Guidebook for Hannibal Road

Juliet
Guidebook for Hannibal Road

Food Scene

Forget Brick Lane - this is the place to go for curry. Somewhat chaotic (no booking - expect to queue) and often noisy, but the food is excellent and not expensive. BYO alcohol.
381 locals recommend
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St
381 locals recommend
Forget Brick Lane - this is the place to go for curry. Somewhat chaotic (no booking - expect to queue) and often noisy, but the food is excellent and not expensive. BYO alcohol.
Dirty Burger. The name says it all! A hipster burger joint, just 5 mins' walk from my flat. CURRENTLY CLOSED
86 locals recommend
Chicken Shop & Dirty Burger Whitechapel
27a Mile End Rd
86 locals recommend
Dirty Burger. The name says it all! A hipster burger joint, just 5 mins' walk from my flat. CURRENTLY CLOSED
Best local coffee.
19 locals recommend
Mouse Tail Coffee Stories
307 Whitechapel Rd
19 locals recommend
Best local coffee.
The best breakfast in East London! You can walk up the canal to Pavilion Cafe (takes about 35 mins) and enjoy Sri Lankan hopper breakfast, or their excellent cardamom buns, or mushrooms on toast etc.
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
The best breakfast in East London! You can walk up the canal to Pavilion Cafe (takes about 35 mins) and enjoy Sri Lankan hopper breakfast, or their excellent cardamom buns, or mushrooms on toast etc.
A little community centre cafe serving great vegan/vege food.
St. Margaret's House
21 Old Ford Rd
A little community centre cafe serving great vegan/vege food.
It's a chain but it's good for ramen or bibimbap. Some other trendy options next door on Paradise Row.
40 locals recommend
Japanese Canteen
Arch 255 Paradise Row
40 locals recommend
It's a chain but it's good for ramen or bibimbap. Some other trendy options next door on Paradise Row.

Essentials

Fun for the animals but it's the Allotment Cafe that is really special. Open Tues - Sun. Excellent home-cooked food. Farmers' market here on Saturdays, 10-3pm.
58 locals recommend
Stepney City Farm
Stepney Way
58 locals recommend
Fun for the animals but it's the Allotment Cafe that is really special. Open Tues - Sun. Excellent home-cooked food. Farmers' market here on Saturdays, 10-3pm.
The nearest independent grocery shop that sells organic produce. Plenty of other shops on Roman Road too (butcher, baker, post office &c.).
58 locals recommend
SimplyFresh Bethnal Green
201-203 Roman Rd
58 locals recommend
The nearest independent grocery shop that sells organic produce. Plenty of other shops on Roman Road too (butcher, baker, post office &c.).
Post Office.
6 locals recommend
Whitechapel Post Office
208A Whitechapel Rd
6 locals recommend
Post Office.
This is the most local little supermarket/mini-market. Has the basics, and is just near Stepney tube.
23 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Stepney
193 Mile End Rd
23 locals recommend
This is the most local little supermarket/mini-market. Has the basics, and is just near Stepney tube.
Anchor Retail Park has a Halfords (stuff for bikes/cars), an Asda (supermarket) and a Curry's (electrical goods).
15 locals recommend
Asda Stepney Green Supermarket
123 Mile End Rd
15 locals recommend
Anchor Retail Park has a Halfords (stuff for bikes/cars), an Asda (supermarket) and a Curry's (electrical goods).

Shopping

If you have to use a supermarket, this is the nearest big one.
941 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
941 locals recommend
If you have to use a supermarket, this is the nearest big one.
A huge mall. If you like that sort of thing...!
1214 locals recommend
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet Rd
1214 locals recommend
A huge mall. If you like that sort of thing...!

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the better local pubs (there aren't many in the immediate neighbourhood unless you are prepared to rough it). Some good ales and the food is good. Worth booking if you want to eat as a group.
50 locals recommend
The White Hart
1 Mile End Road
50 locals recommend
One of the better local pubs (there aren't many in the immediate neighbourhood unless you are prepared to rough it). Some good ales and the food is good. Worth booking if you want to eat as a group.
One of the more local wine bars. Quite a 'serious' place, but good wines...!
26 locals recommend
Victualler
69 Garnet Street
26 locals recommend
One of the more local wine bars. Quite a 'serious' place, but good wines...!
Urban wine bar in Bethnal Green. A bit pricey but the wine is good and the cheese board is excellent!
11 locals recommend
Renegade London Wine
Arch 12 Gales Gardens
11 locals recommend
Urban wine bar in Bethnal Green. A bit pricey but the wine is good and the cheese board is excellent!

Everything Else

FABULOUS Jewish bakery. Famous for crodoughs but I recommend the bath buns. Go early in the day.
60 locals recommend
Rinkoff Bakery
222-226 Jubilee St
60 locals recommend
FABULOUS Jewish bakery. Famous for crodoughs but I recommend the bath buns. Go early in the day.

Arts & Culture

I LOVE THIS PLACE! One of the few independent cinemas, and right on my doorstep. Also does excellent coffee, and has a great bar upstairs (closes early).
244 locals recommend
Genesis Cinema
93-95 Mile End Rd
244 locals recommend
I LOVE THIS PLACE! One of the few independent cinemas, and right on my doorstep. Also does excellent coffee, and has a great bar upstairs (closes early).
A wonderful old Victorian music hall, lovingly restored, with a variety of theatre and music.
162 locals recommend
Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Aly
162 locals recommend
A wonderful old Victorian music hall, lovingly restored, with a variety of theatre and music.
Brilliant contemporary art gallery.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 locals recommend
Brilliant contemporary art gallery.
THE place for experimental and improvised music. A London gem.
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
THE place for experimental and improvised music. A London gem.