Break your fast at these London restaurants
The holy month of Ramadan starts on the evening of 28th February meaning Muslims across the city will be fasting, consuming no food or water until after the sun sets, for thirty days. Breaking the fast is traditionally done with dates, before Iftar (the main evening meal) is shared with friends and fam. Here are the best Iftar meals in London to eat during Ramadan.
Dishoom
Dishoom is running meaty, veggie and vegan Iftar menus available for £35 per person, which include Dishoom classics like house chaat, black daal, okra fries, gunpowder potatoes and Awadhi jackfruit biryani. There are also specials like the Daal Gosht & Laccha Paratha, slow-cooked lamb leg served in daal with paratha and mixed pickle, and Chole Puri Halwa, chickpeas with halwa, pickles and a giant puri.
Available from Fri 28th February – Mon 31st March 2025
All Dishoom locations
dishoom.com
InterContinental Park Lane
The Wellington Lounge at the InterContinental London Park Lane is doing an Iftar menu created in collaboration with award-winning Jordanian chef and MasterChef: The Professionals contestant Ayesha Kalaji. The sharing menu includes dishes like hummus topped with smoked tomato and date confiture; labneh with sweet urfa chilli onions; seasonal Somerset fattoush salad; slow-cooked lamb ouzi on minted rice, nuts and raisins; a whole grilled seabass with braised cannellini beans; a mixed grill with beef kofta, merguez sausage and spiced tandoori chicken; and baklava cheesecake with pistachio, walnut and rose syrup.
Available from Fri 28th February – Sun 30th March 2025
One Park Lane, London, W1J 7QY
parklane.intercontinental.com
Spice Village
The Southall branch of Spice Village is putting on a mega Iftar buffet, costing just £19.99 Monday – Thursday and £22.99 Friday – Sunday, which also includes a round of complimentary dates, pakoras and rohafza. Or you can push the boat out a bit more and go for the Iftar set menu for £34.99 a head, featuring aloo papri chaat, chicken tikka, lamb karahi, Lahori chana masala, gajar halwa and lassi.
Available March 2025
185-189 The Broadway, Southall UB1 1LX
spicevillagerestaurants.co.uk
Honey & Smoke
Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich are serving an Iftar feasting menu at Honey & Smoke, every night from 5pm during Ramadan. the meal begins with iced tea, dates, and Nankhatai cookies at sunset, followed by lentil soup and a mezze spread including hummus with crispy chickpeas, ember-roasted urfa chilli celeriac, labneh with tenderstem broccoli and burnt spring onion salsa, and grilled pears with almond tahini and endive. You then get a choice of main, such as aubergine shawarma with pickles and cabbage slaw, seared sea bass in tomato sauce with fennel salad, or chargrilled chicken things with herby rice and grilled orange. Dessert canapes, including the famous feta & honey cheesecake, and mint tea round out the feast.
Available until Sat 29th March 2025
216 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5QW
honeyandco.co.uk
Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea
Vivek Singh is putting on a nine-dish feast for Iftar this year at the Battersea branch of Cinnamon Kitchen. For £38 per person you can tuck into the likes of tandoori chicken breast with dill and cardamon; Lucknowi chicken biryani; seared Kentish saddle of lamb with keema saag and a saffron rogan josh sauce; and royal Punjabi malai kulfi with saffron and cardamom.
Available from Mon 3rd – Sun 30th March 2025
4 Arches Lane, London SW11 8AB
hcinnamon-kitchen.com
Meet Bros
Fully halal Asian fusion steakhouse Meet Bros is putting on a big Iftar offering this year, with a set menu coming in at £49.95 per person. It includes a lentil soup starter; the choice of fried lamb ribs, braised beef ribs or grilled chicken for a main; and rose flavoured rice pudding to finish. The first floor of the restaurant is also being turned into a dedicated prayer room with separate areas for men and women to pray.
Available from Fri 28th February – Sun 30th March 2025
29-31 Craven Road, London W2 3BX
meetbros.co.uk
Villa Mamas
If you want to splash out for Iftar, head to Bahraini restaurant Villa Mamas for chef Roaya Saleh’s spesh three-course menu (at £65 per person). Hand-rolled warak enab; crispy cheese & jalapeno sambosas; Jirish kibbeh; Bahraini chicken machbous; Persian-style chicken tahchin; ravioli lamb margoog; muhalabia; and saffron-infused elgaimat with ice cream are amongst the options, so you have plenty of choice.
Available from Fri 28th February – Sun 30th March 2025
25-27 Elystan Street, London, SW3 3NT
villamamas.uk
Hoppers
Sri Lankan group Hoppers is running a new Buriani Banquet menu this March that’s perfect for Iftar. Following a round of mini date & pistachio lassis, the sharing menu includes short eats like mutton rolls, lentil rassam soup and chickpea & cucumber salad before the buriani – with either lamb, chicken, jackfruit or Malabar seafood – arrives, alongside dhal kari, curry leaf raita, lime pickle and papads. Hoppers’ watalappam (coconut custard pudding) rounds out the feast, which is just £29 per person.
Available until Mon 31st March 2025
All Hoppers locations
hopperslondon.com
Borough 22 Doughnuts
Add a sweet note to your Iftar and Eid celebrations with Borough 22 Doughnuts, which you can get on delivery or pick up in Selfridges Foodhall. The Sweet Feast Box features six of the brand’s gluten-free, halal and plant-based doughnuts in three limited-edition flavours – Pistachio Glaze, Arabian Rose and Caramel Bliss.
Available from Fri 28th February – Mon 31st March 2025
borough22.com
BUK
Halal smashburger spot BUK is doing 50% off all burgers during Ramadan, so you can swing by for a bargain pulled brisket burger or garlic truffle aioli buttermilk fried chicken burger. There’ll also be new burger toasties on the menu, so it’s well worth swinging by either the Hawley Wharf stall or the Ferdinand Street restaurant if you’re in Camden.
From Fri 28th February 2025
Hawley Wharf and Ferdinand Street, Camden
bukburger.com
Lola’s Cupcakes
Lola’s Cupcakes has created a spesh Eid Al-Fitr collection of cupcakes and celebration cakes, which are available throughout Ramadan (so you can add some sweet treats to your Iftar meal) and for Eid. Choose from pistachio sponge filled with pistachio crunch and chocolate cream cheese, topped with chocolate fudge icing, pistachios, shredded kataifi, chocolate shavings and gold dust; and almond sponge filled with honey mascarpone and date, topped with more honey mascarpone, almond baklava and dates.
Available until Mon 31st March 2025
lolascupcakes.co.uk
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