Satay House siblings open Sudu, a contemporary Malaysian restaurant in Queen’s Park

The restaurateur and sibling duo Fatizah and Irqam Shawal, whose parents founded the much-loved Satay House in Paddington 50 years ago, have launched Sudu in Queen’s Park, a Malaysian-style ‘kopitiam’ with a ‘modern twist’.

On the menu will be classics such as beef rendang and nasi goreng alongside modern, London-influenced Malaysian street food. Dishes include grilled mackerel with a tamarind dip, and a noodle stir fry with tofu, prawns, beef, peanuts, egg, potato and lime.

Not far from their parents’ acclaimed Satay House in north-west London, Fatizah and Irqam say Sudu is a ‘mix of old charm with contemporary Asia’, and a natural step as they look to expand their family business.

They said: ‘There’s no way we could carry on our parents’ legacy and not serve up my dad’s beef rendang, nasi goreng, nasi lemak… These recipes have been in our family for nearly 50 years and we would have done a disservice to Sudu by not including them on the menu because they’re so delicious and so popular. We like to think of Sudu has a ‘cool younger sister’ to Satay House.

‘We’ve had so much fun creating the menu and we hope it shows. We’ve been dreaming of Sudu and a new incarnation of Satay House for a number of years. We knuckled down and the seed of an idea for Sudu was born.

‘Three years ago we created the dishes and menu, then lockdown hit and we had to focus all of our love and attention on Satay House and the takeaway menu, which saved our business. We’ve never been more ready for a new project!’