Kaya

Amid Mayfair’s glut of stylish-looking restaurants, you’d be forgiven for dismissing this small, rather shabby-looking place on first inspection, but the largely suited clientele is not here to admire the decor. They come for some of London’s best Korean food, so persevere with staff whose English is limited & you’ll be rewarded with a real insight into the country’s cuisine. Aficionados may start with sea mustard salad with vinegar hot sauce before moving on to meats & seafood grilled on one of the barbecues installed on each table, while there’s simpler stuff for the uninitiated, including hearty, broth-based noodle dishes & rice hot-pots. Afterwards, diners can head downstairs to the separate karaoke bar for some post-prandial warbling.