Restaurants · Our pick in London
Gunpowder Spitalfields
Indian home cooking
About Gunpowder Spitalfields
Gunpowder, on White’s Row near Spitalfields Market, is a small restaurant whose menu is inspired by Indian home cooking, with small plates such as spicy venison and vermicelli doughnuts, with chutneys. It is busy and intimate; there is also a branch in Soho. Liverpool Street and Aldgate East stations are a short walk away.
Why it's on our list
- Indian small plates
- Family recipes
- Spitalfields
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Gunpowder Spitalfields before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Gunpowder Spitalfields are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Aldgate EastDistrictHammersmith & City0.3 mi5 min walk
- AldgateMetropolitan0.3 mi6 min walk
- Liverpool StreetCentralWeaver lineElizabeth lineNational Rail0.3 mi7 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Minories0.5 mi11 min walk
- Finsbury Pavement taxi rank0.5 mi11 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Tower of London0.7 miWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Shard1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Covent Garden2.1 miWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- London Eye2.2 miWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- The British Museum2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Trafalgar Square2.4 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Leicester Square2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Westminster Abbey2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Buckingham Palace3.2 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Harrods4.0 miCycle 26 minCar or taxi 33 min
Main rail terminals
- Liverpool Street0.3 miWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- London Bridge1.0 miWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Waterloo2.0 miWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras2.3 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Charing Cross2.3 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 20 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)2.4 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Euston2.6 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Victoria3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Paddington4.3 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 35 min