DETAILS, FICTION AND CAFE IN LAGOS NIGERIA

This straightforward Maharashtrian vegetarian snack bar has expanded into a series throughout west and north London — but the initial in Hounslow is definitely the top. Sure, the vada pav is very good, cushioned into lively pink chilli, coconut, and garlic chutney-smeared, properly trashy white bread rolls — but misal pav that’s the key draw.

Streaked with eco-friendly, spinach, potato, and onion pakoras don’t just glance very, they’re freshly fried and never the really hard, overcooked ‘double fried’ lumps present in inferior destinations. There’s much more greenery in fragrant vegetable biryani, generously packed with asparagus, peas and Jerusalem artichokes — a combinati