Yada’s Kitchen
Middle Eastern restaurant · Peckham ·
BYOB Kurdish kitchen: pistachio hummus, shawarma, platters
BYOB Kurdish kitchen: pistachio hummus, shawarma, platters
"They’re north, you’re south. They’re a ketchup person, you like HP. They won’t say how they voted and, well, you know what that means. It was never going to work. Still, you’ll always have Yada’s. The Kurdish restaurant is handily located right by Peckham Rye station so, whichever direction your journey home is, you should get yourself a sensational shawarma. It’s also BYOB so, depending on how amicable this whole thing is, maybe you can have a drink. Or wait around and get a few mates along to settle in for a falafel-filled debrief afterwards." - jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
"This Kurdish restaurant on Rye Lane has two big glistening shawarmas on the go at all times but Yada’s menu is split between meat, vegetarian, and vegan options. The chicken qozi is fantastic, glistening with honey and lemon. The vegan mezze is also excellent. The falafel is crunchy and light, and comes with pistachio hummus and dalooja, a red pepper and pomegranate dip. A BYOB policy only adds to its appeal as an excellent group dinner spot." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager, riaz phillips
"Yada's is a Kurdish restaurant on Rye Lane making mezze, shawarmas, and sandwiches that will impress and satisfy anyone. The falafel is too fluffy and herbaceous to resist, and the chicken so tender it would be disrespectful to turn it down. Even when your head says no, your stomach will be saying yes. There are a dozen or so tables big and small, and a BYOB policy that’s happily embraced every night of the week in this convivial, laid-back dining room." - jake missing, sinead cranna
"This Kurdish restaurant on Rye Lane is full of food that’s perfect for big group sharing. Yada’s is the kind of restaurant where family and friends intertwine, booze is bought from the offy next door, and two big glistening shawarmas rotate in the background. Yes, it’s your day… but they are the real stars of the show. There are plenty of options for all kinds of diets and the vegan mezze—crunchy and light falafel, pistachio hummus, dalooja (a red pepper and pomegranate dip), and soft hajari bread—is a must." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna
"At this cosy, much-loved, Kurdish restaurant, belts are loosened and Rennies are chewed as the smell of the mezze platters override your mind’s silly little suspicion that you might actually already be full. Although this Peckham spot’s herby ‘Falafel Beauty’ platter results in the kind of faultless sweet and spicy mouthful that we’d break our circadian rhythm curfew for, you’ll still have a great time kicking back with some soft lamb shawarma by the semi-open kitchen straight after work." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing, heidi lauth beasley