Ekachai Camden

You'll find yourself weaving through Camden Market's sprawl before landing in Hawley Wharf's food hall, where Ekachai sits ready to sort you out. This is the kind of place where the kitchen knows what it's doing—the sort of Thai restaurant that doesn't soften things for British palates but doesn't need to, because the food's that good. Order the papaya salad and watch it assembled with care, grab a curry that's got proper heat if you want it, and settle in among the communal seating. It's unpretentious, efficient, and exactly what Camden's food scene needed.