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B2 is part of Bodhi gallery and cafe. The gallery has a fast turn around of contemporary art shows. It's turning into a nice cultural centre of art, food and shopping.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16931 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15528
Stumbled upon it a few years ago and have been a regular ever since. A great range of traditional Indian food prepared with the best ingredients - mouth wateringly tender meat, delicious mango chutney with cracked black pepper and slivers of chili, even the garnishes are prepared with care and taste delicious.

Attentive, friendly service, the best peshwari naan bread I've ever tasted. Reasonably priced, and due to its location off the main Shoreditch drag it's bizzarely easy to get a table despite how amazing this place is.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15528 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15443
Really good range of Handis, particularly the Green Chicken Handi.

Search out Monica Ali's review in The Observer.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15443 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11552 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11552 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10186 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10186 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9234 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9234 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8846 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8846 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8820 They do 6ft dosas! Try their Chilli fried idli with lemon rice - my favourite. The food is spicy but really tasty - and it is cheap cheap cheap. All dishes are fabulous. It’s a veggie restaurant and 100 yards down they have a non-veggie one. The veggie one is better - and this from a confirmed carnivore. Service is average but the food more than makes up for it. Feels like you are actually eating in India. Enjoy!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8820 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8244
What strikes you the moment you walk into the place, is the spectacle and friendliness. Oh, and the acceptance. You may be dressed as a transvestite priest but someone will always offer a friendly chat or an indecent proposal. A great place to give your sexual fantasies a free reign, or to just sit back and enjoy the carnival. All ages are welcome- it's attitude that counts, not grey pubic hairs. One thing I guarantee - Club Rub will spoil you for regular 'vanilla' clubs forever!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8244 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3433 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3433 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3344
The Commercial's interior is cosy but far from claustrophobic, quirky and comfortable, having been lovingly decked out with retro and hand-painted furniture. The choice of music is always startlingly suitable for a quiet drink (last time I was there they were playing the theme from Taxi Driver) and the bar staff are unusually friendly.

Oh, and historically it's associated with the Elephant Man, who is said to have lived in the caverns beneath.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3344 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3302 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3302 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3285
If that's not enough you can recover on Sunday afternoons with brunch (their sweet potato chips are the best hangover cure around) in their garden.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3285 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3223
Cafe by day, club by night, there's a plethora of tables outside making for a very sociable vibe in summer. A good place to people-watch.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3223 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3217
In December it plays host to Spitalfields Winter Festival. There seem to be many musical treats in store from 12-21 December, from choral classics, via medieval music, to a community carol service. Some concerts are free.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3217 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/801 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/801