Eating food by Nuno Mendes (whose first restaurant, Viajante, is also in this boutique Bethnal Green hotel) is an adventure. As any hobbit will tell you,...

The hottest table in town a year or so ago, Bethnal Green's Viajante remains a fun destination for style-conscious gastronauts. Nuno Mendes's cooking is...

This small but characterful café in a quiet corner of Hackney is often buzzing, due in no small part to its homely yet ambitious Georgian food. There are...

Established in 1900, Pellicci's is an East End institution with its Formica tables, gorgeous original marquetry and old-fashioned cash register. But it's...

As the name suggests, the menu here is a robust affair. Although there's the occasional nod towards salad and vegetables (golden beetroot with watercress...

This tiny retro furniture and design emporium is hidden just past Broadway Market and beside the canal, in a ground-floor unit of artists hub Regent...

The slow decline of too many East End pubs is inevitable and depressing. The punters drift away, the paint peels, the pints turn sour in the lines; the...

The straightforward idea behind the EETS is to provide good value vintage - which is becoming a bit of rarity in the capital. The owners come from the...

Housed in a former art gallery (which before that was commercial premises) on the corner of Mare Street and Vyner Street, Ombra aims to bring the easygoing...

This great little spot is well worth the ten-minute walk from Bethnal Green tube: most of the people who'll be filling the place will be regulars but by no...

Lily Jones (aka Lily Vanilli) carved out a solid, celebrity-packed fan base well before opening her own bakery. Her foray into sculptural, macabre cake...

Hidden in an unlikely location down a gritty Hackney side street, Bistrotheque has become a key player on the east London after-dark scene. This is largely...

Like Dreambagsjaguarshoes, Dalston Superstore and Stoke Newington International Airport, this café-bar has a misleading name. The casual visitor in search...