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26 AMERICANWAY
FEBRUARY 1 2008
C O M E T O G E T H E R
IF YOU GO
Inaddition toour service toLondon’sHeath-
rowandGatwickairports, AmericanAirlines
nowflies toStanstedAirport,which is a
mere45minutes by train fromEast London.
AbsoluteVintage
, 15HanburyStreet, 011-44-
20-7247-3883,
There are plenty ofmidpriced Indian and
Bangladeshi restaurants on
BrickLane
, in the
heart of East London. Rather thandecide on
one ahead of time, itmakes sense towalk up
anddown the street and choosewhichever one
seems themostwelcoming.
Dukeof Uke
, 22HanburyStreet, 011-44-20-
7247-7924,
Green&RedBar&Cantina
, 51Bethnal Green
Road, 011-44-20-7749-9670,
.co.uk. This small restaurant offers an unusually
good selection of regionalMexicandishes and a
fantastic range of tequilas.
Hawksmoor
, 157Commercial Street, 011-44-
20-7247-7392,
.
This excellent bar offers awide range of classic
cocktails aswell as high-quality food, with an
emphasis on steaks and salads.
HookahLounge
, 133Brick Lane, 011-44-20-
7033-9072. A fun, bohemianplace to enjoy a
good cup of tea or inexpensiveMiddleEastern
food, it’s best for snacks and atmosphere.
OldSpitalfieldsMarket
, at the intersection
of Commercial andBrushfieldStreets, www
.visitspitalfields.com
Rokit
, 107Brick Lane, 011-44-20-7247-3777
St. JohnBar andRestaurant Smithfield
,
26St. JohnStreet, and its sister restaurant,
St. JohnBreadandWineSpitalfields
, 94-96
Commercial Street, offer terrific food formeat
loverswho also enjoy freshbread anddelicious
wines. 011-44-20-7251-0848,
restaurant.co.uk
display of a life-size inflatable battle tank,
its gun barrel sprouting flowers. There are
vintage-record stores that sell thousands of
used albums, and there’s the Duke of Uke
shop, specializing in ukuleles and banjos.
Some of the old, abandonedbreweries have
been turned into restaurant and shop com-
plexes, saving the historic buildings from
demolition.
The incredible array of goods forces the
careful consumer to confront some dif-
ficult personal choices. In my case, there
were two questions: Can a man ever look
good in a well-made fedora that happens
to be bright red? And is the fringed buck-
skin jacketpopularizedbyNeilYoung in the
early1970s likely tomakeacomeback inmy
lifetime?After careful consideration, itwas
yes to the hat andno, no, a thousand times
no to the jacket.
GREGORYKATZ
is a contributing editor to
AmericanWay
.
Hiswork has also appeared in
GQ
,
Esquire
, and
RollingStone
.
GEMMAMORRIS
is awriter andabroadcaster based inLondon.
Visit
for a chance
towin a trip for two toLondonStansted courtesy
of AmericanAirlines andHilton.
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