Guidebook for London
Sightseeing
Famous flower markets every Sunday, in case you're wondering why everyone is walking down the streets carrying plants and bouquets of flowers. In winter its still magical, with christmas trees and wintery wreaths for sale.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadFamous flower markets every Sunday, in case you're wondering why everyone is walking down the streets carrying plants and bouquets of flowers. In winter its still magical, with christmas trees and wintery wreaths for sale.
Drinks & Nightlife
Good, simple, no-nonsense cocktails, classic 80s and 90s hip-hop and taxidermied everything.
189 locals recommend
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath RdGood, simple, no-nonsense cocktails, classic 80s and 90s hip-hop and taxidermied everything.
Bar and club hosting dance DJs, live music and installations on 3 levels, with roof garden barbecue.
110 locals recommend
Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain RdBar and club hosting dance DJs, live music and installations on 3 levels, with roof garden barbecue.
The Taproom
163 Upper StGreat beer straight from the brewery
Hackney Empire
291 Mare StTheatre and karaoke bar
Ace Hotel London
100 Shoreditch High St Checkout the basement bar.
The Hoxton Mix
86-90 Paul StGreat cocktails + photobooth :)
Low-lit Shoreditch bar with Lewis Carroll-themed interior and long menu of innovative cocktails.
132 locals recommend
Callooh Callay Bar
65 Rivington StLow-lit Shoreditch bar with Lewis Carroll-themed interior and long menu of innovative cocktails.
Everything Else
Great market for street food, flowers, cheese, olives, you name it!
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketGreat market for street food, flowers, cheese, olives, you name it!
Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch StreetGreat little intimate cinema
Parks & Nature
Beautiful park with an awesome cafe The Pavilion. Lots of festivals here in summer
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadBeautiful park with an awesome cafe The Pavilion. Lots of festivals here in summer
Food Scene
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadBest pancakes and fresh squeezed juice!
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketBest sour dough pizza!
Corner Room
8 Patriot Squareone of the top Mediterranean restaurants in London
Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway MarketButchery by day restaurant by night
Delicious cocktails and French inspired menu. Great brunch on Saturday and Sunday.
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StDelicious cocktails and French inspired menu. Great brunch on Saturday and Sunday.
Large flea market with stalls selling antiques, clothes, street food and all sorts of other weird and wonderful things. Food market with every cuisine you can imagine.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneLarge flea market with stalls selling antiques, clothes, street food and all sorts of other weird and wonderful things. Food market with every cuisine you can imagine.
Morito
195 Hackney RdNew addition on Hackney road, delicious tapas and cocktails.
Top-of-the-range, contemporary Chinese dining with expertly-crafted dim-sum and handmade sweets.
13 locals recommend
Yauatcha City
BroadgateTop-of-the-range, contemporary Chinese dining with expertly-crafted dim-sum and handmade sweets.
Duck & Waffle
110 BishopsgateAmazing views of london, delicious menu.
Hackney Coffee Company
503 Hackney RdGreat flat whites :)
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StDelicious modern Indian, bottomless Chai!
Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch StGreat coffee
Green Papaya
191 Mare StEpic Vietnamese
Cutting-edge restaurant and bar for innovative British menu using often-overlooked ingredients.
106 locals recommend
The Clove Club
380 Old St Cutting-edge restaurant and bar for innovative British menu using often-overlooked ingredients.
Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian sushi in cool design setting with 38th-floor Heron Tower views.
237 locals recommend
SUSHISAMBA London
BishopsgateJapanese-Brazilian-Peruvian sushi in cool design setting with 38th-floor Heron Tower views.
Sweet staff who know their food, relaxed setting, a leisurely pace at dinner, and brilliant food from one of the most talented cooks in town.
61 locals recommend
Lyle's
56 Shoreditch High StSweet staff who know their food, relaxed setting, a leisurely pace at dinner, and brilliant food from one of the most talented cooks in town.
Angela Hartnett's French, Spanish and Italian dining room and bar in a former Victorian warehouse.
29 locals recommend
Merchants Tavern
36 Charlotte RdAngela Hartnett's French, Spanish and Italian dining room and bar in a former Victorian warehouse.
Shopping
Great little shops on the first level, food and bars on the top.
377 locals recommend
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdGreat little shops on the first level, food and bars on the top.
Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetGreat street for independent shops, design stores etc.
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet RdHuge mall
Arts & Culture
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road