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(mains £13) and at the bar in the evenings (£4-14).
Restaurant: Mon 6-10pm, Tues-Sat noon-2.30pm &
6-10pm; bar: Mon-Sat 6-11pm.
Eyre Brothers
70 Leonard St, EC2
T
020 7613 5346,
W
eyrebrothers.co.uk;
!
Old Street; map pp.192-193.
Large, swish restaurant offering unusual Iberian dishes to a
City-ish crowd. The menu ranges from rustic, punchy
Portuguese and Spanish specialities to favourites from
Mozambique - piri piri tiger prawns, for example. Mains
£12-25; tapas and
petiscos
£3-7.50; two-course
menu del
día
£18.
Mon-Fri noon-3pm & 6.30-10.45pm, Sat
7-10.45pm.
SPITALFIELDS, BRICK LANE AND WHITECHAPEL
CAFÉS
Brick Lane Beigel Bake
159 Brick Lane, E1
T
020
7729 0616; Shoreditch High Street Overground; map
pp.192-193.
Bagels baked on the spot in the heart of the
East End - very cheap, even for your top-end filling,
smoked salmon and cream cheese, and a particular hit late
at night and in the early mornings. The salt beef sandwiches
are good, too.
Daily 24hr.
Café 1001
The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1
T
020 7247 9679,
W
cafe1001.co.uk;
!
Shoreditch High
Street Overground; map pp.192-193.
Quintessential Brick
Lane hip, with a beaten-up look, lots of outdoor seating,
sofas to crash on, used books to read and freshly made
burgers, soups, salads and cakes to sample. It's also a bar/
club, with DJ sets and live music.
Daily 6am-midnight.
Verde and Co
40 Brushfield St, E1
T
020 7247 1924,
W
verdeandco.co.uk;
!
Liverpool Street; map pp.192-
193.
Author Jeanette Winterson, who owns this Spitalfields
deli/grocer's/café, has preserved the original eighteenth-
century shopfront and bareboard interior; an adorable
setting for classy and quirky deli goods, with some seating
for coffee, gourmet salads, sandwiches, soups and quiche
(£4-6).
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm.
where the charcoal-grilled cuts of meat, impeccably
sourced, are huge and succulent. The Sunday roasts are
fantastic, naturally; a full meal could set you back well over
£40, but the two-/three-course menu (Mon-Fri noon-
3pm & 5-6pm, Sat noon-3pm) cuts costs at £23/£26.
Branches in Covent Garden (see p.374), Mayfair and the
City.
Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm & 5-10.30pm, Sat noon-
2.30pm & 6-10.30pm, Sun noon-4.30pm.
Lahore Kebab House
2-10 Umberston St, E1
T
020
7481 9737,
W
lahore-kebabhouse.com;
!
Aldgate
East; map pp.192-193.
A legendary Pakistani kebab
house, just off Commercial Rd. Go for the lamb cutlets and
roti, and turn up hungry. BYOB. Mains £7-11.
Daily
noon-1am.
Needoo Grill
87 New Rd, E1
T
020 7247 0648,
W
needoogrill.co.uk;
!
Whitechapel; map pp.192-
193.
Run by a
Tayyabs
alumni (see below), this excellent,
lively Pakistani restaurant maintains its forerunner's
standards - the grills are excellent - offers many of the
same dishes, and has added some veggie specialities to
boot. Mains from £6. BYOB.
Daily noon-11pm.
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St John Bread and Wine
94-96 Commercial St, E1
T
020 7251 0848,
W
stjohnbreadandwine.com;
!
Liverpool Street; map p.192.
A simpler offshoot of
St
John
(see p.376) with the same superlative British food on
a regularly changing menu - featuring offal, pig's cheek
and the like, but with wonderful veg and fish dishes, too.
It's also great for breakfasts (try the Old Spot bacon
sandwich), puds and buns. Dishes £4-18.
Mon-Fri
9-11am & noon-11pm, Sat 9-11am, noon-4pm &
6-11pm, Sun 9-11am, noon-4pm & 6-9pm.
Ì
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St, E1
T
020 7247 9543,
W
tayyabs.co.uk;
!
Whitechapel; map pp.192-193.
Opened in 1974,
Tayyabs
has smartened itself up over the
years but still offers the same straightforward Pakistani
food: meat-heavy dishes, freshly cooked and without
pretension, served with flavoursome breads. The grilled
lamb chops are divine. Prices are still low, booking is
essential and service is speedy. BYOB. Mains from £6.
Daily
noon-11.30pm.
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RESTAURANTS
Chez Elles
45 Brick Lane, E1
T
020 7247 9699,
W
chezellesbistroquet.co.uk;
!
Aldgate East; map
pp.192-193.
Opened in 2012, this pretty bistro, incongruous
on curry-house-lined Brick Lane, has quickly become a firm
neighbourhood favourite; it's French-owned, and attracts lots
of French customers. The interior, all shabby Gallic chic, may be
a tad twee, but the food is the real thing - deliciously rustic
French classics such as onion soup, moules, duck confit,
chocolate mousse - and the atmosphere is relaxed and warm.
Mains £11.50-16.50.
Tues-Sat noon-3pm & 6.30-
10.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
Hawksmoor
157 Commercial St, E1
T
020 7426 4850,
W
thehawksmoor.co.uk;
!
Liverpool Street or
Shoreditch High Street Overground; map pp.192-193.
Carnivores drool at the very mention of this steakhouse,
BETHNAL GREEN
CAFÉS
Ì
E. Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green Rd, E2
T
020 7739
4873;
!
Bethnal Green; map pp.192-193.
London's old
Italian-owned caffs are dropping like flies, and
Pellicci's
(open since 1900) is a rare jewel: an iconic East End
institution with its - stunning -1940s decor intact, serving
great fry-ups and good Anglo-Italian grub at low prices.
Mon-Sat 7am-4pm.
