London’s 12 Best New Dishes Of 2022 - London - The Infatuation

"Come on, did you really think we’d get to the end of Things We Ate This Year That We WhatsApped 8-10 Close Friends About—formal title: The Best New Dishes Of 2022—without causing our dentists some serious emotional turmoil? Of course not, and now without further ado we would like to introduce Zahter’s baklava. It is expertly, tongue-suckingly sweet, but never crosses the threshold into sickly, thanks to the inclusion of the piney mintiness of the pistachios and a dollop of thick, fresh cream. The filo is razor-thin and delightfully light, except the top layer which is thickened by syrup and allows you to participate in a little hobby we like to call ‘attack of the fork’. It has texture. It has style. And like most things at this glossy Turkish spot in Soho, it has a big price tag. But if you’re ever going to spend a tenner on dessert, it should be for this fantastically moreish looker." - daisy meager, jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley