Silk Road

"You can just as easily roll up to this Chinese spot in Camberwell for a little Wednesday night date as you can pile in for a small, skewer-happy birthday. The Xinjiang food hits many marks and remains great-value. The hand-pulled noodles are bouncy and the cumin skewers as moreish as ever. Not every dish has a punch, but when things do land, like with the hot and sour-style vinegar cabbage, or a bowl of chewy lamb noodles, we're reminded why Silk Road is such a classic." - heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna

"One of London’s most-loved Xinjiang restaurants, Silk Road is a go-to for brilliant-value spreads in a Muji-ish, any occasion dining room. The Camberwell restaurant made its name for its Xinjiang lamb skewers, rubbed with cumin and invitingly charred at the edges, that are irresistible in flavour and price at just over a pound a pop. There are plenty of other options on the menu: bowls of bouncy hand-pulled noodles waiting for a spoonful of chilli oil are all around £10 each." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak

"Offal is an essential part of Chinese cuisine. Silk Road’s ox tripe or kidney skewers are more of an entry-level example bite to someone exploring the world of off-cuts, and extremely satisfying ones too. Camberwell’s Xinjiang restaurant is one of London’s modern classics. Not just because of its tender, charred, absurdly good-value skewers—but because it’s great for any type of eater. Adventurous or not." - jake missing

"A restaurant in Camberwell with a personal connection to Jeremy Chan, known for its long-standing presence and unique decor." - Andrew Young

"Smack bang in the middle of Camberwell Church Street is Silk Road, a cash-only Chinese spot specialising in Xinjiang cuisine. It’s most famous for its enormous plates of hand-pulled noodles with chicken and £1 cumin lamb skewers. Although we’re not sure it’s as good as it once was, Silk Road is still a go-to London Chinese restaurant. So if you’re in the area with friends, you want to check it out." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager