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The best places to shop, eat and drink in Poplar; interviews with shop owners and market traders; and news on shop openings.

The Orange Room, Lebanese restaurant Mile End

The Orange Room restaurant review: the best kofta this side of Beirut?

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 43 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Tucked away on the unassuming Burdett Street, The Orange Room is a taste of Lebanon in the heart of Mile

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The Waterman's Arms, one of the best pubs Isle of Dogs, East London.

Our guide to the Isle of Dogs’ best pubs

May 27, 2022June 9, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 47 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

From a bar in a church vestry to Lord Nelson’s favourite boozer, the Isle of Dogs is home to a

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Kirk Whitelock posing next to a punching bag in Aberfeldy Boxing Club.

Kirk Whitelock hits the jackpot again with Aberfeldy Boxing Club

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 Helen Brown 248 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Former Tottenham scout Kirk Whitelock on opening Poplar’s Aberfeldy Boxing Club, tackling knife crime and food poverty, and providing a

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Meet Alan, the 23-year-old at the helm of Poplar’s family-run Vietnamese supermarket

February 11, 2022April 27, 2022 Helen Brown 325 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Why Alan Nguyen left his career as an accountant to run the family shop set up by his parents 23

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A group of people sat around round tables outside the orange The People Speak space on Aberfeldy Street

Aberfeldy Live Talkaoke: Encouraging Poplar to natter

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 155 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Aberfeldy Live Talkaoke has given the community of Poplar the chance to meet, connect and natter on topics of all

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The Tommy Flowers Pub with the Tommy Flowers Mural round the corner

The Tommy Flowers: The meanwhile pub that looks here to stay

June 1, 2021June 3, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 196 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

The Tommy Flowers Pub on Aberfeldy Street was originally a meanwhile space but with an extension added to its lease

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External shot of Ravaa Fine Fusion Indian and Nepalese Takeaway and restaurant

Ravaa Fine Fusion Review: Poplar’s contestant for best East London curry house

May 23, 2021October 21, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 174 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

With its friendly service, mellow atmosphere and most importantly, good curry Poplar’s family-run Ravaa Fine Fusion rivals the curry houses

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A busy and bustling Chrisp Street Market in 1968 with the Chrisp Street Clock Tower in the background

The story of Chrisp Street Market

May 1, 2021September 20, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 432 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

Chrisp Street Market is at the heart of Poplar and has been a key part of the East End community

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Poplar’s Chihuahua mural: a tale of gentrification

April 4, 2021April 6, 2021 Ruby Flanagan 323 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Have you ever wondered why there is an 80 foot mural of a Chihuahua on Chrisp Street in Poplar? Now

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