"And the nomination for London’s best restaurant ceiling goes to: Azou. This low-lit North African restaurant is full of so many soft fabrics, cushions, and cosy corners that we’d probably declare it a napping hot spot if it wasn’t for the sizzle factor of the apricot and lamb shank tajine. We like it best for long, snug nights in the company of our least-hectic friend, a luminous plate of oil-slicked merguez, and a slab of sensationally sticky baklava." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna