Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresExcellent coffee on the canal
Upper Street
Upper StreetFrom France to Thailand all cuisine within 300 yards
Waterhouse
10 Orsman RdLocal charity run restaurant
Narrowboat
119 St Peter's StAnother gastro pub on the tow path
Gordon Ramsay's implacable restaurant pub. I'm sure you can voice the F word if you don't like the food!
136 locals recommend
The Narrow - Gordon Ramsay
44 Narrow StGordon Ramsay's implacable restaurant pub. I'm sure you can voice the F word if you don't like the food!
Short walk, definitely worth it:
finest Persian food at reasonable price.
49 locals recommend
Ariana Restaurant
2 Midlothian RdShort walk, definitely worth it:
finest Persian food at reasonable price.
Fish House
128 Lauriston RdBest Fish & Chips in London
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketThe ultimate pizza
Drinks & Nightlife
Traditional Pub with WWII aircraft models from the Gainsborough Studios
56 locals recommend
Rosemary Branch Theatre & Pub
2 Shepperton RdTraditional Pub with WWII aircraft models from the Gainsborough Studios
Gigs, and clubs, and street art, pop up terrace bars, can't even list it all
620 locals recommend
Shoreditch
Gigs, and clubs, and street art, pop up terrace bars, can't even list it all
Dalston
Warehouse party, gigs, nightlife
The Taproom
163 Upper StHidden brewery in the rail arches. Brewery and Bar
The Grapes
153 Milton RdCosy atmosphere and terrace to the Thames.
Time your visit Friday/Saturday and you'll find live jazz.
Rebuilt after the great fire in 1666 and the single building spared by German bombers in the area (hence the park).
116 locals recommend
The Palm Tree Pub
127 Grove RdTime your visit Friday/Saturday and you'll find live jazz.
Rebuilt after the great fire in 1666 and the single building spared by German bombers in the area (hence the park).
Lamb & Flag
24 James StGreat terrace to the Thames
Oslo Hackney
1A Amhurst RdBar/Club
The White Building
Pub and Brewery
Essentials
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketOrganic food market every Saturday
Colvestone Crescent
Colvestone CrescentProper food market
Groceries, shops, pubs, restaurants, jobs, museums, whatever you cannot find at Canary wharf.
651 locals recommend
Canary Wharf
1 Bank StGroceries, shops, pubs, restaurants, jobs, museums, whatever you cannot find at Canary wharf.
Everything Else
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadCoffee, flowers and hangout
London Fields station
The ultimate barbeque park
Chill, play, jog, playground, ducks and swans and concerts and random ad-hoc party when someones starts playing a speaker - only in Hackney!
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadChill, play, jog, playground, ducks and swans and concerts and random ad-hoc party when someones starts playing a speaker - only in Hackney!
Entertainment & Activities
London Fields
London Fields West SideSwimming pool
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths RowReal animal farm in the heart of Hackney
Visit and dine
Arts & Culture
Vyner Street
Vyner StreetGalleries
Rich history and quick transformation of an entire area. From brown field sites to one of the most expensive business centres within 20 years.
217 locals recommend
Museum of London Docklands
Hertsmere RoadRich history and quick transformation of an entire area. From brown field sites to one of the most expensive business centres within 20 years.