"The minimal décor belies the impressive food at this hole-in-the-wall gem, owned by a former Tyre native. Meza put Tooting on the map long before Sadiq Khan, for its crowd-pleasing cold mezzes like wara einab (stuffed vine leaves), tabbouleh and some famous hummus. If it’s cold out, warm up with falafel and spinach fatayers — pastries filled with spinach, onion and pine nuts — and a pot of mint tea. At under £20 a head, it’d be rude not to." - Salma Haidrani