There are three great places to eat Indian food in Whitechapel. Along with Tayyabs and Needoo, Lahore dishes out generous portions of brilliantly bold...

Just round the corner from the perennially heaving, crowd-pleasing Tayyabs, and far from a million miles away in concept, Needoo Grill opened in 2009 and...

This little nail bar sorts out your nails with little ceremony and only moderate cost attached (£15 gets you a good manicure). The only glossy thing about...

Fieldgate Street is famous around these parts for the presence of Tayyabs, an outlandishly busy Pakistani eaterie that always seems to have a queue of...

This small pub is beloved of east London bohemians for its thrown-together decor (edgy artwork, memorabilia-crammed bar area) and late opening (until 3am at...

There's something innately likeable about Zengi, a Middle Eastern fusion restaurant set on a strip otherwise dominated by faceless caffs and fried chicken...

Although Carnivale's sign is illegible, the converted church the bar occupies is prominent enough. The entrance leads into an airy, open space, with a...

Since its refurbishment in 2009, the Whitechapel Gallery has done a fine job of continuing the radical tradition of its exhibitions and keeping the East End...

Gallery visitors can seek sustenance in this gallery cafe, a more casual option than the downstairs restaurant. It's very pleasant, light and...

Creatives will be find themselves in heaven at this vast emporium just off Brick Lane, which is filled to the brim with thousands of tubes of paint covering...

Near Tower Hill, this airy recycled 19th-century courthouse makes an unusual venue, but is well suited to Namaste's position as one of the UK's most...

A London eccentric, Rosemary Lane has survived for some years despite an unlikely location beside a DLR viaduct in the part-redeveloped streets east of...