Halal London: where we'd send you

Knightsbridge

A Turkish dining room on Brompton Road, near Harrods, with a long meze list (Pulled Lamb Hummus, Icli Kofte, Charred Aubergine) and speciality dishes such as Pistachio Lamb Cutlets and Iskender.

Knightsbridge · £££

Pakistani cooking in the Mughlai tradition, on Kinnerton Street.

Barbican · £££

Tabletop Korean barbecue on Whitecross Street, near the Barbican, built around sharing sets: The Classic (four cuts of your choice, such as Bulgogi, Kalbi and Chicken Thigh) at £85, and The Grand, four cuts of Wagyu, at £125, both with banchan and lettuce wraps.

Chelsea · £££

The London branch of a Gulf restaurant with sites in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, on Elystan Street in Chelsea, cooking Bahraini and Gulf dishes such as Chicken Machbous, Mozat Laham (braised lamb shank on vermicelli rice) and an Upside Down Rice Cake.

Mayfair · £££

A Lebanese grill on Curzon Street with Moroccan mains too.

Wimbledon · £££

Lebanese charcoal grills and mezze on The Broadway, from a group with six London sites.

Brick Lane · £££

Lebanese charcoal grills on Brick Lane, with two branches on the street.

Greenwich · £££

A Turkish charcoal grill on Blackheath Hill, open until midnight.

Kilburn · ££

A Mediterranean-Turkish charcoal grill on Kilburn High Road that keeps late hours: it says it is open from 11:00 until 5:00 every day.

Fulham · ££

Afghan charcoal grills on North End Road, and good value for a full grill.

Stratford · ££

A steakhouse on Romford Road built on Black Angus: a boneless Sirloin from £23.95 and a Ribeye at £27.95 that the menu calls its best seller, with a T-bone on the same list.

Walthamstow · ££

A South African-style braai steakhouse on Wood Street.

Tooting

The Tooting Bec branch of a steakhouse group, on Balham High Road.

Norbury

Royal Mahal's second branch, on London Road, calls itself the home of the Pakistani nashta: a weekend Pakistani breakfast it says families come across South London for.

West Drayton · ££

A Pakistani and Punjabi restaurant on Station Road, West Drayton, with a full Traditional Desi Breakfast section: Halva Puri (weekends, 10:00 to 15:00) with halva, Lahori-style channa and aloo bhujia at £9.99, Omelette and Paratha at £7.99, Lamb Nihari at £14.99, and sweet Halva and Meethay Pooray.

Stoke Newington · ££

Uzbek cooking on Stoke Newington Road: Uzbek Pilau (palov) made in a kazan, from £13, Lagman hand-pulled noodles at £16, Manti dumplings from £3.50, Tandir Somsa baked in a clay oven, and charcoal Shashlik.

Forest Gate · ££

Malaysian cooking on Upton Lane, in the Penang style: Nasi Lemak, Curry Laksa and Char Kue Teow at £12.99, Beef Rendang at £9.99, and Roti Canai with dal at £7.99, which the menu marks as a chef's pick.

Fitzrovia · £

One dish, done properly, two minutes from Oxford Circus: chicken or paneer tikka in five marinades (Malai, Hariyali, Lassuni, Classic and Angara), served as a rice bowl at £9.95, a wrap at £8.95, or tikkas with chips.

Soho · ££

Indian street food and home cooking in Soho, built around the thali: a regular thali (chicken, lamb, fish or vegetable) comes on a stainless steel platter with a curry, two freshly made vegetables, papad and chutney.

Stepney Green

Afro-inspired peri peri chicken on Mile End Road.