An Eastender's top five

Actor Nabil Elouahabi, who plays the troublesome Tariq in Eastenders, takes time of to tell us his top five favourite places to eat in London. Being Moroccan, he loves a taste of tagine and he's a little partial to the odd burger...

Moroccan Tagine 95 Golborne Road W10. Tel: 020 8968 8055. Tube: Ladbroke Grove

It's a lovely restaurant, and being Moroccan I have a certain affinity with it. The owner is a friend of mine, but I wouldn't mention it if it was awful. It's like peasant food, lots of beans and aubergines. And obviously their tagine is delicious.

Cafeteria 124 Ladbroke Grove W10. Tel: 020 7792 0801. Tube: Ladbroke Grove

Modern European food with delicious, cheap organic burgers and all that kind of stuff. They do the best Sunday brunch in W10, with classics like eggs Florentine and eggs royale.

Lucky Seven 127 Westbourne Park Road W2. Tel: 020 7727 6771. Tube: Westbourne Park

Every week myself and Pooja Shah, who plays Kareena, check out a restaurant. I'm not keen on places that are too flash so Lucky Seven is awesome. They do good, fairly priced, organic burgers. It's a very casual diner, you just pop in and pop out.

Putney Bridge The Embankment SW15. Tel: 020 8780 1811. Tube: Putney Bridge
Anthony Demetre is a Michelin chef, so the food is delicious. Again it's modern European with a slight twist. When I go to a restaurant I like to try something slightly different. I hate being waited on hand and foot, and that's why I go for places that are laid back. Food should be about relaxing and digesting, not about; 'which piece of cutlery do I use next?'.

The Ivy 1 West Street WC2. Tel: 020 7836 4751. Tube: Leicester Square

This place is delicious. Yeah, I booked. I used to work for Caprice events, which is the outside catering branch of the people who run The Ivy, so it's ironic that I now eat there. It beats peeling onions in the back, not that there's anything wrong with that, but I've got bad hands from doing that.