Attawa

Amazingly, Attawa opened a few months into lockdown. The Punjabi restaurant around the corner from Dalston Junction operated on a make-do takeaway basis, but indoors, dimly-lit with cocktails flowing, is where it's best. The extensive menu spans from soft shell crab to tandoori paneer to dhal maakini and much of it is very tasty. Vegetarian dishes, ike the stuffed baby aubergine tadka, are particularly good, and its six-variety-strong bread selection of naan and parathas is excellent.