Yono Unique Street Food in Tower Hamlets

It's only been open for a few weeks but Yono in the boho Brick Lane area of Spitalfields adds something decidedly different to the mix in a district first famed for curries and bagels and latterly home to every sort of up to the minute street food fad. There's a more traditional French bistro a few doors down the road and you won't have to look far to find Mexican-inspired menus, but this compact little cantina cuisine has a compact and eclectic menu. There's a range of galettes and crepes, burritos and burgers and other things in buns, and for some reason wontons which don't fit into either the French or the South American camp. It looked odd enough to give it a go when we were in the area and looking for lunch - a special platter of croquettes were light, crispy, creamy and delicious - there are chicken ones, cheese ones, mushroom ones and each comes with its own sauce. The olive sauce - the colour is a giveaway - is a delight. We also tried out a vegan special burrito which had much to recommend it. They're very proud of their Colombian coffee but we stayed on cold drinks - soft, sadly, as there's nothing alcoholic on the menu, yet. The surroundings are funky though the loo is a subterranean experience, the French proprietor was charming and chatty. We thoroughly enjoyed trying something decidedly different.