Shapla

Walk past the modest frontage on Chipping Barnet's High Street and you'll find yourself in a place that doesn't need to shout about itself. Shapla's been feeding locals since the early 2000s, and there's comfort in that consistency. You're looking at straightforward, well-executed Indian cooking — the kind where your tikka masala tastes like someone actually bothered with the sauce rather than chucking cream at chicken. The room's unpretentious, service is genuinely friendly rather than hovering, and prices won't leave you wondering why you didn't just order a takeaway. It's the sort of place where regulars have their table and the kitchen remembers how you like it.