Stylish and chic, Rara is a restaurant in Kew that specialises in Nepalese and Indian cuisine and brings a fresh perspective to the somewhat tired menus of the food from the sub continent. Cool pastel shades, low lighting and wooden floors lend a warm and welcoming atmosphere and the split level floors afford a sense of intimacy that is sometimes so difficult to achieve.

For starters, you might want to try the kebab rasilo, skewered minced lamb with freshly ground spices, cooked in a tandoor and then go on to some original Nepalese dishes such as masu masala, tender spring lamb pieces prepared in a clay oven and then slow cooked in special spices and herbs. Favourites such as dopiaza, dhansak, saag and kormas are perfect in their execution and you could end with gulab jamun or kulfi. Chilled Cobra, Tiger and Ghurka beers are some of the drinks you could enjoy with your meal.