Korean Grill Kensington

You'll walk into Korean Grill Kensington and immediately clock the built-in grills at every table—this is proper participatory dining, not just eating. The setup forces a kind of communal theatre; you're standing over your own bulgogi and galbi, charring edges to your exact preference whilst your mates watch and judge your technique. It's the sort of place where an ordinary Tuesday night feels like an event, where the smell of grilled meat and sesame oil clings to your clothes in the best way possible. The South Kensington location means it doesn't have that gritty New Malden Korean corridor energy, but there's something rather brilliant about finding this level of authenticity tucked away on a residential street near the V&A.