Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Conveniently located espresso shop for your caffeine needs.
113 locals recommend
Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch StConveniently located espresso shop for your caffeine needs.
A cultural institution: The local bagel shop, where both the interior and the prices appear unchanged since the 70s. Open 24/7!
236 locals recommend
Beigel Bake
159 Brick LnA cultural institution: The local bagel shop, where both the interior and the prices appear unchanged since the 70s. Open 24/7!
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StArguably London's best Indian food.
Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial StPeruvian restaurant — my own personal favorite.
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketSightseeing
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadGorgeous flower market, open on Sundays.
Brick Lane is always bustling with energy. On Sundays the markets show up, and the street is full of people from morning through night.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneBrick Lane is always bustling with energy. On Sundays the markets show up, and the street is full of people from morning through night.
Drinks & Nightlife
Terrific speakeasy-style cocktail bar. Open until 3am on weekends.
31 locals recommend
NOLA | Roman Road
Shoreditch High StreetTerrific speakeasy-style cocktail bar. Open until 3am on weekends.
Speakeasy cocktail bar. Enter through a cabinet in the upstairs coffee shop to be transported to a candle-lit space with delicious cocktails.
Danger of Death
Brick LaneSpeakeasy cocktail bar. Enter through a cabinet in the upstairs coffee shop to be transported to a candle-lit space with delicious cocktails.
My favorite local pub. Also does a great traditional Sunday roast dinner.
80 locals recommend
Carpenters Arms The Public Houses
91 Black Lion LnMy favorite local pub. Also does a great traditional Sunday roast dinner.
Shopping
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StOld market full of great shops and local merchants.
Essentials
Planet Organic - Spitalfields
132 Commercial StOrganic grocery store.
Grocery store and off license, great selection of organic products and beer/liquor alike.
Ekol Food Centre London
161 Bethnal Green RdGrocery store and off license, great selection of organic products and beer/liquor alike.
Spacious cafe for getting work done on your laptop. Has wifi and delicious breakfast/lunch.
22 locals recommend
Barber and Parlour
64-66 Redchurch StSpacious cafe for getting work done on your laptop. Has wifi and delicious breakfast/lunch.
Sainsbury's Local
29-31 Blackstock RdClosest chain grocery store for cheap essentials.
Parks & Nature
Weavers Fields
Vallance RoadNice nearby park with great views of London City skyscrapers.
Cute little park in a roundabout. Good spot for a picnic in the sun.
18 locals recommend
Arnold Circus
Arnold CircusCute little park in a roundabout. Good spot for a picnic in the sun.
Getting Around
• Central Line to Central London (Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus)
• Circle Line to Paddington and West London (Notting Hill)
• Hammersmith & City/Metropolitan Line to Euston
247 locals recommend
Liverpool Street Station
• Central Line to Central London (Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Circus)
• Circle Line to Paddington and West London (Notting Hill)
• Hammersmith & City/Metropolitan Line to Euston
Overground Station. Catch the train from here to Highbury & Islington, Dalston, Whitechapel, or South London.
364 locals recommend
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High StreetOverground Station. Catch the train from here to Highbury & Islington, Dalston, Whitechapel, or South London.