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Les Trois Garçons

Albion at Boundary
Sleek Shoreditch caff at Terence Conran's latest restaurant development.
Albion at Boundary, 2-4 Boundary Street, E2 7DD (7729 1051/www.theboundary.co.uk). Liverpool St tube/rail.

Bistrotheque
Both streetwise and sophisticated, this tucked-away Bethnal Green restaurant manages to turn a warehouse space into a smart and romantic dining room.
Bistrotheque, 23-27 Wadeson St, E2 9DR (8983 7900/www.bistrotheque.com). Bethnal Green tube/rail.

Empress of India
Easily one of the best places to eat in Victoria Park, this gastropub (from the same stable as the Gun and others) has cosiness in abundance, as well as great British cooking.
Empress of India, 130 Lauriston Rd, E9 7LH (8533 5123/ www.theempressofindia.com). Mile End tube then 277 bus.

Plateau
Docklands is not the place most people associate with romance, but the sweeping, nocturnal views of the capital afforded from Plateau's vast fourth-floor windows are a different story.
Plateau, Canada Place, Canada Square, E14 5ER (7715 7100/www.danddlondon.com). Canary Wharf tube/DLR.
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Rosemary Lane
It's a popular lunchtime destination for City workers, but this lovely French restaurant's elegant interior of dark wood panelling, weighty drapes and white table-linen really comes into its own in the evening, when it's well worth seeking out for a spot of sophistication out east.
Rosemary Lane, 61 Royal Mint St, E1 8LG (7481 2602). Tower Hill tube/Fenchurch Street rail/Tower Gateway DLR.

Les Trois Garçons
The super-opulent, yet still tasteful, decor creates a real sense of occasion at this much-feted Shoreditch venue; the French cooking is similarly lavish.
Les Trois Garçons, 1 Club Row, E1 6JX (7613 1924/www.lestroisgarcons.com). Liverpool St tube/rail.

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