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London eats like nowhere else in Britain: eel and pie shops, Bangladeshi curry houses, Punjabi Southall, Caribbean and West African south London, and Cantonese Soho.
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Traditional London FoodThe city's own dishes, from pie shops and eel houses to chop-house cooking.20 recipes
London Diaspora KitchensSylheti, Punjabi, Caribbean, West African and Cantonese cooking across London.1 recipe
London Home CookingEveryday cooking in London kitchens, across every community in the city.24 recipes
Grandmother-Style London RecipesOld-fashioned, generational family cooking as it is still made at home.16 recipes
East End Food TraditionsBeigel bakeries, pie shops, dockside cooking and the food of London's East End.9 recipes
London Market FoodBorough, Ridley Road, Brixton, Petticoat Lane โ food born on market stalls.19 recipes
London Street FoodHand-held food sold on London streets, from Victorian stalls to today's markets.25 recipes
Pie, Mash & Eel TraditionsPie, mash, parsley liquor, stewed and jellied eels โ London's own working-class plate.6 recipes
London Bakery TraditionsBuns, breads and pastries from the city's historic bakeries.10 recipes
Jewish London FoodAshkenazi Jewish cooking that shaped the East End and north-west London.8 recipes
Caribbean London KitchensJamaican and wider Caribbean cooking rooted in Brixton, Peckham and Notting Hill.7 recipes
British Indian & South Asian London FoodPunjabi, Gujarati and British curry-house cooking from Southall to the West End.7 recipes
Bangladeshi & Brick Lane Food TraditionsSylheti Bangladeshi home cooking and the curry houses of Brick Lane.5 recipes
Chinese London Food TraditionsCantonese cooking from Soho's Chinatown and London's Chinese households.5 recipes
African London KitchensWest and East African cooking in Peckham, Dalston and beyond.4 recipes
Middle Eastern London Food TraditionsLebanese, Turkish, Cypriot and Persian cooking across the city.4 recipes
Historic London RecipesDishes recorded in London kitchens, coffee houses and taverns of earlier centuries.16 recipes
Working-Class London Food HeritageCheap, filling food from dockers, market porters and factory families.15 recipes
Modern London ClassicsNewer dishes that have become genuinely recognisable London food.13 recipes
Forgotten London DishesOnce-common London food that has almost disappeared from home kitchens.14 recipesSub-regions
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London is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.
Brick Lane and WhitechapelBangladeshi and Sylheti curry houses and sweet shopsComing soonChinatown and SohoCantonese roast meats, dim sum and late-night noodlesComing soon
East EndPie, mash and liquor, jellied eels and salt beef bagelsComing soon
Peckham and BrixtonNigerian, Ghanaian and Caribbean home cookingComing soon
SouthallPunjabi kitchens, tandoors, chaat and sweet shopsComing soonTraditional dishes
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