La Shish

Enter a large room of mirrors and muted colours to be greeted by friendly staff and a menu that entices. The breakfast special of za’atar, labna, eggs, cheese and olives is a spicy masterpiece. For lunch, the La Shish plate is a smorgasbord of tender meat skewers, crunchy felafel, zingy dips, fattoush and tabbouleh. The vegetarian plate replaces animal with fried cauliflower, eggplant and juicy stuffed vine leaves. Choose the mouhalabih for dessert, made by the owner’s mum: a fragrant treat that only serves to confirm the Quranic verse written on the mirror, ‘be nice to your parents’.