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Who we are

Townsend is a modern British dining room and café, set within the iconic Whitechapel Gallery in Aldgate. As well as our restaurant, we also run Town-Send, an online shop selling fresh produce, drinks and recipe boxes.

 
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The Restaurant

Townsend is a modern British dining room and café, set within the iconic Whitechapel Gallery in Aldgate. Head Chef Chris Shaw has constructed a creative, simple and accessible menu that showcases the best produce Britain has to offer.

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The Shop

Town-Send is our online shop. We sell carefully sourced fresh produce, drinks and recipe boxes, so you can recreate the Townsend experience in the comfort of your own home.

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Caramelised plum tart, on the menu for our one-off dinner with @fine_cider next Wednesday. Book your tickets via the link in our bio. #townsendrestaurant . . . . #victoriaplums #plums #plumseason #plums #dessertgram #eathotdinners #eaterlondon #gbc
An ode to allotment lovers everywhere; grilled courgette, Borlotti beans and tomatoes from @shrubprovisions with walnut pesto doused in a butter emulsion. Now on the veggie set and alc 💚 #townsendrestaurant . . . . #britishfarmers #localfarmers #Th
Glasses ready for service, see you from midday. #townsendrestaurant . . . . #prettylittlelondon #thisislondon #interiorinspiration #elledecor #londontown #lovelondon #londonforyou #awakethelight #secretlondon
Opal plum and almond tart served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. #townsendrestaurant . . . . #plumtart #opalplums #stonefruits #plums #almondtart #bakersofinstageam #dessertgram #bakinggram #bakingforthegeam
We are girolles-ing into the weekend #townsendrestaurant . . . . #girollesmushrooms #girolles #mushrooms #funghi #foodpuns #punny #mushroompun #mushroomseason #freshproduce
Same same but different, still the best pork chop we ever did have from Paddock Farm, but now served with English apricots (who knew??) from @shrubprovisions... #townsendrestaurant . . . . #porkchops #porkchop #britishpork #britishfarmers #localfarm