FOOD & DRINK
Som Saa – restaurant review: the best Thai food in London?
It’s a challenge to get a table at London Fields pop-up restaurant Som Saa, but once seated the food doesn’t disappoint
Read MoreThe Luminary Bakery is helping vulnerable women rise into employment
East London social enterprise gives women who have experienced hardships such as homelessness or domestic violence the chance to rebuild their lives
Read MoreHoly mole! Gillian Riley cooks up a Mexican feast
Food historian Gillian Riley finds that East London is as good a place as any to have a fiesta – Mexican style
Read MoreCeviche Old Street – review: Peruvian food to suit beginners and aficionados
Authenticity is a given at Ceviche Old Street, Martin Morales’ latest foray into Peruvian cuisine
Read MoreLittle Baobab – review: A trip to Senegal via Lower Clapton
West African food, live music and a convivial atmosphere make Little Baobab a welcome addition to Lower Clapton Road
Read MoreField Day is fast becoming a festival of food as well as music
More small independent street food traders than ever will be gracing Victoria Park for this year’s Field Day festival
Read MoreBunsmiths at The Sebright Arms – review: burgers with a barbecue twist
New pop-up will dispel any fears that East London has reached ‘peak burger’
Read MoreRotorino – restaurant review: Italian cuisine made with cocky simplicity
If you don’t have an Italian grandma, try Rotorino’s well-trained waiters instead
Read MoreVerden – restaurant review: a sign of how far Clapton has come?
There’s an impressive selection of food and wine at Verden in Lower Clapton, though not much of a local feel
Read MoreAbsolutely pho-bulous food from Hanoi by way of Shoreditch
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at the provenance of Vietnamese food and offers recipes and tips on how to make it at home
Read MoreJago – restaurant review
Jago serves up inventive small plates in a space age setting
Read MoreThe Wash café – review
The Wash on Well Street is a coffee drinker’s cafe with a community focus
Read MorePalmers – restaurant review
This E2 restaurant may lack the sheen of rival eateries but the cuisine is top quality
Read MoreTonkotsu – restaurant review
The Narrow Way is going upmarket with the arrival of a Japanese noodle soup restaurant and bar
Read MoreMade in heaven – with love from Yum Yum
Enjoy one of four special Valentine’s Day cocktails when you celebrate your evening At Yum Yum
Read MoreKaffa Coffee brings a taste of Ethiopia to Dalston
Gillett Square coffee shop scores low on pretension and high on authenticity
Read MoreNew Dalston cafe makes healthy dishes from food diverted from landfill
Dalston’s new egalitarian eatery is serving grub on a pay-what-you-feel basis
Read MoreMakerscafe: taking beans to another dimension
Half ‘maker-space’, half cafe lets customers turn ideas into 3D reality
Read MoreHaving an Ethiopian feast in Hackney
Gillian Riley discovers the unique culinary heritage of Africa’s oldest independent country
Read MoreHave a Scandi Christmas at Nordic Yulefest
Popping up in time for Christmas is a Scandinavian banqueting hall set for yuletide revels
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