Guidebook for London

Giulia
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Simple and fresh Bangladeshi food served in the cosiest resto in Shoreditch. Homey and cosy for a quite night. Service is unpretentious, but attentive, and teas just delicious! www.chaatlondon.co.uk
36 Redchurch St
36 Redchurch Street
Simple and fresh Bangladeshi food served in the cosiest resto in Shoreditch. Homey and cosy for a quite night. Service is unpretentious, but attentive, and teas just delicious! www.chaatlondon.co.uk
$$$ Gorgeous settings, best seafood in town, accurate service, and a wine list comme il faut! Dont miss the passion flower soufflé and pay a visit to the loos ;-). www.theboundary.co.uk
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Boundary London
2-4 Boundary St
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$$$ Gorgeous settings, best seafood in town, accurate service, and a wine list comme il faut! Dont miss the passion flower soufflé and pay a visit to the loos ;-). www.theboundary.co.uk
Italian, very picky & I can cook :-). One of the very few Italian eateries I can go to back & back again! Service not always great but food is genuine! Try the pastas. www.bottegaprelibato.com
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Bottega Prelibato
43-45 Rivington St
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Italian, very picky & I can cook :-). One of the very few Italian eateries I can go to back & back again! Service not always great but food is genuine! Try the pastas. www.bottegaprelibato.com
Breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner. Always open, easy to get a table, safe choice when everywhere else is booked. 2" from the house. A bakery & a store. Just sooo convenient! www.albioncaff.co.uk
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Albion
2-4 Boundary St
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Breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner. Always open, easy to get a table, safe choice when everywhere else is booked. 2" from the house. A bakery & a store. Just sooo convenient! www.albioncaff.co.uk
Awesome pain ou chocolat, brownies and quick lunch or tea at the cafe. Gorgeous fruits & vegetables and best pouring yogurt in town from the shop. No website, closed Mon and Tue.
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Leila's Shop
Calvert Avenue
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Awesome pain ou chocolat, brownies and quick lunch or tea at the cafe. Gorgeous fruits & vegetables and best pouring yogurt in town from the shop. No website, closed Mon and Tue.
Ex-tramshed, Hirst embalmed cow hanging hovering over your head, meat only menu. I had my first meat after 10 years of 'pescaterianism'... the famous legs-up chicken! www.chickenandsteak.co.uk
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Tramshed
32 Rivington St
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Ex-tramshed, Hirst embalmed cow hanging hovering over your head, meat only menu. I had my first meat after 10 years of 'pescaterianism'... the famous legs-up chicken! www.chickenandsteak.co.uk
Brindisa latest restaurant! Sit at the bar to look at chefs in action, and dont miss the bacalao! Great charcuterie and real olives. http://www.brindisa.com
152 Curtain Rd
152 Curtain Road
Brindisa latest restaurant! Sit at the bar to look at chefs in action, and dont miss the bacalao! Great charcuterie and real olives. http://www.brindisa.com
Eclectic homeware store and lovely cafe! You' ll find the perfect gift or treat for yourself and enjoy a quick lunch or tea break! Open 7 to 7 daily www.pitfieldlondon.com
31-35 Pitfield St
31-35 Pitfield Street
Eclectic homeware store and lovely cafe! You' ll find the perfect gift or treat for yourself and enjoy a quick lunch or tea break! Open 7 to 7 daily www.pitfieldlondon.com
Breakfast & brunches heaven! Pancakes are my favourite! Also in Camden passage (Angel) and liverpool st. Always open (evenings included) www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com
2-4 Rufus St
2-4 Rufus Street
Breakfast & brunches heaven! Pancakes are my favourite! Also in Camden passage (Angel) and liverpool st. Always open (evenings included) www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com
Organic & biodinamic wines & traditional french dishes. Razor clams are terrific! The little brother of Terroir in Covent garden/Strand. Not as many wines, yet still awesome! www.brawn.co
49 Columbia Rd
49 Columbia Road
Organic & biodinamic wines & traditional french dishes. Razor clams are terrific! The little brother of Terroir in Covent garden/Strand. Not as many wines, yet still awesome! www.brawn.co
St. John's family creature! Mon to Fri + breakfast & lunch only I am afraid! The Creme Brûlée. Very best I ever had! Summer outdoor tables. Service good but slow. www.arnoldandhenderson.com
Rochelle School & Club Row
St. John's family creature! Mon to Fri + breakfast & lunch only I am afraid! The Creme Brûlée. Very best I ever had! Summer outdoor tables. Service good but slow. www.arnoldandhenderson.com
A cafe and vintage store. Lovely decor, best croissant and cakes topped with a variety of evening events. Best selection of real vintage clothes dating from the 20s. www.vintageemporiumcafe.com
14 Bacon St
14 Bacon Street
A cafe and vintage store. Lovely decor, best croissant and cakes topped with a variety of evening events. Best selection of real vintage clothes dating from the 20s. www.vintageemporiumcafe.com
You can't miss The Beigel Bakery on Brick Lane. Open 24 hours, 7/7. Any time, any mood. Salmon cream cheese or salt beef, your choice. 7000 beigel produced before 7am daily. An institution!
159 Brick Ln
159 Brick Lane
You can't miss The Beigel Bakery on Brick Lane. Open 24 hours, 7/7. Any time, any mood. Salmon cream cheese or salt beef, your choice. 7000 beigel produced before 7am daily. An institution!
No sign, open during the sunday flower market. Where Ezra street becomes narrow. Enter the courtyard on the left and cue patiently. Bagels, cakes, and teas. All hand made. Oyster stall is a bonus.
55 Ezra St
55 Ezra Street
No sign, open during the sunday flower market. Where Ezra street becomes narrow. Enter the courtyard on the left and cue patiently. Bagels, cakes, and teas. All hand made. Oyster stall is a bonus.
Restaurant, bar and theatre! A East end institution. Just undergone massive renovation http://www.bistrotheque.com
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Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St
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Restaurant, bar and theatre! A East end institution. Just undergone massive renovation http://www.bistrotheque.com
In Bethnal Green ex-town hall. Chef Nuno Mendez little creature! Lovely decor, simple ingredients, wonderful flavour and beautiful to the eye! Lunch great offer. www.townhallhotel.com/corner_room/
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Corner Room
8 Patriot Square
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In Bethnal Green ex-town hall. Chef Nuno Mendez little creature! Lovely decor, simple ingredients, wonderful flavour and beautiful to the eye! Lunch great offer. www.townhallhotel.com/corner_room/
$$$ Chef Nuno Mendez new restaurant. Sober, a bit retro elegance. Friendly service, open kitchen. Ferran Adria re-visited! http://www.viajante.co.uk
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Viajante
Patriot Square
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$$$ Chef Nuno Mendez new restaurant. Sober, a bit retro elegance. Friendly service, open kitchen. Ferran Adria re-visited! http://www.viajante.co.uk
Best fish & chips in the area! Bored with cod and mackerel? Try the halibut :-) www.poppiesfishandchips.co.uk
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Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury St
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Best fish & chips in the area! Bored with cod and mackerel? Try the halibut :-) www.poppiesfishandchips.co.uk
$$$ Michelin star restaurant in the heart of Spitalfields. Extraordinarily beautiful building, modern French cuisine, excellent service. http://www.galvinrestaurants.com
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Galvin La Chapelle
35 Spital Square
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$$$ Michelin star restaurant in the heart of Spitalfields. Extraordinarily beautiful building, modern French cuisine, excellent service. http://www.galvinrestaurants.com
Pub downstairs and busy restaurant on first floor. Try the pork: a trio of belly, sausage and black pudding revisited. A treat for your tastebuds! http://www.theprincessofshoreditch.com
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The Princess of Shoreditch
76-78 Paul St
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Pub downstairs and busy restaurant on first floor. Try the pork: a trio of belly, sausage and black pudding revisited. A treat for your tastebuds! http://www.theprincessofshoreditch.com
On the way to Broadway market, lovely lunches and breakfasts, Georgian music in the background. All homemade! http://www.littlegeorgia.co.uk
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Little Georgia Hackney
87 Goldsmiths Row
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On the way to Broadway market, lovely lunches and breakfasts, Georgian music in the background. All homemade! http://www.littlegeorgia.co.uk
One of the many, yet my favourite Vietnamese restaurant in the area! You will be surprised! www.quevietrestayrant.co.uk
102 Kingsland Rd
One of the many, yet my favourite Vietnamese restaurant in the area! You will be surprised! www.quevietrestayrant.co.uk
My second best Vietnamese joint. ALWAYS packed! Great value for money, you can bring your own alcohol and order take away. Try the traditional vietnamese pancake. A real treat!
65 Kingsland Rd
My second best Vietnamese joint. ALWAYS packed! Great value for money, you can bring your own alcohol and order take away. Try the traditional vietnamese pancake. A real treat!
Sample some pasta delicatessen handmade right in front of your eyes! Take away or if you lucky grab one of 3 tables at the back of the store! Lovely vitello tonnato & prosciutto!
52 Redchurch St
Sample some pasta delicatessen handmade right in front of your eyes! Take away or if you lucky grab one of 3 tables at the back of the store! Lovely vitello tonnato & prosciutto!
Fantastic Bombay Style Brasserie. Fresh, creative indian inspired dishes, cosy outdoor eating area! And just down the road...
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary St
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Fantastic Bombay Style Brasserie. Fresh, creative indian inspired dishes, cosy outdoor eating area! And just down the road...
Maison Trois Garçons is now a gorgeous cafe alongside vintage shop! Lovely salads, sandwiches and pastries! Another great spot on Redchurch St!
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COUNTER ALBION
45 Redchurch St
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Maison Trois Garçons is now a gorgeous cafe alongside vintage shop! Lovely salads, sandwiches and pastries! Another great spot on Redchurch St!
$$$ Haute cuisine Chinese style in one, if not the greatest restaurant in the area! Minimalist interiors, sophisticated yet still genuine food, 5-star service, the best I had in ages!!
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HKK
88 Worship Street
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$$$ Haute cuisine Chinese style in one, if not the greatest restaurant in the area! Minimalist interiors, sophisticated yet still genuine food, 5-star service, the best I had in ages!!
Gorgeous Pizzas, funky atmosphere and open until late (last order 11pm). And if you fancy a dessert sample their mini-doughnuts with Amedei chocolate dip!! Heavenly...!
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Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High St
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Gorgeous Pizzas, funky atmosphere and open until late (last order 11pm). And if you fancy a dessert sample their mini-doughnuts with Amedei chocolate dip!! Heavenly...!
Supercrusty-light pizzas topped with lots of superfresh all-organic goodies. At a price (16/each). Not your place if after the chewy type. I am Italian and love it :-) Always open
123 Bethnal Green Rd
Supercrusty-light pizzas topped with lots of superfresh all-organic goodies. At a price (16/each). Not your place if after the chewy type. I am Italian and love it :-) Always open
Cosy, creative, your local all day eatery! yummy all day breakfasts, scrumptious salads and my favourite Bethnal Pale Ale !
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Long White Cloud
151 Hackney Rd
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Cosy, creative, your local all day eatery! yummy all day breakfasts, scrumptious salads and my favourite Bethnal Pale Ale !

Drinks & Nightlife

I love this place! One of the best selection of wines, at just the right price. Spanish ham melts in your mouth! Service accurate, gorgeous design. Up to 9pm Mon to Fri www.newstreetwineshop.co.uk
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I love this place! One of the best selection of wines, at just the right price. Spanish ham melts in your mouth! Service accurate, gorgeous design. Up to 9pm Mon to Fri www.newstreetwineshop.co.uk
Authentic French vintage wine shop & cafe. Enjoy a croque monsieur with a glass of red at one of the 4 tables overlooking the tiny walled garden while taking a break from the crowd at the market.
Ezra Street
Ezra Street
Authentic French vintage wine shop & cafe. Enjoy a croque monsieur with a glass of red at one of the 4 tables overlooking the tiny walled garden while taking a break from the crowd at the market.
Walk through a closet or sit on a 'comfy' bath tub couch while enjoying gorgeous cocktails! Nadia is my favourite: ginger and rosemary! 70s ambience, cool music, and a members only upstairs room.
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Callooh Callay Bar
65 Rivington St
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Walk through a closet or sit on a 'comfy' bath tub couch while enjoying gorgeous cocktails! Nadia is my favourite: ginger and rosemary! 70s ambience, cool music, and a members only upstairs room.
Ever visited an alchemist laboratory? Cocktails as you have never experienced before. From the use of herbal extracts to sophisticated infusion An absolut must! http://www.whistlingshop.com
63 Worship St
63 Worship Street
Ever visited an alchemist laboratory? Cocktails as you have never experienced before. From the use of herbal extracts to sophisticated infusion An absolut must! http://www.whistlingshop.com
Historic pub just off Brick Lane. Pop by on a Monday vinyl revival night and meet the local crowd. http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/venue/2%3A15176/pride-of-spitalfields
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The Pride of Spitalfields London
3 Heneage St
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Historic pub just off Brick Lane. Pop by on a Monday vinyl revival night and meet the local crowd. http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/venue/2%3A15176/pride-of-spitalfields
Absolutely gorgeous hidden gem! Fantastic cocktail in a 100% vintage ambience!
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Lounge Bohemia
1e Great Eastern St
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Absolutely gorgeous hidden gem! Fantastic cocktail in a 100% vintage ambience!
Microbrewery + tasting bar open to the public 6.30 to 11pm Thu & Fri - 1 to 6pm Sat. Can't leave this part of town without sampling their amazing beers or booking a Tour & Tasting!
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Redchurch Brewery
15-16 River Way
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Microbrewery + tasting bar open to the public 6.30 to 11pm Thu & Fri - 1 to 6pm Sat. Can't leave this part of town without sampling their amazing beers or booking a Tour & Tasting!
Try one or two or more of Sager & Wilde fantastic wine selection! Lovely east-end atmosphere!
157 Hackney Rd
157 Hackney Road
Try one or two or more of Sager & Wilde fantastic wine selection! Lovely east-end atmosphere!

Shopping

Every Sunday from 8am until about 4pm. Beautiful flowers, potted plants and aromatic herbs. Cafes, quirky shops and live music. Best deals from 3pm www.columbiaroad.info/flowermarket.html
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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Every Sunday from 8am until about 4pm. Beautiful flowers, potted plants and aromatic herbs. Cafes, quirky shops and live music. Best deals from 3pm www.columbiaroad.info/flowermarket.html
Tuesday to Sunday From street food to clothing, accessories and vintage. Thursday for antiques and vintage. www.spitalfields.co.uk/m
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Spitalfields Arts Market
1 Market St
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Tuesday to Sunday From street food to clothing, accessories and vintage. Thursday for antiques and vintage. www.spitalfields.co.uk/m
Street food, gorgeous shops and lovely cafes. Every saturday from around 10am. Take your favourite food to nearby London Fields spread your blanket and enjoy! www.broadwaymarket.co.uk
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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Street food, gorgeous shops and lovely cafes. Every saturday from around 10am. Take your favourite food to nearby London Fields spread your blanket and enjoy! www.broadwaymarket.co.uk
Bric Lane and its vintage shops, market, bagel shops, galleries, and curry house... When? On a Sunday of course ;-) /www.visitbricklane.org
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Brick Lane Linggo Market
Brick Lane
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Bric Lane and its vintage shops, market, bagel shops, galleries, and curry house... When? On a Sunday of course ;-) /www.visitbricklane.org

Arts & Culture

Another must see gallery + lovely cafe! www.whitechapelgallery.org/home
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Galeriya ng Whitechapel
77-82 Whitechapel High St
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Another must see gallery + lovely cafe! www.whitechapelgallery.org/home
The art lover east-end paradise! www.vynerstreetgallery.co.uk www.firstthursdays.co.uk/galleries/vyner-street-gallery www.cultivatevynerstreet.com And have a drink or meal at: www.ombrabar.com
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Vyner Street Gallery
23 Vyner St
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The art lover east-end paradise! www.vynerstreetgallery.co.uk www.firstthursdays.co.uk/galleries/vyner-street-gallery www.cultivatevynerstreet.com And have a drink or meal at: www.ombrabar.com
Smallest cinema in town! Around 40 super-comfy sits only. http://www.aubincinema.com
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Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch Street
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Smallest cinema in town! Around 40 super-comfy sits only. http://www.aubincinema.com
Cinemas, theatre, music, gallery... a huge programme for all tastes, and just around the corner! http://www.richmix.org.uk
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
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Cinemas, theatre, music, gallery... a huge programme for all tastes, and just around the corner! http://www.richmix.org.uk
Eclectic entertainment centre. Fringe, avanguarde, rising stars and ... well known performers! Here I ve seen the most amazing shows in town! http://www.barbican.org.uk
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
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Eclectic entertainment centre. Fringe, avanguarde, rising stars and ... well known performers! Here I ve seen the most amazing shows in town! http://www.barbican.org.uk
Fringe theatre at its best! Lovely organic cafe. http://www.arcolatheatre.com
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Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
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Fringe theatre at its best! Lovely organic cafe. http://www.arcolatheatre.com

Essentials

Open 8am 10pm daily. Anything you may think of organic! http://thegroceryshop.co.uk
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The Grocery
52-56 Kingsland Rd
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Open 8am 10pm daily. Anything you may think of organic! http://thegroceryshop.co.uk

Sightseeing

Book one of East London unique alternative tours! Street Art, Pubs, Markets and Bike Tours http://alternativeldn.com/index.php
1-3 Rivington St
Book one of East London unique alternative tours! Street Art, Pubs, Markets and Bike Tours http://alternativeldn.com/index.php