Best Asian Restaurants and Spice Routes in London

Best Asian Restaurants and Spice Routes in London

Guide: Spice Routes Across London

Best Asian and spice-led restaurants in London, from low-cost roti queues and Sri Lankan rooms to Thai, Chinese, and modern Indian destination counters.

• Roti King EustonRoti King Euston is the basement Malaysian-Singaporean queue for roti canai, kari, and noodles, useful when Bloomsbury needs a cheap meal with real pull.
• Dishoom Covent GardenDishoom Covent Garden channels old Bombay cafe culture into an all-day London workhorse: bacon naan rolls at breakfast, black daal, grills, chaats, cocktails, and a room that handles groups better than most central tables.
• Hoppers SohoHoppers Soho helped push Sri Lankan and South Indian cooking into central London's mainstream. Go for hoppers, dosas, kothu, sambols, kari, and arrack drinks in a room that feels like a real meal, not a novelty stop.
• Gunpowder SpitalfieldsGunpowder Spitalfields brings modern Indian small plates into a compact East End room: go for Kashmiri lamb, mustard fish, chaat, spice, and a sharper alternative to a generic Brick Lane curry stop.
• KilnKiln is a counter around live fire, claypots, seafood, and regional Thai cooking shaped by northern Thailand, Burma, and Yunnan.
• Smoking Goat ShoreditchSmoking Goat is built around Thai drinking food, charcoal, heat, and Bangkok late-night canteen energy. Go for fish-sauce wings, smoky sharing plates, strong drinks, and a Shoreditch dinner that can roll into bars.
• The Churchill ArmsThe Churchill Arms is an instantly recognizable, flower-covered Kensington pub serving cask ale and Thai food among dense Churchill memorabilia.
• Four Seasons ChinatownFour Seasons Chinatown is known for Cantonese roast duck, char siu, rice plates, and generous sharing dishes in the heart of Chinatown. The window of lacquered meats tells you what to order as soon as you arrive.
• BAO SohoBAO Soho is small, fast, and focused on steamed buns, Taiwanese snacks, rice bowls, precision, and texture. The tight room favors a concise meal over lingering.
• Tofu Vegan IslingtonTofu Vegan Islington is a plant-based Chinese restaurant for mapo tofu, dumplings, mock-meat dishes, noodles, and a menu that makes vegan food feel abundant rather than like a compromise.

Reviewed by RGuide Editorial · Venue details checked August 2026