luka
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given the choice i would live in leytonstone or forest gate. theres a very very good french cakey shop that does very good espresso (lavazza which you can get all over th place but done well here) run by frightening looking algerian men that look like thy absconded from the foreign legion. there are about 8 working at any one time. its not th sort of place that needs to worry about robberies. i think elephant has a real vigour and bustle that i dont get from north london personally but im not sure how objective these kind of judgements are. elephant has an undeniable energy though. acton is very different as it is very suburban like manor park for example, has that forgotten zone 6 feel. also overerun with antipodeans.