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- Meze & Fine Dining
Laz is a Turkish meze restaurant and bar on Parkway, a short walk from Camden Town station. It is a deep, narrow room with a bar at the front, rough wooden tables, colourful tiles and bare brick. The same group runs Bistro Laz in Highgate. The menu is built for sharing, with many dishes drawn from Anatolian and Black Sea…
Laz is a Turkish meze restaurant and bar on Parkway, a short walk from Camden Town station. It is a deep, narrow room with a bar at the front, rough wooden tables, colourful tiles and bare brick. The same group runs Bistro Laz in Highgate.
The menu is built for sharing, with many dishes drawn from Anatolian and Black Sea home cooking: olive-oil vegetables such as barbunya pilaki and kuru dolma, köpoğlu, Hemşin muhlaması, karalahana sarması, crispy mantı, ali nazik and pideli köfte, plus grills and fish.
It suits a date or a night out with friends sharing plates and drinks, especially on live music nights.
What to order at Laz @Camden Restaurant
Order a spread of cold and hot meze, then one or two Laz specials for the table.
- Hemşin muhlaması – a Black Sea dish of cornmeal, cheese and butter, served with cornbread
- Karalahana sarması – black cabbage leaves filled with spiced lamb and rice
- Köpoğlu – roasted aubergine in tomato sauce, topped with garlicky yoghurt
- Kuru dolma – sun-dried peppers and tomatoes stuffed with rice and pine nuts
- Pideli köfte – spiced meatballs on bread with hot tomato sauce, butter and yoghurt
- Ali nazik – lamb on a smoky aubergine and garlic yoghurt purée
- Çıtır mantı – crispy lamb dumplings with tomato sauce, butter and garlic yoghurt
- Tiriliçe – a Balkan-style sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk
Cook it at home
Liked what you ate at Laz @Camden Restaurant? Try our stuffed vine leaves recipe, mantı recipe and pide recipe at home. You can also read more about meze.
Atmosphere and good to know
The drinks list is a big part of the place, with vermouths, gins and rakı, and more than 20 wines by the glass, including Turkish wines made from local grape varieties. There is live music on Friday and Saturday nights, and a happy hour.
The restaurant’s own website describes its dishes as fully halal. Vegetarians will find plenty among the olive-oil meze. Booking is a good idea at weekends.
Laz @Camden Restaurant opening hours
Monday to Thursday: 12:00–22:30; Friday to Sunday: 11:00–22:30. Hours can change on bank holidays, so check with the restaurant before you travel.
How to get to Laz @Camden Restaurant
Camden Town on the Northern line is around 3 minutes’ walk away, and Mornington Crescent is roughly 8 minutes. Buses 24, 27, 88 and 274 stop around Camden Town and Parkway.
For live routes and disruptions, use the TfL Journey Planner.
Menu, ordering and contact
Website · Menu · Instagram · Call 020 7482 5544
More Turkish food nearby
Nearby, try E. Mono and FIRIN, or browse all Turkish restaurants in Camden & Kentish Town. New to Turkish food? Start with our guide to popular Turkish dishes or see the best Turkish restaurants in London.
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