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The best of Shoreditch & East London (2026)
Brick Lane's bagels and curry houses, Spitalfields and Columbia Road markets, street art and London's best cocktail bars.
East London is where the city's food and nightlife scene moves fastest: Shoreditch's bars and restaurants, Brick Lane, Old Spitalfields Market, Columbia Road's Sunday flower market and the canals of Hackney.
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Food & Drink
The 7 Best Speakeasies in London (2026)
- #5 Callooh Callay Shoreditch
- #6 Discount Suit Company Spitalfields
The 8 Best Pie and Mash Shops in London (2026)
- #3 F. Cooke, Hoxton Hoxton
- #4 G. Kelly, Roman Road Bow
- #7 Maureen's Pie & Mash Poplar
The 10 Best Indian Restaurants in London (2026)
- #1 Tayyabs Whitechapel
- #2 Needoo Grill Whitechapel
- #7 Gunpowder Spitalfields Spitalfields
The 10 Best Cocktail Bars in London (2026)
- #2 Tayēr + Elementary Old Street
- #3 Satan's Whiskers Bethnal Green
- #9 Nightjar City Road
- #10 Happiness Forgets Hoxton
The 10 Best Coffee Shops in London (2026)
- #4 Climpson & Sons Broadway Market
- #8 Allpress Espresso, Dalston Roastery Café Dalston
- #9 Ozone Coffee Roasters Shoreditch
The 10 Best Brunch Spots in London (2026)
- #8 Bistrotheque Bethnal Green
The 9 Best Bakeries in London (2026)
- #1 E5 Bakehouse Hackney
- #6 Dusty Knuckle Dalston
- #8 Rinkoffs Bakery Whitechapel
The 9 Best Bagel Shops in London (2026)
- #1 Beigel Bake Brick Lane
- #2 Brick Lane Beigel Shop (the yellow one) Brick Lane
- #3 Rinkoffs Bakery Whitechapel
- #8 The Bagel Guys (Paulie's Bagels) Hackney
The 8 Best Sunday Roasts in London (2026)
- #4 The Marksman Hackney Road
The 10 Best Rooftop Bars in London (2026)
- #10 Netil360 London Fields
The 12 Best Restaurants in London (2026)
- #3 Brat Shoreditch
- #7 The Clove Club Shoreditch
The 11 Best Fish and Chip Shops in London (2026)
- #1 Poppies Spitalfields, Camden and Soho
- #8 Sutton & Sons Stoke Newington
Hotels
Things to Do
The 8 Best Jazz Clubs in London (2026)
- #5 Vortex Jazz Club Dalston
- #6 Cafe OTO Dalston
The 10 Best Markets in London (2026)
- #3 Columbia Road Flower Market Bethnal Green
- #5 Old Spitalfields Market Spitalfields
- #6 Broadway Market Hackney
- #9 Sunday Upmarket, Brick Lane Brick Lane
Shopping
The 10 Best Bookshops in London (2026)
- #10 Libreria Spitalfields
Weddings & Events
Services & Moving Here
The 6 Best Coworking Spaces in London (2026)
- #1 Second Home Spitalfields Spitalfields
- #3 Huckletree Shoreditch Shoreditch
- #5 Fora Montacute Yards Shoreditch
- #6 The Office Group — The Black & White Building Shoreditch
The 9 Best Architects in London (2026)
- #7 Paul Archer Design Spitalfields
- #8 Emil Eve Architects Hackney
The 10 Best Accountants in London (2026)
- #5 Moore Kingston Smith Shoreditch / Liverpool Street
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