Susie's Guidebook for London
Food Scene
One of the best steaks in London. Amazing bar downstairs too serving innovative cocktails as well as the old favourites. Fun and friendly staff. Great for vegetarians too. If you're here for just one night and are looking for a decent meal, I cannot recommend this place enough. Great value lunch and dinner set menus if you go at certain times.
152 locals recommend
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial StOne of the best steaks in London. Amazing bar downstairs too serving innovative cocktails as well as the old favourites. Fun and friendly staff. Great for vegetarians too. If you're here for just one night and are looking for a decent meal, I cannot recommend this place enough. Great value lunch and dinner set menus if you go at certain times.
Great Indian food at really decent prices. Be prepared to queue unless you go at lunchtime or before 6pm. It's very popular. Literally opposite the apartment.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StGreat Indian food at really decent prices. Be prepared to queue unless you go at lunchtime or before 6pm. It's very popular. Literally opposite the apartment.
Tramshed
32 Rivington StSteak meets chicken. Interesting building and artwork.
Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial StNewish Peruvian restaurant.
Haché Burgers Shoreditch
147 Curtain RdOne of the better burger chains in London.
Hotel, restaurant, cafe and rooftop bar literally next to my apartment building. The rooftop bar is really popular so be prepared to queue. The cafe on the ground floor has outside seating.
125 locals recommend
Boundary London
2-4 Boundary StHotel, restaurant, cafe and rooftop bar literally next to my apartment building. The rooftop bar is really popular so be prepared to queue. The cafe on the ground floor has outside seating.
Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland RdCheap, tasty Vietnamese food.
Great value sourdough pizzas served fresh and fast. Rotating specials. My fave is the calzone!
28 locals recommend
Pizza Pilgrims
11 Dean StreetGreat value sourdough pizzas served fresh and fast. Rotating specials. My fave is the calzone!
Arts & Culture
Great little market with stalls selling clothes, arts & crafts and food. Come for the food alone, worth a visit! Lots of shops and restaurants in the vicinity too.
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdLocal cinema. Also has a bar and sometimes has live entertainment.
Local bowling alley. Also has a restaurant, bar and private karaoke booths. Restaurant does good American diner style food. Book bowling in advance.
57 locals recommend
All Star Lanes (Brick Lane)
95 Brick LnLocal bowling alley. Also has a restaurant, bar and private karaoke booths. Restaurant does good American diner style food. Book bowling in advance.
Spitalfields Market
65 Brushfield StDrinks & Nightlife
Restaurant, bar and club all rolled into one (club is downstairs). Restaurant does alright food but you'd mainly come for drinks and music.
34 locals recommend
Beach Blanket Babylon Shoreditch
19-23 Bethnal Green RdRestaurant, bar and club all rolled into one (club is downstairs). Restaurant does alright food but you'd mainly come for drinks and music.
The Owl & Pussycat
34 Redchurch StLocal pub. Has an outside garden too.
Busy bar serving drinks (and food) and open until late for more drinking and dancing!
24 locals recommend
Barrio Shoreditch
141-143 Shoreditch High StBusy bar serving drinks (and food) and open until late for more drinking and dancing!
Shopping
Collection of little shops and bars/restaurants. Good for a little wander if you have some free time / are feeling peckish.
377 locals recommend
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdCollection of little shops and bars/restaurants. Good for a little wander if you have some free time / are feeling peckish.
Stalls selling all sorts including clothes, arts and craft, and lots of food!
117 locals recommend
Spitalfields Market
65 Brushfield StStalls selling all sorts including clothes, arts and craft, and lots of food!
Great little street with lots of boutique shops selling mainly clothes. Look out for the sales!
142 locals recommend
Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetGreat little street with lots of boutique shops selling mainly clothes. Look out for the sales!
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StClosest supermarket selling basic groceries.
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdClosest big supermarket. About 10 minutes walk away.
Next closest supermarket after the Tesco Express. Slightly bigger.
154 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
29-31 Blackstock RdNext closest supermarket after the Tesco Express. Slightly bigger.