Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great coffee. Benches outside are excellent people watching. (it's actually a block further north of where the google maps says it is btw)
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Climpson & Sons Café
67 Broadway MarketGreat coffee. Benches outside are excellent people watching. (it's actually a block further north of where the google maps says it is btw)
Good for lunch or brunch or breakfast – or a coffee outside
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L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway MarketGood for lunch or brunch or breakfast – or a coffee outside
Lovely café in the park - about a 15/20 minute beautiful walk from the flat along the canal
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadLovely café in the park - about a 15/20 minute beautiful walk from the flat along the canal
Good steak, not crazy expensive. Maybe £25 per person in total.
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Buen Ayre
50 Broadway MarketGood steak, not crazy expensive. Maybe £25 per person in total.
Good pizza. I actually prefer it to the sourdough pizza place across the road, Franco Manca, but many don't.
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Bella Vita
53-57 Broadway MarketGood pizza. I actually prefer it to the sourdough pizza place across the road, Franco Manca, but many don't.
Hoi Polloi
100 Shoreditch High StGood for brunch. Cool decor, trendy scene.
Hackney Bureau
3 Mare StMy favourite place for brunch/ breakfast
Voodoo Ray's
95 Kingsland High StPizza by the slice. Fun
Brilliant rooftop spot for lunch when it's sunny. Italian, small plates.
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Coppa Bar & BBQ
Brilliant rooftop spot for lunch when it's sunny. Italian, small plates.
Great Vietnamese. No booking, Bring your own booze. Cheap. Busy. Loud.
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LoongKee Restaurant
134G Kingsland RdGreat Vietnamese. No booking, Bring your own booze. Cheap. Busy. Loud.
Great Vietnamese. No booking, Bring your own booze. Cheap. Busy. Loud.
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Mien Tay
106-108 Kingsland RdGreat Vietnamese. No booking, Bring your own booze. Cheap. Busy. Loud.
Great Vietnamese. No booking, Bring your own booze. Cheap. Busy. Loud.
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Hanoi Cafe
98 Kingsland RdGreat Vietnamese. No booking, Bring your own booze. Cheap. Busy. Loud.
MEATmission
15 Hoxton MarketGreat burgers. Busy and noisy and a bit like a bar.
Thai food is slick surrounding. Make sure you try the Thai Calamari.
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Busaba Hoxton Square
319 Old StThai food is slick surrounding. Make sure you try the Thai Calamari.
Faulkners
426 Kingsland RoadGreat Fish n' Chips. About £7 per person
Sichuan Folk
32 Hanbury StGreat, hot Chinese food. About £15-£20 per person.
Brawn
49 Columbia RdNice, fancy-ish, French-ish restaurant.
Massive queues out the door for bagels 24/7. The place next is identical.
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Beigel Bake
159 Brick LnMassive queues out the door for bagels 24/7. The place next is identical.
Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington RdGreat Turkish food.
Mangal 1
10 Arcola StGreat Turkish food.
Pham Sushi
159 Whitecross StGreat sushi, reasonably priced.
Patty & Bun
22-24 Liverpool StGreat burgers. Ridiculous queues at lunch.
The Eagle Farringdon
159 Farringdon RoadLondon's first Gastropub. A treat!
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial StGreat steaks - possibly London's best.
Rosa's Thai Cafe Spitalfields
12 Hanbury StGreat Thai food. £15 or so per person.
Everything Else
Great Saturday food, vintage and craft market. probably the trendiest place to hang out in London right now. And also some of the best food. Don't miss Netil Market and The School Yard.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketGreat Saturday food, vintage and craft market. probably the trendiest place to hang out in London right now. And also some of the best food. Don't miss Netil Market and The School Yard.
Lovely thing to do on a Sunday. Quietens down around 3.30 – and stuff gets cheaper.
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Columbia Road
Columbia RoadLovely thing to do on a Sunday. Quietens down around 3.30 – and stuff gets cheaper.
Homeware store. Great for buying presents for the folks back home.
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Labour and Wait
85 Redchurch StHomeware store. Great for buying presents for the folks back home.
Good on Saturday and Sundays for a wander. In many ways this has replced Camden market as the go-to market for visitors.
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Brick Lane
Brick LaneGood on Saturday and Sundays for a wander. In many ways this has replced Camden market as the go-to market for visitors.
Food Market on Saturdays. Great food, though Broadway market is cooler and nearer ;)
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Borough Market
Borough High StreetFood Market on Saturdays. Great food, though Broadway market is cooler and nearer ;)
XOYO
32-37 Cowper StClub with decent line-ups
Club with decent line-ups (way too busy and serious though, but many think this is London's best club).
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Fabric London
77A Charterhouse StClub with decent line-ups (way too busy and serious though, but many think this is London's best club).
The Nest
36 Stoke Newington RoadClub with decent line-ups.
Amazing city farm with pigs and chickens and donkeys. They have a restaurant which serves brilliant fry-ups and has a pop-up Italian restaurant. Frizzanti, during summer. Love this place.
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Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths RowAmazing city farm with pigs and chickens and donkeys. They have a restaurant which serves brilliant fry-ups and has a pop-up Italian restaurant. Frizzanti, during summer. Love this place.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Dove
24-28 Broadway MarketGreat pub
The George and Dragon
London's best (gay) pub
Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High StFun (gay-ish) bar. Good club downstairs
Marksman Public House
254 Hackney RdNice pub. Good food.
Another nice pub. Good food. Trendy - occasionally famous people in here: Florence and the Machine, Alexa Chung et al.
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The Royal Oak
73 Columbia RdAnother nice pub. Good food. Trendy - occasionally famous people in here: Florence and the Machine, Alexa Chung et al.
Great outdoor terrace in summer. A bit crazy and busy at the weekend, but fun if you want to party.
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Pub On The Park
19 Martello StreetGreat outdoor terrace in summer. A bit crazy and busy at the weekend, but fun if you want to party.
Birdcage
80 Columbia RdNice pub, busy. Good pies.
Lovely pub - great for a Sunday lunch (you need to book).
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The Hemingway Public House
84 Victoria Park RdLovely pub - great for a Sunday lunch (you need to book).
The Cat & Mutton
76 Broadway MarketTrendy pub. Decent food, massive scene at weekends.
Great for a spot of not-too-expensive, trendy brunch. This was one of the first 'cool' places to open in East London.
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Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StGreat for a spot of not-too-expensive, trendy brunch. This was one of the first 'cool' places to open in East London.
Shopping
Great coffee spot. chairs outside might be the best people watching in London
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Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch StGreat coffee spot. chairs outside might be the best people watching in London
Present London
140 Shoreditch High StTrendy mens' clothes shop.
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green RdSupermarket.
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StSupermarket.