Angel, Mediterranean Restaurant Guide

This “buzzy and enjoyable location” for “very well-executed Mediterranean small dishes” is the more casual offspring of Sam & Sam Clark’s Moro next door in Exmouth Market – and now has its own spin-off in Hackney Road. The original Spanish/Moorish fusion has taken on additional influences from further afield, including Crete and the Middle East. Top Menu Tip – “good cheese fritters with Cretan honey and Cretan sausage and yoghurt with first rate flatbread”.

“I can see what the hype is all about…”; “I just love this…”; “my new fave and can‘t wait to go back…”; “it’s going to be huge!” – This Med-inspired Exmouth Market newcomer (on the site of Firebrand Pizza, RIP) is one of the year’s better launches, and the raves in the press are matched by those in our annual diners’ poll. Chef Daniel Fletcher’s bold Med-inspired small plates are “extremely interesting and made with thought and care” and delivered by “friendly and efficient staff” in a “lovely high-ceilinged venue” that’s been “beautifully designed”. “It’s worth sitting at the counter and watching the ridiculously busy pass!” Top Menu Tips – “best pudding I have eaten all year (the orange and olive pudding)”.