Eating & drinking Archives — Whitechapel LDN

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

The corner entrance. Photo by Alice Chapman © Social Streets CIC.

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

5 April 20248 April 2024 Alice Chapman

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

Shawarma stall at Petticoat Lane Food Court © Tower Hamlets Council

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Petticoat Lane Food Court wins Best Speciality Market Award

8 February 20249 February 2024 Imogen Garfinkel

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

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

Image courtesy of Tayyabs.

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The Best Whitechapel Curry Houses

11 December 202315 December 2023 Felix Naylor Marlow

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.

Photo by Polly Nash

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The Allotment Kitchen review: homegrown grub with culinary flare

17 November 202317 November 2023 Polly Nash

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

Shop front and door, The Baklava Company, Limehouse, East London.

Photo by Felix Naylor Marlow © Social Streets CIC

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The Baklava Company moves to a new flagship store in Limehouse

3 November 202314 November 2023 Felix Naylor Marlow

The Baklava Company opens in a former Barclays Bank reanimating a landmark building and creating a culinary highlight on Commercial

Mehmet Efendi 1953 Turkish bakery branch in Aldgate East, Whitechapel.

Image courtesy of Mehmet Efendi 1953.

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Turkish chain Mehmet Efendi 1953 opens its first London branch in Whitechapel

29 September 20233 October 2023 Felix Naylor Marlow

Since opening earlier this year near Aldgate East Station, Mehmet Efendi dessert shop has become a go to for anyone

Town of Ramsgate pub on Whapping High Street, which claims to be one of the oldest pubs in London.

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From Town of Ramsgate to Prospect of Whitby, a walk between Wapping’s oldest pubs

24 April 20234 May 2023 Albert Sowerby-Davies

Wapping’s quiet riverside location is home to some of the East End’s most historic pubs, ideal for a view of

The entrance of Eastenders Snooker Lounge in a yard just off Mile End Road in Whitechapel.

Photography by Albert Sowerby-Davies © Social Streets C.I.C.

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Eastenders Snooker Lounge: friendly, no-frills pool and snooker 12-hours a day

9 March 20233 April 2023 Albert Sowerby-Davies

Eleven tables, fist bumps and friends – is the Eastenders Snooker Lounge the best local snooker and pool club in

Taj Stores, Brick Lane, East London.

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Taj Stores, a cornerstone of Brick Lane

2 July 202211 July 2022 Cormac Kehoe

Just south of the Truman Brewery bridge, amidst a forest of curry houses, stands the imperial red and white shopfront

The Somali community gather to eat in Al-Kahf cafe on Vine Court, Whitechapel, East London.

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Al Kahf restaurant review: Divine traditional Somalian flavours in an unassuming basement

7 June 202225 March 2023 Cormac Kehoe

Everything about this restaurant is inconspicuous. Tucked away down a narrow passageway, towards the bottom of Whitechapel High Street, Al-Kahf

A bird flying past the steeple of The Church of St Mary & St Michael on Commercial Road, East London.

The Church of St Mary & St Michael

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Discovering the unsung beauty of Commercial Road

26 May 202225 March 2023 Cormac Kehoe

A TimeOut writer once labelled Commercial Road , ‘a four-lane monster roaring out towards Essex.‘ I went to the grand

Plates full of Korean food crowded on a table top.

A Korean feast featuring kimbap, fried seaweed rolls, vegetable dumplings, kimchi chips and kimchi. © Gulistan Elidemir

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Bento Bab food review: the Kpop decorated Korean street food restaurant

19 November 202125 March 2023 Gulistan Elidemir

From viral TikTok videos to Kpop stars plastered across its interior, Bento Bab has been serving Whitechapel authentic and halal

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