The hardest thing to find in London after ten is a proper meal. Kitchens close early, and you're left choosing between a takeaway and going hungry. These Fulham restaurants keep cooking — real food, sat down, served by people who haven't already cashed up. The list you want on the nights dinner happens later than planned.
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Restaurant£Open today
The local tip: The lamb shoulder wrap, and yes, get the chips done in lamb fat.
An SW6 institution since 1976, opened by a Greek-Cypriot couple and still turning out the lamb shoulder, chicken shawarma and chips fried in lamb fat that locals have queued for across three generations. Tiny, unpretentious and genuinely beloved — the kind of place Fulham would riot over if it ever closed.
90 New Kings Rd, London SW6 4LU, UK
Restaurant££Open today
The local tip: Try the weekend brunch: authentic Mexican brunch served 11am-3pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Parsons Green Mexican cantina from the 1910 team, opened after the original Balham restaurant made its name in 2020. Authentic street food, strong tequila and mezcal programme, lively cantina energy. Tacos, tostadas, and ceviches with real Mexican provenance, not Tex-Mex.
277 New Kings Road, London SW6 4RD
Restaurant£Open today
The local tip: Sit in and order the İskender — veal döner over house lavash with tomato sauce and yoghurt. Add an ayran.
A wood-fired döner shop from the Best Mangal team on North End Road, and a deliberate step away from the late-night kebab-shop format. The focus is premium veal döner cooked in delicate layers over a wood fire, served on house-made lavash or fresh tombik buns, with an İskender option — tomato sauce and yoghurt — for those sitting in. Proper Turkish technique, baklava to finish, ayran to wash it down. Döner treated with the respect it rarely gets in London.
104 North End Rd, London W14 9EX
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