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Tag Archives: shoreditch
Enjoy a Swedish Christmas Plate at Fika, Brick Lane
It had been a few years since my last visit to Fika Bar & Restaurant before my dinner there last week. The cosy little Scandi eatery at the top of Brick Lane seems to be as popular with the hipster set and as Swedish as it ever was. Never been to Fika or, like me, haven’t been in quite some time? With Xmas on the way and a special Jutallrik menu to celebrate the festive season, now’s a topical time to visit. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged brick lane, christmas, christmas plate, Drink, E1, E1 6SB, east london, FIKA, fika bar & restaurant, Food, glogg, jutallrick, London, London blog, scandinavian food, shoreditch, swedish food, swedish meatballs, swedish restaurant, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Two Cocktails for £10 at The Liquor Cabinet, Hackney Road
There’s a new bar opened up in Shoreditch. Okay, that’s not really news, is it? But a smartly curated selection of spirits and a range of superbly crafted hand bottled cocktails make The Liquor Cabinet well worth shouting about. Plus, I blagged a way for my readers to get two cocktails for a tenner! Keep reading for more about this fantastic bar and to find out about my exclusive two-for-a-tenner cocktail special. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London
Tagged 2 cocktails for £10, bar, Booze, bourbon, COCKTAIL BAR, cocktails, discounts and special offers, Drink, drink special, E2, E2 7QL, east london, golden grill, hackney, Hackney Road, Hassard Street, hoxton, liquor cabinet, London blog, mezcal, shoreditch, speakeasy, tikichris special, whiskey, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Crown & Shuttle Pub in Shoreditch Ups the London Burger Ante
New(ish) Shoreditch High Street pub, Crown & Shuttle, has recently launched a new burger menu big on flavour and full of umph. I dropped by yesterday for lunch and found my burger and the venue to be well worth a recommendation. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged beer, burger review, burgers, crown & shuttle, Drink, duck burger, east london, Food, hackney, liquorice and black cherry ketchup, London, London blog, paulaner, pub, pubs, restaurants, review, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Jubo (Blue Tomato)
Newbie fast-gourmet outlet Jubo – located at the Bedroom Bar in Shoreditch – wants to bring this K-style treat along with the concept anju to the London table. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged anju, bar, bar food, bedroom bar, beer, BLUE TOMATO, chicken, chicken wings, cocktails, drinking, east london, EC2, EC2A 3AY, fast food, fried chicken, hackney, hite beer, jubo, Korean, korean cuisine, korean fast food, KOREAN FOOD, korean fried chicken, London, new restaurant review, restaurant review, review, rivington street, shoreditch
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London Daily Photo: Shoreditch High Street
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Tagged E1, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Kick
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Tagged east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Aplomb
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Tagged dayglow, E1, east london, hackney, heels, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, neon, Photography, photography blog, platform shoe, sandal, shoe, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Black on Black
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Tagged E1, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, sclater street, shoreditch, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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BOGOF Bubble Tea at Milk Tea & Pearl Shoreditch
Taiwanese bubble tea shop, Milk Tea & Pearl, has recently opened its second London location at Boxpark in Shoreditch (the first shop is on Little Portland Street near Oxford Circus). Keep reading to find out about a special offer available to readers of this blog. Continue reading
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Tagged 2 for 1, 2fer, 2fer1, BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, BOGOF, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, BUBBLE TEA, buy one get one free, discounts, discounts and special offers, Drink, E1, E1 6GY, east london, Food, free, freebies, fruit juice, London, London blog, milk tea, Milk Tea & Pearl, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, shoreditch high street station, smoothies, special offers, taiwanese, taiwanese bubble tea, tapioca, tapioca pearls, tea, tikichris special, two for one, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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HKK’s Exquisite Five Course Duck Lunch
There’s not a whole lot I can write about my recent visit to HKK for a taste of its five course duck lunch menu without my review coming across as one big gloat about how much I enjoyed it. Continue reading
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Tagged 88 Worship Street, broadgate, broadgate west, Chef Tong Chee Hwee, city of london, duck, EC2A 2DQ, fine dining, Five Course Duck Lunch, hakkasan, hakkasan group, HKK, HKK London, London, London blog, lunch, LUNCH MENU, new restaurant review, peking duck, photography blog, restaurant review, review, roast duck, shoreditch, Stepp & Gaul pinot noir, tasting menu, wine, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Wheler Street
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Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, shoreditch high street station, street art, street photography, Wheler Street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Ride London’s Overground “Culture Line” (CheapOair)
The Overground’s East London extension opened in spring of 2010. This line runs from Highbury and Islington station in the north to Croydon to the south and is particularly useful – especially for culture vultures keen to check out London’s quirkier side. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Travel
Tagged Brunel Museum, cheapoair, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Museum, culture line, dalston, east london, east london line, Estorick Collection, Geffrye Museum, hackney, hackney museum, Horniman Museum, Hospital Museum, hoxton, john wesley, kingsland road, London, LSE, methodism, methodist, museum, Museum of Croydon, museums, old street, shoreditch, south london, The Royal London Hospital, The Women's Library, Wesley's Chapel, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
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London Daily Photo: Reflections
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, old street, Photography, shoreditch, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cedric Christie at Flowers: When Painting Collapses, You Have Beautiful Sculptures
When Painting Collapses, You Have Beautiful Sculptures showcases two new bodies of work by Cedric Christie: his sculptural response to a gallery along with recent work developed during a residency in Kleve, Germany. The pieces on exhibit explore the artist’s ‘personal endeavour to transform one medium into another’. They exude confident in their simplicity and yield a sense of serenity as well. Continue reading
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Gorilla Perfumes Pop-Up, East London (CheapOair)
No fancy schmancy bottles, no fashion labels bashing you over the head with over the top branding, no celebrities tarting things up: just pretty smelling perfumes. Gorilla Perfume is an East London pop-up open until June and selling its own fragrances and range of related items. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, east london, frangrance, gorilla perfume, hackney, London, lush cosmetics, perfume, pop-up, Shopping, shoreditch, Travel
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar Brings Great Gallic Food and Drink to East London (CheapOair)
There’s a new wine bar just opened in East London’s super hip Shoreditch. It’s a good one too, offering up a smartly curated list of French wines and a tasty menu of Lyonnaise dishes. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged cheapoair, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar (Blue Tomato)
Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a winning concept for a fine yet casual wine-n-dine experience for Londoners. And he reckons he’s got the right connections across la Manche too, priding himself on being able to offer high … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, BLUE TOMATO, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar Brings Lyonnaise Yum to Shoreditch
Alright Shoreditchers, have you tried your new local wine bar yet? It’s a good one, offering up a smartly curated list of French wines and a tasty menu of Lyonnaise dishes. Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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O-Food Pop-Up Offers a Healthy, Low-Impact Lunch in Shoreditch
Pop-up sandwich bar, O-Food, has been open for a few weeks and will continue to offer conscientious Shoreditch diners a tasty variety of “low-impact” vegetarian and fish sarnies “with a Nordic twist” until 23 September. Set up by Jens Hannibal, … Continue reading
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Tagged big five, big five fish, EC2, EC2A 3QN, London, low impact, nordic cuisine, o-food, pescaterian, pop up sandwich bar, pop-up, rivington street, sandwich bar, sandwiches, shoreditch, vegetarian
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GOLA X TADO Exhibition at Boxpark
This looks like fun! Plus, there’ll be music and free drinks during the 6 September launch. The show will run through the month. GOLA X TADO Exhibition Launch Boxpark 2-4 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6GY Thursday 6 September, 6-9pm Complimentary … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, Drink, London, Shopping
Tagged Art, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, container, DJ BOOGIE BLIND, E1, E1 6GY, exhibition, FEVER TREE, free, freebies, GOLA, GOLA X TADO, hackney, HAVANA CLUB RUM, London, pop-up, RETAIL, shipping containers, Shopping, shopping centre, shopping mall, shoreditch, TADO
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What’s for Lunch? Eyre Brothers, Leonard Street (Londonist)
This well established fine dine of a restaurant does up simple and savoury Iberian dishes in a handsome and low key setting. What’s for Lunch? Eyre Brothers, Leonard Street Londonist, 10 April 2012
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Tagged EC2, EC2A 4QX, EYRE BROTHERS, hackney, IBERIAN FOOD, leonard street, London, Londonist, lunch, PORTUGUESE FOOD, review, shoreditch, spanish food, tapas, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?, wine
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Lonely Planet Street Food Festival
I popped round to the Lonely Planet Street Food Festival last night at Village Underground in Shoreditch. The event was to celebrate the launch of Lonely Planet’s latest title, The World’s Best Street Food. There were London based street vendors … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged east london, LONELY PLANET, Lonely Planet Street Food Festival, shoreditch, street food, street market, Travel, VILLAGE UNDERGROUND
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Lonely Planet Turns to Street Food (CheapOair)
Street food is such a trendy topic at the moment and has been developing into such a burgeoning scene at such a rapid pace in London that travel guide extraordinaries, Lonely Planet, reckon it’s time to host their very own Street … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, east london, LONELY PLANET, Lonely Planet Street Food Festival, shoreditch, street food, street market, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Leprechauns
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Tagged green, hoxton, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, shoreditch, street photography
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Pencil Presents… No Breaks Live Music Tonight @ Village Underground (Londonist)
Pencil Presents… No Breaks Live Music Tonight @ Village Underground Londonist, March 9, 2012 at 13:30 pm Pencil Presents is a new music project aiming to gather “high calibre acts from across the world to create a visual and audio event where … Continue reading
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Tagged !K7, EC2, EC2A 3PQ, ERIC NESS, GABBY YOUNG AND OTHER ANIMALS, GREG BATSLEER, hackney, HAGGIS HORNS, HERBALISER, LIVE MUSIC GIG, London, Londonist, music, shoreditch, VILLAGE UNDERGROUND, WEEKLY MUSIC LISTINGS
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London Daily Photo: Weeknight
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Tagged dragon bar, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, shoreditch, shoreditch high street
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London Daily Photo: Dragon Bar
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Tagged bar, dragon bar, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, shoreditch, shoreditch high street
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What’s for Lunch? Pieminister, Boxpark (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Pieminister, Boxpark Londonist, December 6, 2011 at 12.00 pm As mentioned here last week, the world’s first pop-up mall has opened in Shoreditch. Along with all the retailers, a number of eateries are present to sling a variety of … Continue reading
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Tagged BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, E1, E1 6GY, GRAVY, London, Londonist, lunch, MASH, pie, pie and mash, PIEMINISTER, RETAIL, shipping containers, Shopping, shoreditch, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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In Pictures: Pop-Up Shopping Mall Boxpark Opens In Shoreditch (Londonist)
In Pictures: Pop-Up Shopping Mall Boxpark Opens In Shoreditch by M@, Photographs by Chris Osburn Londonist, December 2, 2011 at 15:30 pm It’s the most-talked-about-new-shopping-mall-built-from-shipping-containers in London’s history. Boxpark opens in Shoreditch [today], bringing ‘more than sixty carefully chosen fashion, arts and lifestyle brands’ … Continue reading
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Tagged BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, container, E1, E1 6GY, hackney, London, Londonist, Photography, pop-up, RETAIL, ROGER WADE, shipping containers, Shopping, shopping centre, shopping mall, shoreditch, street photography
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What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street Londonist, November 15, 2011 at 11:30 am Simple, to the point, tasty and cheap: a five quid bento box lunch with tagalong miso soup from ICN Gallery makes a lot of sense if … Continue reading
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Tagged ASIAN ART, BENTO BOXES, cheap, EC2, EC2A 4RH, gallery, GREEN TEA, ICN GALLERY, japanese food, leonard street, london londonist, lunch, MISO SOUP, shoreditch, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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London Daily Photo: Curtain Road
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Tagged curtain road, Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, shoreditch, slayer, street art, street photography
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London Daily Photo: I Hate Zombies
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Tagged curtain road, Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, shoreditch, street art, street photography
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London Daily Photo: The Light
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Tagged homeless, homelessness, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, shoreditch, street photography
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London Food & Drink News: 14 July 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 14 July 2011 Londonist, April 21, 2011 at 16:00 pm A taste of what’s what in recent and upcoming London food and drink news … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 21 … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Kêu Banh Mi Deli (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Kêu Banh Mi Deli Londonist, May 3, 2011 at 13:30 pm Rivalling the burrito mania of the recent past, banh mi madness seems to be in full effect…especially in Shoreditch where a new benchmark of London’s best … Continue reading
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Tagged baguettes, EC1, EC1V 9DR, KÊU BANH MI DELI, London, Londonist, lunch, new restaurant review, old street, sandwiches, shoreditch, street food, vietnamese food
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