"The ultimate Great Little Place, Fairuz is a rustic restaurant in Marylebone with an aubergine fatteh that will live on in your daydreams long after your meal is done. Little nooks and intimate three-seater tables tucked away in the back mean it's perfect for an overdue catch-up. Arabic music plays in the background, conversations are started over citrussy hummus and finished over the last bite of tender aubergine and perfectly pink, lamb-filled makloobeh. Come for the best versions of classic Lebanese dishes you’ll find in the city, stay for the romantic lighting and cosy set-up." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing