Is one of London’s best tasting menus hiding in plain sight? Smoke & Salt brings serious technique, bold flavour and genuine creativity to Tooting – all for £80. After experiencing its summer Culture menu, The Knife asks whether this South London restaurant might just be the capital’s most underrated.

Once a small Streatham bar, SW16 has evolved into one of South London’s most loved dining spots; a place where comfort meets craft. With Tom Small, Antonio Raspone, and returning Head Chef Teddy Karkut at the helm, this neighbourhood restaurant is redefining what local dining can be: welcoming, inventive, and quietly exceptional.

Five years on from opening in the eye of lockdown, Smoke & Salt has become one of South London’s most thoughtful neighbourhood restaurants. Chef Remi Williams reflects on memory-driven cooking, sustainability without slogans, and why “the ingredient always leads.”