Food & Drink
Crudelia review – ‘Fantastic weaving of culture, fun and fandom’
Crudelia’s comida exquisita now has a permanent residency
Read MoreKokin, Stratford, food review: ‘So romantic, so artfully curated’
Learn from me though, put your best heels on, clunk on your baubles and move money over from your savings (you’ll need a fair wad)
Read MoreBlinds, Hackney Road, food review: ‘Well-realised wine, disappointing food’
This natural wine bar fulfils its main brief, but the food feels like an afterthought
Read MoreBad Boy Pizzeria, Bethnal Green, food review: ‘One for the die-hard pie fans’
The New York-style restaurant is proof that the ‘appetite for pies with zippy, cartoonish branding has not abated’
Read MorePatty and Pickle, Dalston, food review: ‘Big stupid grins’
Taking up residence at the Crown and Castle pub, this burger joint will keep ‘passionate bun fans happy’
Read MoreDragon Flame, Hackney Downs, food review: ‘Bloated, besmirched, and oh so happy’
At The Star By Hackney Downs, the BBQ experts from Dragon Flame are cooking up fare that is ‘far from standard’
Read MoreBing Bong Pizza, Morning Lane, food review: ‘Stuffed after six slices’
Bing Bong Pizza, from inside a cocktail bar, offers up nonna-style pies in ‘gloriously sleazy surroundings’
Read MoreTasca at Câv, Bethnal Green, food review: ‘Flavour fiesta’
Paradise Row’s newest restaurant may offer only tiny plates, but we licked them all clean
Read MoreShort Road Pizza, Three Colts Tavern, food review: ‘Like Italy and New York have made sweet love’
A husband-and-wife team have turned their pandemic charity venture into an ‘exciting’ reality
Read MoreUnlock, Fish Island, food review: ‘Be brave, damn it, and tuck into one of the sibling’s more creative experiments!’
It would be a travesty if this sibling-run restaurant went unnoticed
Read MoreThe Marquee Moon, Dalston, food review: ‘The British night out has never been more dynamic’
The restaurant on the former site of the Marquis of Lansdowne pub has an ‘imaginative attitude to flavour’
Read MoreAlbers, De Beauvoir, food review: ‘Much more than quite good’
This cafe-restaurant’s promise of ‘quite good grub’ is a cheeky understatement
Read MoreSayer St. Burgers, Hoxton, food review: ‘An utterly smashing time’
‘To dismiss this as just fast food, elevated pub grub, or an on-trend gimmick would be hasty’
Read MoreTA-KO, Stoke Newington, food review: ‘It’s the little touches that count’
The Mexican restaurant is back with a bang after a flood forced its owners to rebuild
Read MoreDoña, Stoke Newington, food review: ‘A boisterous, mezcal-fuelled good time’
The popular bar has added Honduran-inspired small plates to its weekend offering
Read MoreBarge East, Hackney Wick, food review: ‘Charming and luxurious’
Perfectly-sized roasts are the star of the iconic restaurant-on-a-boat
Read MoreBig Night, Morning Lane, food review: ‘Fun, funky and fascinating’
This yakitori venture’s ‘hehe-hoho approach’ is delightful enough to overcome its small portions
Read MoreTT, Kingsland Road, food review: ‘The meat outdances the veg’
TT, formerly TT Liquor, launches its first permanent restaurant, and its offering is ‘charmingly robust’
Read More75 Slices, Three Colts Tavern, food review: ‘Almost acceptable – until the dips run out’
The new pop-up at the Bethnal Green pub is a misstep in pizza’s inexorable rise across the UK
Read MoreChakana, Broadway Market, food review: ‘The tongue never quite catches up to the eye’
The dishes at this Peruvian restaurant are visually stunning, but they’re more style than substance
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