East London & Bow Restaurants

Loong Kee

This family owned popular Vietnamese café prides itself on the authentic prepartation of their native dishes; it offers both a small informal dining area and a takeaway service. On the menu you'll find plenty of authentic Vietnamese dishes with a strong emphasis on seafood.

• Address: 134G Kingsland Road, London, E2 8DY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese, Vietnamese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £9.00, Dinner: £12.00

Maida Indian Eatery

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Maida is a good example of the new wave of Indian restaurants that are making the enjoyment of this popular cuisine even greater than it has been for what seems a very long time now. An added facility here is the theatre-style kitchen enabling guests to visually share in the action, should they so wish.

• Address: 148-150 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6DG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese, Indian, Pakistani
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £25.00

Mangal Ocakbasi Restaurant

Mangal Ocakbasi is a basic looking Turkish restaurant that likes to keep things easy. There's no menu, you just choose with your eyes from the selection on display made up of slow cooked stews and various cooked to order kebabs.

• Address: 10 Arcola Street, off Stoke Newington Road, London, E8 2DJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Turkish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £17.00

Matsu

The glamorous Matsu is one of the East End's first great Japanese restaurants. The trendy interior offers customers elegance and style and the popular bar area makes the perfect place to wait for your dinner date.

• Address: 558 Mile End Road, London, E3 4PL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Japanese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £26.00

Mien Tay

Named after the fishing region in South Vietnam, where the family that owns the restaurant are from, and situated at two locations across London, Mien Tay is a destination for Vietnamese cuisine in the City.

• Address: 122 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London, E2 8DP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Vietnamese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £28.00

Mobeen

Mobeen has a legendary local reputation for serving some of the best value Indian food in London. As with most bargain basement restaurants you can't expect the place to really look the part but by keeping the appearance clean and simple they can turn their attention whole heartedly to the food.

• Address: 224 Green Street, Forest Gate, London, E7 8LE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pakistani
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £10.00

Mojo's

Mojo is a slick and modern café style restaurant on Hackney's Lauriston Road. Here you'll find a pleasing combination of comfortable surroundings, friendly staff and tasty, affordable food, in fact everything you could want from your local eatery.

• Address: 132 Lauriston Road, London, E9 7LH (Map)
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Nakhon Thai Waterfront

Indulge in some authentic Thai cuisine at Nakhon Thai, a smart and upscale restaurant featuring delicious Oriental fare prepared from the freshest of ingredients. At any of their three locations, you will find a friendly atmosphere and a sense of anticipation that you're about to enjoy a good meal.

• Address: Waterfront Studios, Royal Victoria Docks, 1 Dock Road, London, E16 1AG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Nam An

Located on Wanstead High Street is a rather fine Vietnamese restaurant offering a great range of tempting dishes for you to enjoy. The interior is decked out in traditional Vietnamese style with rich wooden teak furniture and soft hued walls.

• Address: 157 High Street, London, E11 2RL (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Vegetarian, Vietnamese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £10.00, Dinner: £35.00

Namo

• Address: 178 Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7HD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Vietnamese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £29.00