Mr G's Cafe

You'll find Mr G's tucked away on Mile End Road, exactly the kind of place that's been feeding the neighbourhood for years without needing to shout about it. The clientele is properly mixed — builders, locals popping in for their regular cuppa, families on weekends — and there's a comfortable, slightly worn-in feel that comes from being genuinely useful to people rather than designed. The food is straightforward: full English breakfasts that don't mess about, sandwiches that taste like actual lunch, decent coffee. Nothing fancy, nothing trying too hard. Just the sort of café you'd actually want to visit regularly because it gets the fundamentals right and keeps prices sensible.