It’s all very well trying to shop more ethically, but what about the food and drink we’re consuming every day? Carnaby’s vibrant array of independent restaurants, bars, cafés and street food joints are on a mission to leave something positive behind. Community has never been more important in Carnaby and the area is full of creative initiatives, from efforts to reduce plastic packaging or promote plant-based food, to charity meal-for-a-meal schemes. Join us as we explore what many of our long-standing F&B venues are doing to give back. EATING & DRINKING IN CARNABY
Imad’s Syrian Kitchen Kingly Court
Dishoom 22 Kingly Street Since 2015, Dishoom has supported Magic Breakfast by donating breakfast to a hungry child for every breakfast served in its restaurants. This is on top of its Meal for a Meal promise, which has seen it give over 13 million meals to children who would otherwise go hungry.
This eatery is run by Imad Alarnab, a Syrian chef, entrepreneur and refugee who ran a handful of successful restaurants in Damascus before his businesses were destroyed by war. Making his way from Lebanon through Europe, Imad shared his skills by cooking for other refugees — up to 400 at a time. This community ethos has stayed true with Imad’s Syrian Kitchen , where £1 from every bill is donated to the refugee charity Choose Love.
Le Bab Kingly Court The gourmet kebab restaurant at the top of Kingly Court is unashamedly meat-loving, but it's making leaps and bounds in its vegan offering. Last year, Le Bab announced that for every vegan Dirty Bab and sabich sold, it would plant one tree.
EL&N 35 Great Marlborough Street Behind its millennial pink facade, EL&N is making a lot of ambitious climate pledges — fully recyclable packaging, a range of reusable take-away cups and composting wherever possible. In terms of produce, they use organic Burford Brown eggs, local milk and fish from MCS Grade 3 sources or lower.
Marsha Kingly Court This chicken restaurant in Kingly Court has some impressive eco credentials and is a member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. It buys higher-welfare, free- roaming chickens and minimises waste by celebrating the less fashionable parts of the chicken. The paper used for its menus is made from almond by-products and recycled fibres. What’s more, Marsha partners with charities like Streetsmart, WaterAid and Hospitality Action.
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