Honey & Co, Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich’s tiny Middle Eastern cafe near Warren Street, was a huge hit with everyone when it opened back in 2012. But if there was drawback to the place, it was its tiny room, which was always packed and near enough impossible to get in to. Thankfully they opened Honey & Smoke in 2016, where you can get a taste of their food, plus a bit of elbow room, in a site that was five times the size. The room is cool and spacious, decorated brightly with ochre walls, gleaming turquoise tiles and colourful circular patterns painted on one side. The mezze is excellent, particularly the hummus, the fried cauliflower and the aubergine and yoghurt dip with crisp ‘lavoush’ crackers. The minced lamb kebab with aubergine and burnt pepper is a great main to share. Honey & Smoke is a solid spot for Middle Eastern food in central, and if your only memory of these guys is squishing yourself into Honey & Co, then it’s well worth checking out its big sister instead.