Best Shrimp Dishes in London
14 restaurants compared
Top 5 Shrimp Dishes in London (Quick Answer)
Based on diner recommendations across 14 restaurants:
- Moqueca at Kaipiras, £17.50 (Kilburn)
- Acaraje at Kaipiras, £12.00 (Kilburn)
- Banh Cuon at Eat Vietnam, £6.50 (Deptford)
- Banh Xeo at Eat Vietnam, £8.50 (Deptford)
- Brown Butter Monkfish at Bistrotheque, £24.00 (Bethnal Green)
Scroll down for detailed comparisons, prices, and diner tips for each restaurant.
All 14 Shrimp Dishes
Moqueca
Kaipiras£17.50
Bahian seafood stew cooked with palm oil, coconut milk, and peppers.
Acaraje
Kaipiras£12.00
Bahian black-eyed pea fritters with vatapa (coconut shrimp paste) and dried prawns.
Banh Cuon
Eat Vietnam£6.50
Steamed rice flour rolls filled with ground pork and shrimp.
Banh Xeo
Eat Vietnam£8.50
Crispy rice flour crepe with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts.
Brown Butter Monkfish
Bistrotheque£24.00
Monkfish with cavolo nero and brown shrimp in brown butter sauce.
Fresh Spring Rolls
Song Que£6.00
Translucent rice paper rolls filled with shrimp, herbs, and vermicelli.
Tea Leaf Salad (Lahpet Thoke)
Lahpet£12.50
Vibrant salad with pickled tea leaves, crunchy beans, dried shrimp, and garlic oil.
Tom Yam Mama
Speedboat Bar£16.50
Hot and sour noodle soup served with squid, pork, and prawns.
Green Chilli Prawn Toast
Tempo£13.00
Shrimp mousse between slices of bread, fried crisp, with a green chilli sauce and pickled daikon.
Potted Shrimps
Simpson's in the Strand£18.00
Morecambe Bay shrimps in a spiced nutmeg butter, served with toast.
Nasi Lemak
Roti King£8.00
Fragrant coconut rice served with anchovies, peanuts, cucumber and sambal.
Tempura Udon
Koya£15.50
Hot udon in hot dashi broth topped with crispy vegetable and prawn tempura.
Skate with Morecambe Bay Shrimps & Swiss Chard
Core by Clare Smyth£24.00
Grilled skate wing with brown shrimps, chard, and brown butter.
Crystal Prawn Dumplings
Dumplings' Legend£6.20
Steamed dumplings with whole prawns in a translucent wrapper.