Tabla Restaurant

Walk into Tabla and you're getting the real deal: no fusion nonsense, no Instagram gimmicks. This is the kind of place locals have been quietly backing for years, tucked on the ground floor of a building you'd walk past a hundred times. The menu reads like a greatest hits of North Indian classics—tandoori chicken that's actually charred properly, curries with depth, naans that arrive warm and pillowy. It's unfussy in the best way: decent portions, reasonable prices around the £8-12 mark for mains, and staff who actually know their food. You'll spot families, groups, couples—everyone gets fed well here without pretension.