Tasty House

The Best Restaurants in Camberwell, South East London | Eater London

"When talking about restaurants and their importance to communities, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that people don’t just want the same food over and over again. Cities are not just a place for faithful recreations, they are also where unexpected symbiotic relationships may occur. Like the Kosher Chinese restaurants of Golders Green, Tasty House, an inconspicuous takeaway on Denmark Hill, is a testament to the ability of Chinese cuisine to mould itself round the tastes of a local community — list it alongside 805, Enish, First Choice and The Happening Bagel Bakery as a pillar of Black London eats. Its reputation is built off the back of burnished fried rice dishes, whose fugitive notes of wok hei shares DNA with party jollof, while all orders can be customised to levels of spiciness and ─ crucially for those on their deen ─ porkiness. The menu has one truly outstanding dish difficult to get elsewhere in London: the salt and pepper chips, tanned in the fryer then stir fried with onions and chilli." - Jonathan Nunn