"Like a beautiful borzoi that waits the whole year for Crufts to really shine, Bala Baya is primed for those sunny days where the UV is high and the chances of doing anything post-3pm are low. There’s a lovely, fairy light-strung terrace and an airy mezzanine at this laid-back Israeli restaurant in Bankside. And the menu—rich, short rib hummus and blended, blackened aubergines—was made for days when lazing is the only manageable speed." - sinead cranna