Mekan Charcoal Grill

In Hove, Mekan Charcoal Grill channels the easy generosity of Turkish and Cypriot cooking. Built around the glow of a charcoal grill and the sociable rhythm of meze, it celebrates Mediterranean flavours with simple ingredients and time-honoured technique.

The table might open with the comfort of homemade hummus or the nutty, savoury richness of hummus kavurma, where silky chickpeas meet diced lamb and pine nuts.

Alongside these are bright, herbed kisir and pan-fried halloumi courgette fritters before the kitchen leans into its fire: ali nazik delivering tender, spiced meat over smoky aubergine purée, and the grill turning out marinated kanat and tavuk sis, flame-finished to order. From the sea, karides guvec adds a hearty prawn casserole to the spread.

Book a table, gather your favourite people, and let the meze do the mingling.