![]() There’s physical as well as spiritual nourishment onsite in the shape of Shayona, which if not quite living up to the extravagant grandeur of the temple opposite does possess an interior that is smarter than most of London’s Gujarati cafes and offers a sattvic vegetarian menu which promises to foster inner purity, vitality and a finer mind. ![]() The Swaminarayan Hindu temple at Neasden is something that every Londoner should visit, a shimmer of Italian marble and Bulgarian limestone within earshot of the North Circular. Even if you don’t have a window seat, there’s plenty to catch the eye in the wood-panelled, chandelier-lit room, not least a white marble bar that is a destination in its own right for well-made cocktails, while service is excellent: politely friendly and expert on describing each dish. Along with Tamarind, Zaika was the first Indian restaurant to win a Michelin star, back in 2001 both restaurants are now under the same ownership and while some of the tricksy menu descriptions suggest an ambition to regain the star lost in 2004, the results are thankfully more straightforward than expected, and all the more enjoyable for it: wild Madagascan tiger prawn with a green “marination” of coriander, mint and chill is really just an exceptional prawn kebab. ![]() New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTĪ reminder of the days from around the turn of the century when every bank closure seemed to result in a restaurant opening, Zaika occupies impressively proportioned premises over the road from Kensington Gardens that are at their nicest in summer when the trees opposite are in full leaf. ![]()
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