Tayyabs

Brick Lane and Aldgate Local London Place Reviews Restaurants / Gastropub / Takeout

Much -Loved Punjabi Restaurant

 

Located in Whitechapel, Tayyabs is one other East-london institution. Much-loved Punjabi restaurant serving aromatic, and spicy dishes. Should be on the bucket list of everyone living in the capital. From its original premises in a small café, it has gradually swallowed up the pub next door. If you come here expecting a relaxing evening, cheery service or an intimate atmosphere, you’ll be disappointed: this is a full-on, massive, hectic, loud, in-and-out sort of place. ( Don’t plan your date there!)

Don’t even think to go there without booking, except if you want to queue during 30 min.

The menu is simple but perfectly executed and BYO keeps the costs down. (Don’t forget to order their buttery nans.)

Dishoom

Bars / Pubs Place Reviews Restaurants / Gastropub / Takeout Shoreditch & Hackney

Fancy Indian Restaurant

 

Buzzy destination for Indian street food in Bombay-style digs with vintage decor & eclectic touches. Book in advance otherwise you might need to wait for a table for hours. But if you are patient enough it’s worth it. Lots of flavours in a really nice atmosphere. The food is modern and served like tapas.

Dishoom is good for breakfast and it’s less crowded. It’s also good to know that they have good vegetarian options.  Shoreditch, Soho, Kings Cross, Kensington and even Edinburg have their own Dishoom. (but each of them are quite different)

 

 

Tower of London

Docklands and Tower Hill Major Tourist Attraction Place Reviews Sight / Activity

The Most Famous Castle

 

The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London is open to public all week long and all year long!  ( • Adult / 16+ years old: £21.5 • Childs  / 5-15 years old: £9.70 )

Inside the fortress you can:

•See the world most famous jewels : the Crown Jewels (still used in Royal Ceremonies)

•Walk in the footsteps of those condemned to death by order of the state; in Green Tower.

•Watch the ravens, known as the guardian’s Tower (It is said the kingdom and the Tower will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress. Today you have 6 ravens + one spare!)

So that’s what you should expect from Tower of London. If you are a family it’s a place to go as you will find entertaining and interesting activities for everyone.

By sunny day it’s the perfection destination and the right place to take a boat till Westminster or Greenwich.

For history with a modern twist, go to ice-skate in winter. Open till the 2 January.

 

The Crown

Bars / Pubs Mile End & Victoria Park Village Place Reviews Restaurants / Gastropub / Takeout

Victoria Park Overview

The Crown is a two-floored pub with beer garden, outdoor terraces and quirky, vintage-inspired styling. You will love the over-view on the park in both winter and summer. Their staff is friendly and will make you feel welcomed.

10 minutes away from Mile End station, the pub faces the entrance of Victoria Park and it’s a good way to take a break from the city. Go there for the view and the atmosphere, grab some ales and/or a glass of wine, a cup of fries and here you go!

 

Ministry of Stories and Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

Coffee Shop / Cafe Local London Place Reviews Shopping Shoreditch & Hackney Sight / Activity

Monster Supplies

Whether you’re a Vampire, Werewolf, Sasquatch or something else entirely, you will find anything you need at the amazing and wondrous Hoxton Street Monster Supplies – yes you read that correctly.

Besides, the Monster Supplies store is the only place in London (maybe in England??) where you can buy some Organ Marmalade, tubs of Mortal Terror or even jars of Thickest Human Snot! Everything about this gift shop is clever, cute and wonderfully themed!

Recently voted ‘No. 1 Kids’ Shop in London’ by Time Out Magazine, all proceeds from this kingdom of sweets and knick-knacks, go towards funding The Ministry of Stories, a charity that runs creative writing workshops for kids in East London, accessible via a secret door in the shop.

Buy their Cubed Earwax for a great cause!

 

The Fish House

Local London Mile End & Victoria Park Village Place Reviews Restaurants / Gastropub / Takeout

Fish & Chip Break

 

In the heart of Victoria Park Village The Fish House is an affordable place to eat a casual fish and chip. Most locals opt for carry-outs, but if you choose the restaurant you’ll get a more creative menu, where mains of grilled swordfish with a fragrant salsa, or pan-fried hake fillet with chorizo and butter beans, could precede a classic English pud (banana split, bread and butter pudding). You can’t go wrong with fish from the white-tiled takeaway section; choose from cod, scampi, haddock, rock, plaice or skate, generously battered and deep-fried.

 

 

 

G Kelly Pie and Mash

Bethnal Green and Spitalfields Local London Place Reviews Restaurants / Gastropub / Takeout

This Is East-London

Do you really want to experience East-London ? Well first, you better stop going in over-priced touristic ‘traditional’ places and start by the real places! G Kelly Pie and Mash is an old school white-tiled cafeteria for East End classic dishes, pie and mash and jellied eels. That’s is a true east-enders restaurant, don’t expect colourful or well-designed plates but something authentic. Not everyone will enjoy the east-ender service but we are talking about real experience.

 

 

Rosa’s Kitchen

Bethnal Green and Spitalfields Local London Place Reviews Restaurants / Gastropub / Takeout

Thai cuisine

You can find branches of Rosa’s kitchen in Soho, London Field and in Spitalfields. All their restaurants get busy for dinner but their service is always quick. They offer real Thai cuisine made with quality ingredients in a great atmosphere. I would warmly recommend the Spitalfields one as their staff is friendly and caring. Besides it’s not far from us! I won’t be able to recommend you one dish more than another considering that all of them are constantly a delight. The best would probably to go for a bit of everything to share.

Satan’s Whiskers

Bars / Pubs Bethnal Green and Spitalfields Local London Place Reviews

A Killer Cocktail

The name could scare you off, the outside as well actually. However if you finally take the plunge and step inside you won’t be disappointed! Satan’s Whiskers (named after a devilish cocktail, containing Italian Vermouth, French Vermouth, Gin and Orange Juice, Grand Marnier and Orange Bitters) is an excellent cocktail place. The staff will try to understand what you like the most to make sure the cocktail you order suits you.

The decor is stunning, between taxidermy and old french vintage poster you can enjoy a laid-back night with a really cool hip-hop soundtrack from the 90s. This is definitely the perfect place to go for a first night date! 😉

 

The Last Tuesday Society

Bars / Pubs Place Reviews Shoreditch & Hackney Sight / Activity

A Museum of Weirdness

The Last Tuesday Society is a unique unpretentious cocktail bar in the centre of East-London.

Even in London it’s not that difficult to find some cool unpretentious places. But that’s not every day you can enjoy a drink between a cobra and a lioness.

On Mare Street, The Last Tuesday Society will make you step in a quirky world, where after few cocktails you won’t remember if you are in a taxidermy museum or in an actual bar. Downstairs you have a real museum which is an interesting journey into an incoherent jumble of random funny things.