The brisket plate is uncanny-valley good. Handmade from mushroom, tofu and gluten, rubbed with salt and pepper and cooked in ...

From 'shell hole' to nightlife destination hosting the likes of Dave Grohl and Lambrini Girls, the hallowed halls of the Valette Street venue have seen it all ...

Last month’s announcement that the Grade II-listed Balfron Tower in Poplar will no longer contain any social housing but will instead be sold as luxury flats put an end to speculation about its future ...

The front of one of the Omega Works warehouses on Hermitage Road, Harringay. Photograph: Ossi Piispanen “Artists and African churches always move in at the same time,” says Ellis Gardiner, as he ...

I make it to Foyles at 6.30pm on the dot to find a queue spilling from an excited throng in the auditorium. The line runs down the stairs and out into the cafe, where a second – non-priority – queue ...

December has snuck up on us once again, and with the longer nights and frosty mornings comes one of the UK’s most beloved traditions: panto season. Last Saturday evening, I was lucky enough to catch ...

Down a bendy side road, behind the McDonald’s on Dalston’s high street, Ashwin Street expands into an array of bold, artistic buildings. A new addition to this creative quarter is ceramics artist Nam ...

Did you like the Skylodge pop-up over by London Fields before Christmas? And the Sea Adventure dining experience? If so you’re going to love immersive food and music crew Platterform’s latest venture.

Having notched up some serious critical acclaim with his first venture, The Phone Call, local screenwriter James Lucas has turned to the streets of Hackney for his latest work in progress. Thus far, ...

The Hackney Empire has been a cornerstone of the borough’s cultural scene since 1901. It has been home to some of Hackney Central’s biggest events, but it is also known for spotting, nurturing, and ...

Pink stained-glass windows frame the restored Abney Park Chapel, standing proudly out from the overgrown greenery spilling across the cemetery. There, a small crowd gathered for the final event in the ...

A Leytonstone institution of 25 years has now landed in the slightly secret Montacute Yards, off Shoreditch High Street. This restaurant has taken a long route from family-run fish and chip shop in ...