 · #42 · Top 50 Gastropubs
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 · Chef of the Year · Top 50 Gastropubs · Ayesha Kalaji
- Top 50 Gastropubs 2026 · #42 · Top 50 Gastropubs
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Imad's Syrian Kitchen
Middle Eastern
The slow-cooked lamb shoulder is the thing to order, though the hummus and falafel will make a case for themselves too. This Syrian restaurant on the top floor of Kingly Court started somewhere much smaller and outgrew it, which tells you something. The menu is built for sharing, heavy on Middle Eastern flavours, and priced to make you feel like you got away with something. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, and you can see why.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Imad's Syrian Kitchen (this place) 74.256
- #2 Palomar 74.256
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Rank 2. Palomar
Jerusalem Middle Eastern
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Imad's Syrian Kitchen 74.256
- #2 Palomar (this place) 74.256
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Rank 4. Barnaby's
Middle Eastern
A working vineyard and orchard is an unusual setting for Middle Eastern-inflected small plates, but here we are. Barnaby's started as a pop-up and stayed, which means the room still has that improvised energy without the chaos. The fixed small-plates menu leans on quality Cornish produce sharpened with North African spicing, and the terrace is made for opening with a glass of the estate's own wine and an oyster or two.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Barnaby's (this place) 68.544
- #4 Bubala 68.544
- #4 Honey & Co 68.544
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Rank 4. Bubala
Vegetarian Middle Eastern
The green-tiled bar is a nod to East London's pub tradition, which feels about right for a vegetarian Middle Eastern spot that treats a plate of oyster mushroom skewers with the same seriousness your local gives a pint. Sharing plates fill the table: dips, flatbreads, falafel, latkes, all of it lifted by careful spicing. The Spitalfields original is compact and rustic, and dinner hands the menu decisions to the kitchen entirely.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Barnaby's 68.544
- #4 Bubala (this place) 68.544
- #4 Honey & Co 68.544
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Rank 4. Honey & Co
Middle Eastern
A sunny little Middle Eastern restaurant on one of Bloomsbury's better streets, with whitewashed rooms and a pavement terrace that earns its keep come summer. The menu runs from shakshuka at breakfast through to an evening spread of meze and sharing plates, the kind of food that gives the table something to argue over pleasantly. Regulars tend to know exactly which room to ask for.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Barnaby's 68.544
- #4 Bubala 68.544
- #4 Honey & Co (this place) 68.544
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Rank 7. EDAMI
Lebanese
The awards
- The Infatuation The Hit List: New London Restaurants To Try Right Now
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 EDAMI (this place) 65.408
- #7 Farha 65.408
- #7 Logma 65.408
- #7 Taste of Pakistan 65.408
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Rank 7. Farha
Middle Eastern
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 23 Best Bakeries In London
- The Infatuation The 23 Best Bakeries In London
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 EDAMI 65.408
- #7 Farha (this place) 65.408
- #7 Logma 65.408
- #7 Taste of Pakistan 65.408
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Rank 7. Logma
Middle Eastern
The awards
- The Infatuation The Hit List: New London Restaurants To Try Right Now
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 EDAMI 65.408
- #7 Farha 65.408
- #7 Logma (this place) 65.408
- #7 Taste of Pakistan 65.408
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Rank 7. Taste of Pakistan
Pashtun Middle Eastern
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #21 · The 25 Best Restaurants In London
- The Infatuation #21 · The 25 Best Restaurants In London
A Tie
Four places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 EDAMI 65.408
- #7 Farha 65.408
- #7 Logma 65.408
- #7 Taste of Pakistan (this place) 65.408