With his deli/wine bar Lulu’s featuring prominently in the current tearjerker We Live in Time starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, it seemed like perfect timing indeed to get chef Lasse Petersen (who also runs nearby Llewelyn’s) to give us his favourite food and drink spots up where he lives up in Leytonstone.
Homies on Donkies
686 High Rd Leytonstone, London E11 3AA
The best tacos I’ve had in London. I used to go to the indoor market on Wood Street when they had a tiny stall there. Now they’ve cemented themselves in a large 80-cover restaurant, but they are still just as good. Bone marrow and braised beef is a must, with a side of refried beans and all the salsas.
Panda
767 High Rd Leytonstone, London E11 4QS
A great little dim sum place. Very hard not to over order and end up with a mountain of steaming baskets. It’s also BYOB and a stone’s throw from Theatre of Wine.
Theatre of Wine
556 High Rd Leytonstone, London E11 3DH
This is a really brilliant and helpful wine shop that offers classic wines as well as low intervention. There are lots of interesting bottles from small holdings in unusual corners of Europe and beyond. They are also so helpful too which I think is a must for any wine shop - no one wants to be looked down upon when they mix their Syrah with their Sangiovese!
Out of the Woods
83 Colworth Rd, London E11 1HY
An independent little cafe in the upper Leytonstone area. Great coffee, breakfast and lunch - I love their baked eggs and the pastel de nata. It's near the Hollow Ponds so you can walk off the pastries afterwards.
Leyton Calling
145 Tilbury Rd, London E10 6RE
There is a really good hidden cocktail bar recently opened called Leyton Calling. It has a pretty bonkers list of cocktails which seems to involve an unusual amount of props. It’s so kitsch, but somehow manages to pull it off because the drinks are so good.
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