Brick Lane

• Indegno is bringing Bolognese street food to Brick Lane

  

  London is getting its own version of an Italian street food snack shop designed to be the perfect drinking food. Crescentina are a dish from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy - they're fried dough crescents (hence the name) that are filled with savoury ingredients.

  Now Indegno which has three branches in Bologna is gearing up to open its first UK restaurant in East London. On the menu will be:

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• Katsute100 Japanese tea room arrives on Brick Lane

  

  7/6/21 - amended with new opening date

  Islington's Japanese tea room Katsute100 is on the move - they're opening a second tea room, this time in Shoreditch.

  So, if you're on Brick Lane and suddenly get a craving for green tea and matcha crepe cake, this'll be the place to come. The new tea room and cafe will offer the same menu as their original Camden Passage space, so think fruit katsu sandos, nerikiri

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• Test Driving Raw on Brick Lane - alfresco cocktails and seafood buns

  

  We take a look at Raw on Brick Lane - dining alfresco with a mix of seafood and cocktails.

• RAW (formerly Crudo) on Brick Lane will feature a fishmongers, restaurant and a speakeasy bar

  This new seafood spot on Brick Lane features a ground floor restaurant and fish shop as well as a secret cocktail bar.

• Stormzy's favourite chicken shop, Morley's, is opening in Finsbury Park and Brick Lane

  

  If you're not a South Londoner, then news about Morley's may not mean a lot to you. But for people who live south of the river, this fried chicken chain is an gold-plated institution. Founded back in 1985, it's beloved of rappers like RAY BLK, Krept and Stormzy, who shot his Big for your Boots video in one. Fried Chicken YouTube reviewer, The Pengest Munch has reviewed multiple branches, declaring of

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• Roma on Brick Lane from the Made of Dough crowd will dish out Roman pizzas for a fiver

  The Made of Dough crowd are behind this new pizzeria on Brick Lane serving up thin Roman-style pizzas for just a fiver.

• Brooklyn Brewery hosts London pop up with Williamsburg's Vinnie's Pizzeria

  

  Crossing the pond this month will be top NYC pizzaiolas Vinnie's Pizzeria who hit town for a three day 'Brooklyn By the Slice’ pop-up at Paradise Slice on Brick Lane.

  The Williamsburg pizzeria, which first opened back in 1960, will be putting on a one-off menu collaboration between themeselves, Brooklyn Brewery and Paradise Slice. There'll be three limited edition pizzas paired with three brews and we have to say, they do sound

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• The Buxton is a pub with rooms on Brick Lane from the Culpeper

  The team responsible for The Culpeper in Aldgate have a new project - they're opening this pub and hotel on Brick Lane where the rooftop terrace features an honesty bar and hot tub.

• Set your alarm for London Brunch Fest - a festival devoted to all things brunch-related

  

  Updated 27/8/18 with full menu details

  Whatever your brunch preference, be it bottomless and boozy or smoothie-bowl-themed, there's no denying that London is home to some seriously good, tremendously varied breakfasts. In fact, the biggest problem is finding the energy to get out of bed and go and try them all.

  Now, the good news is you'll be able to sample a big range of brunches all in one go at London's first brunch festival, hosted at the

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• Buffalo is a new plant-based diner that's just opened on Brick Lane

  London's booming veggie and vegan scene throws up another East End opening as Buffalo diner offers a casual, entirely plant-based dining experience.

• V For vegan lifestyle and food festival hits Brick Lane this August

  

  Shoreditch's Vegan Nights market is set to go next level for August as part of a new vegan lifestyle festival at The Old Truman Brewery. Running for the whole of the month, V For says they're aimed at vegans, vegetarians and the V curious (their term, not ours) with fitness, shopping and food events running throughout the festival.

  On the food front, in addition to Vegan Nights' usual traders there are a couple of interesting new folk. Key among those is

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• Tickets on sale for National Chicken Wing Day

  

  If you love chicken wings, then perhaps you already know that London's had its own chicken wing festival since 2014. London Wing Fest has been showcasing the best chicken wings around thanks to the efforts of Randy's Wing Bar.

  But did you also know that that the humble chicken wing is now SO popular in the UK it's getting its very own day of celebration, Mr Hyde National Chicken Wing Day?

  If you can't think of anything better (and granted, it's hard to), then

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• Suvlaki is bringing their Greek kebabs to Brick Lane

  When the sun’s out, we love food that makes us feel like we’re on our summer hols. This new Greek restaurant in Shoreditch looks just the job, complete with an open plan kitchen and robata charcoal grill for that oh-so-summery BBQ smell.

• Test Driving Hopscotch - a great drinking and dining den in Brick Lane

  Brick Lane has a fun new 'dining room and drinking den' that's worth taking note of