Sub Station Restaurant Near Katharine dock, East London, England © 2010 Nick Katin

One of the more interesting developments in east central London is the resurgence of English food which, it has to be said, has, in the past, been notoriously bad! But here we discovered a couple of places doing quality traditional English food, the Albion and
St John ’s. Kedgeree (look it up) shepherd’s pie and old spot bacon sandwich are the just a few yummy examples from their menus. Being anal about coffee we even managed to find the Brick Lane café on, surprise, surprise, Brick Lane. It not only does good coffee but has the sort of vibe that wouldn’t be out of place in Melbourne or Seattle which as every coffee addict knows are two major coffee holy grails.

Brick lane cafe Poplar London, England © 2010 Nick Katin