London is a city of the 300 languages, and the restaurant of the world is the restaurant on the street corner: the Tamil dosa in the Wembley, the Sichuan hotpot in the Stratford, the Nigerian jollof rice in the Peckham, and the Lebanese mezze on the Edgware Road. The “Around the World in London” is not the tour of the tourist attractions of the world’s cultures, it is the lunch, the dinner, and the walk through the neighbourhoods of the most diverse city on Earth. The London that is the capital of the world is the London of the immigrant communities, the English that is the second language, and the food that is the best on the planet. Here is your guide to the world in London.

Around the World in London

• The Edgware Road, the Middle East: The Edgware Road from the Marble Arch to the Maida Vale is the most concentrated strip of the Middle Eastern culture in Europe: the shisha cafés, the Lebanese restaurants, the pastry shops (the baklava, the knafeh, the trays of the honey, the pistachio, and the best pastry in London. ~£5 for the box), and the essential restaurant, the Maroush (the 24-hour Lebanese restaurant, the mezze, the grilled lamb, the fresh juices, and the best meal on the Edgware Road. ~£20 for the mezze and the main). The essential experience: the late night (the Edgware Road is the busiest at the midnight, the shisha smoke, the crowds, and the sense of the Beirut on the Thames). The essential walk: the Edgware Road to the Little Venice (the 15-minute walk along the canal, the barges, the cafés, and the most surprising corner of the West London). More UK →
• Brick Lane, the South Asia: Brick Lane is the heart of the British Bangladeshi community, and the curry houses, the restaurants, the waiters, the “come in, my friend, best curry in London”, are the essential Brick Lane experience. The best curry house: the Aladin (the 40-year-old restaurant, the lamb shatkora, the garlic naan, and the best curry on the Brick Lane. ~£15 for the curry and the rice), the alternative: the City Spice (the larger, the more famous, and the Phall, the hottest curry in London, the challenge, and the wall of the fame). The Sunday: the Brick Lane Sunday Market (the Truman Brewery, the vintage, the street food, the bagels at the Beigel Bake, the 24-hour bagel shop, the salt beef, the mustard, and the best £5 meal in London. The queue is the 10 minutes, and the bagel is worth every second). The essential walk: the Brick Lane to the Spitalfields, the 15 minutes, the street art, the Banksy, the Truman Brewery, and the best Sunday afternoon in the East London
• Chinatown, the East Asia: The Chinatown of the London is the Gerrard Street, the red lanterns, and the best Chinese food in the UK. The essential restaurant: the Four Seasons (the roast duck, the best in London, the crispy skin, the pancakes, the hoisin sauce, and the essential Chinatown meal. ~£25 for the half-duck), the alternative: the BaoziInn (the Sichuan, the spicy, the dan noodles, and the best Sichuan food in London. ~£15). The essential experience: the dim sum at the Golden Dragon (the oldest dim sum restaurant in the Chinatown, the trolleys, the har gow, the siu mai, and the best Sunday lunch in the West End. ~£20 per person). The essential walk: the Chinatown to the Soho, the 5 minutes, the Gerrard Street to the Wardour Street, and the London of the bars, the theatres, and the night that begins at the 6pm
• Wembley, the Gujarat: The Ealing Road in the Wembley is the “Little India”: the Gujarati restaurants, the vegetarian, the thali, the best dosa in London, the Dosa Express (the paper dosa, the sambar, the coconut chutney, and the best £6 meal in the city), and the sweet shops (the jalebi, the gulab jamun, the barfi, and the best Indian sweets in London). The essential experience: the Navratri festival (the October, the garba dancing, the 2,000 people in the car park of the temple, and the most spectacular night in the Wembley). Also try: Brixton (the Caribbean), the Green Lanes (the Turkish), the Southall (the Indian), the New Malden (the Korean)