Neighbourhood guide · beyond the City walls
Just east of the Tower: the Whitechapel Gallery, East End bakeries and grills, Victoria Park and centuries of history.
The back story
Just beyond the City walls, the East End has welcomed newcomers for centuries, from Huguenot weavers to Jewish and Bangladeshi communities.
The back story
Huguenot weavers, Georgian streets, markets and the creative energy of Shoreditch, just beyond the City.
The Crown Jewels
A castle by the Thames founded by William the Conqueror, home to the Crown Jewels, the Yeoman Warders and the ravens.
Tower of London, EC3N 4ABExplore View on map
Art in the East End since 1901
A public gallery of modern and contemporary art on Whitechapel High Street, founded in 1901.
77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QXExplore View on map
The People’s Park of the East End
A large Victorian park in east London, with lakes, gardens and a lively café, known as the People’s Park.
Victoria Park, E9Explore View on map
Rooms through the centuries
A museum of home life in 18th-century almshouses on Kingsland Road, with period rooms from 1600 to today and gardens.
136 Kingsland Road, E2 8EAExplore View on map
Sundays only
A Sunday street market of flowers and plants on Columbia Road, a narrow Victorian street of independent shops.
Columbia Road, E2 7RGExplore View on map
A still-life drama
A Georgian house in Spitalfields arranged by the artist Dennis Severs as if a family of Huguenot silk weavers had just stepped out of the room.
18 Folgate Street, E1 6BXExplore View on map
Grills in Whitechapel since 1972
A large, busy Punjabi restaurant on Fieldgate Street in Whitechapel, known for its grilled lamb chops.
83-89 Fieldgate Street, E1 1JUExplore View on map
An East End bakery since 1911
A family bakery in the East End since 1911, using recipes brought from Eastern Europe, with a bakery on Jubilee Street and a deli on Vallance Road.
224 Jubilee Street, E1 3BSExplore View on map
Thai food on Shoreditch High Street
A busy Thai restaurant on Shoreditch High Street, cooking punchy drinking food over charcoal, from the team behind Kiln.
64 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JJExplore View on map
Indian home cooking
A small, busy Indian restaurant on White’s Row in Spitalfields, inspired by family home cooking.
11 White’s Row, E1 7NFExplore View on map
East End fish and chips
A fish-and-chip shop and restaurant in Spitalfields in a nostalgic 1950s style, serving fish fried to order.
6-8 Hanbury Street, E1 6QRExplore View on map
A Spitalfields pub opposite the market
A Victorian pub on Commercial Street opposite Spitalfields Market, with tiled walls and an upstairs dining room.
84 Commercial Street, E1 6LYExplore View on map
Classic cocktails in Bethnal Green
A small, much-admired cocktail bar on Cambridge Heath Road in Bethnal Green, with a daily-changing menu of classic-style drinks.
343 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9RAExplore View on map
A Thames pub in Wapping
An old riverside pub on Wapping Wall, with a pewter-topped bar, flagstone floors and a terrace over the Thames.
57 Wapping Wall, E1W 3SHExplore View on map
A Shoreditch base
A relaxed design hotel on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch, with a busy lobby restaurant and bar.
81 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HUExplore View on map
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