Red Dog Saloon

This is the London outpost of Red Dog Saloon, a barbecue operation that takes its cues from Austin, Texas. Hickory smoke — the wood imported from the States — does the work here: brisket emerges with proper bark, and the St Louis cut ribs arrive honest and dark. Open daily from noon to midnight at 37 Hoxton Square, it's the kind of place that doesn't apologise for doing one thing properly.