Kentish Town’s Best New Bistro? We’ll Take It

- Smoked Aubergine & Heirloom Tomatoes

WHEN KENTISHTOWNER CALLED BELLY ONE OF KENTISH TOWN’S BEST NEW RESTAURANTS, WE HONESTLY COULDN’T STOP SMILING. THEY DESCRIBED OUR COOKING AS “BRAVE,” OUR FLAVOURS AS “BOLD,” AND OUR LITTLE FILIPINO‑FRENCH BISTRO AS A “TRIUMPH OF MODERN COOKING.” THAT’S EVERYTHING WE HOPED BELLY WOULD STAND FOR; A SPACE WHERE TRADITIONAL FILIPINO RECIPES ARE REIMAGINED WITH NEW ENERGY AND WOOD‑FIRE HEAT.

THEY SHOUTED OUT SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE DISHES: OUR FROZEN CUSTARD PROFITEROLE WITH FISH SAUCE CARAMEL (YEP, IT’S WILD BUT IT WORKS), THE SEAFOOD CALDERETA WITH CALAMANSI AND PRAWN‑HEAD AIOLI, AND OUR CULT‑FAVOURITE COD‑TEMPURA SLIDER IN TOASTED PANDESAL; A CHEEKY NOD TO OUR ROOTS AT BINTANG. EVEN OUR BISTEK‑GLAZED WAGYU PICANHA GOT A MOMENT, WITH THAT RICH, NOSTALGIC SAUCE STEALING THE SHOW.

WE CREATED BELLY TO HONOUR THE COMPLEXITY OF FILIPINO FOOD: ITS LAYERS, ITS HISTORY, AND HOW IT DESERVES TO SIT PROUDLY ON LONDON’S MODERN DINING STAGE.

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