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Just off Brick Lane, this café has a beaten-up studenty look, with lots of sofas to crash on
upstairs and banks of seating outside, plus simple snacks and delicious cakes to sample.
DJ sets nightly (except Mon) and comedy, too.
STORY DELI
123 Bethnal Green Rd Shoreditch High Street.Daily noon-10.30pm.
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Light-bathed ex-scout hut serving wafer-thin flatbread pizzas (£17, enough for two),
topped with gourmet organic goodies. Cards not accepted.
RESTAURANTS
BEAGLE
397-400 Geffrye St Hoxton 020 7613 2967.Mon 6-10.30pm, Tues 6-10.30pm, Wed-Fri noon-3pm
& 6-10.30pm, Sat 11am-3pm & 6-10.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
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Occupying three railway arches, this Hoxton stalwart buzzes with a young crowd enjoy-
ing robust Modern British food and tempting cocktails. Mains from £10.
CHEZ ELLES
45 Brick Lane Aldgate East 020 7247 9699.Tues noon-3pm, Wed-Sat noon-3pm & 6.30-10.30pm,
Sun 11am-5pm.
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Incongruously set on curry-house-lined Brick Lane, this pretty, very French bistro offers
rustic Gallic classics - onion soup, duck confit,
moules
- served with charm. Mains
£12.50-17.50.
CLOVE CLUB
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old St Old Street 020 7729 6496.Mon 6-10pm, Tues-Sat noon-2.30pm
& 6-10pm.
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At the vanguard of Shoreditch's foodie scene, offering multi-course tasting menus (£55)
and sharing plates at the bar. Delicious, inventive cooking.
TAYYAB'S
83-89 Fieldgate St Whitechapel 020 7247 9543.Daily noon-11.30pm.
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This smart place has been serving good, freshly cooked, straightforward Punjabi food for
over forty years. Prices remain low, booking is essential and service is speedy and slick.
Unlicensed but BYOB. Mains from £7.
VIET HOA CAFÉ
72-74 Kingsland Rd Hoxton Overground 020 7729 8293.Mon-Fri noon-3.30pm & 5.30-11.30pm,
Sat & Sun 12.30pm-11.30pm.
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Large, chaotic Vietnamese restaurant in a street heaving with similar places. Big portions
and lots of spicy noodle soups to choose from.
