Midpoint Restaurant

You're walking along Ballast Quay on a decent evening, and Midpoint appears like the sort of place locals have been quietly going to for years without making a fuss about it. The Thames is right there, and the kitchen takes its Turkish food seriously—we're talking chargrilled lamb cooked right, not some watered-down version for London palates. The mezze selection is proper, the bread comes warm, and they know how to handle seafood without pretending it's something it isn't. It's relaxed enough that you can turn up in trainers, but there's an undercurrent of actual skill in what's happening in that kitchen. The sort of spot where you book ahead on weekends because word's out, but it never feels packed or frantic.