Guidebook for London
Food Scene
The best Turkish food in Dalston. Also Gilbert & George eat here every night!
150 locals recommend
Mangal 1
10 Arcola StThe best Turkish food in Dalston. Also Gilbert & George eat here every night!
Voodoo Ray's
95 Kingsland High StGreat for a slice of pizza after a night out - not cheap though!
A beautiful spot by the canal for brunch or a coffee. Different menu every day. It's open between April and November.
216 locals recommend
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresA beautiful spot by the canal for brunch or a coffee. Different menu every day. It's open between April and November.
My favourite cafe - friendly, spacious, and great coffee. A good spot if you need somewhere to work for a few hours.
20 locals recommend
Curio Cabal
258 Kingsland RdMy favourite cafe - friendly, spacious, and great coffee. A good spot if you need somewhere to work for a few hours.
Hearty Cuban food, served with a smile. They also do great cocktails and have 2-for-1 drinks during Happy Hour
15 locals recommend
Escudo de Cuba
20 Stoke Newington RdHearty Cuban food, served with a smile. They also do great cocktails and have 2-for-1 drinks during Happy Hour
Rudie's
50 Stoke Newington RdDelicious Caribbean restaurant
Viet Grill
58 Kingsland RdOne of many great cheap Vietnamese restaurants along this stretch
Very stylish industrial bar and restaurant. Great for brunch on Saturday and Sunday mornings
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StVery stylish industrial bar and restaurant. Great for brunch on Saturday and Sunday mornings
Stylish restaurant connected to the Ace Hotel Shoreditch, serving a British menu with a British soundtrack. Lots of fashion people
75 locals recommend
Hoi Polloi
100 Shoreditch High StStylish restaurant connected to the Ace Hotel Shoreditch, serving a British menu with a British soundtrack. Lots of fashion people
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StAuthentic Lahore cuisine. Brace yourself...
Arthur's Cafe
495 Kingsland RdTypical old-school English cafe!
Pepper & Spice Restaurant London
40 Balls Pond RdHouse of MoMo
52 Boleyn RdGreat Thali and Tibetan dumplings for a quick lunch
A brilliant vegetarian Indian restaurant - traditional food with very Dalston interiors
36 locals recommend
Gujarati Rasoi Restaurant
10c Bradbury StA brilliant vegetarian Indian restaurant - traditional food with very Dalston interiors
Honest Burgers - Dalston
14-16 Bradbury StNice burger restaurant - just next door!
My favourite café in Dalston - just underneath the library. Home-made Italian food and coffee are top quality!
Donna Fügassa
My favourite café in Dalston - just underneath the library. Home-made Italian food and coffee are top quality!
Parks & Nature
A huge heath in Hampstead. Go to the ponds on a hot day (the single sex men's and ladies ponds are the best) or go to the top of Parliament Hill for a great view
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
A huge heath in Hampstead. Go to the ponds on a hot day (the single sex men's and ladies ponds are the best) or go to the top of Parliament Hill for a great view
Shopping
Marchpane
16 Cecil CtAmazing boutique for new designers from London and around
Berwick Street Market
Berwick StreetBeautiful store brought to you by Comme Des Garcons
Goodhood
151 Curtain RdA great selection of menswear, womenswear and lifestyle stuff.
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadFamous flower market open on Sunday mornings
LN-CC
24 Shacklewell LnDesigner concept store
Essentials
This market has everything you need, from fruit & veg to toiletries, jewelry and knock-off t-shirts!
35 locals recommend
Ridley Rd
Ridley RoadThis market has everything you need, from fruit & veg to toiletries, jewelry and knock-off t-shirts!
Tesco Express
130a Kingsland High StreetThis is your best bet for food and essentials
Entertainment & Activities
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High StreetA lovely independent Art Deco cinema
Getting Around
Take this to Highbury & Islington to change onto the Victoria underground line to get into town - or it goes further west into Camden and Hampstead, or east towards Hackney and Stratford
90 locals recommend
Dalston Kingsland station
Take this to Highbury & Islington to change onto the Victoria underground line to get into town - or it goes further west into Camden and Hampstead, or east towards Hackney and Stratford
Arts & Culture
An impressive brutalist landmark in Clerkenwell. Great for a sunny afternoon by the fountains, or wandering through the greenhouse (which is open on Sundays). They usually have a great exhibitions, and there's also a good cinema in the complex
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetAn impressive brutalist landmark in Clerkenwell. Great for a sunny afternoon by the fountains, or wandering through the greenhouse (which is open on Sundays). They usually have a great exhibitions, and there's also a good cinema in the complex