Persian Palace (Ealing)

You'll find yourself on the busy stretch of Uxbridge Road where it gets a bit less polished than the village centre, but that's exactly where Persian Palace sits—unpretentious and genuinely good. Walk in and you're hit with the smell of charcoal and warming spices, nothing flashy about the décor, just straightforward hospitality. The menu reads like a proper Iranian kitchen: fesenjan with pomegranate and walnut, herb-packed tahdig rice that's borderline addictive, and kebabs that actually have char on them. It's the kind of place where regulars know exactly what they're ordering and newcomers immediately understand why.