"Good chicken satay is hard to come by. It’s one of those dishes where mass mediocrity has been quietly accepted in London. But Med Salleh Kopitiam, a Malaysian spot in Queensway, takes its food and its satay seriously. The tender meat is yellow from a thorough marinating and caramelised to the point of char on the edges. It’s flavoursome enough to eat on its own, if similar thought didn't go into the peanut sauce. Other dishes, like char kway teow and fried chicken, are similarly respected. It’s a many-roomed, wood-panelled, cavernous space that could easily fit every generation of your family." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna