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Halfway down a very unassuming Wadeson Street in the middle of Tower Hamlets/Hackney hides an almost secret venue for arty folks, the cream of the design crowd and food lovers alike. Bistrotheque is a brilliant place to surprise friends with – the industrial surroundings raises some eyebrows from new visitors, and the entrance is easy to miss. But this restaurant/bistro (as the name suggests) remains firm in my heart, and from experience, the best things in East London come in hidden packages!
It’s the design of …

Recently, a few friends and myself headed down to the Shoreditch Diner on Curtain Road which, as the name gives away, is in Shoreditch.
There’s a few of these diners dotted around London, which are mocked up in traditional Americana style complete with booth seats, malt shakes and chilli cheese fries.
Be warned though! Don’t head down the Angel diner hungover looking for a substantially greasy breakfast, as you will be horrifically disappointed. When I recently ventured down there with a head like a bear I ended up with a substantially lighter …

Words by JDG Chambers and images credited to Cynthia Chan
The trouble with late-night drinking in Shoreditch and the difference a few hours makes to New York’s Lower East Side.
The old lady of east London likes to be tucked up in bed by two a.m. Shoreditch, as the old lady likes to be called, leaves the late opening hours to her cousin across the pond.
To confuse matters, our politicians pass 24-hour licensing laws to abolish the binge-drinking race against last orders. We should be more continental, they tell us, take our …

Now if you’re anything like me, the sentence ‘South of the River’ is always followed by a shudder and feeling of foreboding. My last experience of South of the River dining was one dodgy Mr Fish bar very late one Friday night when after several cocktails quite frankly anything seemed like a good idea. Well this really wasn’t a great idea as nursing our stomach aches the general group consensus was that we’d had our insides violated and the reason for this of course was that we were …

If you’re out shopping on the weekend and you’re feeling in need of a sugar boost, forget Starbucks and head to Ben’s Cookies instead. There are simply no cookies quite like them.
Founded by self-confessed Chocoholic Helge Rubinstein, Ben’s Cookies started in 1983 with the first store opening in Oxfords Covered Market and they claim to source all their ingredients locally in the Oxfordshire area. Out of their 10 stores, 5 of these are in London, with the latest opening on Oxford Street just recently, situated next to …

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Frae is a new organic frozen yogurt business that recently popped up in London with an inviting shop in Angel. Frae offers up fresh fruit and tangy frozen yogurt combinations at reasonable prices which are good for you too!
Londonerseye.com recently caught up with one of the owners Donald to chat about the Frae business and the place for healthy food products in the capital:
How did the Frae shop come about then?
Donald: Well myself and Martyn were working as corporate lawyers for around four years and we decided …

Ok, so I didn’t quite realise just how many avid cupcake fans there are in the world - 2009 is clearly the year of the cupcake revolution! As I am of course loyal to the readers of londonerseye.com, I decided to check out some suggestions for myself.
So….on a grim saturday afternoon (yes London, where has the sunshine gone?) I set off to west London on another cupcake bakery hunt to brighten up the day.
So not strictly british but very firmly London based, Hummingbird bakery very much lived up to expectations. …

Frozen yogurt has taken off in the capital recently, and as a healthy alternative to ice cream, health conscious Londoners looking for a sweet fix have a wide selection at their feet. I’ve become a little obsessed with some of the frozen yoghurt shops on offer, as I’m easily sucked in by brightly coloured designs…..here are my top three in order of preference!
SNOG
9 Brewer Street
Soho
W1F ORG
www.ifancyasnog.com
This shop is proper mental. With cheeky branding such as ‘I like snogging better than sex’ hinting at sexual inuendos, the shop name is genius …