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The Palomar: A Culinary Journey from London to the Middle East

The Palomar in London offers a delightful journey through Middle Eastern flavors, reminiscent of Israeli culinary delights. While portions a

[onejamtart]

OJT EATS | The Palomar

It’s been many years since we have been to either The Palomar or its sister restaurant The Barbary (read about our previous visits here and here) but have always had very fond memories of a couple of great meals.  The other day, we walked past The Palomar and seeing there was no queue (which is pretty unusual), we decided to pop in for a bite.

You can’t come to here and not get some of their super fluffy pitta breads.  They are only small but they are just so pillowy and soft; absolutely delicious!

To go with the pittas, we ordered what was on the menu as David’s Hummus.  We don’t know who David is but he clearly knows his way around a chickpea.  The hummus was amazing and just look how gooey that yolk is in that pickled egg!  I could easily have gone through many portions of pitta bread just with this.

The other dish we got to go with the pitta was the ashkenazi ikura which was essentially sour cream and salmon roe, with a little bit of oil and some chives.  This was another perfect complement to the pitta and tempting as it was to just fill up on sour cream, hummus and pittas, there was more of the meal to come!

First up of the rest of the meal were these lamb skewers with carob molasses.  These were lovely little meaty kebabs with the molasses going really well with the lamb. 

We also ordered a plate of enoki mushrooms with chuma paste (which I think is a red pepper paste).  It did have a bit of a kick to it but tasted great!

This was the Jerusalem mix.  A mix of chicken liver, chicken thigh and chicken hearts, this was a great hearty mix of chicken bits that was perfect for a rainy winter’s day.  If you happen to have any pitta left over, that sauce is just asking to be mopped up with it.

It can be hard to get in without a booking but it’s definitely worth a wait.  The food is amazing and with the open kitchen, always has a great buzz to it.  We definitely don’t plan to wait years for our next trip here!

The Palomar, 34 Rupert St, London W1D 6DN

Cheers, JL

[travelswithagourmet]

Great discovery of modern Israeli cuisine via small plates to share at the @palomarsoho Lots of firsts from the Kubaneh, a brioche like bread bakes in a metal tin and served with tahini and crushed tomatoes, to the Tel Aviv mix of prawn, squid, octopus and crab in a Maghreb-spiced tomato sauce. The extra fluffy pillow soft mini pitas were also different from the usual Pita we know. They were perfect for dipping and mopping up the sauces. Classics like falafel, baba ghanoush and beet goat cheese salad were also perfectly executed. The roasted scallops and crunchy new potatoes on corn purée as well as the Josper-roasted poussin with forbidden rice were delicious. We were too full for dessert and just asked for coffee but they were kind enough to give us a teaspoon each of their Jerusalem Mess - labneh mousse, citrus curd, almond crumbs and a tiny shard of meringue, a nice touch from the friendly servers to end our fantastic lunch. #TravelswithaGourmet #TWAGLondon #yum #ThePalomar (at The Palomar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br5emZGFA3e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ux7gucpt01wq

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Forever fave @thepalomar 💖 #thegirlnamedlove #london #soho #thepalomar #vsco #vscocam #vscolondon (at The Palomar)