Barnet Restaurants: The Best Places to Eat

The Barnet restaurants with the strongest public record are Odos on High Barnet’s High Street, rated “Very Good” for food in Harden’s; Rani, the Gujarati vegetarian on Long Lane in Finchley since 1984; the Good Earth in Mill Hill, open since 1981; and Café Japan by Golders Green station. Every entry was checked against the restaurant’s own website on 24 October 2026.

We have not eaten at these places for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the restaurant says about itself and what it publishes about prices, hours and booking, then adds the public record: Harden’s, awards, and the Food Standards Agency hygiene rating. Prices come from the menus each restaurant had online on 24 October and change often.

High Barnet and Whetstone

Odos, High Street, Barnet

Odos is the Mediterranean restaurant near the top of the High Street. Its own site says the name means “journey” or “way of life” and describes the place as a “Mediterranean kitchen” run by its owners. Harden’s calls the food “Mediterranean/posh Greek” and “consistently good”, rates it Very Good for food and service, and lists a three-course set menu at £42. Opening hours on its site are Wednesday to Friday 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 10pm, Saturday 1pm to 10pm and Sunday 1pm to 9pm; closed Monday and Tuesday. Book online or call 020 8440 6222. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 16 September 2026). 238-240 High Street, Barnet EN5 5TD. Our listing.

Sofalino, High Road, Whetstone

Sofalino is a family-run Italian that Adriano Bernabei and his family opened in 2011. Its own site says his father is from Modena and his mother from Salerno, and that many ingredients come directly from Italy. On the main menu antipasti run from £4.95 to £12.95 and pasta and risotto from £14.50 to £20.50, and there is a separate children’s menu. It opens six days a week for lunch and dinner, with outside tables in summer. Takeaway is collection only, with 10% off the à la carte. Harden’s reports food that is “simple but always good”. Call 020 8445 9888 or book online. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 29 May 2026). 1390 High Road, Whetstone N20 9BH, near Totteridge and Whetstone station.

Finchley and East Finchley

Two Brothers, Regents Park Road, Finchley

Two Brothers is the fish restaurant on Regents Park Road in Finchley Central. Its own site says it has been going for 25 years, and that a fish and chip shop called the Golden Galley, and another before that, traded on the site for more than 60 years in all. Harden’s calls it “a Finchley favourite”. Main courses come with chips, a roll and homemade tartare sauce, and fish can be fried in matzo meal for 50p extra. The site advertises a £12.95 lunch deal of soup, cod or haddock and a drink, from 12pm to 2.30pm. Open Tuesday to Saturday 12pm to 2.30pm and 5.30pm to 10pm; closed Monday, and the site lists no Sunday hours. Jazz night is the last Saturday of the month. Book on 020 8346 0469. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 3 September 2025). 297-303 Regents Park Road, N3 1DP. Our listing.

Rani, Long Lane, Finchley

Rani is an all-vegetarian Gujarati restaurant run by a Gujarati family. Its own site says it has cooked “home-style Gujarati” food since 1984 and calls itself the longest established Gujarati restaurant in London (its own claim). On its printed menu starters such as bhel poori and khaman dhokla are £6.95, dals £7.95, vegetable curries £9.45 and breads £2.95; each dish is marked for allergens. Lunch is Monday to Friday 11am to 3pm and Saturday and Sunday 12pm to 4pm, with a buffet lunch at weekends, and dinner is served every day from 6pm. Call 020 8349 4386. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 3 March 2026). 7 Long Lane, N3 2PR, about six minutes’ walk from Finchley Central.

Shahi Pakwaan, Aylmer Parade, East Finchley

Shahi Pakwaan is an Indian restaurant on the shopping parade on Aylmer Road, just over the boundary in Haringey. Harden’s calls it an “excellent local” that specialises in the cooking of Hyderabad. On its own menu vegetarian starters run from £5.25 for poppadoms and chutney to £7.95, with street-food dishes such as dahi sev puri and samosa chaat. Harden’s lists it as open Monday and Wednesday to Saturday 5.30pm to 10.30pm and Sunday 12pm to 10pm, closed Tuesday; the restaurant’s own site does not publish hours, so call 020 8341 1111 before going. Hygiene rating 4 (FSA, 26 March 2026, Haringey Council). 25 Aylmer Parade, Aylmer Road, N2 0PE.

Golders Green and Temple Fortune

Café Japan, Finchley Road, Golders Green

Café Japan is the sushi restaurant a couple of minutes’ walk from Golders Green station. It is run by Atariya, whose restaurant page says its fish comes from the group’s own wholesaler, T&S Enterprises, and that the restaurant reopened after a refit in December 2015. Harden’s rates the food Very Good and calls it “great-value” and “reliably consistent for years”. The menu linked from its page dates from 2021, with sashimi portions from £14 and tempura from £10, so expect prices to have moved. Open Wednesday and Thursday 6pm to 10.30pm, and Friday to Sunday 12pm to 2.30pm and 6pm to 10.30pm; closed Monday and Tuesday. Book through ResDiary or call 020 4529 4202. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 26 September 2025). 626 Finchley Road, NW11 7RR. Our listing.

L’Artista, Finchley Road, Golders Green

L’Artista is the Italian in the railway arch beside Golders Green station. Its own site says a group of friends from around Italy opened it in 1985 and that it is known for the “L’Artista van” parked outside and for birthdays marked by staff banging pots and pans. Harden’s calls it “a family-friendly fixture” for more than four decades, and lists highchairs and children’s portions. On the menu PDF on its site (from 2023) pizzas are £8.80 to £11.50. Harden’s lists it as open noon to midnight every day. Call 020 8731 7501. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 28 April 2025). 915-917 Finchley Road, NW11 7PE. Our listing.

Baran, Finchley Road, Temple Fortune

Baran is a Turkish charcoal grill restaurant and takeaway on the Temple Fortune stretch of Finchley Road. Its own site lists grills, yoghurt kebabs, vegetarian dishes and fresh fish daily, and takes orders for delivery and collection. Its site says it opens every day until 11.30pm, with collection from 12pm. The site also mentions a 5-star hygiene rating, but the FSA register shows 3 from its most recent inspection (FSA, 26 March 2026). Call 020 8458 0515. 748 Finchley Road, NW11 7TH.

Hendon, Colindale, Mill Hill and Edgware

Pizaza, Brent Street, Hendon

Pizaza is a kosher pizzeria on Brent Street, with sister branches on Golders Green Road and Hale Lane in Edgware (its own site). Harden’s says each pizza is made to order on a choice of five bases and praises the milkshakes. On its menu starters run from £4.95 to £12.95 for a sharing platter. Harden’s lists it as open 12pm to 11pm Sunday to Thursday and closing on Friday afternoon, reopening on Saturday night. Call 020 8202 9911. Hygiene ratings: Hendon 3 (FSA, 13 May 2026), Golders Green 4 (FSA, 12 May 2026), Edgware 5 (FSA, 10 June 2026). 53 Brent Street, NW4 2EA. Our listing.

JM Oriental, Heritage Avenue, Colindale

JM Oriental is the Chinese restaurant at the foot of a block in Beaufort Park, run by Andrew Hung, who gave up a career in architectural engineering to open it, according to Harden’s. Harden’s rates the food and the setting Very Good and singles out the dim sum. Its own site says it won Best Fusion Restaurant at the Golden Chopsticks Awards in 2022. On its menu, which the restaurant says is being updated, starters run from £8 to £25 and the signature roast Peking duck is £95. The site does not publish opening hours; call 020 8912 6215 or email dine@jmoriental.co.uk. Hygiene rating 3 (FSA, 15 July 2026). 28 Heritage Avenue, NW9 5GE.

The Good Earth, The Broadway, Mill Hill

The Good Earth on Mill Hill Broadway is one of a small group of Chinese restaurants that includes branches in Knightsbridge and Esher. Its page calls it “a North London institution” that has served Mill Hill, Edgware, Barnet and Stanmore since 1981, and says some front-of-house staff have been with the company for more than 15 years. On the dine-in menu starters are £8.80 to £21.40 and aromatic duck is £21.80 for a quarter or £41.20 for a half. There is a private dining room upstairs and a takeaway. It lists hours of 12pm to 2.30pm and 6pm to 10.45pm. Call 020 8959 7011. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 7 November 2024). 143-145 The Broadway, NW7 4RN.

Izgara, Station Road, Edgware

Izgara is the Turkish restaurant on Station Road in Edgware town centre. Its own site calls it “the home of Turkish cuisine” and says it is open Monday to Sunday 12pm to 11.30pm, with a separate lunch menu and cocktail bar. You can book online, but at weekends the restaurant does not take online bookings for the same day within two hours, so phone 020 8951 4460 instead. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 18 June 2026). 165-167 Station Road, Edgware HA8 7JU. Our listing.

How we chose

These are the restaurants that turn up in public records, not a list of our favourites. We started with Harden’s, which compiles its guide from diner surveys. We added places with a long, checkable history, such as Rani since 1984 and the Good Earth since 1981. Then we checked every one against the Food Standards Agency register and left out anything rated below 3. Two places that appear in Harden’s are missing because their latest rating is 1, and a third because the FSA register now shows a different business at its address. Every entry’s hours, prices and booking rules come from the restaurant’s own website on 24 October 2026; where a restaurant does not publish them, we say whose figures we used.

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Frequently asked questions

Are any Barnet restaurants in the Michelin Guide?

None of the twelve restaurants in this guide is listed in the Michelin Guide, and we found no Michelin-listed restaurant inside the borough when we checked on 24 October 2026. Several are in Harden’s, the diner-survey guide: Odos in High Barnet, Sofalino in Whetstone, Two Brothers in Finchley, Café Japan and L’Artista in Golders Green, Pizaza in Hendon, JM Oriental in Colindale and Shahi Pakwaan in East Finchley.

Which Barnet restaurants are open on a Monday?

Rani in Finchley serves lunch and dinner on Mondays, Izgara in Edgware and Baran in Temple Fortune open every day, and Harden’s lists Monday hours for L’Artista, Pizaza and Shahi Pakwaan. Odos, Two Brothers and Café Japan are closed on Mondays.

Where can I eat vegetarian or kosher food in Barnet?

Rani on Long Lane, Finchley, is an all-vegetarian Gujarati restaurant that has traded since 1984. Pizaza in Hendon, Golders Green and Edgware is a kosher pizzeria, according to Harden’s. Two Brothers in Finchley will fry fish in matzo meal on request for 50p extra.