Guidebook for London
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High StGreat grocery and deli - Not Cheap!
Ocado
43 Weir RdFood delivery to your door from Waitrose.
Tesco Express
116-118 Commercial StBasic foods at good price. ATM there too
Food Scene
The Canonbury Tavern
21 Canonbury PlGreat pub for food and entertainment and a huge garden
Primeur
116 Petherton RdExcellent Tapas style trendy restaurant. Opposite apartment
The Haberdashery
170 Stoke Newington High StGreat coffee spot
Yum Yum
187 Stoke Newington High StGreat Thai restaurant
Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church StGreat veggie Curry place
The Blue Legume
101 Stoke Newington Church StGreat breakfast place in Stoke Newington
Acoustic Brasserie
60 Newington GrnGreat coffee place
125 Stoke Newington Church St
125 Stoke Newington Church StreetGreat lunch spot
Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High StreetBest Fish and Chips around!
Beyti Ocakbasi London
113 Green LanesGreat local Turkish Restaurant
Tranga Market x Tapería
61 Newington GrnSpanish Tapas, 5 min walk
Cinnamon Lounge
20 Newington GreenGood local Indian restaurant
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper Stgreat deli.
Trattoria N16
44-45 Newington GrnGood Italian
Great cafe in Clissold Park (10 min walk through park from apartment)
88 locals recommend
Clissold House - Clissold Park
Stoke Newington Church StreetGreat cafe in Clissold Park (10 min walk through park from apartment)
T&SHOP
78 Green LanesGreat local coffee shop, 2 mins walk
A one-stop shop for vegan, gluten-free, raw and organic groceries
20 locals recommend
Mother Earth Cafe & Shop
101-103 Newington Green RdA one-stop shop for vegan, gluten-free, raw and organic groceries
Entertainment & Activities
Excellent play park and green for kids and chilling and for a coffee or Ice cream. 5 min walk
58 locals recommend
Newington Green
57 Newington GrnExcellent play park and green for kids and chilling and for a coffee or Ice cream. 5 min walk
Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentGreat park for chilling/walking
If you want to drop the kids off to play - Community Drop in center - 5 min walk
The Factory Community Project
107 Matthias RdIf you want to drop the kids off to play - Community Drop in center - 5 min walk
Sightseeing
Great park for walks and running, playing. Great cafe for food and drinks - Main house by play park
505 locals recommend
Clissold Park
Green LanesGreat park for walks and running, playing. Great cafe for food and drinks - Main house by play park
Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church StreetGreat local shops, bars and restaurants
Drinks & Nightlife
The Snooty Fox
75 Grosvenor AveGoof gastro pub, 5 min walk
The Cellars
125 Newington Green RdRenovated Victorian pub, serves good food and beer - 5 mins walk
Winnicott
68-70 Green LanesNew Pub, good beer and food, 2 mins walk. Green Lanes
The Dalston Jazz Bar
4 Bradbury StGreat jazz club
Probably the best night club in London - less tourists, more locals.
32 locals recommend
Egg London Nightclub
5-13 Vale RoyalProbably the best night club in London - less tourists, more locals.
Shaka Zulu
Chalk Farm RoadClubbing for the college kids
Proud Embankment
8 Victoria EmbankmentLate night clubbing
Shopping
The Spence Bakery
161 Stoke Newington Church StGreat bakery for bread and cakes and coffee.
Islington High Street
Islington High StreetGreat for shopping and restaurants
The Mall
The MallGreat Antique stores in Islington
Oxford Street
Oxford StreetMain shopping street in London - busy!
Regent Street
Regent StreetMeat N16
104 Stoke Newington Church StGreat local butchers
Arts & Culture
The Screen on the Green
Upper StreetGreat Cinema in Islington
Tate Modern
BanksideAmazing gallery