Online ordering for Lebanese restaurants in London

Updated 13 November 2026. This page uses the Food Standards Agency register as it stood on 13 November 2026, across the 33 London local authority areas (32 boroughs and the City of London). It does not name any business. For the whole-area picture see our London page.

In short: the register lists 120 restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other catering premises in London with "Lebanese", "Lebanon", "Beirut", "Byblos" or "Baalbek" in the business name, spread across 27 of the 33 local authority areas. 73 are registered as restaurants or cafés and 38 as takeaways. Of the 108 with a numeric hygiene rating, 60 (56%) are rated 5, close to the 57% for all London takeaways. Southwark (12), Westminster (11) and Camden (10) have the most. A Lebanese kitchen sells mezze, grills and wraps that travel well, so your own ordering page at 0% commission is a natural fit.

What the FSA register shows

This is a name-keyword count, not a census. It only finds premises whose registered name includes one of those words. It misses Lebanese kitchens trading under other names (many grill, shawarma and mezze places), and we removed names where the word clearly meant something else (for example housing or care settings). Retailers, mobile caterers and drinks-led premises are left out.

Of the 108 with a numeric rating, 60 (56%) are rated 5 and 6 (6%) are rated 0, 1 or 2. 12 (10%) are awaiting inspection, against 9% of all London takeaways (817 of 9,390).

For context, among all 8,552 London takeaways with a numeric rating, 4,857 (57%) are rated 5. That benchmark covers takeaways only while this list mixes restaurants and takeaways, so treat any gap as a pointer, not a verdict on any business.

Where they are

By postcode district the most are in SE1 (7), then KT1, SE4 and E1 (4 each). Central London (Westminster, Camden, Southwark) has the densest cluster, with a second spread through south-east London. See also our pages on shawarma shops in London and Turkish restaurants in London.

Your hygiene rating sells online too

Customers check ratings before they order, and GOV.UK's FHRS guidance for businesses (read 13 November 2026) encourages you to display your rating on your website and social media as well as in your window. The same guidance sets out what you can do if you think a rating is wrong:

• Talk to the officer first, then appeal in writing to your council using the details in your rating letter.
• Right to reply: you can submit comments to be published next to your rating at any time until your next inspection.
• Re-rating inspection: once you have fixed the issues you can ask for a re-visit. Where the council does not charge for it, it will not usually happen in the first three months after the rating.

Late-night hot food in London

Each London borough (and the City of London) is the licensing authority for its own area. Under the Licensing Act 2003, late night refreshment means supplying hot food or hot drink between 11pm and 5am, on or off the premises, so late delivery and collection count. Set your online ordering hours inside the conditions on your premises licence. Our late night refreshment licence guide explains the process.

Setting up a Lebanese menu for online orders

• Mezze as pick-several choices. Hummus, moutabal, tabbouleh, fattoush and falafel work as a "choose any 3 or 5" platter with a minimum and a maximum, so every ticket is complete.
• Grills with required choices. Shish taouk, kafta and lamb skewers can carry a required side (rice, chips or salad) and bread, and a mixed grill can offer sizes for one, two or four.
• Wraps or plates. Make wrap or plate a required single choice, with garlic sauce and pickles as add-ons.
• Manakish and bakery items can have their own opening hours if you only bake in the morning.
• Sharing platters and family deals sit on the item as their own choices.
• Tablet offline? The Chefzi Orders app rings until someone accepts or rejects. If the device is offline when an order arrives, Chefzi texts the restaurant and auto-calls your mobile or phone line.

How to start

1. Put your menu into Chefzi on a short call with us. We set it up with you and aim to have you live in 24 to 48 hours.
2. Add your ordering link to your Google Business Profile (how) and a QR code to every bag (QR kit).
3. Tell regulars about your own ordering page with their permission (SMS and email marketing, Plus and Pro), and reward repeat orders with loyalty on Pro.

For the national picture see the Lebanese restaurant ordering page, the Middle Eastern restaurants page and the commission calculator. If your food is halal, say so in your own words in a statement you can stand behind: see halal menu wording. Chefzi does not certify food as halal; the wording is yours.

What Chefzi costs

Starter £12 a month (£9 billed annually), Plus £22 (£19) and Pro £49 (£39), per location, excluding VAT. 0% commission, no setup fee, first month free and no credit card to start. Plans are month to month with no contract. Card payments and SMS and email marketing are on Plus and Pro. The branded Android app, loyalty rewards and the Chefzi POS browser till are on Pro. See pricing.

What Chefzi does not do

• It does not set up delivery for you: you run your own drivers, and Chefzi has no courier integrations.
• The branded customer app is Android on Pro; iOS is coming soon, not live yet. iPhone customers order on your Chefzi website meanwhile.
• Orders placed on Just Eat, Deliveroo or Uber Eats still pay those apps' commission. Chefzi helps you move regular customers to your own site.

Sources

• Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme open data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), 33 London local authority areas, name match for "Leban", "Lebnan", "Beirut", "Byblos", "Biblos" and "Baalbek" with non-food settings removed, extract 13 November 2026, restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other catering premises only. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings are a snapshot of an inspection.
• GOV.UK, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme guidance for businesses (appeals, right to reply, re-rating inspections, displaying your rating online), read 13 November 2026.
• Licensing Act 2003, Schedule 2: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/schedule/2 (read 12 Nov 2026).
• Chefzi facts and pricing, chefzi.co.uk, read 13 November 2026.