Exploring BBQ Spots and BBQ Park London

UK has recently become a quite popular spot for BBQ including London which now has a variety of BBQ places including parks and restaurants of itself. Though the people of US have perceived BBQ as just a method of cooking meat over wood that leaves a smoky taste, people of the UK have developed a strong sense of likeness for the type.

Grill Time: Discovering London’s Top BBQ Hotspots

London’s BBQ scene is stylish and is now growing so there are options for whether you’re a fan of Texas-style short ribs or proper tandoori chicken cooked by Indian barbecue experts. The capital is ready to cater to all your smoky food cravings. 

Read on to find yourselves some of the best BBQ park London.

Russell Square, Bloomsbury

Location: WC1B 5EH, United Kingdom

Along with its popularity for attracting tourists and academics during lunch breaks, Russell Square is also a prime location for summertime adventures in London parks BBQ. It is amongst the top spots for reusable charcoal BBQ which means no disposable BBQ is required. 

Cantelowes Garden, Camden

Location: 234 Camden Rd, London NW5 2AU

Cantelowes Gardens is a secret suntrap meant for people who wish to run away from the Camden crowds. There’s a skating area, a playground, and plenty of grass where you can conduct a BBQ session easily.

Waterlow Park, Highgate

Location: Highgate Hl, London

Waterlow is a scenic park in North London, known to be a gentle grassy slope. It allows visitors or locals to enjoy their BBQ along with enjoying the views of the city. However, they are very strict about the BBQ being its zone only. 

Lagom, Hackney

Location: 16 & 17 Bohemia Place, E8 1DU

Hackney Church Brew Co. allows you to be at a drinking hall all the way up from the kitchen. The owner, Elliot Cunnigham, and his team make sure they serve the best smash burgers and BBQ food to their customers. 

Along with taste, this place also offers affordability so there’s a good value for money. People recommend this place more for its ability to make them rememebr smelling smoke as they leave and rush to come back again. 

Acme Fire Cult, Dalston

Location: Abbot Street, E8 3DP

The dishes served at this live fire concept at 40ft Brewery are always unique. They include flatbreads with homemade marmite butter, tandoori celeriac with chickpea puree and leeks rilled with pistachio romesco. Acme Fire Cult was established to move away from the classic BBQ, onto a menu based primarily around vegetables and food that incorporates low-waste cooking techniques such as fermenting. 

From the Ashes Barbeque, Hackney

Location: 61 Mare Street, E8 4RG

‘From The Ashes’ pair Martin Anderson and Curtis Bell smoke up some of the best barbecues in the city from their home at Five Points Brew Co on Mare Street. Some of the creations are borderline iconic, like smoked pork and chili jam doughnuts. Their Sunday roast and Thursday Smash Burger Night are amongst the top recommendations.

AGORA, Borough

Location: 2-4 Bedale Street, SE1 9AL

This is a Greek-inspired restaurant launched by David Carter and it sits right next to Borough Market with open doors on the street.  It is a highly recommended spot if you love skewers cooked over coals and rotisserie meats that are turned over a flickering wood fire.

Big Easy

Location: Chelsea, Covent Garden, Canary Wharf, Westfield Stratford

This is a mini-chain of the deep south that originated with its first branch in Chelsea, where its wildly popular mixture of bargain-price lobster and BBQ pit-cooked ribs helped it hold strong roots in London’s barbecue dining scene. 

The vibe at this American joint is inspired largely by happy hour menus, brunches, and a bar serving cocktails.

Parrillan, Kings Cross and Borough Yards

Location: 4 Dirty Lane, SE1 9PA; Coal Drops Yard, N1C 4AB

There are two branches of Parrillan in London, one in Coal Drops Yard and the other in Borough Yards and both are based on the concept of cooking over a Spanish grill that is called a parilla.

This place also offers familiar dishes such as Padron peppers and Andalusian olives alongside their most frequently recommended signature dish which is a wood-roast veal shank with olive oil mash. Three to four people can easily eat from one serving.

Temper

Location: Soho, Shoreditch, Covent Garden, Paddington

The attention to quality at ‘Temper’, is second to none, it is safe to say that this place loves to barbeque. They source all the beef from rare-breeds, grass fed animals and prioritise small farms. And as a result, the difference in quality is felt at the instant. 

Diners are able to watch the chefs prepare and cook the cuts of meat over fire pits as they are offered a place in the open kitchenin the central area.

Famous food here includes tacos, cheeseburgers, a variety of crab, as well as dishes such as wood-roasted sea bass with tortillas, green sauce gochujang butter, and fennel-mint salad.  

Conclusion

In the UK, lighting up the barbecue has become a tradition that is mostly limited to the summer months, and even then, the chances of a rain-free are extremely rare. 

But lucky for London that it has caught up to the season and has arrangements so people can find a huge range of incredible barbecue restaurants that light up their charcoal and wood-fired ovens every day. Lovers of food cooked over open flames will be satisfied in London.