Dilara

Some roads in London have a life of their own. A schedule and a bustle that’s unique to that stretch and that stretch alone, and Blackstock Road is very much one of them. At any hour of any day there’s something going in this bit of N4 and in Dilara, it has one of London’s finest and most discreet Uyghur restaurants. Big groups post-Arsenal or otherwise regularly descend on this deceptively large space for their fill of slippery legmen noodles, cumin-rubbed lamb skewers, and warming big plate chicken. Don’t be fooled by what you can see from the street—this isn’t a takeaway and is very much a restaurant. One that’s as good for comforting meals as it is for celebratory get-togethers.

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch

photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch