Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
great local east end boozer with a live swing band on friday and saturday nights, take cash as they don't take card.
116 locals recommend
The Palm Tree Pub
127 Grove Rdgreat local east end boozer with a live swing band on friday and saturday nights, take cash as they don't take card.
bar/restarant which serves awesome tandoori and very handy for the apartment as its in the building next doof, you can also have the food served on the outdoor communal terrace if the weather is nice
The Bow Quarter
60 Fairfield Rdbar/restarant which serves awesome tandoori and very handy for the apartment as its in the building next doof, you can also have the food served on the outdoor communal terrace if the weather is nice
great pub with friendly staff and great pizzas which are only £5 each on sundays & mondays
59 locals recommend
The Florist Arms
255 Globe Rdgreat pub with friendly staff and great pizzas which are only £5 each on sundays & mondays
The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Roadgreat bar open til late
great fun for a night out, a different theme each night
58 locals recommend
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
42-46 Pollard Rowgreat fun for a night out, a different theme each night
fab 1940's style cocktail lounge and restaurant-http://viajante.co.uk/
27 locals recommend
Town Hall Hotel & Apartments
8 Patriot Squarefab 1940's style cocktail lounge and restaurant-http://viajante.co.uk/
great little cocktail bar with a secret back room which you will be taken to if you ask to 'see through the looking glass'
35 locals recommend
Looking Glass Cocktail Club
49 Hackney Roadgreat little cocktail bar with a secret back room which you will be taken to if you ask to 'see through the looking glass'
great bar along the canal behind kings cross, especially good in the summer when they open up the bar outdoors, also a good place to eat although it is a small menu, i can recommend the crab burger!
13 locals recommend
Shrimpy's
3 Goods Waygreat bar along the canal behind kings cross, especially good in the summer when they open up the bar outdoors, also a good place to eat although it is a small menu, i can recommend the crab burger!
Ray's Bar
95 Kingsland High Streetgreat bar/club in the heart of dalston
they do a great espresso martini!
there is also a pop up rum cocktail bar downstairs called portside parlour serving rums from around the world
108 locals recommend
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway Marketthey do a great espresso martini!
there is also a pop up rum cocktail bar downstairs called portside parlour serving rums from around the world
good shoreditch bar with downstairs area, busy on the weekends
54 locals recommend
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32-36 Kingsland Rdgood shoreditch bar with downstairs area, busy on the weekends
brilliant pub/bar that often has live music/bands playing or themed nights, open til late
10 locals recommend
The Macbeth
70 Hoxton Stbrilliant pub/bar that often has live music/bands playing or themed nights, open til late
Food Scene
great pub with a pub food menu as well as a restaurant with seperate menu, lovely atmosphere and games available!
139 locals recommend
The Morgan Arms
43 Morgan Stgreat pub with a pub food menu as well as a restaurant with seperate menu, lovely atmosphere and games available!
great place for brunch overlooking the canal & views of the olympic stadium
Breakfast served 7.30am-5pm Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat, Sun.
63 locals recommend
Counter Cafe
7 Roach Roadgreat place for brunch overlooking the canal & views of the olympic stadium
Breakfast served 7.30am-5pm Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat, Sun.
lovely place for brunch and dinner, great in the summer when you can sit outside
Breakfast served 10am-1pm daily
44 locals recommend
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lovely place for brunch and dinner, great in the summer when you can sit outside
Breakfast served 10am-1pm daily
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson Stgreat food, great cocktails and often live music
great for brunch on the weekends and they also do evening meal where you can bring your own wine
63 locals recommend
Hackney Bureau
3 Mare Stgreat for brunch on the weekends and they also do evening meal where you can bring your own wine
lovely italian restaurant, service a little slow but very reasonably priced
27 locals recommend
Buon Appetito
136 Lauriston Rdlovely italian restaurant, service a little slow but very reasonably priced
The Empress
130 Lauriston Rdgreat food in a nice atmosphere and family friendly
amazing fish and chip take away that also has a restaurant, highy recommend!
104 locals recommend
Fish House
128 Lauriston Rdamazing fish and chip take away that also has a restaurant, highy recommend!
great thai restaurant, very reasonable and you can collect to take away
70 locals recommend
Green Papaya
191 Mare Stgreat thai restaurant, very reasonable and you can collect to take away
THE place to go for a curry in london, lots of great curry houses including aladdins and the famous curry bazaar
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick LaneTHE place to go for a curry in london, lots of great curry houses including aladdins and the famous curry bazaar
great place to eat in the newly landscaped area behind kings cross station. great for brunch and dinner but book if you can as it gets very busy
186 locals recommend
Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary Squaregreat place to eat in the newly landscaped area behind kings cross station. great for brunch and dinner but book if you can as it gets very busy
great Argentinian steak house which serves a generous sized meat platter that even comes with black pudding
103 locals recommend
Buen Ayre
50 Broadway Marketgreat Argentinian steak house which serves a generous sized meat platter that even comes with black pudding
you can eat and drink in the bar area or sit down to a 5 course experimental menu, situated in the old shoreditch town hall
106 locals recommend
The Clove Club
380 Old Styou can eat and drink in the bar area or sit down to a 5 course experimental menu, situated in the old shoreditch town hall
yummy bacon & maple syrup pancakes as well as many other brunch dishes, also good for lunch and has another restaurant upstairs, backs onto spitalfields indoor market square, also does takeaway
The Luxe
109 Commercial Streetyummy bacon & maple syrup pancakes as well as many other brunch dishes, also good for lunch and has another restaurant upstairs, backs onto spitalfields indoor market square, also does takeaway
great place for brunch and coffee/cake, you can sit inside or outside and overlook the canal and olympic stadium, can be a queue to sit down at the weekends but service is quick and food is yummy!
63 locals recommend
Stour Space
7 Roach Rdgreat place for brunch and coffee/cake, you can sit inside or outside and overlook the canal and olympic stadium, can be a queue to sit down at the weekends but service is quick and food is yummy!
Essentials
Tesco Express
116-118 Commercial Stnearby groceries
Sightseeing
great on a sunday, busy flower market with coffee & cakes and live music, also lots of shops and cafes
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Roadgreat on a sunday, busy flower market with coffee & cakes and live music, also lots of shops and cafes
great food market on a saturday, lots of different hot food stalls and also cakes, also a great vietnamese stall if you like vietnamese coffee, often live music. also lots of pubs along this street
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Marketgreat food market on a saturday, lots of different hot food stalls and also cakes, also a great vietnamese stall if you like vietnamese coffee, often live music. also lots of pubs along this street
great saturday market in west london with lots of places to brunch and lunch as well as some great bars and restaurants for the evening
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High Stgreat saturday market in west london with lots of places to brunch and lunch as well as some great bars and restaurants for the evening
buzzing indoor market square on the weekends, lots of stalls selling everything from art and vintage collectibles to cupcakes and coffee, often live events e.g. dancing, performances and local choirs.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial Stbuzzing indoor market square on the weekends, lots of stalls selling everything from art and vintage collectibles to cupcakes and coffee, often live events e.g. dancing, performances and local choirs.
The London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It is the world's highest observation wheel. take in views of more than 55 of London's most famous landmarks in 30mins ride.
2099 locals recommend
London Eye
The London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It is the world's highest observation wheel. take in views of more than 55 of London's most famous landmarks in 30mins ride.
St. Paul's Cathedral
tourist attraction
Take a tour with one of the Yeoman Warders around the Tower of London, one of the world's most famous buildings. Gaze up at the White Tower and marvel at the Crown Jewels.
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
Take a tour with one of the Yeoman Warders around the Tower of London, one of the world's most famous buildings. Gaze up at the White Tower and marvel at the Crown Jewels.
Arts & Culture
London Fields
London Fields West SideOpen air heated lido in the lovely London fields park
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Stlocal gallery often with free exhibits and a nice restaurant
The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell StreetThe world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets
museum of modern and contemporary art, the building was a power station. you'll find temporary exhibitions by top artists from Damien Hirst to Gauguin. fab views from the restaurant. free entry.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Banksidemuseum of modern and contemporary art, the building was a power station. you'll find temporary exhibitions by top artists from Damien Hirst to Gauguin. fab views from the restaurant. free entry.
London's National Gallery is a vast space, filled with Western European paintings, you can find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.free entry
796 locals recommend
The National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareLondon's National Gallery is a vast space, filled with Western European paintings, you can find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.free entry
the Natural History Museum boasts a collection of the biggest, tallest and rarest animals in the world. free entry except special exhibitions, also do sleepovers and an ice-rink in winter
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Roadthe Natural History Museum boasts a collection of the biggest, tallest and rarest animals in the world. free entry except special exhibitions, also do sleepovers and an ice-rink in winter
See, touch and experience the major scientific advances of the last 300 years; don't forget the awesome Imax cinema. Entry is free, some exhibitions require tickets.
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadSee, touch and experience the major scientific advances of the last 300 years; don't forget the awesome Imax cinema. Entry is free, some exhibitions require tickets.
The V&A celebrates art and design with 3,000 years worth of amazing artefacts from around the world.
Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadThe V&A celebrates art and design with 3,000 years worth of amazing artefacts from around the world.
Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets.
At Madame Tussauds, you'll come face-to-face with some of the world's most famous faces. Strike a pose with Usain Bolt, kiss Brad Pitt or see Her Majesty the Queen.
951 locals recommend
Madame Tussauds London
Marylebone RoadAt Madame Tussauds, you'll come face-to-face with some of the world's most famous faces. Strike a pose with Usain Bolt, kiss Brad Pitt or see Her Majesty the Queen.
the world's largest maritime museum, the historic Queen's House and the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Stand astride the Prime Meridian, touch a meteorite, and see the stars in the planetarium.Some free
373 locals recommend
National Maritime Museum
Romney Roadthe world's largest maritime museum, the historic Queen's House and the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Stand astride the Prime Meridian, touch a meteorite, and see the stars in the planetarium.Some free
always interesting arts/theatre/installations to discover at the southbank centre and often a weekend market along the river outside
436 locals recommend
Southbank Centre
always interesting arts/theatre/installations to discover at the southbank centre and often a weekend market along the river outside
often has art exhibitions and installations and also has a great cafe with great coffee, cakes, juices and free wifi
10 locals recommend
Nunnery Gallery
181 Bow Rdoften has art exhibitions and installations and also has a great cafe with great coffee, cakes, juices and free wifi
Shopping
Huge shopping centre with all the well known brands, restaurants, cinema, casino and views of the Olympic park
173 locals recommend
Currys PC World Featuring Carphone Warehouse
Huge shopping centre with all the well known brands, restaurants, cinema, casino and views of the Olympic park
Everything Else
wonderful waterway walks and places to hire canoes/boats for use along regents canal
56 locals recommend
Limehouse Basin Marina
46 Goodhart Plwonderful waterway walks and places to hire canoes/boats for use along regents canal
lovely place to visit, the royal park grounds are perfect for picnicing and there are lots of local attractions including the cutty sark, martime museum, royal observatory and Greenwich market
541 locals recommend
Greenwich
lovely place to visit, the royal park grounds are perfect for picnicing and there are lots of local attractions including the cutty sark, martime museum, royal observatory and Greenwich market
The labyrinthine open-air markets and myriad retail outlets of Camden will keep the keenest shoppers busy, with everything from vintage to futuristic designs on offer. also great food stalls
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlThe labyrinthine open-air markets and myriad retail outlets of Camden will keep the keenest shoppers busy, with everything from vintage to futuristic designs on offer. also great food stalls
Kew Gardens boasts a soaring treetop walkway, galleries and iconic listed buildings
637 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
Kew Gardens boasts a soaring treetop walkway, galleries and iconic listed buildings