The East London Observer was a newspaper in East London first published in 1857. From 3 November 1928 it became the City and East London Observer. World's business news and views. It was last published on 17 November 1944.^[1]

From 1888, the paper was one of those that covered the killings of Jack the Ripper in detail.

At one time it was printed by Hazell, Watson and Viney.