Tooting, Pakistani Restaurant Guide

“Reliable curries. Quite spicy!” – This stalwart Pakistani restaurant has played a leading role in Tooting’s development as a destination for curry-lovers over the past three decades, under founder Zahid Iqbal and now his son Numan.

2024 Review: “Always delicious”, this well-known Pakistani canteen on Tooting’s ‘curry corridor’ offers the “same fun and good-value food as it has for years”. A favourite of local boy-made-mayor Sadiq Khan (so come on foot or by public transport), it has an offshoot in Coulsdon, on London’s southern fringe.

“This nightclub-style, Pakistani/Afghan grill specialist in Tooting is packed night after night – especially after prayers on a Friday” – for “terrific spicy meats, grilled or curried”, in “extremely generous portions”. So “book ahead to avoid queuing” – and note: it is a “dry restaurant, not even BYOB”. Top Tip – “whole lamb grilled at nearby tables generates jealousy: take a big team” (to be ordered 24 hours ahead).