"If Notting Hill is a bubble, then Tsiakkos & Charcoal exists in its own ouzo-fuelled world. The Greek spot feels like the kind of restaurant where plates should smash, not least because its covered courtyard is a riot of birthday sing-songs and fall-apart pork shoulder. Inside things are endearingly hectic, as smoke from the grill wafts over tables of cheersing families or boozy dates, while the stylish offspring of the Notting Hill set escape for a cigarette out front. At £35 a head for the mezze menu, it’s also one of the best big group dinner spots around." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
Koray Firat