Gitane

Persian/iranian fusion food Cafe/Restaurant | Gitane London

Gitane London - Persian Fusion Food

http://www.gitanelondon.co.uk

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Using English seasonal produce and traditional family recipes with a twist of creativity, all products can be enjoyed by everyone not just for people who are careful about what they eat.

We source ethically, cook seasonally and use organic and free-range produce whenever possible.

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In 1979 in Islington, I was a child looking forward to my first trip to Iran – in part as I was going to visit my paternal great-aunt Nouhi, a Protestant missionary in Isfahan, but mainly because I loved gaz, or Persian nougat.

The shah had been deposed and Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to declare the country the Islamic Republic of Iran, but my Persian connection eventually came into its own – through cuisine.

My latest visit saw us order a meze of orange chicken, turmeric berry couscous with Persian pickle, accompanied by Middle Eastern spiced beef with yellow pepper and yoghurt sauce on flatbread (both £9).

It is owned by a lovely couple from Tehran, and my instructor would approve of their roasted salmon marinated in saffron with two salads (£9), and the deliciously light Persian quiche, made sans pastry but with eggs and parsley, coriander, mint, spinach and spring onions (£8, with two salads).

If you haven’t tried Persian rice, it is a revelation: fluffy on top and crispy on the bottom.

Gitane, 60 Great Titchfield Street, Marylebone, London, W1W 7QF ...

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There are pastries and a selection of ‘wholesome’ dishes like muesli and things that come with yoghurt on top, but the real fun is to be had in the ‘hearty’ section, where you’ll get all the egg dishes (Benedict, royale, boiled, scrambled, sandwiched) and the meatier stuff like a full English.

A lot of the dishes are served on round potato flatbreads, which are charred on the grill before topping with ingredients like wood roasted peppers, buttermilk fried chicken, Gloucester old spot sausages or thick cut bacon from the rare breed meat company.

Ben had been making similar breads for brunch at home and loved the way he got to eat the bread that was soaking up all the goodness from ingredients on top, like runny egg yolk.

A flaky, warm paratha is topped with a generous portion of crisp bacon, plus a poached egg, just to make sure all those brunch boxes are ticked.

This is one of the best brunch dishes we’ve ever eaten, anywhere, with its dreamy combination of rice, lightly vinegared cauliflower and sticky, rich egg yolk.

122 Great Titchfield Street | Sawdays

A fun, versatile space – the whole first floor of the owners’ Edwardian terraced house – a stone’s throw from Oxford Street in an area dotted with good eateries.

What they’ve created for their self-caterers is one large, light and uncluttered living area with high ceilings and huge windows which can be divided with screens as the need for privacy dictates.

Curvaceous furniture and the odd retro touch give a quirky 50s feel – though there’s cable TV and WiFi too.

Original floorboards are lime-washed, walls white, fabrics mainly natural with the odd pop of colour.

There’s a lime-green galley-style kitchen (starter essentials provided) with hob, dishwasher, a small round table and chairs and beyond this area the wetroom.

Gitane | Restaurants in Fitzrovia, London

Persian food is bang on trend right now but this Great Titchfield Street restaurant – from husband and wife Bahman and Negar Rahbari – has been quietly showing the way for a few years.

The baked goods - on prominent, pretty display - look great, and are worth making space for.