Hendon Central has quietly built one of North London's most reliable Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dining scenes, with the stretch around Hendon Central tube station offering everything from Lebanese mezze to Israeli street food at prices that make eating well here genuinely easy on the pocket. The quality consistently punches above what you'd expect for the cost, which is why locals return rather than heading into central London. If you're drawn to that part of the world's cooking, this is one of the best places in Barnet to explore it properly.