Cheli

You're walking into something genuinely different on New Kent Road. Cheli isn't doing the tired takeaway circuit or playing it safe for timid palates. This is confident, unfussy Chinese cooking that respects the regional traditions it's pulling from—mainly Sichuan—and executes them with real care. The room itself is stripped back and no-nonsense: clean lines, decent lighting, the kind of place where the food is the main event. Come hungry and ready for dishes that actually have backbone to them. Staff know what they're doing and won't steer you wrong.