Turqusine Grill Meze Turkish Restaurant

You're walking down Pudding Lane and the smell of charcoal and spiced meat pulls you in—that's how Turqusine works. Inside, it's warm and unpretentious, with the kind of buzzy atmosphere that comes from locals actually knowing what they're after. The meze selection is where it shines: proper hummus, baba ganoush, and salatasi that taste like someone's made them that morning rather than last week. Grilled meats are charred properly, not cremated, and the balance of flavours across the menu suggests genuine care rather than corner-cutting.