Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Long-running restaurant with a menu of Punjabi dishes alongside standard curry-house favourites.
Lahore Two
367 Commercial RdLong-running restaurant with a menu of Punjabi dishes alongside standard curry-house favourites.
Small Turkish restaurant cooking traditional meat dishes in a wood-fired stone oven.
49 locals recommend
Tas Firin Restaurant
160 Bethnal Green RdSmall Turkish restaurant cooking traditional meat dishes in a wood-fired stone oven.
Bright Italian restaurant with a traditional menu and outdoor seating on a terrace with a fountain.
77 locals recommend
La Figa Restaurant
45 Narrow StBright Italian restaurant with a traditional menu and outdoor seating on a terrace with a fountain.
Family-run Italian restaurant in a simple space, for handmade pasta specialities, plus a cellar bar.
33 locals recommend
Verdi's Restaurant
237 Mile End RdFamily-run Italian restaurant in a simple space, for handmade pasta specialities, plus a cellar bar.
Arts & Culture
CofE parish church in Victorian and 15th-century styles, with regular services plus concerts/events.
7 locals recommend
St Dunstan and All Saints
Stepney High StreetCofE parish church in Victorian and 15th-century styles, with regular services plus concerts/events.
Toys, clothes and interactives in 1872 hangar with marble floor and visible cast iron skeleton.
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadToys, clothes and interactives in 1872 hangar with marble floor and visible cast iron skeleton.
Parks & Nature
Stepney Green Park
Stepney GreenDrinks & Nightlife
Real ale pub with high ceilings and pavement tables, formerly a theatre, and a Methodist chapel.
111 locals recommend
The Half Moon
Church RoadReal ale pub with high ceilings and pavement tables, formerly a theatre, and a Methodist chapel.
Modern university venue serving drinks and comfort food, as well as hosting gigs and events.
Drapers Bar & Kitchen
15 Godward squareModern university venue serving drinks and comfort food, as well as hosting gigs and events.
Sightseeing
Queen Mary University of London
327 Mile End RdEntertainment & Activities
Mayhem Paintball & Laser Tag London Corporate Office
62-64 Globe RdArthouse cinema showing blockbuster and independent films in a renovated 19th-century building.
244 locals recommend
Genesis Cinema
93-95 Mile End RdArthouse cinema showing blockbuster and independent films in a renovated 19th-century building.
Getting Around
Stepney Green tube station
Whitechapel Station
263c Whitechapel Rd