Lady’s Guide to Boxpark Shoreditch Restaurants

Today I want to share my favorite Boxpark Shoreditch restaurants with you. I was recently invited on a restaurant crawl at Boxpark Shoreditch, a pop-up mall in east London. Read on to find out what I ate.

Boxpark Shoreditch Restaurants

It wasn’t just the Boxpark Shoreditch restaurants that interested me. There were a few other things I found intriguing as well.

First, I always wished someone would develop the ugly empty space right next to the Shoreditch High Street overground station.

Second, now that it’s been developed, I was intrigued by the concept of shops and restaurants housed in re-purposed shipping containers.

Third, I was hungry when I received the invitation from Boxpark (okay, so that’s kind of a culinary reason, but let’s let it slide).

Restaurants in Boxpark Shoreditch

I arrived to try out the Boxpark Shoreditch restaurants on Thursday morning. The large outdoor tables on the top floor looked inviting in the unseasonably warm weather.

As I made my way along the inner corridor, I passed pairs of restaurants, cafes, shops, and art galleries before meeting my group at the end.

We started our restaurant crawl at a coffee shop. There we sampled everything from lattes to ham-and-cheese French toast with honey mustard dressing.

Also on offer were miniature grilled zucchini, mushroom, and Bechamel sandwiches and decadent chocolate brownies. The food and the coffee were both impressive, and the French toast tasted as exciting as it sounded.

By the time we moved over to the next restaurant, I wasn’t sure I had room for more food. But the spread of Vietnamese cuisine on the table was too good to resist.

We sampled excellent summer rolls, salads, and Vietnamese coffee as the owners of the restaurant told us about their passion for Vietnamese cuisine and the light, refreshing menu options.

From there we walked over to a shop that sold sweets from around the world.

My inner American was delighted to find Fruit Loops, Lucky Charms, and Apple Jacks on one shelf, and my inner Star Wars nerd was excited to discover R2D2-shaped boxes on another.

But the real stars were the fluffy yellow Peeps, reminders of many childhood Easters when I ate way too many sugar-covered marshmallows.

Speaking of my childhood, the next restaurant served “authentic Mexican street food”. Having eaten my fill of Mexican food growing up in California, I was both excited and a bit nervous to try the guacamole, chicken, and cactus.

Most Mexican restaurants in London don’t quite get the flavors right, and unfortunately this one was no exception. The food was decent, but it wasn’t quite right.

Undaunted, I went along to the next Boxpark Shoreditch restaurant to try frozen yogurt. I ordered the green tea flavor, which was good, if lacking a bit of the signature tartness that top quality fro yo has.

Still, there was a healthy range of flavors on offer, and a generous number of toppings to choose from.

Next door we sampled award-winning pomegranate smoothies at another of the Boxpark Shoreditch restaurants. Again, my inner Californian longed for more freshness in the flavors. I liked the selection of noodles a lot more.

At our next stop we donned aprons and got behind the counter to make our own salads. Being completely incompetent at choosing ingredients that go together, I was afraid of screwing up my lunch.

After placing lettuce, beetroot, and peas in my bowl, I let others choose feta, mint, and vinaigrette for me. The end result was a fresh and salad I thoroughly enjoyed.

As if I hadn’t eaten at enough of the Boxpark Shoreditch restaurants already, I headed over to a pie shop.

The British pie company took pity on us, and instead of making us eat more right then and there, they handed each of us a bag with a cheese pie to take home.

Unfortunately, they overestimated my ability to use my oven. I ended up eating the pie cold, and I’m sure it would have tasted much better hot.

I plan to try one from one of their restaurants soon to compare the two (but mostly just to eat more pie).

The last Boxpark Shoreditch restaurant of the day was a place that served burgers. Big, juicy burgers.

We sampled the special of the month, which contained beef, sauteed wild mushrooms, truffle oil, tarragon aioli, Ogleshield cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.

The burger was divine, the bun was perfect, and the experience was a great way to finish off our restaurant crawl.

Best Boxpark Shoreditch Restaurants

As we left the pop-up mall, I couldn’t help but want to sit outside at the picnic tables and soak up the strongest sun London has seen in a long time.

But the Boxpark Shoreditch restaurants will be in London for years to come, and hopefully there will be a few more sunny days in London during that time.

If there are, I know where I’ll be. And what I’ll be eating.

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