Duchy, Shoreditch
With sunshine outside, Champagne in hand and an old friend beside me, my mood was already high. Then the food at Duchy restaurant, Shoreditch started to arrive and it raised the bar even further
Category: food + drink
SMOKESTAK x Manteca ’15 year’ Blok Party, Shoreditch
Five years of Manteca, ten years of SMOKESTAK – sounds like a very good excuse for a party to us
Top 6 Bistros in East London
From Shoreditch to Snaresbrook, here are the East London bistros worth falling for this Autumn
Pasta Making Workshops at ALFI, Spitalfields
First comes autumn, then Halloween, then somehow Christmas. The months are flying, so you might as well spend an afternoon making pasta. Spitalfields Italian restaurant ALFI’s hands-on pasta-making classes run through to December, with expert guidance and a glass of Prosecco to keep things festive
SlowBurn x Real Hackney Dave
There are some collaborations that just make sense. SlowBurn, the brilliantly tucked-away restaurant inside Blackhorse Lane Ateliers’ denim factory in Walthamstow, is teaming up with East London artist and legend Dave Buonaguidi – aka Real Hackney Dave – for a special charity dinner on Thursday 15th October. There are a few tickets left, so this is your gentle nudge to get booking
Atmosfer: Vinyl Fridays at Palm Greens, Shoreditch
Launching on Friday 2 October, Palm Greens is opening late every Friday with Atmosfer – an evening built around three things that tend to make a Friday considerably better: good food, good drinks and really good music
Giuseppe’s tiramisu comes to BOXPARK Shoreditch
Giuseppe’s delicious tiramisu gets its own three-month Shoreditch pop-up
East Meets West: BEHIND x Pavyllon London
Two Michelin-starred counter restaurants are joining together for one night, and it’s a rather good East London meets West End affair
From The Ashes, Hackney
From The Ashes: smoke, fire, beer and a very good pork doughnut
SOHALIA: A Lebanese Cookbook – Lebanese recipes made with Fat Macy’s
Sohaila: The East London cookbook that puts food, family and second chances on the table
Top 12 Best Bakeries in East London
Head to our top picks and stock up on bountiful bakes at our top East London bakeries
Galvin Green Man, Chelmsford, Essex
We’ve long been fans of the Galvin brothers, and Galvin Bistro & Bar, Spitalfields is one of those places we happily return to, so when the opportunity came to head east-east and visit Galvin Green Man in Chelmsford, Essex, we didn’t need asking twice
Best Places to Eat, Drink & Shop in Walthamstow
Award-winning writer and Silk Roads cookbook author Anna Ansari shares her guide to eating and drinking your way around Walthamstow.
Noisy Oyster Celebrates
Noisy Oyster is throwing an 80s birthday bash this weekend – and you’re invited
Nourished Communities Food Festival 2026
This grassroots London food festival is back — and tickets cost less than a coffee
Shake up your June: The East London Martini Tour is here!
Martini lovers, this one’s for you… Gather your martini crew, map out your route and raise a glass to East London’s coolest cocktail crawl
Galvin Bistro & Bar, Spitalfields
Now the warmer weather has finally arrived, Galvin Bistrot & Bar’s Château Sainte-Marguerite Summer Terrace is one of the best spots to while away an afternoon – chilled rosé, good food and a touch of Riviera spirit in the heart of the City
The Horsemen and Fitzgerald’s, Liverpool Street
Newly opened at Broadgate, just by Liverpool Street, The Horseman and Fitzgerald’s is an American-Irish bar and Clubhouse that’s already well worth a visit
TANO Gelato at Tom’s Pasta Deli, Hackney Wick
Hackney’s about to get its coolest new gelato spot. From tomorrow, TANO Gelato is setting up shop with Tom’s Pasta Deli at Hackney Downs Studios
The Little Neon Door, Shoreditch
There’s a new house party landing in East London this summer, and it sounds exactly like the kind of chaos Shoreditch does best. The Little Neon Door is the latest opening from the team behind London’s much-loved Little Door flats – and this time they’re going bigger, louder and unapologetically more playful