The Tamil Prince

You'll walk into The Tamil Prince on a quiet stretch of Hemingford Road in Islington and immediately feel like you've stumbled onto something proper. The room has an unpretentious warmth to it—not trying too hard, just genuinely good. What sets this place apart is the specificity of the menu; this isn't pan-Indian comfort food, it's genuinely South Indian cooking, which means you're getting dosas that actually shatter when you bite them, sambar that tastes like someone's grandmother made it, and uttapam that doesn't taste like a thick pancake mistake. The spicing is confident without being show-offy, and they clearly know what they're doing with coconut, tamarind and proper curry leaves.