"Cafe Helen is something of a west London institution, and for those familiar, it’s a go-to at any hour of the night. The Lebanese restaurant has two hulking shawarmas spinning from late afternoon to 6am, so if you’re after a speedy post-work mezze, or a solo late-night wrap on Edgware Road, this is the place to go. While it’s not the most carefully made shawarma in the world, the fact that you can call on Cafe Helen any time of night more than makes up for it." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak