East London Girl’s Top 10 Restaurants
She’s racked up close to 40,000 followers on Insta due to her in-the-know restaurant knowledge, whirling off recommendations left, right and centre across her sprightly blog and social media platforms, and now the oh, so popular East London Girl shares with The Handbook her Top 10 East London Restaurant go-to’s. Without further ado…
Nest
Nest is a must-visit neighbourhood restaurant in Hackney offering food worthy of a Michelin. The three school friends who created the concept have created an affordable casual fine dining menu and it’s totally delicious.
Make Sure You Order: It is a set seven course menu so just sit back, relax and enjoy every course!
Where: 177-179 Morning Lane, E9 6LH
Website: www.nestfood.co.uk
The Jones Family Project Restaurant & Bar
This charming and independent restaurant and bar was set up by three friends in Shoreditch. It serves up delightful steak from Ginger Pig but the restaurant shows off its versatility with a separate vegan and gluten free menu.
Make Sure You Order: You can’t come here and not try the steak – the rump is an exceptional value for the size and quality. Oh and Anna’s triple chocolate brownie is amazing!
Where: 78 Great Eastern Street Shoreditch EC2A 3JL
Website: www.jonesfamilyproject.co.uk
Pizza Union
It’s a real must-visit for superfast 12inch pizzas that are oh, so affordable! What’s more the pizza giants are spread across three London locations so you’ll have little chance at avoiding them – say cheese!
Make Sure You Order: The Calabria (with nduja sausage). It’s incredible, and save room for the dolce for dessert!
Where: Aldgate, Dalston & King's Cross
Website: www.pizzaunion.com
Burger and Beyond
This street food fave now has permanent digs on Shoreditch High Street and arguably serves up some of the best burgers in London…
Make Sure You Order: Start off with the lamb nuggers and move on to the delicious bacon butter burger.
Where: 147 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JE
Website: www.burgerandbeyond.co.uk
Osteria Wolf
Osteria Wolf is a seasonal Italian restaurant and bar in Stoke Newington. Focusing on quality over quantity, the small menu at Osteria Wolf offers fine and simply unmissable Italian dishes.
Make Sure You Order: The delicious Paccheri 12 hour rare-breed beef shin ragu served al dente.
Where: 110 Stoke Newington High Street, Clapton, N16 7NY
Website: www.osteriawolf.co.uk
Untitled
Untitled certainly doesn’t give away much from its name. The location however is a clue for the category this establishment falls into – a Japanese restaurant and bar in Dalston that’s stylish, inventive and a little bit hip.
Where: 538 Kingsland Road, Dalston, E8 4AH
Website: www.untitled-bar.com
Hotbox
Hotbox is an American BBQ specialists near Spitalfields; the meat here is just fantastic with delicious smoky flavours that melt in your mouth available in abundance.
Make Sure You Order: Have a bit of everything with the smoked selection with pork rib, jalapeno chicken thigh, pulledpork, sliced brisket and hotlink sausage.
Where: 46 Commercial Street, E1 6LT
Website: www.hotboxlondon.co.uk
Smokestack
This rustic BBQ joint in Shoreditch promotes such diverse flavours in every dish so you’d be wrong not to sample a few, and throw another shrimp on the barbie whilst you’re at it!
Make Sure You Order: The beef brisket and that oh so good sticky toffee pudding.
Where: 35 Sclater Street, E1 6LB
Website: www.smokestak.co.uk
Les Nenettes
Les Nenettes is actually a slang for birds or chicks so we’re told! The restaurant is a female owned and run French restaurant in Clapton that offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in Hackney, serving delicious French cuisine at affordable prices.
Make Sure You Order: The deep fried babybel and duck magret – yep, it’s a thing!
Where: 19 Lower Clapton Road, Clapton, E5 0NS
Website: www.lesnenettes.co.uk
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