Moro

What: Moro. Exmouth market’s crown jewel. Serving up Spanish, Moroccan, Iranian and Turkish cuisine since 1997.

Where: 34-36 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QE

When: Opened in the spring of 1997

Signature/standout dishes:

• Regularly changing menu but the bread!

• Pork and lamb dishes are always winners too

Price: ££ 

What the critics say: 

• ‘The first restaurant my husband took me to was Moro, and thus his fate was sealed’ - Marina O’Loughlin for The Guardian in 2015

• ‘From your first taste of their distinctive bread, the wood-fired oven imparting an almost liquorice flavour, you sense these people know what they are about’ - Evie Saffron-Strands for The Huffington Post in 2012

What Eric Mustard says: This place is loud and it’s been loud for years. Filled with diners, delighting in whatever they are lucky enough to have in front of them and adding to the atmosphere of what still feels like one of the liveliest venues around, despite having been operating since ’97. A piece of the Exmouth Market furniture that has earned its place as restaurant royalty. Book a table, get the cookbook and congratulate yourself on having spent your money ever so wisely.

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