Yasmina Restaurant and Bakery

"This family-run bakery and Lebanese restaurant in East Acton has been around for years. And it’s one of the few places we’d travel across the city to eat breakfast. The bakery section of Yasmina’s menu is the highlight. Their clay-oven baked mana’eesh are the best you’ll find in London and also some of the best-value. These flatbreads, topped with things like za’atar, spinach, or sujuk and cheese, are crispy, fluffy, and perfectly baked. Our go-to order is a couple of lahm bi ajeen and spinach mana’eesh, all with additional cheese. When served in a tray with labneh, foul moudamas, and falafel, it’s a complete Levantine breakfast spread." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, heidi lauth beasley

"This Lebanese bakery in East Acton could very well have been created with this exact situation in mind. It’s right on the A40, it isn’t surrounded by any other restaurants or coffee shops, there’s usually somewhere to park very close by, and it’s the perfect place to spend one hour - and one hour only - with a third-tier friend. Although their mains are good, the real reason you come here is for the manakeesh, specifically the meat and cheese, and spinach and cheese. And for £3.50 a pop you can easily enjoy a speedy catch-up for under a tenner. There’s no chance the person you’re with will suggest walking somewhere for dessert, or getting a coffee nearby, because there aren’t all that many places on offer." - rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley

"For: The best mana’eesh in London If you’ve ever had mana’eesh, you’ll understand how important it is that this Lebanese spot serves them until 10pm. And they’re not any old flatbreads, they’re the best in London. You can head here at 1pm on a Sunday for a platter of freshly baked minced meat and cheese, or spinach and cheese flatbreads, and it’ll be just as good as when you come at 7pm on a Wednesday. What we’re trying to say is, whatever time of day it is, get the mana’eesh." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager

"This family-run bakery and restaurant in East Acton has a crowd-pleasing menu, with Lebanese classics like shish taouk and batata harra, but it's the bakery section that makes this spot worth going out of your way for. Their clay-oven baked mana’eesh are some of the best you’ll find in London, and they’re also some of the best-value. These flatbreads, topped with things like za’atar, spinach, or sujuk and cheese are all delicious—they’re crispy, fluffy, and perfectly baked. Our go-to order is a couple of lahm bi ajeen and spinach mana’eesh, all with additional cheese. Check out more of west London's best-value restaurants." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak

"This family-run bakery and restaurant in East Acton has a broad menu to keep most people happy, with Lebanese classics like shish taouk and batata harra. But the bakery section of the menu is what makes this place worth going out of your way. Their clay-oven baked mana’eesh are some of the best you’ll find in London and start from £3 a pop. These flatbreads, topped with things like za’atar, spinach, or sujuk and cheese, are gooey delights. Our go-to order is a couple of lahm bi ajeen and spinach mana’eesh, all with extra cheese." - team infatuation