It is very rare that you find a place that is totally AMAZING, that is so good that you just want to tell everybody about it and you just have to make it your mission to spread the knowledge of your little gem because people just HAVE to go there...
..... well last Saturday I came across what is most possibly the best restaurant in London. If you haven't eaten in Gallipoli on Upper Street then get down there sharpish, especially if you want to sample some of the finest turkish cuisine this side of the red sea (or black sea -geography never was my strong point).
It is a tiny restaurant and you are crammed in but it is so good that you just don't care. The food is superb, especially the meze, but this restaurant is about so much more than the food..... you can tell that they staff are loving being there, they want you to have fun AND best of all, you get to dance on the tables. Now in my view I really don't get to dance on tables enough and in Gallipoli they actively encourage it along with a very cheesy but brilliant music sound-track. And once you are up on the tables they have hung all kinds of random delights from the ceiling for you to dodge and great big cow-bells for you to ring. The staff are also more than happy to substitute the set menu pudding for shots which is very nice of them indeed... and makes the table dancing so much more fun...
...but dont take my word for it. If you feel that the dancefloor just isn't enough for you this weekend then get your best table dancing shoes out and get down here now.
p.s. if you want a more refined meze dining experience then perhaps you could try Isis which has 2 for 1 on food - it is also very good.
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