Croydon Charcoal Grill

You'll find yourself on Cherry Orchard Road heading towards something proper — the kind of place that doesn't need frills because the food does the talking. Croydon Charcoal Grill is straightforward: you come for meat cooked over charcoal, and you get exactly that. The open kitchen means you can watch everything being done right, flames licking the grill, meat turning golden. It's the sort of neighbourhood spot where regulars know what they want before they sit down, and newcomers immediately understand why people keep coming back.