For Dominic Hamdy (@domhamdy ), the man behind some of London’s coolest eateries (@crispin_london , @bistro_freddie and @canal.canal.canal , among other venues), East London has been home for more than 12 years.
"Many establishments have come and gone over my time," he writes. "But this list includes places that have stood the test of time and otherwise offer what I seek most from restaurants: a space for connection with bloody good food and drink."
Click the link in our bio to explore all of Dominic's top East London spots.
Photography: Aniella Weinberger (@aniellaweinberger )
A winter Bouillabaisse lunch @canal.canal.canal which soon you will be able to book for a celebratory lunch or dinner.
A canal boat leaves from from Little Venice, mussels escabeche on-board. It moors privately outside Canal. There’s a long table waiting with fish soup, croutons topped with rouille and Gruyère. Platters of clams, gurnard, mussels and waxy potatoes follow. All washed down with Provençal rosé.
Summer soon come.
“I’ve been told I’m difficult to buy for, but I find buying things very easy,” @domhamdy says, should you be getting him a gift this holiday season. Sound like anyone else you know? Read more in The Journal – click the link in bio
Styling: @benedict_browne
Grooming: @PaulDonovanHair
Fashion Assistant: @mimafarrow
Producer: @rkamandco
Senior Entertainment Editor: @olivesw
From his father-in-law’s handmade pottery to his wife’s serene sewing room, every corner of @DomHamdy ’s East London house tells a story. Head to the link in bio now for a tour of the restaurateur’s home - and see him make his snails in garlic plus his restaurant Crispin’s most-talked-about dish: brown butter cake.
The Tastemakers 2025: Dom Hamdy, Restaurateur, Bistro Freddie et al
Sometimes in life all you want is steak frites. And specifically, in this writer’s experience, the steak frites at Bistro Freddie — the Shoreditch outpost of Hamdy’s growing restaurant empire, which also includes the beloved Crispin in Soho. Hamdy, who started out making Scotch eggs at university, has imbued each of the spots along his rapid rise in London’s restaurant canon with things that are easy to identify but hard to conjure: namely warmth, generosity, and flair. All things, perhaps, that emanate naturally from Hamdy himself and the estimable team that has come up alongside him.
Photographer: @barney_curran
Styling: @zakmaoui
Words: @joffybullmore
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