East Indian Informal 78 Brick Lane, London (Aldgate East tube station) London, England 020 7375 1345 www
When you enter Brick Lane, you will find yourself surrounded by a host of Bengali restaurants. We have our favourites, but Monsoon is the one we return to on just about every visit to the city. Yes, every restaurant on the street has an award of one kind or another posted on its sign, but this one really deserves it. Good vegetarian selection.