Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Entertainment & Activities

The history of toys. Good for kids and adults.
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road
418 locals recommend
The history of toys. Good for kids and adults.
Excellent cinema showing art house and mainstream films. It also has a great café bar.
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
445 locals recommend
Excellent cinema showing art house and mainstream films. It also has a great café bar.
Retro-American style diner and bowling joint with burgers and cocktails.
57 locals recommend
All Star Lanes (Brick Lane)
95 Brick Ln
57 locals recommend
Retro-American style diner and bowling joint with burgers and cocktails.

Drinks & Nightlife

Relaxed pub with good food and a sun filled garden.
56 locals recommend
Old George
379 Bethnal Green Rd
56 locals recommend
Relaxed pub with good food and a sun filled garden.
Huge rooftop bar, great on a sunny afternoon or evening.
112 locals recommend
Netil360
1 Westgate St
112 locals recommend
Huge rooftop bar, great on a sunny afternoon or evening.
Great outdoor terrace overlooking London Field Park. The food is good too.
162 locals recommend
Pub On The Park
19 Martello Street
162 locals recommend
Great outdoor terrace overlooking London Field Park. The food is good too.
Great little pub tucked away on a side street that serves excellent pie and mash
58 locals recommend
The Camel
277 Globe Rd
58 locals recommend
Great little pub tucked away on a side street that serves excellent pie and mash
Cosy pub, hidden away. They serve tasty, authentic stone baked pizza
59 locals recommend
The Florist Arms
255 Globe Rd
59 locals recommend
Cosy pub, hidden away. They serve tasty, authentic stone baked pizza
Quirky cocktail bar with table service and taxidermy
189 locals recommend
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath Rd
189 locals recommend
Quirky cocktail bar with table service and taxidermy
Located beneath the railway arches. Amazing range of bottled beer to drink there or take home.
109 locals recommend
Mother Kelly's
251 Paradise Row
109 locals recommend
Located beneath the railway arches. Amazing range of bottled beer to drink there or take home.
This bar is fill of character and has and extensive drink selection. The food is good too.
83 locals recommend
Well & Bucket
143 Bethnal Green Rd
83 locals recommend
This bar is fill of character and has and extensive drink selection. The food is good too.
Fun little cocktail bar that also servers slider burgers and sourdough sandwiches.
108 locals recommend
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway Market
108 locals recommend
Fun little cocktail bar that also servers slider burgers and sourdough sandwiches.
Lively gastro pub that is open until 1am on Friday and Saturday.
150 locals recommend
The Cat & Mutton
76 Broadway Market
150 locals recommend
Lively gastro pub that is open until 1am on Friday and Saturday.
Fantastic pub with great food. I love this place!
302 locals recommend
The Dove
24-28 Broadway Market
302 locals recommend
Fantastic pub with great food. I love this place!
Great music venue in an old warehouse.
51 locals recommend
Village Underground
54 Holywell Ln
51 locals recommend
Great music venue in an old warehouse.
Lively bar in a converted warehouse. The have an excellent menu serving breakfast, lunch and bar snack platters. They also have a ping pong table. Downstairs they have art and music events
93 locals recommend
The Book Club
100-106 Leonard St
93 locals recommend
Lively bar in a converted warehouse. The have an excellent menu serving breakfast, lunch and bar snack platters. They also have a ping pong table. Downstairs they have art and music events
Craft brewery with tours of the premises, a brewing school, tutored tasting sessions and a bar
101 locals recommend
The Taproom
163 Upper St
101 locals recommend
Craft brewery with tours of the premises, a brewing school, tutored tasting sessions and a bar
Industrial bar with outdoor seating serving seasonal food cooked on wood-fired ovens and grill, plus cocktails and DJs
37 locals recommend
Brat x Climpson's Arch
374 Helmsley Pl
37 locals recommend
Industrial bar with outdoor seating serving seasonal food cooked on wood-fired ovens and grill, plus cocktails and DJs
Great little comedy club.
24 locals recommend
Backyard Bar
231 Cambridge Heath Rd
24 locals recommend
Great little comedy club.
Restaurant, club and music venue in former railway station.
148 locals recommend
Oslo Hackney
1A Amhurst Rd
148 locals recommend
Restaurant, club and music venue in former railway station.
This shabby-chic pub is the outlet for Howling Hops microbrewery craft beers.
46 locals recommend
The Cock Tavern
315 Mare St
46 locals recommend
This shabby-chic pub is the outlet for Howling Hops microbrewery craft beers.
Buzzing bar with DJ sessions, party nights. Open until 1am Thursday and 3am Friday & Saturday.
17 locals recommend
The London Fields Pub
137 Mare Street
17 locals recommend
Buzzing bar with DJ sessions, party nights. Open until 1am Thursday and 3am Friday & Saturday.
Traditional pub with a great vibe. It has an upstairs dining room and on Sundays, a courtyard cafe for the flower market crowd.
175 locals recommend
The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rd
175 locals recommend
Traditional pub with a great vibe. It has an upstairs dining room and on Sundays, a courtyard cafe for the flower market crowd.
Historic club hosting a huge range of live music, comedy, burlesque and art performances Lodged above a traditional East End workingmen's club, this vintage-chic Bethnal Green hipster hive is the place to be for "special-interest" "performance, exhibitions and partying"; expect a myriad of entertaining nights à la "old-school cabaret" and themed dance parties.
58 locals recommend
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
42-46 Pollard Row
58 locals recommend
Historic club hosting a huge range of live music, comedy, burlesque and art performances Lodged above a traditional East End workingmen's club, this vintage-chic Bethnal Green hipster hive is the place to be for "special-interest" "performance, exhibitions and partying"; expect a myriad of entertaining nights à la "old-school cabaret" and themed dance parties.
Brewer of distinctive live-bottled beers, with an on-site bar hosting regular live music events. Open Thursday to Saturday.
22 locals recommend
Redchurch Brewery
15-16 River Way
22 locals recommend
Brewer of distinctive live-bottled beers, with an on-site bar hosting regular live music events. Open Thursday to Saturday.
Large, laid-back 2-floor pub popular for quiz nights and lively, eclectic DJ programme. They also serve tasty home made fast food.
56 locals recommend
The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
56 locals recommend
Large, laid-back 2-floor pub popular for quiz nights and lively, eclectic DJ programme. They also serve tasty home made fast food.
The wine list takes top billing at this hip Shoreditch haunt (run by a husband-and-wife duo), where a simple Modern European menu focuses on cheese platters, charcuterie and pâtés. Exposed-brick walls and a counter bar made out of cast iron and chunky glass add to the unique earthy-urban vibe. P.S. Email for reservations.
112 locals recommend
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney Rd
112 locals recommend
The wine list takes top billing at this hip Shoreditch haunt (run by a husband-and-wife duo), where a simple Modern European menu focuses on cheese platters, charcuterie and pâtés. Exposed-brick walls and a counter bar made out of cast iron and chunky glass add to the unique earthy-urban vibe. P.S. Email for reservations.
Old, wood-panelled East End pub drawing a hip crowd with basement live music, burgers and hot dogs.
59 locals recommend
Sebright Arms
31-35 Coate St
59 locals recommend
Old, wood-panelled East End pub drawing a hip crowd with basement live music, burgers and hot dogs.
Recently restored to its Victorian glory, serving traditional short-crust pies and mash and a range of craft beers and cocktails, with live music on Saturday nights. Open until 1am Friday and Saturday.
46 locals recommend
Birdcage
80 Columbia Rd
46 locals recommend
Recently restored to its Victorian glory, serving traditional short-crust pies and mash and a range of craft beers and cocktails, with live music on Saturday nights. Open until 1am Friday and Saturday.
Traditional pub with wooden floors, terrace and large bar serving a changing menu of pub staples.
82 locals recommend
The Plough at Swan Wharf
60 Dace Rd
82 locals recommend
Traditional pub with wooden floors, terrace and large bar serving a changing menu of pub staples.
A rooftop garden and bar that hosts summer events including film and music nights
79 locals recommend
Dalston Roof Park
18-22 Ashwin St
79 locals recommend
A rooftop garden and bar that hosts summer events including film and music nights
Small, not-for-profit club with innovative programme of jazz, improvised and experimental music.
125 locals recommend
Vortex
11 Gillett Square
125 locals recommend
Small, not-for-profit club with innovative programme of jazz, improvised and experimental music.
Eclectic gay bar/cafe with cocktails, comfort food & a full calendar of art shows & music events
187 locals recommend
Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High St
187 locals recommend
Eclectic gay bar/cafe with cocktails, comfort food & a full calendar of art shows & music events
Industrial basement space hosting weekly gigs and DJ sets from the cutting edge of electrohouse.
56 locals recommend
The Nest
36 Stoke Newington Road
56 locals recommend
Industrial basement space hosting weekly gigs and DJ sets from the cutting edge of electrohouse.
Narrow bar with high stools, banquettes and bare brick walls, serving a menu of seasonal cocktails.
28 locals recommend
High Water London
23 Stoke Newington Rd
28 locals recommend
Narrow bar with high stools, banquettes and bare brick walls, serving a menu of seasonal cocktails.
Romantic, intimate basement bar with stylish retro details, serving cocktails and craft beers.
98 locals recommend
Ruby's
76 Stoke Newington Rd
98 locals recommend
Romantic, intimate basement bar with stylish retro details, serving cocktails and craft beers.
Community arts hub staging music, dance and spoken word performance, art shows and film screenings.
260 locals recommend
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
260 locals recommend
Community arts hub staging music, dance and spoken word performance, art shows and film screenings.
Buzzing, atmospheric venue for bands and DJs in disused railway yard with global menu and a garden.
88 locals recommend
Cargo
83 Rivington St
88 locals recommend
Buzzing, atmospheric venue for bands and DJs in disused railway yard with global menu and a garden.
Low-lit Shoreditch bar with Lewis Carroll-themed interior and long menu of innovative cocktails. See if they let you through the wardrobe.
132 locals recommend
Callooh Callay Bar
65 Rivington St
132 locals recommend
Low-lit Shoreditch bar with Lewis Carroll-themed interior and long menu of innovative cocktails. See if they let you through the wardrobe.
Creative cocktails and vintage spirits in a stylish bar with low sofas and weekly live music.
9 locals recommend
Joyeux Bordel
147 Curtain Rd
9 locals recommend
Creative cocktails and vintage spirits in a stylish bar with low sofas and weekly live music.
Laid-back update on a Victorian pub (with cocktail menu), plus DJs and an illuminated dance floor in the basement.
14 locals recommend
Electricity Showrooms
39A Hoxton Square
14 locals recommend
Laid-back update on a Victorian pub (with cocktail menu), plus DJs and an illuminated dance floor in the basement.
Community bar for pints and Caribbean food with weekly open-mic nights and jazz funk jam sessions.
19 locals recommend
Troy Bar
10 Hoxton St
19 locals recommend
Community bar for pints and Caribbean food with weekly open-mic nights and jazz funk jam sessions.
Cool, vibrant bar on 4 floors with lounges, sofas and roof terrace, serving burgers and pizza.
179 locals recommend
The Red Lion
Crete Hall Road
179 locals recommend
Cool, vibrant bar on 4 floors with lounges, sofas and roof terrace, serving burgers and pizza.
Hip speakeasy bar in a tiny low-lit basement, serving cocktails shaken by professional mixologists.
117 locals recommend
Happiness Forgets
8-9 Hoxton Square
117 locals recommend
Hip speakeasy bar in a tiny low-lit basement, serving cocktails shaken by professional mixologists.
Spacious bar with a few table football tables, hung with flags and memorabilia, showing matches on big screen. Nice food too! So much better than a typical sports bar.
50 locals recommend
Bar Kick
127 Shoreditch High St
50 locals recommend
Spacious bar with a few table football tables, hung with flags and memorabilia, showing matches on big screen. Nice food too! So much better than a typical sports bar.

Food Scene

Great food, reasonably priced.
40 locals recommend
Japanese Canteen
Arch 255 Paradise Row
40 locals recommend
Great food, reasonably priced.
Many excellent cafés, restaurants, pubs and bars. Also a Fantastic food market on Saturday 9am-5pm.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
Many excellent cafés, restaurants, pubs and bars. Also a Fantastic food market on Saturday 9am-5pm.
Famous 24 hour Beigel Bakery. I love the classic cream cheese and smoked salmon beigel. Delicous and cheap.
236 locals recommend
Beigel Bake
159 Brick Ln
236 locals recommend
Famous 24 hour Beigel Bakery. I love the classic cream cheese and smoked salmon beigel. Delicous and cheap.
Italian restaurant with a menu that includes great pizzas to eat in or take away. The seafood risotto is my favourite.
21 locals recommend
La Forchetta
464 Bethnal Green Rd
21 locals recommend
Italian restaurant with a menu that includes great pizzas to eat in or take away. The seafood risotto is my favourite.
A classic East End Italian Café. Friendly and entertaining staff, large portions of tasty food.
160 locals recommend
E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green Rd
160 locals recommend
A classic East End Italian Café. Friendly and entertaining staff, large portions of tasty food.
Great portions, great price.
51 locals recommend
Cafe 338 London
338 Bethnal Green Rd
51 locals recommend
Great portions, great price.
Good for quick, cheap Indian food to take away
Curry 2000 London
357 Bethnal Green Rd
Good for quick, cheap Indian food to take away
Great Sunday market selling sorts including food and clothes. The South end of Brick Lane is famous for it's countless Indian restaurants
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick Lane
825 locals recommend
Great Sunday market selling sorts including food and clothes. The South end of Brick Lane is famous for it's countless Indian restaurants
Modest looking restaurant serving delicious, authentic Italian food at a very reasonable price.
33 locals recommend
Italina
385 Cambridge Heath Rd
33 locals recommend
Modest looking restaurant serving delicious, authentic Italian food at a very reasonable price.
Brunch and dinner. A restaurant and bar that smoke the own salmon. Set under the railway arches it has lots of atmosphere, not for those who want peace and quiet.
34 locals recommend
Resident of Paradise Row
252 Paradise Row
34 locals recommend
Brunch and dinner. A restaurant and bar that smoke the own salmon. Set under the railway arches it has lots of atmosphere, not for those who want peace and quiet.
134 locals recommend
McDonald's
302/304 Pentonville Rd
134 locals recommend
100 locals recommend
Subway
311 Grays Inn Road
100 locals recommend
Good Turkish food for those on a budget.
Wood Mangal
329 Bethnal Green Rd
Good Turkish food for those on a budget.
Modern Thai cuisine in a cute little restaurant with canteen style wooden benches and stools. My favourite is Rosa's butternut red curry.
45 locals recommend
Rosa's Thai Cafe Spitalfields
12 Hanbury St
45 locals recommend
Modern Thai cuisine in a cute little restaurant with canteen style wooden benches and stools. My favourite is Rosa's butternut red curry.
Great sourdough pizzas from a wood fired oven.
561 locals recommend
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
561 locals recommend
Great sourdough pizzas from a wood fired oven.
Rustic French fare in a cafe-deli that also has tables outside.
96 locals recommend
L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway Market
96 locals recommend
Rustic French fare in a cafe-deli that also has tables outside.
An authentic East End experience. Pie & mash with liquor (parsley sauce) and if you're feeling adventurous some jellied eels.
12 locals recommend
F. Cooke
9 Broadway Market
12 locals recommend
An authentic East End experience. Pie & mash with liquor (parsley sauce) and if you're feeling adventurous some jellied eels.
Vegetarian & Vegan café.
90 locals recommend
Gallery Cafe
21 Old Ford Rd
90 locals recommend
Vegetarian & Vegan café.
High quality Indian food in beautiful hip, large, Bombay style restaurant.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary St
475 locals recommend
High quality Indian food in beautiful hip, large, Bombay style restaurant.
Great pizza in a fantastic industrial chic 1930's building.
252 locals recommend
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High St
252 locals recommend
Great pizza in a fantastic industrial chic 1930's building.
Split-level, global street food market housing a cluster of indoor food stalls and bars.
61 locals recommend
Dinerama
19 Great Eastern St
61 locals recommend
Split-level, global street food market housing a cluster of indoor food stalls and bars.
Hip, industrial-chic pizzeria with a 'disco ball' oven, for brunch, drinks and Italian small plates
205 locals recommend
LARDO
201 Richmond Rd
205 locals recommend
Hip, industrial-chic pizzeria with a 'disco ball' oven, for brunch, drinks and Italian small plates
Simple Turkish venue serving classic meze, barbecued meat, fish and kebabs. Large portions, small price.
21 locals recommend
Tad Restaurant - Charcoal Grill
261 Mare St
21 locals recommend
Simple Turkish venue serving classic meze, barbecued meat, fish and kebabs. Large portions, small price.
Simple dining room for Middle Eastern chargrilled kebabs and meze dishes; takeaway available.
17 locals recommend
Anatolia Restaurant
251-253 Mare St
17 locals recommend
Simple dining room for Middle Eastern chargrilled kebabs and meze dishes; takeaway available.
Vietnamese sea bass and monkfish dishes in small, no-frills restaurant/takeaway with home delivery.
9 locals recommend
Hanoi Pho
179 Mare St
9 locals recommend
Vietnamese sea bass and monkfish dishes in small, no-frills restaurant/takeaway with home delivery.
Relaxed, family run cafe-diner offering stylishly presented, exotic, North Vietnamese cuisine
70 locals recommend
Green Papaya
191 Mare St
70 locals recommend
Relaxed, family run cafe-diner offering stylishly presented, exotic, North Vietnamese cuisine
Simple, modern cafe serving coffee and cold pressed juices, plus vegetarian food, salads and wine
11 locals recommend
The Hare E2
286-290 Cambridge Heath Rd
11 locals recommend
Simple, modern cafe serving coffee and cold pressed juices, plus vegetarian food, salads and wine
Stripped-back, railway-arch bakery and cafe, for organic sourdough bread and Mediterranean lunches
272 locals recommend
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terrace
272 locals recommend
Stripped-back, railway-arch bakery and cafe, for organic sourdough bread and Mediterranean lunches
Stylish Shoreditch restaurant, whose wonderful British and Mediterranean small-plates menu includes an "all-things-pork" section and an interesting wine list that highlights natural and biodynamic options and a great set lunch on Sundays. Prices are reasonable considering the quality
162 locals recommend
Brawn
49 Columbia Rd
162 locals recommend
Stylish Shoreditch restaurant, whose wonderful British and Mediterranean small-plates menu includes an "all-things-pork" section and an interesting wine list that highlights natural and biodynamic options and a great set lunch on Sundays. Prices are reasonable considering the quality
Small rustic restaurant serving north-western Spanish specialities and hearty tapas-style dishes.
40 locals recommend
Laxeiro
93 Columbia Rd
40 locals recommend
Small rustic restaurant serving north-western Spanish specialities and hearty tapas-style dishes.
Italian restaurant known for its thin-crust pizzas, with bright decor and courtyard seating Cheap and cheery, this down-to-earth Italian specialises in great pizza, pastas and other mains and with such value for money, no surprise that it's always busy P.S. takeaway also available.
47 locals recommend
Stringray Globe Cafe
109 Columbia Rd
47 locals recommend
Italian restaurant known for its thin-crust pizzas, with bright decor and courtyard seating Cheap and cheery, this down-to-earth Italian specialises in great pizza, pastas and other mains and with such value for money, no surprise that it's always busy P.S. takeaway also available.
Rustic cafe on a city farm with a menu based on homegrown and local produce. Open forTuesday to Sunday for breakfast and lunch plus Thursday and Friday evenings.
22 locals recommend
Frizzante
1a Goldsmiths Row
22 locals recommend
Rustic cafe on a city farm with a menu based on homegrown and local produce. Open forTuesday to Sunday for breakfast and lunch plus Thursday and Friday evenings.
The Common E2 is a cafe and architectural studio situated within the Winkley Conservation area on Old Bethnal Green Road in East London.
36 locals recommend
The Common E2
53 Old Bethnal Green Rd
36 locals recommend
The Common E2 is a cafe and architectural studio situated within the Winkley Conservation area on Old Bethnal Green Road in East London.
Authentic Spanish tapas at a good price.
9 locals recommend
Padron
341 Bethnal Green Rd
9 locals recommend
Authentic Spanish tapas at a good price.
Good coffee.
9 locals recommend
Lanark Coffee
262 Hackney Rd
9 locals recommend
Good coffee.
Delicious Vegan Italia food on a Red Double Decker Bus with an eat-in space on the upper deck. Lasagne, burgers, soups etc. 11am to 22pm
Just F.A.B. Food Bus in London (RELOCATING)
59-61 Mare St
Delicious Vegan Italia food on a Red Double Decker Bus with an eat-in space on the upper deck. Lasagne, burgers, soups etc. 11am to 22pm
Modern European classics in a trendy loft-restaurant with cocktails and stage shows downstairs.
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St
271 locals recommend
Modern European classics in a trendy loft-restaurant with cocktails and stage shows downstairs.
Much-loved Punjabi restaurant serving aromatic, spicy dishes in a no-frills, contemporary interior.
381 locals recommend
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St
381 locals recommend
Much-loved Punjabi restaurant serving aromatic, spicy dishes in a no-frills, contemporary interior.
French bistro dishes served in a rustic-chic restaurant with a Gallic ambiance and occasional jazz. Lunch & dinner.
53 locals recommend
Chez Elles Bistroquet
45 Brick Ln
53 locals recommend
French bistro dishes served in a rustic-chic restaurant with a Gallic ambiance and occasional jazz. Lunch & dinner.
Cool coffee shop and art gallery with eclectic decor, serving gluten-free sweet and savoury snacks.
Black Cat Bakery
47 Brick Ln
Cool coffee shop and art gallery with eclectic decor, serving gluten-free sweet and savoury snacks.
Take away Indian savoury snacks and sweets. My favourites are the large veg samosa's and the sweet pista barfi.
Arzu
Take away Indian savoury snacks and sweets. My favourites are the large veg samosa's and the sweet pista barfi.
A cosy and informal Indian eatery established in 1974, with separate lunch and dinner menus.
8 locals recommend
Meraz
56 Hanbury St
8 locals recommend
A cosy and informal Indian eatery established in 1974, with separate lunch and dinner menus.
Eclectic menu blends European and Middle Eastern dishes in a chill, hip space with a covered patio.
6 locals recommend
Jago Restaurant
68-80 Hanbury St
6 locals recommend
Eclectic menu blends European and Middle Eastern dishes in a chill, hip space with a covered patio.
Fantastic, authentic Italian food. A hidden gem!
Vesuvio
61 Hanbury St
Fantastic, authentic Italian food. A hidden gem!
A varied Thai menu served in a bright dining room with carved wood furnishing and Asian artefacts.
16 locals recommend
Kinkao Thai Restaurant
Westferry Road
16 locals recommend
A varied Thai menu served in a bright dining room with carved wood furnishing and Asian artefacts.
Charity-run cafe for ethically-sourced coffee, sandwiches and cakes in an art-filled urban setting.
21 locals recommend
Kahaila Limited
135 Brick Ln
21 locals recommend
Charity-run cafe for ethically-sourced coffee, sandwiches and cakes in an art-filled urban setting.
Beautifully displayed mountains of gorgeous artisan chocolate and truffles.
21 locals recommend
Dark Sugars
141 Brick Ln
21 locals recommend
Beautifully displayed mountains of gorgeous artisan chocolate and truffles.
Daytime cafe, night-time performances, with live avant-garde music from free jazz to psych rock.
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
Daytime cafe, night-time performances, with live avant-garde music from free jazz to psych rock.
Easily one of the best cafe/restaurants in Dalston. Charming, friendly staff, a very tasty lunch menu and an amazing tapas style menu in the evening. The black calamari risotto is to-die-for..... Great Monday £10 deal too, with several dishes and a glass of wine.
36 locals recommend
Ivy's Mess Hall
129 Kingsland High Street
36 locals recommend
Easily one of the best cafe/restaurants in Dalston. Charming, friendly staff, a very tasty lunch menu and an amazing tapas style menu in the evening. The black calamari risotto is to-die-for..... Great Monday £10 deal too, with several dishes and a glass of wine.
French dining, rooftop bar and grill in a converted Victorian warehouse.
125 locals recommend
Boundary London
2-4 Boundary St
125 locals recommend
French dining, rooftop bar and grill in a converted Victorian warehouse.
Peruvian ceviche, street food, smoothies and cocktails in a trendy, South American-inspired setting.
139 locals recommend
Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial St
139 locals recommend
Peruvian ceviche, street food, smoothies and cocktails in a trendy, South American-inspired setting.
English and American breakfasts, plus comfort foods and burgers in cheerful, quirky surrounds.
172 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail Pl
172 locals recommend
English and American breakfasts, plus comfort foods and burgers in cheerful, quirky surrounds.
Casual, vibrant cafe-diner offering stylishly presented, exotic, North Vietnamese cuisine.
19 locals recommend
Green Papaya Vietnamese Restaurant
97 Kingsland Rd
19 locals recommend
Casual, vibrant cafe-diner offering stylishly presented, exotic, North Vietnamese cuisine.
Excellent Vietnamese noodle salads, soups and street food in a simple unpretentious restaurant.
49 locals recommend
BunBunBun Vietnamese Food
134B Kingsland Rd
49 locals recommend
Excellent Vietnamese noodle salads, soups and street food in a simple unpretentious restaurant.

Essentials

Medium sized supermarket.
649 locals recommend
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green Rd
649 locals recommend
Medium sized supermarket.
Excellent fruit and vegetables.
6 locals recommend
Aryubi Express London
402 Bethnal Green Rd
6 locals recommend
Excellent fruit and vegetables.
Bethnal Green Post Office
227 Bethnal Green Rd
7 locals recommend
Bethnal Green Police Station
12 Victoria Park Square
7 locals recommend
2 ATM's with free withdrawals .
26 locals recommend
HSBC
465 Bethnal Green Rd
26 locals recommend
2 ATM's with free withdrawals .
Chemist
32 locals recommend
Boots
222-224 Stamford Hill
32 locals recommend
Chemist
Luggage storage for £5 per day. They are also a coffee shop.
Bell Boi
104 Sclater St
Luggage storage for £5 per day. They are also a coffee shop.
http://www.bethnalgreenhealthcentre.nhs.uk/
Bethnal Green Health Centre
60 Florida St
http://www.bethnalgreenhealthcentre.nhs.uk/

Arts & Culture

Excellent Art Gallery.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 locals recommend
Excellent Art Gallery.
Architecture at it's finest.
845 locals recommend
St. Paul's Cathedral
845 locals recommend
Architecture at it's finest.
A 'must see' art gallery.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
A 'must see' art gallery.
Great for adults and kids.
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
1954 locals recommend
Great for adults and kids.
The history of the British home. Free entry. Re-created domestic interiors from 1600 to the present, with a walled herb garden
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 locals recommend
The history of the British home. Free entry. Re-created domestic interiors from 1600 to the present, with a walled herb garden
Restored theatre with grand interior and eclectic programme.
202 locals recommend
Hackney Empire
291 Mare St
202 locals recommend
Restored theatre with grand interior and eclectic programme.
Intimate fringe theatre in a former paint factory, presenting adventurous new works and classics
199 locals recommend
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
199 locals recommend
Intimate fringe theatre in a former paint factory, presenting adventurous new works and classics

Sightseeing

Great Sunday flower market 8am-2pm. The Street is also lined with interesting shops selling bread and cheeses, antiques, garden accessories, wine and arty bits and pieces.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
Great Sunday flower market 8am-2pm. The Street is also lined with interesting shops selling bread and cheeses, antiques, garden accessories, wine and arty bits and pieces.
A classic London sight, great at sunset.
1577 locals recommend
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
1577 locals recommend
A classic London sight, great at sunset.
One of London's best new buildings, designed by Norman Foster + Partners.
99 locals recommend
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
30 St Mary Axe
99 locals recommend
One of London's best new buildings, designed by Norman Foster + Partners.
Hop on the central line tube or have a leisurely trip on the number 8 bus to Oxford Circus. Oxford Street and Regent Street are World famous shopping destinations.
1427 locals recommend
Oxford Street
Oxford Street
1427 locals recommend
Hop on the central line tube or have a leisurely trip on the number 8 bus to Oxford Circus. Oxford Street and Regent Street are World famous shopping destinations.
Iconic building next to the River Thames
1337 locals recommend
Big Ben
1337 locals recommend
Iconic building next to the River Thames

Parks & Nature

If you want to see where the London Olympics were held the park is open to the public.
755 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
755 locals recommend
If you want to see where the London Olympics were held the park is open to the public.
Great for kids. Farm animals including pigs, goats, donkeys chickens and ducks. They also have a good café.
269 locals recommend
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row
269 locals recommend
Great for kids. Farm animals including pigs, goats, donkeys chickens and ducks. They also have a good café.
Great for kids. Farm animals, just off Brick Lane.
44 locals recommend
Spitalfields City Farm
Buxton Street
44 locals recommend
Great for kids. Farm animals, just off Brick Lane.
Lovely large East London park with lake and fantastic kids playground.
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Lovely large East London park with lake and fantastic kids playground.
Cute park in the heart of Hackney. Very popular with hipsters
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
429 locals recommend
Cute park in the heart of Hackney. Very popular with hipsters
Pretty little park next to the Museum of Childhood (Toy Museum)
Museum Gardens
Pretty little park next to the Museum of Childhood (Toy Museum)
Outdoor swimming pool. Can get busy on the weekend.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West Side
591 locals recommend
Outdoor swimming pool. Can get busy on the weekend.
16 locals recommend
Nomadic Community Garden
Fleet Street Hill
16 locals recommend
A pretty park that's good for picnics on a sunny day. It has a community orchard and a farm. It also has various sports facilities. A free BMX track, Tennis courts, Football pitches and a concrete ping pong table.
88 locals recommend
Haggerston Park
Yorkton Street
88 locals recommend
A pretty park that's good for picnics on a sunny day. It has a community orchard and a farm. It also has various sports facilities. A free BMX track, Tennis courts, Football pitches and a concrete ping pong table.
A community garden turned into a coffee and meeting place. It is an oasis in the midst of the city. The coffee shop is maintained by the local community and it has very low prices. They also offer sourdough, freshly made pizza which is brilliant. On a sunny day it's a great place relax.
178 locals recommend
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Ln
178 locals recommend
A community garden turned into a coffee and meeting place. It is an oasis in the midst of the city. The coffee shop is maintained by the local community and it has very low prices. They also offer sourdough, freshly made pizza which is brilliant. On a sunny day it's a great place relax.