"Kensington High Street is excellent for people-watching and a window seat at Samad Al Iraqi is the perfect place to take it all in. Complimentary lentil soup is placed in front of you as you sit down, setting the tone that this is somewhere for warm hospitality and great Iraqi food. It’s a popular place for those reasons—on weekdays you’ll find families having a masgouf lunch (traditional Iraqi grilled fish) in the sprawling wood-filled dining room. Lamb-topped hummus and minced meat-stuffed kubbah are highlights of the menu." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna