Somine

"Until 1:30am on Friday and Saturday, 12:30am all other days Sömine is a restaurant with patience. Specifically, patience for people like us. Yes, we have been walking into this late-night Turkish restaurant in Dalston for going on a decade to ask if they do lahmacuns. And no, their refusal to do so has never stopped us from sitting down. Everything you could possibly want is here: tender homemade köfte, warm flatbreads to soak everything up, and another beer that you don’t really want. " - jake missing, sinead cranna

"Until 1:30am on Friday and Saturday, 12:30am all other days Sömine is a restaurant with patience. Specifically, patience for people like us. Yes, we have been walking into this late-night Turkish restaurant in Dalston for going on a decade to ask if they do lahmacuns. And no, their refusal to do so has never stopped us from sitting down. Everything you could possibly want is here: tender homemade köfte, warm flatbreads to soak everything up, and another beer that you don’t really want. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation

"Ditch the polystyrene box and dine in at Şömine in Dalston, which serves some of the best Turkish food in London. Hoover up manti dumplings, köfte, stews and a vast range of grilled meats until 2a.m. on weekdays; keep it going post-going out out at 5a.m. on the weekend. For those who have had a really hardcore night, the restaurant opens at 9am for menemen (scrambled eggs with tomatoes and peppers) and made-to-order borek." - Daisy Meager

"London has a fairly well-documented issue with a lack of late-night restaurants. In short, there are few great places to eat in the capital past 11pm. The arrival of the night Tube may have slowly begun to initiate change, but for as long as the city’s councils remain at the mercy of local residents (making licenses difficult to acquire) eating (or at least eating well) will elude the majority of nocturnal Londoners. One time-honoured exception is Turkish restaurant Somine, in Dalston. During the week, it is open until 2am; Fridays and Saturdays until 5am. (It used to be 24-hours, but a recent license change means it now closes for two hours, opening again at 7am, at weekends.) But, really, any time is a good time for the lentil soup, vegetable stew, fine pickle plate, house-special manti dumplings, or any range of grilled meats from its roaring and reliable ocakbaşı" - Jonathan Nunn, Adam Coghlan, Zeren Wilson