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Silk Road

Xinjiang Chinese · Camberwell

47 Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8TR

Budget £20 · typically ~£22 pp·3 min walk

Location

88Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

9.0

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

9.4

What you get for the money.

Discovery

7.6

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

Authenticity

9.2

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

Local confidence

8.8

Whether locals who care about food actually go.
Hidden gemEasy to walk past. Locals and people who care about food already know it.

Silk Road has a high discovery score and a quiet review count in Camberwell. Easy to walk past, which is why it still feels like a Xinjiang Chinese hidden gem.

Why we recommend

Xinjiang canteen cooking on Camberwell Church Street — cumin, chilli, huge skewers, and prices that still feel like a local secret even though cooks already know it. One of south London's essential rooms.

  • Why locals go

    Xinjiang canteen cooking on Camberwell Church Street — cumin, chilli, huge skewers, and prices that still feel like a local secret even though cooks already know it

What to order

  • Big plate chicken

    Our pick

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

  • Lamb shish

    Our pick

    From the charcoal grill — this is the plate that shows what the kitchen actually does.

  • Hand-pulled noodles

    Our pick

    Hearty, shareable plate — good for balancing the richer barbecue dishes on the table.

Good for

Exceptional valueNew cuisineSomething adventurousSomething amazing

Practical notes

Reopened at 47 Camberwell Church Street. Book or go early. Casual canteen.

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