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DOMA
🍽️FoodClosed · Opens 5:00 AM$$ · Mid-range

DOMA

5.0 ·

Discover DOMA, a rare Balkan gem tucked into South London. Tuck into coal-grilled meats, flaky burek, a cooling yoghurt drink, and a sour cherry dessert that reviewers say has no real equivalent in the city.

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Reasons to go

  • Cooking is centered on a coal grill that gives the meat its distinctive smokiness, a rarity for Balkan food in London
  • The sour cherry baklava bun is repeatedly singled out by reviewers as a standout dessert
  • One of the few restaurants in London specializing in proper Balkan cuisine, including burek and kebapcinja
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Full description

DOMA fills a genuine gap in London's dining scene with proper Balkan cooking, built around a coal grill that gives the meat its distinctive smokiness, alongside burek and a tart, cooling yoghurt drink that reviewers single out as unmissable. A sour cherry dessert gets particular praise as the standout way to finish the meal.

Its perfect 5.0 rating, albeit from a still-small pool of 29 reviews, together with one of the highest hidden-gem scores in this batch, marks it as a genuine local discovery rather than a well-trodden tourist stop. The mid-range pricing and relaxed lunch-or-dinner slots make it an easy, low-key meal for anyone curious to try a cuisine rarely represented in London.

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Address

172 Dartmouth Rd, London SE26 4QZ, UK · Forest Hill
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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h15

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

  • Booking is recommended given its small size and growing word of mouth
  • order the burek and the sour cherry dessert, both called out by reviewers
  • don't skip the yoghurt drink, which pairs well with the smoky grilled meat
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Reviews

Special place. Burek soo great, meat smokey from the coal grill, yoghurt drink unbelievable, salad with cheese perfect & the star for me was the sour cherry baklava bun. Best dessert ive eaten in a restaurant by a mile

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Ben Slinger

1/5

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