Guidebook for Whitechapel

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Guidebook for Whitechapel

Essentials

good food. by the canal. nice Saturday wandering.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
good food. by the canal. nice Saturday wandering.
A must. It's lound, it's bright, it's bustling. Flowers galore but the best bit is sifting through the trinkets in the surrounding shops. Grab a coffee and listen to the street bands. Love. Sundays.
80 locals recommend
Columbia Road
Columbia Road
80 locals recommend
A must. It's lound, it's bright, it's bustling. Flowers galore but the best bit is sifting through the trinkets in the surrounding shops. Grab a coffee and listen to the street bands. Love. Sundays.
How supermarkets should be done. Supporting local, natural, healthy producers. nature nurtures.
39 locals recommend
Planet Organic - Spitalfields
132 Commercial St
39 locals recommend
How supermarkets should be done. Supporting local, natural, healthy producers. nature nurtures.
History abound, this market has been going for ages. Food, clothing, antiques - nice browsing.
65 locals recommend
Roman Road Market
536 Roman Rd
65 locals recommend
History abound, this market has been going for ages. Food, clothing, antiques - nice browsing.

Drinks & Nightlife

Roof top fun. Cafe overlooking the train tracks. sun spot.
22 locals recommend
Morty & Bob's
1 Westgate St
22 locals recommend
Roof top fun. Cafe overlooking the train tracks. sun spot.
Cocktails. Beards. Grown ups.
189 locals recommend
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath Rd
189 locals recommend
Cocktails. Beards. Grown ups.

Food Scene

real dirty burgers. chicken & chips. avocado and mushroom veggie options. cheap. cheerful and naughtily good. just walk to the museum tomorrow instead of riding the bus ...
86 locals recommend
Chicken Shop & Dirty Burger Whitechapel
27a Mile End Rd
86 locals recommend
real dirty burgers. chicken & chips. avocado and mushroom veggie options. cheap. cheerful and naughtily good. just walk to the museum tomorrow instead of riding the bus ...
adorable little bistro at the back of the old Bethnall Green Town Hall.
44 locals recommend
Corner Room
8 Patriot Square
44 locals recommend
adorable little bistro at the back of the old Bethnall Green Town Hall.
Best coffee in the East end. Roasted on Brick Lane. Run by a nice laid back bunch of Kiwi folk.
46 locals recommend
Nude Espresso
25 Hanbury St
46 locals recommend
Best coffee in the East end. Roasted on Brick Lane. Run by a nice laid back bunch of Kiwi folk.
Great eatery for lively, after work atmosphere Thurs/Friday evening. Other eateries either side. Cool drinking spot.
40 locals recommend
Japanese Canteen
Arch 255 Paradise Row
40 locals recommend
Great eatery for lively, after work atmosphere Thurs/Friday evening. Other eateries either side. Cool drinking spot.
Recently refurbished into a nice, gastro pub. Relaxed dining downstairs in the pub or more quiet, organised dining upstairs on 1st floor. Cool little haunt.
98 locals recommend
The Culpeper
40 Commercial St
98 locals recommend
Recently refurbished into a nice, gastro pub. Relaxed dining downstairs in the pub or more quiet, organised dining upstairs on 1st floor. Cool little haunt.
Saunter around the park. Hire a peddle boat. Chill at the Pavillion with a latte or fresh OJ. ** GET THERE EARLY IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST ON A HOT DAY **
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Saunter around the park. Hire a peddle boat. Chill at the Pavillion with a latte or fresh OJ. ** GET THERE EARLY IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST ON A HOT DAY **
Raw breakfasts, cold pressed juices, nut mylks and more...get your detox fix.Love this place!Right in the centre of Box Park, Shoreditch.
East London Juice Company
2-4 Bethnal Green Rd
Raw breakfasts, cold pressed juices, nut mylks and more...get your detox fix.Love this place!Right in the centre of Box Park, Shoreditch.
Super food. Chilled vibes. Closed Sundays.
61 locals recommend
Lyle's
56 Shoreditch High St
61 locals recommend
Super food. Chilled vibes. Closed Sundays.
top meat - in a sit-down relaxed atmosphere. Best British Sunday Roasts !
152 locals recommend
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial St
152 locals recommend
top meat - in a sit-down relaxed atmosphere. Best British Sunday Roasts !

Sightseeing

London's famed for its history and this tower has it all. 20 mins walk away.
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
1372 locals recommend
London's famed for its history and this tower has it all. 20 mins walk away.

Arts & Culture

lovely little gallery. always excellent exhibitions guaranteed. great cafe. 10mins walk down the local high street.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 locals recommend
lovely little gallery. always excellent exhibitions guaranteed. great cafe. 10mins walk down the local high street.
Cutest cinema. 7 screens. ish. £4 tickets on Monday and Tuesday.
244 locals recommend
Genesis Cinema
93-95 Mile End Rd
244 locals recommend
Cutest cinema. 7 screens. ish. £4 tickets on Monday and Tuesday.
Oldest manufacturing business in the land. Famous for making Big Ben. (the bell in the houses of parliament). tours and things .
35 locals recommend
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel Road
35 locals recommend
Oldest manufacturing business in the land. Famous for making Big Ben. (the bell in the houses of parliament). tours and things .

Shopping

For those with a penchant for second hand / vintage clothing. Cool little haunt.
13 locals recommend
East End Thrift Store
4 Assembly Passage
13 locals recommend
For those with a penchant for second hand / vintage clothing. Cool little haunt.
Excellent, select offering of organic, gluten free, sugar free foods, juices and all things good for us.
15 locals recommend
G&T Organic Shop & Coffee House
15 locals recommend
Excellent, select offering of organic, gluten free, sugar free foods, juices and all things good for us.
A Sunday favourite. Wander the 1 miles & enjoy the sites. From Curry House to Vinyl store, from fake fur to brand new desingers, from stolen bikes to fresh juices from local Colombians....
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick Lane
825 locals recommend
A Sunday favourite. Wander the 1 miles & enjoy the sites. From Curry House to Vinyl store, from fake fur to brand new desingers, from stolen bikes to fresh juices from local Colombians....
Venturing further afield, an ecclectic, globally-scavenged-pieces shop to stimulate the senses.
16 locals recommend
Pelicans and Parrots
40 Stoke Newington Rd
16 locals recommend
Venturing further afield, an ecclectic, globally-scavenged-pieces shop to stimulate the senses.
Handcrafted wooden spoons & spatulas.Watch Barnaby carve a spoon before your very eyes.Buy one & support our local artisans.DO IT!Tootle over to see Barnaby's shop after visiting Columbia Rd on Sunday
Barn the Spoon
260 Hackney Rd
Handcrafted wooden spoons & spatulas.Watch Barnaby carve a spoon before your very eyes.Buy one & support our local artisans.DO IT!Tootle over to see Barnaby's shop after visiting Columbia Rd on Sunday
Interiors abound. Lush.
Monologue
1 Darnley Road
Interiors abound. Lush.
Best little gift store, ever
Luna & Curious
24-26 Calvert Ave
Best little gift store, ever
Just. Nice. Clothes. Pricey though.
41 locals recommend
Goodhood
151 Curtain Rd
41 locals recommend
Just. Nice. Clothes. Pricey though.

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful building. Lots of kids workshops. Wander around the exhibitions. Grab a coffee. Shelter from the rain ...
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road
418 locals recommend
Beautiful building. Lots of kids workshops. Wander around the exhibitions. Grab a coffee. Shelter from the rain ...
There are two rackets available and the courts are a short walk away. Book in advance here: http://www.towerhamletstennis.org.uk/#/bethnal-green-gardens-court-bo/4557572836
Tower Hamlets Tennis - St John's Park, East London
6 Plevna Street
There are two rackets available and the courts are a short walk away. Book in advance here: http://www.towerhamletstennis.org.uk/#/bethnal-green-gardens-court-bo/4557572836
outdoor swimming, if you fancy .... hop of the 106 / 253 bus (heading twds Holloway) and jump off at London Fields. Ask from there ... short walk.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West Side
591 locals recommend
outdoor swimming, if you fancy .... hop of the 106 / 253 bus (heading twds Holloway) and jump off at London Fields. Ask from there ... short walk.