Deliveroo reveals top lockdown orders by area – and Dalston and Finchley are London's booziest neighbourhoods
Deliveroo has revealed the top dishes and cuisines ordered by individual London areas during lockdown – and earmarked Dalston and Finchley as two of London’s booziest districts.
Alongside listing each area’s favourite dish, the delivery giant revealed that residents of the two neighbourhoods were the Londoners ordering the most alcohol with their meals.
On the food side of things, the data showed that burgers were the most popular dish of choice across the capital over the last 12 weeks, making up a staggering 16 per cent of all London Deliveroo orders during lockdown.
Both Blackwall and Swiss Cottage showed they were keen for vegan, with plant-based dishes topping the charts. Blackwall’s favourite dish was the tadka dal from Motu Indian Kitchen, while Swiss Cottage had a penchant for the meat-free “plant” burger with rosemary chips from Honest Burger.
Clapham also kept it health conscious, showing its favoured dish as the “Build Your Own” poke bowl from Honi Poke. Sushi also topped the bill in Borehamwood, as well as in Maida Vale and Kilburn.
Indian cuisine held its own as a takeaway favourite in Streatham, West Norwood, Stanmore, Upton Park and Blackwall. South Kensington showed its preference for a high-end curry, with Dishoom’s Chicken Ruby named its top dish, while the famous chicken katsu curry from Japanese restaurant Wagamama ruled the roost in Finchley.
Barnet’s favourite dish was a little less exciting – as more supermarkets have joined Deliveroo during lockdown, the area’s top order was recorded as a bunch of M&S bananas.
Deliveroo also recorded that group ordering appeared to be on the rise, as orders-for-one dropped from making up half of the company’s orders to just a third. It also noted that Friday had overtaken Saturday as the most popular day to order a takeaway.
Want to know what your neighbourhood favourite is? Check out the full breakdown of top Deliveroo orders by area below:
Balham – Steak cheeseburger, Hache
Barking – Cristina’s smashed cheeseburger, Cristina's Smashed Burger
Barnet – M&S bananas, M&S Cockfosters
Beckenham – Cod and chips, The Village Fish and Chips
Belsize Park / St John's Wood – Margherita pizza, Pesantissimo
Bexleyheath – Chicken fillet burger meal, Morley's
Blackwall – Tadka dal, Motu Indian Kitchen
Borehamwood – Salmon crunch roll, Kiyoto Sushi
Brixton – Chicken gyros, Mikos Gyros
Brockley / Forest Hill – The original German doner kebab, German Doner Kebab
Bromley – Cheeseburger, Five Guys
Camden/Kentish Town – 2 hot wings, KFC
Canary Wharf – Shack burger, Shake Shack
Canning Town – Pepperoni feast, Pizza Hut Delivery
Chessington – Chicken tikka masala, Red Rose of Chessington
Chingford – Pad Thai, Rusty Bike
Chislehurst – Sticky chicken, Giggling Squid
Chiswick – Buttermilk fried chicken, Cluck Yeah!
Clapham – Build your own poke bowl, Honi Poke
Croydon – Chicken katsu curry, Kokoro
Crystal Palace / Penge – Roti Bros signature cheeseburger, Roti Brothers
Dalston / Stoke Newington – Bacon cheese burger, Beer + Burger
Dulwich – Pad Thai, Thai Corner Cafe
Ealing – Cheeseburger, Five Guys
East Barnet – Chicken shish kebab, Istanbul Finchley
East Central – Half chicken (piri-piri), Casa Do Frango
East Molesey – Chicken green curry, Maisie Thai
Edgware / Mill Hill – Mama mia, Pizaza
Eltham – Chicken shish, Rixos Mediterranean Bar & Grill
Enfield – Chicken shish, Westmount Kebab
Epsom – Margherita pizza, Pizzerium
Esher – Pad Thai with prawn, Siam Food Gallery
Feltham – Chicken royale bacon and cheese meal, Burger King Feltham
Finchley – Katsu curry (chicken), Wagamama
Finsbury Park / Harringay / Crouch End – Bacon cheese burger, Beer + Burger
Fulham – Santa Caterina, Santa Maria Pizzeria
Golders Green / Brent Cross – Mama schnitzel, Hot Cut
Greenwich – Chicken shish, EaTurkish
Hammersmith / Shepherd's Bush – Pad Thai, Thai Tiger
Hampstead – Joe's club sandwich, Joe & The Juice
Harrow – Roo chicken, Roosters Piri Piri
Hayes – Cookies cream milkshake, Love Desserts (Maeme's)
Highgate/ Muswell Hill/ East Finchley – Yaki gyoza, Midori Japanese Restaurant
Hounslow Central – Buffalo wings, Man vs Food
Ilford – Jumbo sausage in batter, The Brothers Fish Bar
Islington – Burrito, Chilango
Kingston – Sweet sour chicken (Chinese style), Kokoro
Lewisham – Honest and chips, Honest Burgers
Leyton – Sweet and sour chicken, Oodles Chinese
London Bridge – Pad Thai chicken, Rosa's Thai Cafe
Maida Vale / Kilburn – Salmon and avocado, Sushi Murasaki
Mayfair – La Baguette and portion of fries, Le Relais de Venise l'Entrecôte
Mitcham – Zinger box meal, KFC
Notting Hill / Paddington – Steak tacos, Taqueria
Orpington – The original quarter pounder cheese meal, Wimpy
Palmers Green / Southgate – Macaroni and cheese, Blue Nile
Peckham – Chicken bao diddley, Mr Bao
Pinner – Co-op large free range eggs 6 pack, Co-op - Joel Street
Purley – Sweet n' sour balls, Purley Dragon
Putney & Barnes – Burrito, Tortilla
Rainham – Hot wings, Dixy Chicken
Raynes Park – Original glazed, Krispy Kreme
Richmond / Kew – Margherita Basilico, Basilico
Romford – Peri peri chicken, Now Peri Peri
Ruislip – Fried in traditional batter, Pisces Fish & Chips
Shirley / Wickham – The Devil, Mamma Dough
Sidcup – The Smokey Joe, Hello Burger
South Kensington – Chicken ruby, Dishoom
South Woodford – Chicken katsu don, Kome Express
Southall – Chicken royale meal, Burger King
Spitalfields – Chicken Vietnamese curry, Pho
Staines – Chow mein, Taste of Sichuan
Stanmore – Chilli paneer, Mumbai Local
Stratford – Double Shack burger, Shake Shack
Streatham / West Norwood – Tikka masala, Monkey's Indian
Surrey Quays – Pastrami cheeseburger, Salt Shed
Sutton – Seasoned beef crunchy taco, Taco Bell
Swiss Cottage – Plant and Chips, Honest Burger
Tooting – Woof Woof wings, The Orange Buffalo
Twickenham / Teddington – Salami pizza, Piazza Firenze
Upminster – Kinder waffle, Delightful Desserts
Upton Park – Chicken tikka masala, The Wanstead Kitchen
Uxbridge – Donner kebab, Express Kebab & Burger
Vauxhall, Kennington and Oval – Pure white tonkotsu ramen, Koi Ramen Bar
Victoria, Westminster, Pimlico – Croquetas, Ibérica
Walthamstow – Queen Margherita, The Italian Bakery
Walton on Thames – Gang kiew wan, Khao Sarn Thai
Wandsworth – Chargrilled chicken burrito, Burrito Mex
Wapping and Mile End – Biang-biang noodle with cumin lamb, Xi'an Street Food
Watford – Cookie dough utopia, Creams
Wembley – Casillero del Diablo White Wine 70cl, 24/7 Alcohol Delivery
West Central – Daddy D burrito, Daddy Donkey Mexican Grill
Weybridge – Thai green curry, Giggling Squid
Willesden Green – Boneless jerk chicken bowl, King's Kitchen Park Royal
Wimbledon – Squeezy cheesy fries, Dip & Flip
Wood Green – Rice and peas, Juicy Roots
Woolwich – Jollof rice, Tasty African