The best restaurants in Spitalfields and Banglatown Tower Hamlets London

Thoughtful, well-paced, the kind of curation that gives you space to breathe and still hits you in the gut. Go for the art, yes. But let’s not pretend: I’m here for the bookshop. The Whitechapel Gallery bookshop is dangerous. It’s small but brutal. Everything is too good. Every shelf has at least three things you didn’t know you needed. You walk in thinking, just a browse, and leave wondering if books can replace intimacy (they can’t, but they’ll hold you through the comedown). If you’ve ever wanted to ruin your budget in the most beautiful way possible, this is the place. Whitechapel Gallery: come for the exhibitions, stay because you blacked out in the bookshop and woke up with five new Documents from Contemporary Art category books and a tertiary TBR pile. And huge update to this! The bookshop is now carrying Apparitions from tent.press featuring some of my writing along with art and words from other South London visual scholars. Pick one up 🤍

Sherna was the best ! Provided great service

Bread should not be expensive. But it tastes good. Greek Salad cheese was different from the original

The other pubs were full of people, but here I was able to relax and drink slowly. You can feel the good atmosphere of London, and it is also recommended for Japanese people. I think it would be good for after-parties. The staff are very kind and the atmosphere is relaxed, so I think this is a pub where you can relieve the fatigue of your travels.

Visited here as a solo diner last night. I ordered the souvlaki and Greek salad. It was delicious. I was in and out within 30 mins. Next time I'm on business I will definitely come home.

La camarera rubia fue tan grosera. Pasé por delante de este restaurante pasado las 21:00 - ish y pidió una mesa como paseo - en la casualidad de que uno estaba disponible. Era como si hiciéramos la pregunta más ridícula. Se burlaba, estaba engreída por el hecho de que no teníamos uno. No crea la mejor impresión para esta sucursal. El personal está destinado a ser acogedor y educado, seguramente incluso si la respuesta es un no? No nos dirigiremos hacia allá.

Tellement bon que nous y sommes retorunés dans la semaine! tout est excellent! et j'y ai mangé pour la première fois du jelly fish :) les meduses. excellent. Accueillants, rapides, c'est un incontournable des restaurants de nouilles chinoises à Londres!

Fui a ver a HotWax actuando en Rough Trade East. Gran ambiente. La audiencia de 300 personas y el entorno dentro de una tienda de discos lo convierten en un gran lugar para espectáculos. El personal de Rough Trade muy servicial, la seguridad agradable. El café también es genial.

Always have great cakes and coffee, which is good value. They also have really nice seasonal cakes and sweets, such as for Halloween and Easter.

Ideal location by Spitalfields Market. Nice layout to relax. Staff very efficient, cleanliness orientated & friendly.

La bolsa Too Good to Go Morning contenía 3 pasteles, dos con un relleno salado y uno dulce. En este punto de precio era suficiente para un almuerzo ligero.

El lugar estaba vacío cuando miramos por la ventana, esto debería habernos dicho todo lo que necesitábamos saber. La pizza estaba por debajo mediocre, era pan caliente con pulpa de tomate y queso derretido. Esto no es pizza. El servicio era igual a la pizza, deslucido y nadie preguntó si disfrutamos de nuestra comida o si queríamos algo más. Bonitos carteles, eso es todo.

Another fantastic meal delivered hot and delicious. Third time we’ve ordered and it’s been beautiful every time . Penang curry my favourite but all lovely.

OMG! I had no idea how aggressive the 'sales' would be walking down brick lane. We were approached by pretty much every indian restaurant as we walked claiming that their food was the best. All pretty much offered the same deal... 25% off the entire check and a round of free drinks. After we finished our stroll and declining every offer to hear the next one, we went back to the one that sounded the most enticing (and the most crowded)... this place. Little did we know we were being set up for a bait and switch tactic. The staff was friendly upon entering, accommodating our family of 6 by swiftly arranging the tables and pulling them out so we could sit down. After seating they asked what we wanted to drink and I told them the 'deal' that we were granted. I almost expected them to know what their guy was selling outside to get us in the door but they immediately sounded struck by surprise. Like a car salesman, the server immediately went to the manager to make sure that he could grant us the deal. He came back and asked who specifically told us about the deal. I pointed outside to the guy who now seemed to disappear but handed them the business card that he gave me. They said 'okay'. The temperature seemed to drop immediately like they were getting the lousy end of the stick. He then asked us what we wanted to drink. I confirmed that the round was free and he confirmed. 1 beer and 5 mango lassi's please. As we proceeded to look at the menu, I was actually surprised at how high the prices were. In my mind, I was thinking they jacked up the price knowing that they would be giving out discounts to get people in the door. That's fine I guess. 25% off brought the prices back down to reality. We continued to look at the menu and then we made our order. Shortly after ordering our drinks came out. The mango lassi's were pretty good. thick and creamy. The beer was super small. About an 8 oz pour (half pint). That's fine I guess cause it should be free right? I wouldn't mind ordering another. About 5 minutes after enjoying some of our drinks the manager or owner or some authority figure came over to our table with a tablet. He explained to us that he couldn't possibly afford to give us a free round of drinks AND 25% off. He proceeded to tell us that his establishment was very high quality and we'd be getting a great meal at standard prices without a discount. He offered us one or the other... EITHER 25% off the entire check OR the 1 round of free drinks. I specifically told him that we came into the restaurant with that deal in mind and we could have just went next door with the same deal. The car salesman in him seemed to come out and he continued to talk up his restaurant saying how fancy it was and that he could not afford to give us both. He was visibly getting upset that we would hold to what they offered to us in the first place. I told him that he shouldn't be getting upset with us, but his dude outside that was offering this deal if anything. How preposterous! He eventually turned around to his colleague upset. I looked at my wife and she said they may spit in our food or something. I agreed and we decided to just get up and leave. We left our drinks there and got the family out of there. I normally don't write 1 star reviews. I'll generally give the establishment some leniency thinking that the workers just had a bad day or it was a fluke. Not this one. It felt like they were set up to grab as much money from customers as they could knowing that we were tourists and 1-time guests. Maybe it was a fluke. Maybe their food is actually good. I will never know and won't ever care to know since our experience was a bad one. BTW, we walked about a block and got some indian takeout and ate it at the hotel and it was delicious!

Great service and going the extra mile to help me! Florina N did that and even gave me a raisen roll on the house! Not often you see this kindness and service attitude! Well done Pret with an employee like this!