Firedog Restaurant

You're walking past the usual high street suspects on Cockfosters Road when you spot Firedog tucked into the parade. Inside, it's warm and unpretentious—the kind of place where the open kitchen and wood-fired action is the focal point, not some afterthought. The menu reads Mediterranean, but they're not mucking about with fusion nonsense; it's straightforward cooking done with actual conviction. People keep coming back (4.7 stars says something), and you'll see why the moment you clock what's happening with their grilled plates and fire-kissed everything.