‘It’s as if Vienna flapped her wings and landed in Hackney’ Are the cold winds of the world whipping around

‘Exceptional service but less-than-exceptional food’ The players: a beloved old school friend and myself. The setting: the bustling heart of Shoreditch. The

‘A cornucopia of flavour, fun and sustainable frolicking’ All’s Well is it? I’ll be the judge of that! The optimistically

Tempted by the warming fumes of an old-fashioned English roast but put off by the senseless slaughter of innocent animals? Hold my

Sat unassumingly on the bustling Well Street is the inventively named Wells Street Kitchen. But tonight it sheds its daytime

‘Dinky and delightful’ Surreptitiously perched on the corner of Blackstock Road is the little French gem, Maison Patron. Dinky and

‘Little pub with a big heart’ Nestled away in leafy De Beauvoir Town is a gem quietly twinkling. Having only

‘A little slice of heaven’ Do you like pizza, hip new bars made from shipping containers, and charming staff? If

‘Joyous venue with staff and style to match’ Rare is it that an unclean adjective is used to describe food.

‘Buzzing addition to East London – even if the food is slightly underwhelming’ The new offshoot of Borough Market favourite