The 31 floors below Sky Lounge constitute 'the tallest student accommodation in Europe'; rent for a single room within begins at £280 per week. It's safe to...

This Spitalfields steakhouse has wooed much of London since opening in 2006; word-of-blog has only served to create an even bigger buzz around the...

Brother Jeff's patch of the Galvin empire, La Chapelle is no mere branch of Baker Street's Bistrot de Luxe, but an altogether more elegant destination for...

Japanika generates a surprisingly wide array of Japanese food and drink for a tiny triangle of a café that could seat up to eight but looks more likely to...

When Rossi's café in Hanbury Street - longstanding purveyor of Anglo-Italian carbs - closed in 2010, it seemed to be the final nail in the coffin of the...

Celebrating its 35th birthday in 2011, this infamous temple to indie music has never looked more upbeat, its new-found impetus provided by its venture east...

Rosa's is located in the heart of trendy Spitalfields, and so often packed. The cool basement has proper seats, not the red stools of the rather dark ground...

Landlady Sandra Esquilant, regular Tracey Emin and Lady Di are given equal profile on the walls of this traditional Truman boozer, a hangout for the arty...

Complete with a bar, cupcakes, pretty vintage china and a liberal dose of quirky charm, this Parisian-style salon is so good they named it twice. The staff...

Betray even a passing interest in loose-leaf tea and the wonderful staff at this Spitalfields teahouse will happily share their seemingly endless knowledge....

Firmly on the Shoreditch circuit, this prominent, stripped-down corner pub is party central, a century or so after its clientele included Jack the Ripper's...

This retro salon, complete with dressing-room-style bulb-lit mirrors, is sandwiched between the boutiques that border Spitalfields market, and is adept at...

This London outpost of Paris-based fromagerie extraordinaire Androuet is an implausibly chic cheese shop and bistro rolled into one. With its graceful...