Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

great little place for breakfast, brunch or dinner right on our location
71 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe Route
71 recommandé par les habitants
great little place for breakfast, brunch or dinner right on our location
Daytime cafe, night-time performances, with live avant-garde music from free jazz to psych rock
203 recommandé par les habitants
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 recommandé par les habitants
Daytime cafe, night-time performances, with live avant-garde music from free jazz to psych rock
Fancy tasty vegan ethiopian food, great place of some cheap food
15 recommandé par les habitants
Andu Café
528 Kingsland Rd
15 recommandé par les habitants
Fancy tasty vegan ethiopian food, great place of some cheap food
No-fuss Turkish cafe hung with kilims, serving a variety of grilled kebabs with warm pide bread
150 recommandé par les habitants
Mangal 1
10 Arcola St
150 recommandé par les habitants
No-fuss Turkish cafe hung with kilims, serving a variety of grilled kebabs with warm pide bread
Gourmet variations of Vietnamese noodles, both hot and cold, served in a hip, modern environment
91 recommandé par les habitants
Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond Rd
91 recommandé par les habitants
Gourmet variations of Vietnamese noodles, both hot and cold, served in a hip, modern environment
One of the best fish restaurants in London. Mind you it started in a fishmongers shop with only a few tables and due to its popularity has expanded to this location.
77 recommandé par les habitants
Prawn on the Lawn
294 St Paul's Rd
77 recommandé par les habitants
One of the best fish restaurants in London. Mind you it started in a fishmongers shop with only a few tables and due to its popularity has expanded to this location.
Been eating here for 15 years and never disappoints. A simple menu but great tasty food.
73 recommandé par les habitants
Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington Grn
73 recommandé par les habitants
Been eating here for 15 years and never disappoints. A simple menu but great tasty food.
Traditional Hunan cuisine
13 recommandé par les habitants
Yipin China
70-72 Liverpool Rd
13 recommandé par les habitants
Traditional Hunan cuisine
Great coffee
37 recommandé par les habitants
Bread & Butter
7 Enfield Rd
37 recommandé par les habitants
Great coffee
Fancy some Venezuelan, then sat over the canal this is great place to spend a warm afternoon
65 recommandé par les habitants
Arepa & Co - Haggerston
58A De Beauvoir Cres
65 recommandé par les habitants
Fancy some Venezuelan, then sat over the canal this is great place to spend a warm afternoon
Waterside cafe for coffee and a range of dishes made from locally sourced ingredients
216 recommandé par les habitants
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres
216 recommandé par les habitants
Waterside cafe for coffee and a range of dishes made from locally sourced ingredients
Informal Vietnamese dishes served on communal tables with a bring your own drink policy
10 recommandé par les habitants
Tây Đô
65 Kingsland Rd
10 recommandé par les habitants
Informal Vietnamese dishes served on communal tables with a bring your own drink policy
Best beagles and available 24/7.... Must try the salt beef or salmon and creamed cheese
236 recommandé par les habitants
Beigel Bake
159 Brick Ln
236 recommandé par les habitants
Best beagles and available 24/7.... Must try the salt beef or salmon and creamed cheese
Airy, waterfront park pavilion serving organic produce breakfasts, lunch specials and sandwiches
1666 recommandé par les habitants
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 recommandé par les habitants
Airy, waterfront park pavilion serving organic produce breakfasts, lunch specials and sandwiches
Intimate French dining room serving dishes from brunch to hearty stews, and regional wines
13 recommandé par les habitants
Bouchon Fourchette
171 Mare St
13 recommandé par les habitants
Intimate French dining room serving dishes from brunch to hearty stews, and regional wines
Tea, coffee with lovely handmade cakes in this tiny bakery
133 recommandé par les habitants
Violet
47 Wilton Way
133 recommandé par les habitants
Tea, coffee with lovely handmade cakes in this tiny bakery
North African and Spanish dishes and all-day tapas in smart space with low lights and wooden floors
131 recommandé par les habitants
Moro
34-36 Exmouth Market
131 recommandé par les habitants
North African and Spanish dishes and all-day tapas in smart space with low lights and wooden floors
Hidden away down a little courtyard is this lovely friendly little restaurant with an Irish feel menu and lots of lovely cakes and pots of teas as well.
35 recommandé par les habitants
J + A Cafe
92A Old St
35 recommandé par les habitants
Hidden away down a little courtyard is this lovely friendly little restaurant with an Irish feel menu and lots of lovely cakes and pots of teas as well.
Victorian pub with a bright upstairs dining room, a real gastropub
23 recommandé par les habitants
The Peasant
240 St John St
23 recommandé par les habitants
Victorian pub with a bright upstairs dining room, a real gastropub
3 floored french bistro with simple french classics
59 recommandé par les habitants
Le Mercury
140a Upper St
59 recommandé par les habitants
3 floored french bistro with simple french classics
North africa meets the middle east. Yotam Ottolenghi a superb chef
364 recommandé par les habitants
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
364 recommandé par les habitants
North africa meets the middle east. Yotam Ottolenghi a superb chef
Neapolitan pizzas and a shop selling artisan and organic Italian wines
90 recommandé par les habitants
Sweet Thursday
95 Southgate Rd
90 recommandé par les habitants
Neapolitan pizzas and a shop selling artisan and organic Italian wines
Organic supermarket and cafe with yummy cakes
64 recommandé par les habitants
Harvest E8
130-132 Kingsland High St
64 recommandé par les habitants
Organic supermarket and cafe with yummy cakes
modern british restaurant with a weekly changing menu.
91 recommandé par les habitants
Pidgin
52 Wilton Way
91 recommandé par les habitants
modern british restaurant with a weekly changing menu.
back street cafe with great coffee
6 recommandé par les habitants
Trew Era Cafe
34 Whitmore Rd
6 recommandé par les habitants
back street cafe with great coffee
Canalside restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is run as a social enterprise help local people get training in the food industry - a great project
18 recommandé par les habitants
Waterhouse
10 Orsman Rd
18 recommandé par les habitants
Canalside restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is run as a social enterprise help local people get training in the food industry - a great project
Bar, coffee, music venue and vintage clothes shop all in one. greta place to hang out day or night
29 recommandé par les habitants
Paper Dress Vintage
352a Mare Street
29 recommandé par les habitants
Bar, coffee, music venue and vintage clothes shop all in one. greta place to hang out day or night
Tasty local brunch and breakfast
49 recommandé par les habitants
Hash E8
170 Dalston Ln
49 recommandé par les habitants
Tasty local brunch and breakfast
Need homemade pancakes with cinnamon and maple syrup or egg's benedict? Then any time of day for small plates, brunch and breakfast at Ivy's.
36 recommandé par les habitants
Ivy's Mess Hall
129 Kingsland High Street
36 recommandé par les habitants
Need homemade pancakes with cinnamon and maple syrup or egg's benedict? Then any time of day for small plates, brunch and breakfast at Ivy's.
Try their weekend bottomless brunch... fantastic!!
59 recommandé par les habitants
Jones & Sons
3 Gillett St
59 recommandé par les habitants
Try their weekend bottomless brunch... fantastic!!
A tiny little hidden gem of a restaurant serving modern european menu and great cocktails...
55 recommandé par les habitants
Floyd's
89 Shacklewell Ln
55 recommandé par les habitants
A tiny little hidden gem of a restaurant serving modern european menu and great cocktails...
A great little hideaway for great burgers....
19 recommandé par les habitants
Patty & Bun
19 recommandé par les habitants
A great little hideaway for great burgers....
a secret little hideaway restaurant
6 recommandé par les habitants
Dandy
20 Newington Grn
6 recommandé par les habitants
a secret little hideaway restaurant
Wonderful authentic Danish bakery in East London!!
23 recommandé par les habitants
The Bread Station
373 Helmsley Pl
23 recommandé par les habitants
Wonderful authentic Danish bakery in East London!!
Saturday street food market... with boutique shopping
1735 recommandé par les habitants
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 recommandé par les habitants
Saturday street food market... with boutique shopping
classy tapas and north african food
162 recommandé par les habitants
Morito
195 Hackney Rd
162 recommandé par les habitants
classy tapas and north african food
There's chicken wings and then there's Clutch.... chicken wings plus!!!!
28 recommandé par les habitants
Clutch Chicken
4 Ravenscroft St
28 recommandé par les habitants
There's chicken wings and then there's Clutch.... chicken wings plus!!!!
after calling in at the white cube gallery then here's where to go for a lazy coffee afterwards.
71 recommandé par les habitants
Fuckoffee
167 Bermondsey St
71 recommandé par les habitants
after calling in at the white cube gallery then here's where to go for a lazy coffee afterwards.
Tasty chicken dishes and cocktails in this small local eatery. Go early as it get packed out quickly.
64 recommandé par les habitants
Chick 'n' Sours
390 Kingsland Rd
64 recommandé par les habitants
Tasty chicken dishes and cocktails in this small local eatery. Go early as it get packed out quickly.

Parks & Nature

Hidden behind a wooden wall is a secret little garden, lit u at night with fairy lights, serving pizzas and cakes, beer and wine, or bring your own food and have a little secret picnic in the hidden paths... Garden on an old railway line with beds for residents to grow food, and wildlife-friendly plants
178 recommandé par les habitants
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Ln
178 recommandé par les habitants
Hidden behind a wooden wall is a secret little garden, lit u at night with fairy lights, serving pizzas and cakes, beer and wine, or bring your own food and have a little secret picnic in the hidden paths... Garden on an old railway line with beds for residents to grow food, and wildlife-friendly plants
Local park with open air heated pool all year round, weekend barbecue's and summer cricket matches...
429 recommandé par les habitants
London Fields station
429 recommandé par les habitants
Local park with open air heated pool all year round, weekend barbecue's and summer cricket matches...

Arts & Culture

Intimate fringe theatre in a former paint factory, presenting adventurous new works and classics
199 recommandé par les habitants
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
199 recommandé par les habitants
Intimate fringe theatre in a former paint factory, presenting adventurous new works and classics
Independent cinema showing mainstream to foreign films, with an all-day cafe bar
445 recommandé par les habitants
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
445 recommandé par les habitants
Independent cinema showing mainstream to foreign films, with an all-day cafe bar
Restored theatre with community remit, grand interior and eclectic programme
202 recommandé par les habitants
Hackney Empire
291 Mare St
202 recommandé par les habitants
Restored theatre with community remit, grand interior and eclectic programme
The place to go if you like contemporary dance and ballet
253 recommandé par les habitants
Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
253 recommandé par les habitants
The place to go if you like contemporary dance and ballet
Extensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art
589 recommandé par les habitants
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 recommandé par les habitants
Extensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art
Extensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art
234 recommandé par les habitants
White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey Street
234 recommandé par les habitants
Extensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art
A beautiful 18th century building now an art gallery, with public square, and a winter ice ring. Great views over the Thames.
217 recommandé par les habitants
Somerset House
Strand
217 recommandé par les habitants
A beautiful 18th century building now an art gallery, with public square, and a winter ice ring. Great views over the Thames.
The London Symphony Orchestra have a performance space in this beautifully restored 18th Century Church. As well as Classical performances it has also had performances from Elton John to Sting as well. Call in on a Friday lunchtime for a free concert performance.
15 recommandé par les habitants
LSO St. Luke's
161 Old St
15 recommandé par les habitants
The London Symphony Orchestra have a performance space in this beautifully restored 18th Century Church. As well as Classical performances it has also had performances from Elton John to Sting as well. Call in on a Friday lunchtime for a free concert performance.
A Museum looking at story of the first aid charity which goes back to the 11th Century. Free entry to the museum, but with a suggested donation.
19 recommandé par les habitants
The Museum of the Order of St John
26 St John's Ln
19 recommandé par les habitants
A Museum looking at story of the first aid charity which goes back to the 11th Century. Free entry to the museum, but with a suggested donation.

Essentials

Local Turkish supermarket with food from all over the world as well, full fresh fruit & veg as well as fresh baked breads, and almost anything you could think of
25 recommandé par les habitants
TFC Dalston
89 Ridley Rd
25 recommandé par les habitants
Local Turkish supermarket with food from all over the world as well, full fresh fruit & veg as well as fresh baked breads, and almost anything you could think of
Quality brazilian/portugese products
8 recommandé par les habitants
Brazilian Centre HACKNEY
223 Mare St
8 recommandé par les habitants
Quality brazilian/portugese products
Nearest large supermarket....
181 recommandé par les habitants
Sainsbury's
112 High St
181 recommandé par les habitants
Nearest large supermarket....
Pharmacy and beauty store
46 recommandé par les habitants
Boots
11 The Broadway
46 recommandé par les habitants
Pharmacy and beauty store
Pharmacy and beauty store
35 recommandé par les habitants
Superdrug
371-375 Walworth Rd
35 recommandé par les habitants
Pharmacy and beauty store

Everything Else

Fancy a good old scrub down then there is our local hamam
HAMAM
4A Crossway
Fancy a good old scrub down then there is our local hamam
Weekend local carboot full of bargains
10 recommandé par les habitants
Princess May Primary School
Princess May Road
10 recommandé par les habitants
Weekend local carboot full of bargains
Scandinavian bakery serving amazing cinnamon buns and all kinds of breads..
45 recommandé par les habitants
Fabrique Bakery
385 Geffrye St
45 recommandé par les habitants
Scandinavian bakery serving amazing cinnamon buns and all kinds of breads..
Yes a secret little community garden
St Mary's Secret Garden
50 Pearson St
Yes a secret little community garden

Drinks & Nightlife

Great craft beers from all over!!
58 recommandé par les habitants
The Fox Craft Beer House
372 Kingsland Road
58 recommandé par les habitants
Great craft beers from all over!!
Craft brewery with tours of the premises, a brewing school, tutored tasting sessions and a bar
101 recommandé par les habitants
The Taproom
163 Upper St
101 recommandé par les habitants
Craft brewery with tours of the premises, a brewing school, tutored tasting sessions and a bar
Locals and students mingle in a shabby-chic, hip hostelry offering real ale and an eclectic jukebox
73 recommandé par les habitants
Prince George
40 Parkholme Rd
73 recommandé par les habitants
Locals and students mingle in a shabby-chic, hip hostelry offering real ale and an eclectic jukebox
A short ride on the overground takes you to this little pub from the 17th century overlooking views of tower bridge and the thames.
200 recommandé par les habitants
The Mayflower Pub
117 Rotherhithe St
200 recommandé par les habitants
A short ride on the overground takes you to this little pub from the 17th century overlooking views of tower bridge and the thames.
a seedy looking pub, but if you want to see great live music, then there's nowhere better...
79 recommandé par les habitants
The Shacklewell Arms
71 Shacklewell Ln
79 recommandé par les habitants
a seedy looking pub, but if you want to see great live music, then there's nowhere better...
great venue for great music....
59 recommandé par les habitants
Sebright Arms
31-35 Coate St
59 recommandé par les habitants
great venue for great music....

Sightseeing

Re-created domestic interiors from 1600 to the present, with a walled herb garden
326 recommandé par les habitants
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 recommandé par les habitants
Re-created domestic interiors from 1600 to the present, with a walled herb garden
Want to see where big ben was made.... been here making bells since 1570!!!
35 recommandé par les habitants
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel Road
35 recommandé par les habitants
Want to see where big ben was made.... been here making bells since 1570!!!
Need tea? Then this little shop has been in the same location since 1706. With a tea bar to try hundreds of teas, or book a tea masterclass!
8 recommandé par les habitants
Twinings
216 Strand
8 recommandé par les habitants
Need tea? Then this little shop has been in the same location since 1706. With a tea bar to try hundreds of teas, or book a tea masterclass!
A small church hidden behind Leicester Square, which was bombed during World War II. After being restored Jean Cocteau painted murals in the church. Well worth a visit.
Church of Notre Dame de France R.C.
5 Leicester Pl
A small church hidden behind Leicester Square, which was bombed during World War II. After being restored Jean Cocteau painted murals in the church. Well worth a visit.