Rejuvenated Docklands and Canary Wharf's financial monoliths dominate proceedings in East of London, and the network is now fed by countless brasseries, sushi joints, tapas bars and the like.
Some of London's first Chinese communities settled in the East End during the '50s and their legacy remains. But where are the famous eel and pie shops that were once kings of the hill in these parts? Many have found new life as Vietnamese cafés or as other colourful ethnic restaurants that give London its inimitable gastronomic richness.