Jidori

Specialising in Japanese yakitori and small plates, it’s great for picky morsels of thigh and spring onion or chicken wing with shiso. You can order as much or as little as you like before a big night out, and as it’s on Kingsland Road, which has loads of bars and pubs, it makes a great starting point. People go wild for their katsu curry Scotch eggs, a boiled egg that’s wrapped in meat, deep-fried then to be dipped in rich and sweet katsu sauce.