Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Very good gastro-pub on a pretty, quiet street. All organic food - it was the first organic gastro-pub in the UK. The beer's good too!
141 locals recommend
The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's StreetVery good gastro-pub on a pretty, quiet street. All organic food - it was the first organic gastro-pub in the UK. The beer's good too!
Saponara
23 Prebend StLovely little Italian deli and coffee shop. A hidden gem!
Frederick's
106 Camden PsgeGood British food and a lovely location.
Fifteen
15 Westland PlThe original Jamie Oliver restaurant.
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StGood food - amazing presentation, if a little pricey.
Cafe Isarn
119 Upper StModern decor, good Thai food.
Fish Central
149-155 King SquareGood takeaway fish and chips, and a sit-in fish restaurant.
Cirrik 19 Numara Bos
34 Stoke Newington RdGreat Turkish restaurant with mangal grill
Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland RdLots of Vietnamese round here - apparently this is the best one
My Old Place
261 Bethnal Green RoadProper Chinese
Budget curry house on the outside. Fantastic delicious homemade food, not your standard curry house. Friendly staff and BYO. Super recommended and 10 minutes walk from home.
7 locals recommend
Spices
10 Chapel MarketBudget curry house on the outside. Fantastic delicious homemade food, not your standard curry house. Friendly staff and BYO. Super recommended and 10 minutes walk from home.
Drinks & Nightlife
Traditional East end locals' pub specialising in real ale. Live jazz on most Friday and Saturday evenings.
44 locals recommend
The Wenlock Arms
26 Wenlock RdTraditional East end locals' pub specialising in real ale. Live jazz on most Friday and Saturday evenings.
William IV
7 Shepherdess WalkVery Stylish pub with great food at a good price.
Loads of beers, good for a drink. Famous for its part in the nursery rhyme!
282 locals recommend
The Eagle
15 Clifton RdLoads of beers, good for a drink. Famous for its part in the nursery rhyme!
Easy going bar for a late night drink. Jazz.
6 locals recommend
Charlie Wright's Productions Est. 2017
40 Pitfield StEasy going bar for a late night drink. Jazz.
The City Arts & Music Project
70-74 City RdCafe by day. Bar and club by night.
The Shacklewell Arms
71 Shacklewell LnIndie pub - loads of gigs, lots of them free!
Everything Else
World-class private art gallery - regular exhibitions of established and up and coming contemporary art and installation. All in a cool building with views over the city - and free!
95 locals recommend
Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf RdWorld-class private art gallery - regular exhibitions of established and up and coming contemporary art and installation. All in a cool building with views over the city - and free!
XOYO
32-37 Cowper StFriendly medium sized club - indie / electronic.
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketSaturday morning market with homemade food and vintage clothes
Beyond Retro Dalston
92-100 Stoke Newington RdMassive Vintage store away from the tourist crowds
ESHK Hair Shoreditch
47-49 Charlotte RdOur local friendly hair salon
Columbia Road
Columbia RoadFlower market on a Sunday, plus loads of cute shops
SEFTON
196 Upper StExcellent boutique for boys.
Waterstones Book Sellers
Handy bookshop
twentytwentyone
274-275 Upper StBeautiful things for your home
Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
Theatre for dance and music
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
32 Fitzroy SquareMust visit art gallery
Labour Of Love Ltd
193 Upper StUnique and independent made ladies clothes. Not cheap!
Amazing taxidermy shop! a polo bear, reindeers, pretty pink flamingos, colourful birds and many more.
Get Stuffed
105 Essex RdAmazing taxidermy shop! a polo bear, reindeers, pretty pink flamingos, colourful birds and many more.
Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetVisit on Thursday evenings for galleries open till late
Essentials
Local market selling fruit and veg and bits and bobs. Go to the Ginger Pig cafe for breakfast /brunch, and Andersons bakery for a homemade and traditional cake.
221 locals recommend
Hoxton Square
Hoxton SquareLocal market selling fruit and veg and bits and bobs. Go to the Ginger Pig cafe for breakfast /brunch, and Andersons bakery for a homemade and traditional cake.
Sightseeing
Amazing market. All sorts of stalls selling clothes, furniture, jewellery, food etc. The Covent Garden of the East!
157 locals recommend
Spitalfields Arts Market
1 Market StAmazing market. All sorts of stalls selling clothes, furniture, jewellery, food etc. The Covent Garden of the East!
Sunday market selling everything and anything. Bustling and busy. Loads of vintage shops too.
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick LaneSunday market selling everything and anything. Bustling and busy. Loads of vintage shops too.
St. Paul's Cathedral
Wren's masterpiece (free on Sundays)
Lloyds of London
1 Lime StRichard Rogers Grade I listed building
Whitecross Street
Whitecross StreetCool street with a mid-week market, coffee shops, street art
Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketNot a market but lots of cool shops and very good restaurants
Shopping
Beyond Retro Cheshire Street
Cheshire StreetVintage Heaven
Arts & Culture
Arts complex - cinema, theatre, art - in a brutalist and beautiful package
43 locals recommend
Barbican
Arts complex - cinema, theatre, art - in a brutalist and beautiful package