Babaji Pide Salonu - London

Alan Yau - a name in the Restaurant industry you should know of if you already don't! He is the brainchild behind some of the most well known food places like Wagamama and Hakkasan.

Very recently the London based Restaurateur has opened Babaji Pide Salonu - a Turkish pizza restaurant!

The restaurant is tucked away in the heart of Piccadilly Circus.

As soon as you walk in the eye catching feature is of course is the huge wood fire oven which is the focal point, and from where the hot Pide (Pizza) is made.

I've heard the wait time can be long, especially at weekends but fortunately for me we were seated upon arrival. Oh and another thing, they do not currently take reservations.

Starters are served tapas style so we dived in with the garlic/cucumber yogurt, shrimps with tomatoes/red pepper and finally the chili flake calamari. The dishes were light and full of flavor.

Our choice of pide was the spinach and egg version.  This came piping hot from the clay oven, cut into neat pieces which made it handy to eat.

Having enjoyed a taste of Istanbul, we finished with a cup of traditional Turkish tea, impressed with the decor and ottoman inspired crockery.

F & F

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