"This family-run Nigerian restaurant has been a favourite with locals for decades. Aso Rock Restaurant has a jazzy neon-lit bar to sit with a cold Guinness, and a simple but warm, foliage-filled dining space, perfect for solo meals or casual group dinners. Get a satchel-sized box with a rice-based meal to takeaway, or linger over a soup-based meal. The latter, which includes the likes of egusi stew and okra stew, is led by their excellent speciality ayamase. Just know that the food can be sneakily pepper-heavy. " - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna