comedian & actor · 13 picks
Jamie Demetriou wrote and starred in Stath Lets Flats and has since turned up in everything from Fleabag to The Killing of a Sacred Deer. He is not a chef, and that is the interest of the list: it is where a Londoner who eats out constantly actually goes, and it runs from a Borough Market pasta queue to a Tamil pub in Islington.
Best breakfast: Pavilion. The Sri Lankan breakfast there, perfect. Warming even when it's warm.
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order: Sri Lankan breakfast
Go to the French House and have one of the best meals you've ever had in your life.
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Best restaurant in London: the Towpath cafe, but only because it's delicious.
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Going to Hammersmith is like going to a conference in Hamburg because I'm East, but Dough Hands is amazing.
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It's not cheap by any means, but I think it's one of the best restaurants in London.
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Most underrated, Little Duck The Picklery. Every time I'm there I'm saying stuff like wow and stuff like God.
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If you were to design a restaurant for eating in groups, it would be the Tamil Prince.
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Best dessert, a dark chocolate rye cookie at E5 Bakehouse. Oh my god. They nailed it.
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order: dark chocolate rye cookie
Where are you desperate to try? Roti King. I love a roti.
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order: roti
Just a stool at the bar, all their white coats and stuff. It feels like I'm part of something.
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Best curry, Rasa. They have potato dumplings that you dip in a sort of coconut chutney and I absolutely love them.
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order: potato dumplings with coconut chutney
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Published 2026-08-31 · updated 2026-09-01