Persian Kebab
Quick info
About Persian Kebab
Persian Kebab operates as a street food stand on Paul St in London, set up as tents and a stall with charcoal grills working in view of the queue. A staff member takes orders with a card reader while customers wait in line, and free samples of grilled chicken are handed out before ordering. The menu runs to chicken shish, lamb kofta, and a special mix option, with rice served alongside currants, lentils, fresh salad, and hummus. Portions come large enough that two people can share a single order. Queues can stretch back from around 1230pm, though the line tends to move quickly. It works on a walk-in basis with no reservations, in keeping with its stall format.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken shish kebab, lamb kofta, rice with currants and free tasters before ordering.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention chicken shish kebab, lamb kofta, rice with currants and free tasters before ordering.
Customer Review Summary
The chicken shish and kebab plates draw the most consistent praise, described repeatedly as tender, juicy and cooked over a charcoal grill, often paired with rice and currants or a sweet rice with lentils. Close behind, reviewers highlight the mixed grill and shish wrap, generous portion sizes for the price, and fresh salads with plenty of hummus, several noting free tasters offered before ordering. Friendly staff come up again and again, with more than one reviewer crediting the team for remembering full orders despite long queues. One reviewer felt the loaded kebab could use more lamb for the price, since the meats were scrambled together. Queues are mentioned as forming early, with one reviewer suggesting arriving before 1230pm to avoid waiting, though several add the line moves quickly while the grill cooks in view.
Customer Review Summary
The chicken shish and kebab plates draw the most consistent praise, described repeatedly as tender, juicy and cooked over a charcoal grill, often paired with rice and currants or a sweet rice with lentils. Close behind, reviewers highlight the mixed grill and shish wrap, generous portion sizes for the price, and fresh salads with plenty of hummus, several noting free tasters offered before ordering. Friendly staff come up again and again, with more than one reviewer crediting the team for remembering full orders despite long queues. One reviewer felt the loaded kebab could use more lamb for the price, since the meats were scrambled together. Queues are mentioned as forming early, with one reviewer suggesting arriving before 1230pm to avoid waiting, though several add the line moves quickly while the grill cooks in view.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Great place for a lovely chicken shish wrap, staff very friendly, food was very fresh”
- Google user
“The food was great. We ordered one special mix and it was a big portion for two people. The shis kebab was as amazing as high quality persian restaurants”
- Google user
“Oh. My. God. I’m down from the sticks visiting London and had some meetings in Shoreditch. Never been before. Seems a nice place. I needed some scran for lunch and saw these really interesting food tents in a square. All looked pretty awesome tbh but I spotted load of juicy kebab sticks on grills with people queuing up for lunch and thought - I’ve got to try this! It was super well organised. A lovely lady went through the queue and took the orders on a card reader. I had no idea what I was doing and the suggested a mixed thing with rice and salad. Paid. Got to the front of the queue. They totally remembered what everybody had ordered. Super impressive organisation. And I’m looking at the rice and salad and it’s all lovely and fresh and I am impressed. I could barely hold the container with all this gorgeous lunch food. This is not helping my Mounjaro diet.. In short. Shoreditch is a great place because of these people. Can’t wait to get back and taste more of this AMAZING food”
- Google user
“A shish kebab that would make your Persian/Turkish/Lebanese/Georgian mother proud. Choose from lamb or chicken and I’d go for the rice with currants. Queues form from 1230pm so get there a little early to avoid waiting”
- Google user
“I really really enjoy their chicken kabob, it just so tender and juicy! It’s done just right with the right persian flavor.”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persian KebabWheelchair accessible | 4.6234 | — | chicken shish kebab, lamb kofta, rice with currants |
| Sagardi | 4.52,194 | 0.1 mi | txuleton steak, basque cheesecake, ibérico ham croquetas |
| Franco's Take Away | 4.6219 | 0.2 mi | bacon and eggs breakfast, prawn mayo sandwich, full english breakfast |
| Troy BarWheelchair accessible | 4.4997 | 0.2 mi | tuesday neo-soul open mic, jerk chicken takeaway, cash-only cover charge |
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