Suk Saran

It’s easy to overlook this simple, elegant Thai restaurant stuck between two big pubs. Suk Saran is an offshoot of the Sukho group, which has restaurants in Fulham & Chelsea. The ambition of the place – from the elegant surroundings to the abilities in the kitchen – makes it worth discovering. Staff are sweet & charming, eager to help new diners try the house specialities: beautifully presented dishes such as moo ping e-sarn (char-gilled marinated organic pork loin with Thai herbs & spicy tamarind sauce), or guoy tiew kee mao (spicy rice noodles with chicken in chilli & black bean sauce). But they’re equally happy to serve the staples: decent satays, pad thai, green curries & papaya salad. There’s a fair choice of wine, too, & plenty of Thai beer to drink.