Food & Drink
Samoan Joe’s cocktail bar to open in Leyton Midland – plus 5 more top arrivals
An ambitious new speakeasy on Tilbury Road -plus Knots at Perky Blenders, Oishi, Ochi, Libertalia and Hotpod
Bamboo Mat: new interior and outstanding new spring menu
The Leyton restaurant specialising in Peruvian-Japanese cuisine has a raft of new treats in store this spring
A trio of new E11 cafes: Tamping Grounds, Belle Juin & J’Adore
New and recent openings to warm up at in this miserable weather
Six Of The Best: Papa’s, Robin’s, Lanterna, Teras, Deeney’s – and Thattukada
Keralan excellence in East Ham, hunger plenished in Hackney Wick, and oh-what-a-lovely-bargain in Wanstead
A beginner’s guide to…Supperclub.Tube E17
We roadtest the six-course menu on Walthamstow’s static dining tube carriage
Pub news! Prince Of Wales in Leyton, plus 3 new kitchen residencies
The latest gossip on 5 – count ’em! – boozers along lengthy Leyton High Road
Asado Steakhouse review: what took us so long?
Everyone has long recommended it: finally we visited
January 2024: fresh places to consider, from interiors to booze (and, yup, cafes)
Half a dozen new, newish and rebooted establishments
Our Top 10 new openings of 2023 in Leyton & Leytonstone – revealed
We rank the best food & drink arrivals this year
Marmelo Supper Clubs: what you need to know
Perfect wine-and-food pairings at Francis Road’s long-running store