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Perilla

New American · Newington Green

1-5 Green Lanes, N16 9BS

Budget £50 · typically ~£45 pp·29 min walk

Location

84Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.8

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.5

What you get for the money.

Discovery

7.5

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

8.5

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.0

Whether locals who care about food actually go.

Why we recommend

Newington Green fine-dining without the stiffness — open kitchen, fire-led cooking, serious technique. One of east London's reference-point opening-style restaurants.

  • Standout orders

    Sticky toffee pudding and seaweed sourdough with brown butter

  • Atmosphere & service

    Attentive and friendly staff, who provide excellent service and detailed explanations of dishes

  • Atmosphere & service

    Warm, welcoming atmosphere and the elegant decor, including clever cutlery drawers at each table

What to order

  • Tasting-style small plates

    Our pick

    Book for the full set — the kitchen is built around the multi-course flow, not à la carte one-offs.

  • Fire-cooked proteins

    Our pick

    A curator staple at Perilla — the dish we'd send a first-timer toward.

  • Seasonal desserts

    Our pick

    Ask what landed today — the kitchen rotates this based on what's best in season.

Good for

Something amazingChef favourite

Practical notes

Book essential. Tasting-style ordering.

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