Chefs using better quality birds, served with creative sauces and sides, are wowing London’s foodie crowd. We’ve found the places elevating the humble bird to high-flying standards.
Words Hannah Hopkins
BIRD, various locations
Boasting that they ‘serve the best free range fried chicken you’ve ever tasted’, BIRD’s range of deep-fried poultry covers burgers, chicken & waffles and fried chicken skillets (think posh chicken nuggets) along with a delectable range of glazes and dips, fries and sides. Those with a sweet tooth will also enjoy their ‘Doughnut Hatch’, where hot and fresh doughnuts with different glazes are served daily.
Chick ‘n’ Sours, Kingsland
A local fried chicken shop (but not as you know it), Chick ‘n’ Sours scores major comfort-food points with its whimsical menu of herb-fed fried chicken, next-level sides, and soft-serve ice cream creations, best washed down with sour cocktails and local beers.
Chicken Shop, various locations
Chicken Shop serves rotisserie chickens that are marinated overnight, steamed and then spit-roasted over charcoal. Choose from quarter, half or whole chickens, au naturale or smothered in a smokey or hot sauce.
Clutch Chicken, Hoxton
For a more health-conscious dinner, try this intimate, rustic-chic dining room that offers up buckets of free-range chicken fried using healthy oils.
clutchchicken.comCocotte, Notting Hill
Another ‘healthy’ rotisserie restaurant, this time in Notting Hill. Tuck into succulent roast chickens, marinated fro 24-hours with a secret recipe of herbs and spices, served with potatoes roasted in chicken dripping (yes, please), truffle mac & cheese and mashed potato. For a truly waistline-friendly meal, enjoy your chicken with salad or vegetables.
mycocotte.ukH.en, Islington
Masterchef finalists Billy Wright and Jack Layer are the brains behind this new ethical chicken restaurant in Islington. Having already launched a successful outpost in Brighton, this London-based eaterie will offer a ‘beak to feet’ menu that looks mouth-watering.
Tramshed, Shoreditch
Mark Hix’s chicken-and-steak restaurant is housed within a former East End tram-generator building – it even packs in a cow installation by Damien Hirst. The chicken is designed to share, along with sides, dips and puddings.
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