Food, home, wellbeing and shopping

A woman cooking in a big bowl at Spitalfields City Farm.

A 10-day borough-wide celebration of food, culture, and community in Tower Hamlets highlights our local heritage and shared meals. A

The Shaheed Minar monument, celebrating the Bengali Language Movement in Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel, east London.

British Bangladeshi Local Out & about What's on

15 July 2025 Tabitha Stapely

Roots to Routes: Highlights from Tower Hamlets’ South Asian Heritage Month 2025

This year’s Tower Hamlets South Asian Heritage Month is packed with free events, including theatre, music and dance. Tower Hamlets

Arts & artists British Bangladeshi Culture Eating & drinking Local Out & about

6 March 2025 Ray Bonsall

A recipe for Maas Biran by Nadiya Hussain

Nadiya Hussain’s new cookbook celebrates the cuisines of Islamic cultures across the world and includes a delicious recipe for the

High end sarees for sale inside saree shop on Whitechapel Highstreet in Tower Hamlets, East London.

Local Out & about Shopping

24 May 2024 Alice Chapman

The best saree shops to visit in Whitechapel

High end sarees for sale inside saree shop on Whitechapel Highstreet.

The entrance to Janna Cafe, the Somalian cafe on the corner of Fieldgate Street and Settles Street in Whitechapel, East London.

Eating & drinking Local Out & about

5 April 2024 Alice Chapman

Janna Cafe: Cheap eats and friendly smiles at Whitechapel’s backstreet Somalian cafe

Inconspicuously located on quiet Fieldgate Street, just opposite the perma-popular Tayyabs, Janna Cafe offers homemade East African dishes that delight

Shawarma stall at Petticoat Lane Food Court

Eating & drinking Local Out & about

8 February 2024 Imogen Garfinkel

Petticoat Lane Food Court wins Best Speciality Market Award

‘The market is my life’: Petticoat Lane Food Court traders respond to winning the award for the Best Speciality Market

Guy Masterson performing his solo adaptation of George Orwell's book Animal Farm at Wilton's Music Hall.

Out & about What's on

17 January 2024 Felix Naylor Marlow

Don’t miss Guy Masterson’s Animal Farm at Wilton’s Music Hall

Guy Masterson’s critically acclaimed solo performance of George Orwell’s Animal Farm runs at Wilton’s Music Hall for one week only.

A collection of curries, naans, and lamb chops from Tayyabs, the most famous Whitechapel curry house.

Eating & drinking Local Out & about

11 December 2023 Felix Naylor Marlow

The Best Whitechapel Curry Houses

Not sure where to eat out in Whitechapel? We’ve picked out the best Whitechapel curry houses for you to choose

Outdoor seating area at the Allotment Kitchen in Stepney City Farm.

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17 November 2023 Polly Nash

The Allotment Kitchen review: homegrown grub with culinary flare

Scattered with edible flowers and drizzled with infused oils: Stepney City Farm’s locally-loved cafe serves restaurant-quality farm-to-fork dishes. If you’re