The Best Turkish Restaurants in London (2026 Guide)
London has one of the best Turkish food scenes outside Turkey. From charcoal grills on Green Lanes to modern tasting menus in Soho, the city’s Turkish restaurants range from no-frills street food to special-occasion dining. This guide brings together the best Turkish restaurants in London: the places the people who eat there rate highly, and the ones we’d send a friend to.
We have grouped them by the kind of meal you are after, so you can find a lively ocakbaşı, a refined dinner, a late-night wrap or a proper Turkish breakfast. Each name links to a full profile with opening hours, menus and directions.
How we choose the best Turkish restaurants in London
We start with how diners rate a place on Google, and only list the ones that score consistently well across a good number of reviews. Then we cross-check against well-known guides and our own notes, and confirm addresses, opening hours and menus with each restaurant’s own website where there is one. Nobody pays to be listed. Ratings move, so we go back over the list regularly.
Best Turkish grills and ocakbaşı
An ocakbaşı is a restaurant built around an open charcoal grill, and it is the heart of London’s Turkish dining. These are the grills we would send a friend to first. For a deeper dive, read our full guide to the best ocakbaşı in London.
FM Mangal – Camberwell
A south London favourite, famous for its grill-charred bread with onion dip and beautifully cooked Adana and mixed grills. Open until midnight every day.
Cirrik 19 Numara Bos – Dalston
A contemporary, family-run ocakbaşı where you can sit by the open grill. Try the mixed platter, chicken wings and grilled sea bream with a glass of natural wine.
Adana Ocakbaşı – Dalston
Named after the home of the Adana kebab and the best place in east London to try it, with Antep lahmacun, pide and a rakı bar. Open until 2am at weekends.
Hala Restaurant – Green Lanes
A Green Lanes institution since 2002, known for generous kebab platters, hand-made mantı, gözleme and Turkish breakfast.
Gökyüzü – Green Lanes
The place for a big group feast, with famous sharing platters, lamb chops and kavurmalı pide, open from breakfast until 2am.
Best modern and special-occasion Turkish restaurants
For a date, a celebration or a meal that shows off the creative side of Turkish cooking, book one of these.
Yeni – Soho
Creative open-fire Turkish cooking served as sharing plates or a tasting menu. The mantı and vegetable dishes are standouts.
Zahter – Soho
Refined cooking from southeastern Turkey near Carnaby Street: muhammara with oven-fresh bread, stuffed artichoke, ali nazik and very good baklava.
Ishtar – Marylebone
Elegant and halal, with Ottoman-inspired dishes, meze platters and live music at weekends.
Kibele – Great Portland Street
Smart Turkish dining with live entertainment and private rooms, popular for birthdays and parties. The mantı is a highlight.
Liman – Angel
A warm, family-run Turkish-Mediterranean restaurant near Angel with lovely meze, lamb chops and grilled sea bream.
HAZ Plantation Place – City of London
A smart, reliable choice for business lunches and group dinners in the City, with grills, oven dishes and fish.
Best neighbourhood Turkish restaurants
Köfteci Metin – Green Lanes
A specialist köfte house with a short menu of outstanding grilled meatballs and classic sides such as piyaz bean salad.
Iznik – Highbury
Cosy Ottoman-style decor and home-style dishes such as hünkar beğendi. Halal, dog-friendly and close to the Emirates Stadium.
FIRIN – King’s Cross
Everything revolves around a wood-fired oven, from pide and lahmacun to slow-cooked tandır kebab.
Best Turkish street food and late-night eats
Durak Tantuni – West Green Road
One dish, done properly: spiced lamb tantuni wraps, made to order until 2am. Bring cash.
Mersin Tantuni – Dalston
Tantuni in several styles plus köfte, meze and crispy künefe, in a cosy spot that is open until midnight.
Best for Turkish breakfast and desserts
TANDIR – Palmers Green
Slow-cooked tandır lamb by night and one of north London’s best Turkish breakfasts by day.
Mehmet Efendi 1953 – Edgware Road
Handmade baklava, milk puddings and Turkish breakfast from a patisserie with roots in Gaziantep. Open until late.
Planning a morning out? See our guide to the best Turkish breakfast in London.
More highly rated Turkish restaurants to try
Our directory keeps growing. In Dalston and Stoke Newington, Mangal 1 on Arcola Street is one of the original ocakbaşı grills, Testi is an award-winning family-run grill, and Stone Cave serves brunch, meze and grills all day. At Newington Green, Sarıyer Balık is a fish meyhane and Üstün bakes wood-fired lahmacun. On Upper Street, try Gallipoli or Kilis Kitchen, and near the British Museum, Antalya and Fig & Walnut Kitchen.
More London Turkish food guides
Planning by area or by dish? Read our guides to Turkish restaurants in Dalston and Stoke Newington, Turkish restaurants in Islington and on Upper Street, Turkish restaurants in Bloomsbury and King’s Cross, the best lahmacun and pide in London, Turkish seafood restaurants and late-night Turkish food.
Where are the best areas for Turkish food in London?
Green Lanes in Harringay is London’s Turkish high street, with dozens of grills, bakeries and dessert shops in walking distance. Our Green Lanes food guide shows you where to start. Dalston and Stoke Newington Road are the other big hub, with a lively mix of grills and street food. You will also find excellent Turkish restaurants in Soho, Marylebone, Islington, Palmers Green and south London, so browse Turkish restaurants by London area to find one near you.
What to order at a Turkish restaurant
If you are new to Turkish food, start with a few shared meze such as hummus, cacık and ezme, then order a mixed grill or Adana kebab for the table, with a lahmacun or pide on the side. Finish with baklava or künefe and a glass of Turkish tea. Our guide to popular Turkish dishes explains what everything is, and you can recreate some favourites with our easy Turkish recipes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Turkish restaurant in London?
It depends on what you want. For a classic charcoal grill, FM Mangal, Cirrik and Adana Ocakbaşı are among the highest rated. For modern Turkish cooking, Yeni and Zahter in Soho are standouts. For a big, lively group meal, Hala and Gökyüzü on Green Lanes are hard to beat.
Where is the Turkish area of London?
Green Lanes in Harringay, north London, is the best-known Turkish area, followed by Dalston and Stoke Newington Road in east London. Both have a high concentration of Turkish restaurants, bakeries and grocers.
Are Turkish restaurants in London halal?
Many are, but not all. Some, such as Iznik and Ishtar, are listed as halal; others serve alcohol or do not certify their meat. If halal matters to you, check with the restaurant before you visit.
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