I saw this online via EverydayMuslim, and wanted to post it here (even though it is from 2012). I look forward to getting back to east London soon (after the lockdown!).
Spitalfieldslife.com, At the Halal Restaurant"Held in the affections of East Enders and City Gents alike, the Halal Restaurant is an important landmark in our culinary history, still busy and still serving the same dishes to an enthusiastic clientele after more than seventy years. Of the renowned Halal Restaurant, it may truly be said, it is the daddy of all the curry restaurants in the East End."