Eat East appears from the outside to be an attractive, run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurant, with a bland pastel decor and small bar dividing a comfortable Dining Hall. Subtle touches like the smart modern design of the furniture and the calm, atmosphere are things you only notice when you come in for a meal.
There is a similar attention to detail taken with the menu. Although offering very little that is not on the menus of every restaurant in Chinatown, it far shorter than the huge lists that you get in most Chinese restaurants, with much of the dross removed. The chef's specialities were easy to identify, and well worth choosing, the highlights of a meal that showed just how good cheap-and-cheerful Chinese food can be.
Wild at Heart
Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, EC2M 7QN
There’s a definite signature style to Wild at Heart’s adorable hand-tied bouquets, ideal for sending to office blocks... More
ANdAZ London
40 Liverpool Street, EC2M 7QN
Opening to great fanfare in November last year, the ANdAZ takes over from where the Great Eastern used... More
London never stops doing business. The commercial districts are quiet by night but in bars and hotel rooms deals are still being finalised. From... More
Aurora
Modern European
Aurora’s sheer elegance reflects its heritage as a station hotel dining room, recapturing the golden age of dining before an intrepid train journey. Warm... More
Great Eastern Hotel
In the early 1900s all major stations would have a railway hotel nearby. Liverpool Street was blessed with the impressive and grandiose Great... More
Cross the threshold of Shanghai Blues and plunge into its dimly lit innards where nattily dressed Oriental waitresses guide you through the solid lines of ... More
Longhorn cattle traditionally reared in North Yorkshire, hung for at least 28 days and simply cooked on a real charcoal grill. This is a genuine ... More
Housed in one of the great Victorian station hotels, this showstopper is a mixture of meticulous nineteenth century restoration and the glittering wit of Terrence ... More
Evocative depiction of life in a Georgian town house.
The brainchild of eccentric designer and performer, Dennis Severs, 18 Folgate Street captures in a series of ... More
Raven Row, a non-profit contemporary art centre in Spitalfields, not far from the Market, opened to the public on 28th February 2009. The name - ...More
Nestled in the heart of the city, in the shadow of Christ Church, Spitalfields Market marries market stalls with modern shops and restaurants. Where the ... More
Kitsch, colourful, cute and cuddly this glitzy gift grotto in Spitalfields is irresistible. Wander around its magical wonderland and make friends with flirting fairies, kissing ...More
There's a real art to making cocktails. Don't be fooled into thinking it's all about shaking vigorously and pouring because, to be a proper cocktail ...More
Various arts courses and workshops including dance, drama, music technology, fashion and film are held at the Brady Arts and Community Centre. The centre includes ...More
The third of these increasingly popular 1950s retro-America style bowling alleys opened in late 2008 to much critical acclaim. Located in the Old Truman Brewery ...More
Fantastic education in the complete selection of circus arts, including a degree in circus performance and an affordable six-week clowning course. They also present regular ... More
Fashionable Shoreditch drinkers are attracted to this cellar bar by its rickety old furniture, interesting imported beers, and a pricy, but very tasty selection of ... More
Cargo were pioneers of the multi-tasking MDF concept (that's Music-Dance-Food, not cheap fibreboard) and boast one of the most imaginative live music line-ups in the ... More
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