The Heat Is On At London’s Spiciest Restaurants
Whilst some people can sit there and easily hack a Carolina Reaper or Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, others just sense chilli in a building and vacate immediately. It’s certainly an acquired taste, and a hot one at that but there’s no denying it really spices up dishes – quite literally – adding levels upon levels of flavour. Love it or hate it, here are some of the places that’ll get you and your tingling tongue feelin’ hot, hot, hot…
Hutong
Hutong is a sumptuous Chinese restaurant located on Level 33 of The Shard, offering panoramic views across London, private dining rooms, chic decor and seriously hot chili! The Ma La beef tenderloin is served with the aphrodisiacs that are bell pepper chillies, at which point you should ask yourself is better sex really worth a mouth scorching?
Where: Level 33, The Shard, 31 St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RY, United Kingdom
Website: www.hutong.co.uk
Barshu
We’re off to China now to sample some of the finest food of Sichuan province in southwest China. Now, if you’re a chilli fan, then you’ll know that Sichuan pepper is a real flavour burst and, famously, on the hot side. So when told that a restaurant promotes food solely of the Sichuan variety then you know you’re in for a real “PASS ME THE WATER,” kind of evening. The list of chilli dishes is bountiful, but perhaps the most renowned is pock-marked old woman’s beancurd which is totally eye popping, but we love it!
Where: 28 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D 5LF
Website: www.barshurestaurant.co.uk
KILN
Brewer Street’s KILN is renowned for its counter culture and epic spices and, quite often, sees a queue of people out of the door waiting to have their fill of what KILN is all about. The food is influenced by regions where Thailand borders Burma, Laos and Yunnan and is totally delicious, however the menu does state ‘some of these dishes are very spicy,’ so chomp at your own peril! If you’re not a spice fanatic though then flavour can be adjusted to your taste.
Where: 58 Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 9TL
Website: www.kilnsoho.com
If chilli isn’t you forte then why not peruse our extensive list of restaurants here? Or grab a peek at some of London’s best Indian restaurants
