A section of Wanstead High Street has been taped off and police officers have been on the scene for around nine hours.
An area around the Nan Am restaurant is cordoned off and has been since around 6am.
A shift manager at The George pub next door, Kasia, who did not want to give her surname, said she had heard an incident had taken place last night..
The police have been asked for information by the Recorder.
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said they had not been called to any incident in the area last night.
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