Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Hackney Wild, probably the best bread in the world.
272 locals recommend
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terrace
272 locals recommend
Hackney Wild, probably the best bread in the world.
Top de la top. Booking advised.
91 locals recommend
Pidgin
52 Wilton Way
91 locals recommend
Top de la top. Booking advised.
Great vibe and food. On Mondays, you can buy a bottle (any bottle) from the Bottle Apostle across the road and bring along. No corkage.
123 locals recommend
The Empress
130 Lauriston Rd
123 locals recommend
Great vibe and food. On Mondays, you can buy a bottle (any bottle) from the Bottle Apostle across the road and bring along. No corkage.
Lovely French deli (go there whilst you can, the owner might be deported soon as he's French!), awesome cheese. In fact, it's all lovely. Make sure you bring a credit card though.
96 locals recommend
L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway Market
96 locals recommend
Lovely French deli (go there whilst you can, the owner might be deported soon as he's French!), awesome cheese. In fact, it's all lovely. Make sure you bring a credit card though.
Their pizzas are simply the best ever. Sourdough. It's a bit like this: Have you ever been to a pizza restaurant where the crust is as good (no joke) as the rest of the pizza? Just try it.
561 locals recommend
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
561 locals recommend
Their pizzas are simply the best ever. Sourdough. It's a bit like this: Have you ever been to a pizza restaurant where the crust is as good (no joke) as the rest of the pizza? Just try it.
They do some lovely pizzas here, all in a wood fired oven. Well worth the short walk from the flat.
27 locals recommend
Well Street Pizza Hackney
184 Well Street
27 locals recommend
They do some lovely pizzas here, all in a wood fired oven. Well worth the short walk from the flat.

Drinks & Nightlife

A genuinely​ nice pub with what's probably the best beer selection on tap in the area. Oh, and it's the tap room for the microbrewery​ Howling Hops. Two thumbs up.
46 locals recommend
The Cock Tavern
315 Mare St
46 locals recommend
A genuinely​ nice pub with what's probably the best beer selection on tap in the area. Oh, and it's the tap room for the microbrewery​ Howling Hops. Two thumbs up.

Shopping

It's a Burberry outlet store. It's been there for more than 15 years and it used to be a little bit dull. But now it's been discovered and is refitted and really flash. Not cheap though, even if it's a great deal cheaper than in town.
64 locals recommend
Burberry Outlet
29-31 Chatham Pl
64 locals recommend
It's a Burberry outlet store. It's been there for more than 15 years and it used to be a little bit dull. But now it's been discovered and is refitted and really flash. Not cheap though, even if it's a great deal cheaper than in town.
A nice little boutique, both for girls and boys. Some Danish labels, some British. Just nice.
8 locals recommend
Hub Menswear & Womenswear
2A Broadway Market
8 locals recommend
A nice little boutique, both for girls and boys. Some Danish labels, some British. Just nice.
A great local bookstore. They need our support and they stock really good books. And they pay their taxes.
15 locals recommend
The Broadway Bookshop
6 Broadway Market
15 locals recommend
A great local bookstore. They need our support and they stock really good books. And they pay their taxes.
A really great wine shop. A good selection of budget wines as well as some big guns. They really know their stuff.
36 locals recommend
Bottle Apostle
95 Lauriston Rd
36 locals recommend
A really great wine shop. A good selection of budget wines as well as some big guns. They really know their stuff.
A Nike brand store over three floors. Great prices on particularly shoes.
15 locals recommend
Nike Factory Store
107-117 Morning Ln
15 locals recommend
A Nike brand store over three floors. Great prices on particularly shoes.

Parks & Nature

Victoria​ Park is a lovely space, particularly the western part, near the Regent's canal. Go for a jog, a picnic, or for the food at the Pavillion Cafe, which really is nice. Don't feed the ducks though (they don't like it!).
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Victoria​ Park is a lovely space, particularly the western part, near the Regent's canal. Go for a jog, a picnic, or for the food at the Pavillion Cafe, which really is nice. Don't feed the ducks though (they don't like it!).

Entertainment & Activities

Good mix of blockbuster and independent​ films.
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
445 locals recommend
Good mix of blockbuster and independent​ films.

Getting Around

Train that will take you across north London and as far as Kew Gardens and Richmond in the west.
98 locals recommend
Hackney Central station
off Amhurst Rd
98 locals recommend
Train that will take you across north London and as far as Kew Gardens and Richmond in the west.
A train from London Fields Station takes you to Liverpool Street Station in 10 minutes.
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
429 locals recommend
A train from London Fields Station takes you to Liverpool Street Station in 10 minutes.
Bethnal Green is on the Central Line and will take you to many of the sites in London, such as St Paul's Cathedral (7 mins), Oxford Circus (14 mins), Notting Hill (22 mins).
184 locals recommend
Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
184 locals recommend
Bethnal Green is on the Central Line and will take you to many of the sites in London, such as St Paul's Cathedral (7 mins), Oxford Circus (14 mins), Notting Hill (22 mins).