E Pellicci is famous for its fried breakfasts. The British-Italian cafe in Bethnal Green has been serving them since 1900, even if they’ve changed a little since then. It’s the breakfasts that get most of the airtime — the combination of sausages, bacon, eggs, beans and toast (or fried bread) is an easy pin-up.
Regulars and loyal customers are more likely to go for lunch. Fewer tourists then and hardly anyone wants or needs a daily fry up. Come lunchtime, people like Elizabeth come in, the South African woman who escaped apartheid, and Mick, the cantankerous Spurs fan who eats fairly light.
