Green Lanes · Walking Guides
Green Lanes Ocakbaşı Row
North London's Turkish street, walked the way the Istanbul-born nephews actually walk it, Diyarbakır for kebab, Gökyüzü for the family table, Antepliler for the baklava.
Antepliler Baklava
Order the fıstıklı baklava and the cevizli kadayıf by weight, not by piece, half a kilo travels home. The künefe café two doors down does a single-portion künefe to order; the eight-minute wait is non-negotiable. Cash and card; closed only on Bayram first day.
46 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4 1AG
Diyarbakır Restaurant
Order the içli köfte starter, the kuzu pirzola main and the kunefe finish, the southeastern register is the room's edge over Gökyüzü's broader İstanbul mainstream. Walk-in midweek; book Friday and Saturday.
52-53 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London N4 1AG
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