OREN

The Best Bread In London, Ranked - London - The Infatuation

"There is breadth in Oren’s offering. Breadth. You can can’t spell breadth without you know what. The Israeli-influenced spot in Dalston serves many brilliant breads, essential to mopping up its many delicious dishes. There are stone baked flatbreads, blistered with little black bubbles and covered in olive oil and mushed tomatoes. There’s homemade challah, its glaze gleaming in the candlelight, waiting to be torn apart. And then there’s the pitta. Grilled to a blackened char, the juice of lamb fat running through it—on the (hot) rocks, if you will. Warm and pillowy, it’s even more irresistible combined with the luscious house hummus." - jake missing

"The appealing, Eastern Mediterranean-influenced menu at Chef-Owner Oded Oren’s bustling little bistro is made up of enticing sharing plates, with many ingredients cooked over charcoal, such as lamb loin, succulent chicken skewer and hispi cabbage with muhammara. Start with the delicious stone-baked flatbread and then around five dishes between two should suffice. The prices are kept fair and that includes the well-made cocktails, while the service team are delightful. There’s lots of fun to be had here." - Michelin Inspector

Where To Eat When You Want A Bit Of This & A Bit Of That (In The Sunshine) - London - The Infatuation

"Everyone knows that seafood and sunshine are ~chef’s kiss~. What everyone doesn’t know is that seafood, sunshine, and a little table in Dalston is also the perfect summer equation. Cured sardines, crispy cuttlefish, and pollock sashimi are all on the menu at Oren. As is an excellent choice of cocktails and wine. Bits to order: Mezze, deep-fried cuttlefish, and grilled asparagus because greens" - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing

The Best Places To Eat With A Vegetarian When You Aren’t One - London - The Infatuation

"Dalston is a pretty useful area when it comes to restaurants that will please all hungry people. There are a tonne of brilliant Turkish options, a few Ethiopian spots, and there’s also Oren, a Greek and Israeli-influenced small plates restaurant doing all manner of delicious vegetables, fish, and meat straight from its charcoal grill. Be it an understated tomato salad, marinated artichokes with oregano and top-notch olive oil, or a velvety hummus—this place does the simple things very well. Come on a date. Come with friends. Come and order the grilled sweetbreads, if you’re allowed to." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

The 18 Best Restaurants In Dalston - London - The Infatuation

"Oren’s menu is eastern Mediterranean, calling on Israeli and Greek influences, plus some hybrid-type dishes. But the thing to know about this corridor-ish restaurant is that everything is really very good. Stone-baked flatbread still warm at the table, pickled vegetables and standout tzatziki ready to be piled on. A whole pork chop with roast garlic and preserved lemon perfect and a little pink inside. Much of the menu reads fairly simple, but tastes fantastic." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna