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Frizzante at City Farm
1a Goldsmith's Row, E2
T
020 7739 2266,
W
frizzanteltd.co.uk;
!
Bethnal
Green; map p.190.
Hackney City Farm's rustic, and very
family-friendly, café serves great home-made breakfasts,
Italian-style lunches and Sunday roasts, all for less than a
tenner.
Tues-Sun 10am-4.30pm.
G. Kelly
414 Bethnal Green Rd, E2
T
020 7739 3603;
!
Bethnal Green; map pp.192-193.
This old-school,
no-frills (at all!) caff, lined with photos of local boxing
heroes, is one of London's few remaining pie shops and a
Cockney vanguard. Order meat pies with “liquor” (parsley
sauce) and mash, and you'll pay less than a fiver. If you
fancy a side of jellied eels, head to the other
G. Kelly
eel and
pie shop (no relation), further into Bow at 526 Roman Rd,
E3 (
T
020 8980 3165;
!
Mile End; map p.190).
Mon-Fri
10am-3pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm.
Jones Dairy
23 Ezra St, E2
T
020 7739 5372,
W
jonesdairy.co.uk;
!
Bethnal Green; map
pp.192-193.
Take a quick detour from Sunday's
Columbia Rd Market (see p.434) to this gorgeous, old-
fashioned little place, which sells great breads, bagels
and fine cheeses, along with all-day breakfasts and
salads, fresh oysters and home-made cakes.
Fri
9am-3pm, Sat 9am-4.30pm, Sun 8am-3pm.
Story Deli
123 Bethnal Green Rd, E2
T
07918
197352,
W
storydeli.com; Shoreditch High Street
Overground; map pp.192-193.
Funky little ex-scout
hut serving very good, quite expensive, all-organic pizza
with flatbread-like bases. Topped with interesting herbs,
pestos, cheeses and hams, they all cost £16, from the
fico
,
made with goat's cheese, figs, capers, thyme and Parma
TOP 5 BRUNCH SPOTS
Breakfast Club
Soho. See p.369
Caravan
King's Cross. See p.373
Leila's Shop
Shoreditch. See p.377
Riding House Café
Fitzrovia. See p.372
Towpath Café
Hoxton/Dalston. See p.384
ham, to the chilli-hot Charlie Jones with spicy sausage.
No cards.
Daily noon-10.30pm.
RESTAURANTS
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St, E2
T
020 8983 7900,
W
bistrotheque.com; Cambridge Heath station; map
p.190.
Listing Modern British food and bistro staples - fish
and chips or
onglet
with frites? Oysters with Cava or
mushroom and celeriac Dauphinoise? - and adding a dash of
Manhattan sass, this huge monochrome brasserie is also a hit
for its cocktails and buzzy brunches. Mains from £13, brunch
dishes from £4; three-course menu (except 7.15-9.45pm)
£17.50.
Mon-Thurs 6-10.30pm, Fri 6-11pm, Sat
11am-4pm & 6-11pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Viajante
Patriot Square, E2
T
020 7871 0461,
W
viajante.co.uk;
!
Bethnal Green; map p.190.
Cult
chef Nuno Mendes -
El Bulli
alumni and star of London's
supper club scene - offers surprise tasting menus featuring
Modern molecular cuisine without too much pretension.
Tiny plates offer amazing flavours; choose a number of
courses and see what turns up. Lunch £35 for 3 courses/£65
for 6/£80 for 9; dinner £70 for 6/£85 for 9/£95 for 12.
Wed
& Thurs 6-9.30pm, Fri-Sun noon-2pm & 6-9.30pm.
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DOCKLANDS
CAFÉS
Frizzante at Mudchute
Mudchute City Farm, Pier St,
E14
T
020 3069 9290,
W
mudchute.org; Mudchute
DLR; map pp.206-207.
Run by the same team as
Frizzante
at the Hackney City Farm (see above), and serving the same
satisfying, home-made food to a kiddie-focused crowd.
Tues-Fri 9.30am-3.30pm, Sat & Sun 9.30am-4.30pm.
Hubbub
269 Westferry Rd, E14
T
020 7515 5577,
W
hubbubcafebar.com; Mudchute DLR; map pp.206-
207.
An oasis in the Docklands desert, this casual café-bar
is housed in a former Victorian church, now an arts centre,
and does decent fry-ups, sandwiches and tapas.
Mon-Wed noon-11pm, Thurs & Fri noon-midnight,
Sat 10am-midnight, Sun 10am-10.30pm.
RESTAURANTS
Mem Saheb on Thames
65-67 Amsterdam Rd, E14
T
020 7538 3008,
W
memsaheb.net; Crossharbour
DLR; map pp.206-207.
Very decent riverside Indian
restaurant (Delia Smith is a fan!) in an area not known for
great places to eat, with a superb view over the river to the
O2 Dome. Mains £8-18.
Mon-Fri noon-3pm & 6-11pm,
Sat 6-11pm, Sun noon-4pm & 6-10pm.
SOUTH BANK
CAFÉS
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Marsh Ruby
30 Lower Marsh, SE1
T
020 7620
0593,
W
marshruby.com;
!
Waterloo; map p.216.
Basic, cheery place offering terrific filling lunchtime curries
for around a fiver: the food, on seasonally changing menus,
uses a lot of organic/free-range ingredients.
Mon-Fri
11.30am-3pm.
RESTAURANTS
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Laughing Gravy
154 Blackfriars Rd, SE1
T
020
7998 1707,
W
thelaughinggravy.co.uk;
!
Southwark;
map p.216.
There's a cosy, neighbourhood vibe at this
welcoming brasserie, which serves hearty English and
Mediterranean bistro food in a brick-walled dining room.
Mains £9-20.
Mon-Thurs noon-3pm & 5-10pm, Fri
