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LONDON EAST RESTAURANTS (VISIT SELECTED REVIEWS MEMBERS FOR PROFILES OF FEATURED RESTAURANTS) estaurant Address Town Telephone Year Opened/Seats Comments ASIAN (Indian, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sri Lankan Aladin 132 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 8210   -/basic traditional curry house Alishaan 30 Osborne Street E1 020 7392 2100   -/elegant and spacious. Ambala 55 Brick Lane E1   1965   Bengal Blues 94 Brick Lane E1 020 7377 9123  2001 - Bengal Cuisine (click to link to website) 12 Brick Lane E1 020 7377 8405 1980(60) -/Curry Chef of the Year 2001 Bengal Trader 44 Artillery Lane Spitalfields E1 020 7375 0072   - Bengal Village (click to link to website) 75 Brick Lane E1 020 7366 4868   - Bombay Cuisine 102 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 6222 2001 - Brick Lane Brasserie 67 Brick Lane E1 020 7377 8072 2000 -/ popular new restaurant with good menu - bright and sharp. Bundu Khan 43 Commercial Street E1 020 7375 2595 2008 -/Pakistani cuisine Cafe Bangla 128 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 8981 1997 - Cafe Inn 30 Alie Street E1 020 7481 8288 1996(100) -/popular, stylish restaurant Cafe Naz (click to link to website) 46-48 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 0234 1997 -/Bangladeshi cuisne. smart,modern,popular - good lunchtime buffet Cafe Naz @ Corvino 7 Middlesex Street E1 020 7247 6461   -/Chef Steven Gomes Cafe Raj 42 Hanbury Street E1 020 7377 6511 2001 - Cafe Shan 26 Hanbury Street E1 020 7247 4102   - Cafe Spice Namaste See Members E1        Chillies 76 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 7539   - City Spice 138 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 1012 1997 -/part of Clifton group Clifton (click to link to website) 1 Whitechapel Road E1 020 7377 5533 2005 (originally 1954) -smart and recommended Clifton Spice 106 Shoreditch High Street E1 020 7739 0373   - Dilchad 24 Widegate Street E1 020 7247 9614 1962 -/ friendly traditional style restaurant Eastern Spice 12 Artillery Passage E1 020 7247 0772   -/poor review from Barry Giles and his ten friends Eastend Kebabish 120 Bethnal Green Road E1 020 7729 7767   -/simple, cafe style East is East (click to link to website) 230 Commercial Road E1 020 7702 7222 2003 -/spacious and smart Halal 2 St Mark Street E1 020 7481 1700 1939 -/East London's oldest - very popular at lunchtimes Herb & Spice 11a Whites Row E1 020 7247 4050   -/recommeded Kolapata 222 Whitechapel Road E1 020 7377 1200 2004 - Lahore Kebab House 2 Umberton Street E1 020 7481 9737   -/unpretentious but big reputation Le Taj 96 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 0738   - Mala (click to link to website) 2 Marble Quay, St Katherines Dock E1 020 7480 5031 1987 (200) -/very stylish with good menu Meraz Cafe 56 Hanbury Street E1 020 7247 6999   -/cafe style with Haandi cooking Mirch Masala 111-113 Commercial Road E1 0207 377 0155   -/part of group New Tayyabs (click to link to website) 83 Fieldgate Street E1 020 7247 9543 1995(65) -/good Pakistani kebabs - unlicensed and basic Preem 120 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 0349 1999 - Prithi 124-126 Brick Lane E1 020 7377 5252  (150) -/new indoor garden dining area Pride of Asia 207 Mile End Road E1 020 7702 7011  (65) - River Spice 83-85 Wapping Lane BIBA Top 100 - 2005, 2006, 2007 E1W 2RW 020 7488 4051 2004(85) -/Up-market and well recommended - owner Forid Miah Saliques Tandoori 32 Hanbury Street E1 020 7377 2137   -/friendly & popular Scarlet Dot (click to link to website) 4 Crispin Square, Crispin Place E1 020 7375 0880 120 - Sheba 136 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 7824   - Sheraz Bangla (click to link to website) 13 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 5755   - Sonargaon 161 Brick Lane E1 6SB 0207 729 7835   -/large and very popular Nil Kuthi 23-24 Shoreditch High Street E1 020 7375 3535   -/was Neel Kuttir - large & smart Sweet & Spicy 40 Brick Lane E1 020 7247 1081 1969 - The Monsoon 78 Brick Lane E1 6RR 020 7375 1345 2003 - Tiffin 165 Cannon Street Road E1 020 7702 3832 1991 -/Chef Dinar Ahmed Al Amin 483 Cambridge Heath Road E2 020 7739 9619  (39) - Mai'da 148-150 Bethnal Green Road E2 020 7739 2645   - recommended Shah Noor Tandoori 123 Roman Road E2 020 7980 0368 1984 - Chutney Joe 3 Crown Buildings North Chingford E4 7EX 020 8559 3102   -/very popular - part of India EC1 group Purbani 34 The Avenue, Highams Pk E4 020 8989 4171 1983(54) - Ruchita Tandoori 7 Cherry Down Avenue E4 020 8529 4749   -/recommended by Bancroft RFC Shelz 491 - 493 Hale End Road, Highams Park E4 020 8527 7797   -/highly recommended by Debbie Chengis Lazzat Kahar 18 Plashet Grove E6 020 8552 3413   - Mobeen 229 High Street E6 020 8470 9365   - Lahore Kebab House 19 Upton Lane E7 020 8472 3687   - Mobeen 222-224 Green Street E7 020 8470 2419   -/good Pakistani food at moderate prices Vijay's Chawalla 268 Green Street, Upton Park E7 020 8470 3535   -/vegetarian Bhangra Beat (click to link to website) 49 Chigwell Road E8 020 8989 8909   - Baburchi 885 High Road E11 020 8989 3666   -/was Sharoda India Glory 27 High Street, Wanstead E11 020 8989 0177   - Purbani Tandoori 153-155 High Street E11 020 8989 4174 1981 -/recommended by Hackney RFC Rajdoot 147 High Street, Wanstead E11 020 8989 6302   - Rasa Mudra 715 High Road, Leytonstone E11 020 8539 1700   -/part of top group Indian Palace 305 High Street North E12 020 8472 0558   - Kachans Rasoi click to link to website 807 Romford Road E12 020 8514 7500   - Shimla 150 Plashet Road E13 020 8470 3431   - Sima Tandoori 320 Barking Road E13 020 8611 9313   - Anupana Lumina Buildings, 2 Yabsley Street E14 020 7515 7501   - Bar Spice Colt Street E14 020 7093 1111   -/2002 - up-market with three dining areas Bengal Quay 1/2 Beaufort Court, Marsh Wall E14 9XL 020 7515 3378   -/2004 - Chef Rinku Miah Clifton 32 Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs E14 8LW 020 7001 2999  2006 -/very smart Dockmasters (click to link to website) Dockmasters House, West India Dock Gate, 1 Hertsmere Road E14 020 7345 0345 (100) -/used to be Tabla - Chef Navin Bhatia- very smart plus wine bar The Tale of India 53 West India Dock Road E14 020 7987 3223   - Gaylord 141 Manchester Rd, Isle of Dogs E14 020 7538 9826   - Lime (click to link to website) 1 Regatta Point, Manilla Street E14 8JZ 020 7515 4500 2005 - MemSaheb 65-67 Amstedam Road E14 020 7338 3008   -/award winner owned by Mridul Kanti Das Tiffin Bites (click to link to website) 22-23 Jubilee Place, Canary Wharf E14 5NY 020 7719 0333 2004 -/smart - part of group - was Pasmina Raj Boy 564 Commercial Road E14 020 7791 3535 1994 - Spice Merchants (click to link to website) 38 Salter Street E14 020 7987 8779   - The Lancer Brasserie 240 Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs E14 020 7537 1480   -/very popular Hemalaya Tandoori 178 The Grove, Leyton E15 020 8519 6887   - Bengal Curry House 24 St James Street E17 020 8520 0385   -/recommended Palm Sri Lankan 102 Palmerston Road E17 020 8520 7465   - Priva 256 Hoe Street E17 020 8520 5552 2006 -/South Indian Meghna Grill 219 High Road E18 020 8504 0923 1971 - The Rose 65-67 High Road E18 020 8989 8726 1977 - Anakana Oliver's Yard, City Road EC1 0845 262 5262   - Bangabandhu House 50 Exmouth Market EC1 020 7278 1409 1997 - Bombay Break 505 Central Market, Farringdon Road EC1 020 7253 3094   - Cardamom Rooms 33-37 Charterhouse Square EC1 020 7600 7277 2005(140) -/Indian-Thai - very smart Chawol 5 Clerkenwell Road EC1 020 7490 4468   - Curry Leaf East 20 City Road EC1Y 2AJ 020 7374 4842 2004(120) -/ Haweli Indian 19-21 Old Street EC1 020 7490 2055   -/spacious, modern, smart Darbucka 182 St Johns Street BIBA Top 100 - 2005 EC1 020 7490 8295 2003 - Raj Mahal 65 Farringdon Road EC1 020 7405 7311 2000 - Sema 141 Whitecross Street EC1 020 7253 2927 1993 - The Raj 52 Cowcross Street EC1 020 7253 3847 1984 - Vishal Vegetarian Shine 30 St Cross Street EC1 020 7831 7261 1995 (90) -/up-market Gujarati cuisine Mehek See Members EC1       Mint Leaf Lounge Angel Court, Lothbury Bank EC2A 7HB 020 7600 6205 June 2008 -/new branch of Mint Leaf SW1 in old bank Shimla Pinks 7-8 Bishopsgate Churchyard EC2 020 7628 7888 1999 - Tiffinbites (click to link to website) 23 Russia Row EC2V 8BL 020 7600 4899 May 2007 flagship Trams 30 Rivington Street EC2 020 7729 7004 2001 -English/Indian food and bar Kasturi (click to link to website) 57 Aldgate High Street BIBA Top 100 - 2005, 2006, 2007 EC3 020 7480 7402  Feb 2002 -/ set up by Bashir Ahmed/from March 2003 managed by Nur Monie ex of Tagore Matab's 76 Aldgate High Street EC3 020 7481 4010 1997 -/popular - same stable as Taste of India Planters 25 Great Tower Street EC3 020 7621 1214 1995 -/ recommended - Vernon Menezes Mantra 37 Crutched Friars EC3N 2AE 020 7702 9739 2004 -/was Red Rose - now part of Haridas' Kerala Group Rajasthan III 38-41 Houndsditch EC3 020 7626 0033   -very popular Spice Trader 5 Philpot Lane EC3 020 7929 2229   -/in same ownership as Philpot Tandoori The Rajasthan 49 Monument Street EC3 020 7626 1920 1999 -/very smart Bengal Tiger 62-66 Carter Lane EC4 020 7248 6361 2000 - Templebar 8 Crane Court, Fetter Lane EC4 020 7353 3918  /180 -/ stylish Restaurant Address Town Telephone Cuisine/Comments ORIENTAL (Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Malaysian, Vietnamese, etc) Gracelands Palace 881-883 Old Kent Road E1 020 7639 3961 Chinese Ming Court 124 Brick Lane E1 020 7377 2808 Chinese Rama Thai Mile End Road E1 020 7791 3106 Thai Riverview New Crane Wharf, High Street, Wapping E1 020 7480 6026 Chinese Rosa's 12 Hanbury Street E1 020 7247 1093 Thai/2008 Sinh Le 41 Mile End Road E1 020 7790 1154 Chinese Sri Thong 1 Widegate Street E1 020 7375 0794 Thai Sweet Chilli 63 Mile End Road E1 020 7702 7977 Thai Thai Hut Spitalfields Market E1   Thai/ Gourmet San 261 Bethnal Green Road E2 020 7729 8388 Chinese Hanoi Cafe 98 Kingsland Road E2 020 7729 5610 Vietnamese Mien Tay 122 Kingsland Road E2 8DP 020 7729 3074 Vietnamese/2008 Pearl of Siam 107 Roman Road E2 020 8980 1676 Thai Song Que Cafe 134 Kingsland Road E2 020 7613 3222 Vietnamese Thai Gardens 249 Globe Road E2 020 8981 5741 Thai Viet Hoa 70-72 Kingsland Road E2 020 7729 8293 Vietnamese Chongs 170 Station Road, North Chingford E4 020 8529 3988 Chinese Patpong 146 Station Road E4 020 8524 7065 Thai La Wunmi 68 Chatsworth Road E5 020 8806 9136 Chinese Ming 198 Northwall Road E5 020 8806 3804 Chinese Thang Cong 9 Chatsworth Road E5 020 8533 9566 Viet/Chinese Golden Hammers 12 Plashet Grove E6 020 8472 0074 Thai Tippy's Cafe 291 Barking Road E6 020 8552 4227 Thai Fang Chong 241-243 Mare Street E8 020 8986 0072 Viet/Chinese Green Papaya (click to link to website) 191 Mare Street E8 020 8985 5486 Vietnamese Java 885 High Road E11 020 8532 9020 Thai Nam An 157 High Street E11 020 8532 2845 Vietnamese Singburi 593 High Road, Leytonstone E11 020 8281 4082 Thai Docklands Friends 6-8 East India Dock Road E14 020 7987 5393 Chinese Elephant Royale Lockes Wharf, Westferry Road E14 020 7987 7999 Thai Emperors Palace 207 East India Dock Road E14 020 7515 8700 Chinese Good Friends 139 Salmon Lane E14 020 7987 5498 Chinese / 1962 - well recommended Itsu 2nd floor Cabot Place East E14 0870 780 6812 Japanese/award winner Lotus Floating Restaurant 38 Limeharbour E14 020 7515 6445 Chinese/500 covers - great Dim Sum New Friends 53 West India Dock Road E14 020 7987 1139 Chinese Old Friends 659 Commercial Road E14 020 7790 5022 Chinese/ 1950's Royal China 30 Westferry Circus E14 020 7719 0888 Chinese/smart new branch of popular group/2000 - 150 seats Thai Garden 562 Commercial Road E14 020 7791 2283 Thai Shimo 17-18 Took's Court EC4A 1LB 020 7404 1818 Japanese/40 cover - owner/chef Chen Dong Sri Nam Nth Colonnade, 10 Cabot Sq, Canary Wharf E14 020 7715 9515 Thai/ was Yellow River Cafe Young Friends 11 Pennyfields E14 020 7987 6276 Chinese Wharf Oriental   E14 020 7715 9515 New Asian Tepa Thai 118 High Road E15 020 8539 2311 Thai The Piecrust 273 High Street E15 020 8534 2873 Thai Yi Ban (click to link to website) London Regatta Centre, Dockside Road, Royal Albert Dock E16 020 7473 6699 Chinese/smart Mings 49 Chigwell Road E18 020 8989 8909 Chinese Apium 50-52 Long Lane EC1 020 7796 4040 Noodles/Malaysian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Anakana 1 Olivers Yard, City Road EC1 0845 262 5262 Thai/2005(130) Arana 116 Newgate Street EC1 020 7600 1134 Japanese/Korean Canteen Japan 384 St John Street EC1 020 7833 3222 Japanese Cay Tre (click to link to website) 301 Old Street EC1 020 7739 5289 Vietnamese/highly recommended China Silk 14 Exmouth Market EC1 020 7837 6000 Chinese Fluid 40 Charterhouse Street EC1 020 7253 3444 Japanese Futata 95 Leather Lane EC1 020 7430 2351 - Ginnan 1-2 Roseberry Court, Roseberry Court EC1 020 7278 0008 Japanese Hanil Holborn Viaduct EC1 020 7583 5266 Korean Lakorn 197 Roseberry Avenue EC1 020 7837 5048 Thai New Man Loong 71 Compton Street EC1 020 7253 0222 Chinese New Seoul 164 Clerkenwell Road EC1 020 7278 8674 Korean Pacific Spice 42 Northampton Road EC1 020 7278 9983 Thai/Malaysian/ member of the smart Silk & Spice Group Pham Sushi 155 Whitecross Street EC1 020 7251 6336 Japanese Pho 86 St John Street EC1M 4EH 020 7253 7624 Vietnamese Ribon 6 Holborn Viaduct EC1 020 7309 3254 Japanese Saki Food Emporium 4 West Smithfield EC1 020 7489 7033 Japanese - recommended Tajima-Tei 9-15 Leather Lane EC1 020 7404 9665 Japanese Thai Cafe at the Castle 34 Cowcross Street EC1 020 7251 4440 Thai Yo Sushi 95 Farringdon Road EC1 020 7841 0785 Japanese/ impressive large corner site Yuengs City 70-74 City Road EC1 020 7250 0608 Chinese Inmala 9 The Arcade, Liverpool Street EC2 020 7623 5750 Malaysian Little Hanoi 147 Curtain Road EC2A 3QE 020 77296868 Vietnamese/Head Chef Fai Pacific Oriental 1 Bishopgate EC2 020 7621 9988 Oriental/Rim/ 1999 Ping Pong 3 Appold Street, Broadgate EC2 020 7422 0780 Chinese/Vietnamese Sri Siam City 85 London Wall EC2 020 7628 5772 Thai/ stylish and up-market Singapura 31 The Circle, Broadgate EC2 020 7256 5045 Singapore/Nonya Song Que 134 Kingsland Road EC2 020 7613 3222 Vietnamese Tokyo City 46 Gresham Street EC2 020 7726 0308 Japanese Wagamama 22 Old Broad Street EC2 020 7256 9992 Japanese noodles Young Bin Kwan 3 St Alphage High Walk EC2 020 7638 9131 Korean Imperial City Basement Royal Exchange, Cornhill EC3 020 7626 3431 Chinese/ 1993 -stylish Poons 2 Minster Pavement, Mincing Lane EC3 020 7626 0126 Chinese/ 1992 - Saigon Times Leadenhall Market EC3 020 7621 0022 Vietnamese/ 1997 Seoul Inn 89a Aldgate High Street EC3 020 7480 5770 Korean Singapura 78 Leadenhall Street EC3 020 7929 0089 Singapore/Nonya Soseki 1F, 20 Bury Street EC3 020 7621 9211 Japanese Thai Square 136-138 The Minories EC3N 1NT 020 7680 1111 Thai/250 City Miyama 17 Godiman Street EC4 020 7489 1937 Japanese/ 75 covers -recommended Ginnan 5 Cathedral Place EC4 020 7236 4120 Japanese Little Thailand II 61 Carter Lane EC4 020 7236 2634 Thai Mugen 26 King William Street EC4 020 7929 7879 Japanese Singapura 1-2 Limeburner Lane EC4 020 7329 1133 Singapore/Nonya/ elegant Sri Thai Bucklersbury House, 3 Queen Victoria Street EC4 020 7827 0202 Thai/ smart 120 seater Thai Square 1-7 Great St Thomas Apostle, EC4 2BH 020 7329 0001 Thai Yamo Thai 9-11 Cursitor Street EC4 020 7405 3729 Thai MORE