Deals along The Roman that may surprise you as businesses tempt shoppers out
Aware of the economic climate, businesses along Roman Road are offering deals to customers – if you ever thought about
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Eating & drinking
Reviews and recommendations for eating and drinking in Bow, Mile End, Fish Island and Hackney Wick: restaurants, bars, clubs, fresh produce and food stores.
‘Amazing’ Bakery Room forced to close due to cost of living crisis and Brexit
Rise in food and fuel prices, fewer customers, and staff shortages due to Brexit have led to the cheerful corner
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The best places to have a coffee on Roman Road – chosen by you
We put it to the people to find out the best places to get your caffeine fix on and around
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Old school charm breathes new life into The Coborn
After a month of closure, The Corborn pub reopens its doors transporting its customers to the East End pubs of
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The best greasy spoon cafes near Roman Road
Who doesn’t love a greasy, hearty, proper British cafe breakfast, but what makes a greasy spoon cafe a greasy spoon?
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Chipping Wharf: paying homage to the original East End chippie
The birthplace of one of the nation’s favourite take-aways, Old Ford welcomes a return of a traditional fish and chip
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The best places to have lunch around Roman Road
With new cafes and lunch spots popping up on the Roman, we thought that a roundup of best places for
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Blue Daisy: The homegrown pavement patisserie that has blossomed among the flowers in Cemetery Park
Celebrating its one year anniversary we visited Blue Daisy, the patisserie in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park that everyone loves. We
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The Crown: polishing its crown jewels and back open for business
The popular park-side Crown pub in Bow reopens after its refurbishment, just four weeks after the project commenced. The beginning
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Why Lord Napier Star has been voted one of London’s best rooftop bars
In a list compiled by The Evening Standard, Hackney Wick’s very own Lord Napier Star was voted one of the
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Not your normal breakfast brew: Bubble tea takes over the Roman
With 15 bubble tea shops in a two-mile radius of Roman Road, discover a world of pure imagination where flavour
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The Florist Arms landlady Emma Tarbard: choosing the pub life
‘It’s in my blood’: Third generation publican Emma Tarbard left university to continue the family trade of East End pub
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