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Tag Archives: east london
Falafel Party at Pilpel Aldgate | 10X10 with tikichris
This past Friday night was falafel night here in tikichris land with a friendly gathering of folks at the weeks old Pilpel Aldgate. The party was the latest of my 10X10 celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of my blog. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, TC10
Tagged 10 Years of tikichris, aldgate, Alie Street, Drink, E1, E1 8PX, east london, falafel, Food, free, Free falafel, free lunch, freebies, London, Pilepl Aldgate, Pilpel, restaurants, reviews, supper club, TC10, TC10X10, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tapas Brindisa Shoreditch
After extensive renovations Spanish restaurant group, Brindisa Kitchens, has relaunched its Shoreditch restaurant, Tramontana, as Tapas Brindisa. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, brindisa, Brindisa Kitchens, curtain road, east london, EC2, EC2A 3AT, reviews, shoreditch, spanish food, tapas, tapas bar, tapas brindisa, Tapas Brindisa Shoreditch
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Ant Beer Cocktails at Sager + Wilde Paradise Row | Happy Halloween!
Sager + Wilde Paradise Row and Wychwood Brewery have teamed up for a creepy crawly Halloween special: beer-based cocktails featuring Wychwood’s flagship beer, Hobgoblin, and ants (yes, actual ants). – Excuse me waiter. There’s an ant in my drink! – … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, Halloween, London, Restaurants
Tagged 250 Paradise Row, Ant cocktails, BARS, beer, beer cocktails, bethnal green, bourbon, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 9LE, east london, edible insects, Food, halloween, Hobgoblin, Hobgoblin Beer, London, Olive Oil Old Fashioned, Paradise Row, restaurants, reviews, Sager + Wilde, Sager + Wilde Paradise Row, Wychwood Brewery, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Free Falafel Pitas Today at Pilpel Aldate
From noon to 2pm today (Monday 24 October 2016): free falafel pitas at the new Pilpel at Aldate! Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants
Tagged aldgate, Alie Street, E1, E1 8PX, east london, falafel, Food, free, Free falafel, free lunch, freebies, London, Pilepl Aldgate, Pilpel, restaurants
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easyJet #WhyNot Pop-Up
As part of its #WhyNot campaign, easyJet is hosting a free immersive theatre experience in Shoreditch that celebrates the joys of European travel with a quick pop-up passage to Holland and the chance to win free flights. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, London, Netherlands, Travel
Tagged air travel, E1, E1 6PG, east london, Easyjet, Entertainment, holland, immersive theatre, London, N&C Showrooms, pop-up, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, the netherlands, Travel, whynot, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Graffigna Gran Asado
Argentine winemaker, Graffigna, threw the meatiest of parties recently at Dinerama in Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Tagged Argentine food, ARGENTINE STEAK, argentine wine, Dinerama, Drink, east london, Fernando Trocca, Food, Graffigna, Graffigna Wines, London, London Steak Awards, MALBEC, shoreditch, steak, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Woodford Reserve Lounge at Sager + Wilde Paradise Row
The Woodford Reserve Lounge at Sager + Wilde (at Paradise Row restaurant/bar/terrace not the Hackney Road wine bar) offers a subdued earth tone retreat from the world with a lofty perch above the Bethnal Green bustle. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, London, Restaurants
Tagged 250 Paradise Row, BARS, bethnal green, bourbon, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 9LE, east london, London, Marcis Dzelzainis, Olive Oil Old Fashioned, Paradise Row, restaurants, reviews, Sager + Wilde, Sager + Wilde Paradise Row, Tom Vernon, whiskey, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Lounge, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Badolina Brings Big Flavour to Bishopsgate
Juicy marinated meats full of moreish Mediterranean flavours and grilled over charcoal for a quick-serve, healthy and delicious takeaway? Badda bing! Badda boom! Badolina brings it to Bishopsgate. Continue reading
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Tagged Badolina, bishopsgate, charcoal grill, east london, EC2, EC2M 4NR, Food, grilled meat, liverpool street station, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, spitalfields, street food, Uri Dinay, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Get Stoked! Great Cocktails at Victory Mansion
Stoke Newington bar, Victory Mansion, serves ambitious cocktails in a cozy setting. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, cocktails, Drink, east london, Food, hackney, N16, N16 7PL, north london, restaurants, reviews, Stoke Newington, stoke newington high street, Victory Mansion, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Little Galicia at Tapas Revolution Shoreditch
Tapas Revolution has teamed up with Estrella Galicia beer for a series of “Little Galicia” events this summer to bring a taste of Northern Spain to Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged beer, BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, brick lane, chef, Drink, E1, E1 8JW, east london, Estrella Galicia, Food, hackney, Little Galicia, London, omar allibhoy, reviews, shoreditch, Spanish beer, spanish food, tapas, tapas revolution, Tapas Revolution Shoreditch, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good & Proper Tea Co, Leather Lane
About half a year ago I was glad to have discovered Good & Proper’s tiny tea bar at The Bower off of Old Street. Today I’m just as pleased to shout about its new, and not so tiny, café on Leather Lane. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, buttermilk crumpets, crumpets, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1N 7TX, farringdon, Food, Good & Proper, Good & Proper Tea, Good & Proper Tea Co, holborn, leather lane, London, reviews, sourdough crumpets, tea, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Preview: Walthamstow International Film Festival
The 2016 Walthamstow International Film Festival runs tomorrow (Sunday 24 July 2016) at Vestry House from 11am to 5pm. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Entertainment, London, Movies, Museums
Tagged Art, Carol Gyasi, cinema, E17, E17 9NH, east london, Elena Brodach, Empire Cinema, Empire Cinema Walthamstow, Entertainment, film, film festival, independent cinema, independent film, Kayayo, London, Matt Harris Freeth, Movies, museums, Paul Murphy, Previews, Ruby Moore, short film, Vestry House, Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, Walthamstow International Film Festival, WIFF, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Get 25% off All Food at Barraka in July
I’ve teamed up with Mediterranean street food restaurant – Barraka on Artillery Lane near Liverpool Street Station – to share a very special offer: 25% off all food all month! What do you have to do to have such tasty food served at such a nice price? Not much. Continue reading
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Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged 25% off food, artillery lane, baguette, barraka, chicken schnitzel, chicken schnitzel baguette, chicken schnitzel sandwich, discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, E1, E1 7LP, east london, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, spitalfields, street food, tikichris special, Uri Dinay, whichit, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Liberty Cheesesteak Company: Real Deal Philly Cheesesteak
Finding no satisfaction in London’s “cheesesteak” offerings – or often any resemblance to the mega meaty two-hander sandwiches of Italian-American origin famously from his hometown – JP decided to bring it here himself. Long story short: he ended up having to come up with a recipe for the right kind of bread and even created his own “wiz” cheese sauce. As for the steak, JP was happy enough with already available rib eye, sliced ultra thin for tastiest and most genuinely Philadelphian results. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Street Markets
Tagged american food, cheesesteak, city of london, CityPoint, E1, E1 6EA, east london, EC2, EC2Y 9HU, Food, lamb street, liberty cheesesteak, liberty cheesesteak company, London, lunch, old spitalfields market, philly cheesesteak, restaurants, rib eye, Ropemaker Street, sandwich, spitalfields, steak, street food, street markets, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Sandwich in Spitalfields? Barraka on Artillery Lane
Man oh man! The chicken schnitzel baguette at Barraka was one the most welcome lunches I’ve devoured in a very long while. From Uri Dinay, the same fella who brought Pilpel (probably the best I’ve had in London) and Badolina … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged artillery lane, baguette, barraka, chicken schnitzel, chicken schnitzel baguette, chicken schnitzel sandwich, E1, E1 7LP, east london, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, spitalfields, street food, Uri Dinay, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Rooftop Pop-Up: Santa Monica at SkyLounge
Santa Monica Travel and Tourism is hosting a Santa Monica themed rooftop pop-up bar at the SkyLounge rooftop bar at the top of the DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London hotel. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged BARS, beer, city of london, cocktails, Doubletree, Doubletree by Hilton, Drink, east london, EC3, EC3N 4AF, Food, hilton, hotels, London, Pepys Street, POP UPS, restaurants, reviews, Rooftop bars, Santa Monica at SkyLounge, See Santa Monica, SkyLounge, SkyLounge at DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London, tower hill, tower of london, Travel, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Gourmet Gorditas at Sunday Upmarket
Gorditas are hand-made Mexican flatbreads made of wheat and stuffed with a yummy filling. Now you can get ‘em in London thanks to Pedro and Santiago, a couple of enterprising Mexicans who recently started traded under the name Gourmet Gorditas with a stall selling their gourmet versions of this Northern Mexican street food at Brick Lane’s Sunday Upmarket. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Street Markets
Tagged brick lane, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, Gorditas, Gourmet Gorditas, London, mexican food, spitalfields, street food, street markets, sunday upmarket, The Old Truman Brewery, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Chai Ki Monday Mash-Up with Beavertown Brewery
Canary Wharf modern Indian restaurant, Chai Ki, has launched a series of Monday Mash-Up special events pairing London brewed craft beers with dishes from its Chai Ki Toddy Shop bar menu. Kicking things off is a “Guerrilla Craft Beer” experiment highlighting a range of beers from Beavertown Brewery. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, beavertown, Beavertown Brewery, beer, canary wharf, Chai Ki, CRAFT BEER, Crossrail Place, Drink, E14, E14 5AR, east london, Food, indian food, Monday Mash-Up, restaurants
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Raw Wine Fair 2016
Held at the Old Truman Brewery 15 and 16 May and featuring wines from more than 200 growers, Raw Wine Fair will present for a fifth year in a row a delicious and intriguing collection of fine, natural, organic and biodynamic wine from across the globe. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Shopping, Wine
Tagged artisan wine, BARS, brick lane, Drink, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, hotels, London, luxury, old truman brewery, POP UPS, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, The London Edition, wine, wine bar, WINE FAIR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Greek Cheese and Wine Tasting at Isle of Olive
Isle of Olive – Hackney’s home of Hellenic hospitality and great Greek food and drink – continues with its delicious charm offensive by offering wine tastings and related events. Continue reading
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Tagged Ada Street, broadway market, cheese, Drink, E8, E8 4QU, east london, Food, Greek cheese, greek food, Greek Wine, hackney, Isle of Olive, London, Shopping, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Coffee Festival
The London Coffee Festival returns to the Old Truman Brewery for a long weekend of everybody’s (or at least) my favourite warm beverage. I’m heading over tomorrow for my morning cup o’ Joe. See you there? Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Shopping
Tagged coffee, Drink, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, Hanbury Street, LCF, London, london coffee festival, old truman brewery, Shopping, The Old Truman Brewery, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Turtle Bay Dalston
With its exceptionally generous happy hour, Turtle Bay’s bar is probably the best destination within stumbling distance of Dalston Junction for value conscious elbow bending. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Caribbean food, cocktails, dalston, DALSTON JUNCTION, Dalston Square, Drink, E8 3GP, east london, Food, hackney, London, reviews, rum, Santa Teresa Rhum Orange, Turtle Bay, Turtle Bay Dalston, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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House of Holi Brings the Vivid Back to Cinnamon Kitchen
Still one of my preferred London restaurants, my impression of Chef Vivek Singh’s Cinnamon Kitchen has been favourably coloured by my House of Holi experience. Continue reading
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Tagged #holiinthecity, #houseofholi, BARS, chef vivek singh, cinnamon kitchen, city of london, cocktails, devonshire square, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2M 4YL, Food, HOLI, Holi in the City, House of Holi, indian food, London, restaurants, reviews, Vivek Singh, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Easy Eats to Recommend: The Joint at The Refreshment Room
Mega meat treats cross the river and head east with Brixton Market bad boys, The Joint, taking over the kitchen at the Refreshment Room in Stratford. Continue reading
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Stripper Wear Fair | David Bowie Burlesque Tribute | Pole Dancing Werkshop at Red Gallery, Shoreditch
This weekend – Valentine’s weekend – do something special for yourself and that significant other at one (or all) of three super sexy events hosted by the East London Strippers Collective at Red Gallery in Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, London, Music, Shopping
Tagged burlesque, Celebrities, chiqui love, david bowie, David Bowie Tribute, Diamond Dolls, east london, East London Strippers Collective, EC2, EC2A 3DT, ELSC, Entertainment, fashion, London, music, Musis, Pole dancing, Red Gallery, Redchurch Street, rivington street, Shopping, Stripper Wear, Stripper Wear Fair, strippers, Strippin, Stripping, striptease, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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WOMEN: New Portraits by Annie Leibovitz
WOMEN aims to look at the way the roles and notion of womanhood have changed over time. After a shoot with Caitlyn Jenner, Annie describes, “It was like creating a new person, around the idea of what a woman is… what is, who is this new person?” The concept first fascinated her decades past, after shooting Vegas showgirls inside and outside of their makeup. “They were so normal looking [out of costume]… my [showgirl] photos represented how women dressed up to be women.” But what happens when you dress the concept of womanhood down? Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, London, Photography
Tagged Annie Leibovitz, Art, Celebrities, E1, E1W 3SL, east london, exhibition, London, Maddie Salters, Photography, portraits, reviews, Wapping, Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, WOMEN: New Portraits, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Silent Night
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Tagged E17, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, night photography, Photography, street photography, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Cheap Eats in London of 2015
A good (or even mediocre) meal for £5 or under is becoming less and less likely these days – but it still can be found. Here’s a look at five of London’s tastiest cheap eats priced at or less than a fi Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Food, London, Money, Pizza, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged Bao, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, breakfast, CHEAP EATS, chinatown, crumpets, E17, E17 3NA, E17 7DB, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NR, Fod, Good & Proper Tea Co, Good and Proper Tea Co, high street, kebabs, leicester square, London, money, N1, N1 9JY, Newport Court, Old Station Yard Cafe, old street, pentonville road, pizza, pizza union, pork buns, restaurants, Seth's Spice Hut, Seth's Spice Hut Walthamstow Market, shoreditch, street food, street markets, tea, The Bower, WALTHAMSTOW, WC2, WC2H 7PQ, Wood Street, Yang Guang Supermarket
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Best London Restaurants of 2015
London’s best restaurants of 2015? Here’s a lucky list of seven that did the trick for me. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Sandy’s Row, Bao, Basque food, Best London Restaurants, Best London Restaurants of 2015, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, brixton, Brixton Station Road, brunch, camden, CAMDEN TOWN, Donostia Social Club, Drink, E1, E1 7HW, east london, fish and chips, Food, greenwich, High Holborn, holborn, Hook, Hook Camden Town, hotels, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL, italian food, La Tagliata, Lexington Street, London, london restaurants, luxury, mayfair, Mirror Room, Mirror Room at Rosewood London, Mirror Room at Rosewood London 252 High Holborn, North Greenwich, NW1, NW17PP, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, park lane, Parkway, Peninsular Golf Range, Pop Brixton, restaurants, Rosewood, Rosewood London, SE10, SE10 0QE, soho, south london, spanish food, spitalfields, SW9, SW9 8PQ, Taiwanese food, tapas, theo randall, Theo Randall at the Intercontinental InterContinental London Park Lane, tower hamlets, Travel, Tunnel Avenue, Vinothec Compass, W1, W1F 9AS, W1J 7QY, WC1, WC1V 7EN, wine, X Vinothec Compass Restaurant and Bar, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Walthamstow Central
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Tagged E17, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Walthamstow High Street
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Tagged E17, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Brick Lane
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Tagged brick lane, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, spitalfields, street photography, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Excellent Italian Cuisine at La Tagliata, Spitafields
Classic Italian cookery to keep you coming back for more is the drawn of Spitalfields restaurant, La Tagliata. Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, E1, E1 7HW, east london, Food, italian food, La Tagliata, London, pasta, restaurants, reviews, Sandy’s Row, spitalfields, steak, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: New Spitalfields
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Good & Proper Tea + Super Scrumptious Crumpets | The Bower, Old Street
Imagine something good and properly British making the London street food rounds that’s not so much newfangled – and definitely not contrived – but traditional and comforting and prepared with thoughtfully sourced product and served with a friendly smile. Ah tea … and crumpets. Amid an Old Street panoply of virtually whatever you choose to sip and sup, food that’s quintessentially British is in short supply. Good & Proper Tea Co aims to change that. Continue reading
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Tagged crumpets, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NR, Food, Good & Proper, Good & Proper Tea, Good & Proper Tea Co, London, old street, shoreditch, tea, The Bower, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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