2 Best Restaurants in East London, London

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Bistrotheque

$$ | Bethnal Green

You'll need some help finding this East End fashionista headquarters located down a side alley in happening Bethnal Green. Once inside, check out the striking loft dining space and bar in their postindustrial chic setting, before polishing off light French and English dishes. Choices range from steak tartare and Croque Madame to cod and clams and Longhorn beef with red wine sauce. Be sure to catch the resident pianist at weekend brunch, camping up everything from Katy Perry to Girls Aloud on the baby grand. The Cockatoo is the downstairs performance space, serving up the same menu as the main restaurant along with cabaret. 

Modern European Pet Friendly Family $$ Prix-Fixe Lunch Dinner Brunch
23–27 Wadeson St., London, E2 9DR, England
020-8983–7900
www.bistrotheque.com
Known For
  • Classic choices like steak tartare and Croque Madame
  • Weekend brunch with pancakes and maple syrup
  • Resident pianist at brunch
Restaurant Details
Closed Mon.–Wed. No lunch Thurs. and Fri. No dinner Sun.
Reservations essential

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Merchants Tavern

$$ | Hoxton
The legend on the front of this Hoxton restaurant reads "Merchants of Good Fortune," which neatly sums up the exceptional, smart-casual dining experience you'll encounter within. Seasonal, veg-focused hits from France, Italy, and Britain emerge from the open-counter kitchen housed in a former Victorian warehouse and onetime apothecary. The rare-pink venison with braised red cabbage, Alsace bacon, and celeriac is sublime, as are other dishes like roast lamb with "forgotten" carrots, quail with foie gras, or wild partridge with sage polenta. Enjoy the vanilla panna cotta with unstoned damsons, and note the £20 two-course set lunch.