Shoreditch

• Sub Cult sandwiches have just opened at Boxpark Shoreditch

  

  Shoreditch folk looking to break out of their usual lunchtime rut should head straight for Boxpark Shoreditch today where legendary sarnie purveyors Sub Cult are setting up shop. "Longer hours, 7 days a week from 12pm PLUS a pimped up menu!" they tweeted this week.

  If you haven't tried their swoonsome sandwiches before, they're New York inspired gourmet sub rolls made with their own bagel-brioche hybrid buns. Think flavours like:

  • Rodeo Sub - rare roast
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• Blacklock are opening on Rivington Street in Shoreditch and this restaurant will have a proper bar

  Expect chops,steaks and that amazing cheesecake at Blacklock's new Shoreditch opening, but the big news here is that there'll be a dedicated bar area that they're teaming up with top NYC bar owners on. 

• A MasterChef finalist caters a trip to the underworld at Pedley St Station

  

  Who doesn't love a bit of immersive theatre? And this latest - which features dinner from a MasterChef finalist - does sound rather good. it's the second event to take place at Pedley Street "station" - aka an arch in Shoreditch -  where Funicular Productions have set up a special "luxury train carriage" for these kind of events. Last time it was a murder mystery, this time it's being billed as "a

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• Genesis in Shoreditch will be a vegan restaurant with an organic award by The Soil Association

  A new two-storey vegan spot in East London with a lengthy drinks menu, lots of international food and an ingredients list that's so organic, it's certified by the Soil Association. 

• Test Driving St Leonards - Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke bring their Brunswick House magic to Shoreditch

  There's been a huge amount of buzz, wondering what Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke have planned for their second project together after Brunswick House. We went along to check their new Shoreditch restaurant out.

• Nuno Mendes is opening a 16-seat resturant experience Maos in Shoreditch

  Nuno Mendes' next project will be an intimate restaurant seating diners around one table in a space in Shoreditch.

• Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke are opening St Leonards in Shoreditch - updated

  The Brunswick House restaurateur and his chef and partner Andrew Clarke have a fire and ice focus for their new Shoreditch restaurant with an ice bar for raw fish and shellfish and open hearth cooking for meat and vegetables.

• Cocotte brings ethical rotisserie chicken to 8 Hoxton Square

  After a good start in Notting Hill, Parisian restaurant Cocotte is moving East to trendy Hoxton Square, where they’ll be serving up ethically sourced chickens by quarter, half or whole, plus healthy salads, sides, and a selection of rather nice-sounding homemade sauces…

• Test Driving Leroy in Shoreditch

  Ellory has moved to Shoreditch and been reborn as Leroy. We went to experience the shift in direction in action. 

• Test Driving Tomos Parry's Brat in Shoreditch - a Basque hit turns up the heat

  Tomos Parry's much-anticipated restaurant has opened in Shoreditch. We went to see if it could live up to the hype.

• Plates in Shoreditch is a one night a week plant-based restaurant that should be on your radar

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• Shoreditch's The Blues Kitchen launches new bar Moonshine Minnie's

  The Blues Kitchen on Curtain Road has given its basement bar a completely new look with a whisky-based drinks list and a women-only soundtrack.

• Test Driving the new bar menu at Lyle's in Shoreditch

  We make a return trip to Lyle's in Shoreditch to try their brand new - and ever-changing - bar menu. 

• Patty and Bun now have a vegan burger - the Whoopi Goldburger

  

  Patty & Bun have just launched their first ever vegan burger. Intrigued? Well, if you're minded to go and try it this week, the Whoopi Goldburger consists of a tempeh (that's fermented from soya beans for the uninitiated - yes, we had to look it up) and mushroom fritter, topped with pickled cucumbers, diced onion, double smoked gouda cheese, mustard, ketchup and lettuce - all in a bonsoy milk bun.

  Available at Patty & Bun Redchurch Street (or

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• Tomos Parry is opening Brat in Shoreditch

  The ex Kitty Fishers chef is opening his own place in Shoreditch with a mix of cooking on fire, Welsh and Basque cuisine.