Abu Zaad is the first Syrian restaurant I’ve been to – if I’m being honest I’m not entirely sure where Syria actually is (though I didn’t mention this to the staff!). A mix between Greek and Turkish cuisine, the food was a selection of dips with flatbread, and for mains we had chicken in yoghurt. The best bit at Abu Zaad though was the honey-dripped desserts and cooling mint tea. It was just a shame returning to the cold Shepherd’s Bush air afterwards – it put an end to our romantic desert fantasies just a bit.