Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Great place for a brunch. live music from 12. And let's not forget a lively atmosphere and best BBQ you would find this side of the pond in the evenings!
104 locals recommend
The Blues Kitchen
134-146 Curtain Rd
104 locals recommend
Great place for a brunch. live music from 12. And let's not forget a lively atmosphere and best BBQ you would find this side of the pond in the evenings!
Great traditional food... And a fun trendy bar.
29 locals recommend
Merchants Tavern
36 Charlotte Rd
29 locals recommend
Great traditional food... And a fun trendy bar.
Excellent food. No booking. Just turn up.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary St
475 locals recommend
Excellent food. No booking. Just turn up.
Simple, healthy, cheap and cheerful? This would be my pick.
69 locals recommend
Cay Tre Hoxton Shoreditch
301 Old St
69 locals recommend
Simple, healthy, cheap and cheerful? This would be my pick.
The best vegetarian burger in London! Love love it! Also their other burgers are pretty good ;-)
17 locals recommend
Haché Burgers Shoreditch
147 Curtain Rd
17 locals recommend
The best vegetarian burger in London! Love love it! Also their other burgers are pretty good ;-)
London's finest Chinese cuisine, 8 or 15 courses. Make sure you book.
14 locals recommend
HKK
88 Worship Street
14 locals recommend
London's finest Chinese cuisine, 8 or 15 courses. Make sure you book.
Japanese Hotdogs? Here it is :)
15 locals recommend
Pump street food market
15 locals recommend
Japanese Hotdogs? Here it is :)
Best coffee round the corner
103 locals recommend
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard St
103 locals recommend
Best coffee round the corner
Great for Brunch or a coffee. Be warned, it's usually pretty busy.
55 locals recommend
The Hoxton Mix
86-90 Paul St
55 locals recommend
Great for Brunch or a coffee. Be warned, it's usually pretty busy.
A coffee shop with a twist!
37 locals recommend
HotBox London
46-48 Commercial Street
37 locals recommend
A coffee shop with a twist!
Great for brunch. They also do an amazing Avocado on toast.
35 locals recommend
Lantana Shoreditch
55 City Rd
35 locals recommend
Great for brunch. They also do an amazing Avocado on toast.
Part of a branch but always a safe choice
71 locals recommend
Busaba Hoxton Square
319 Old St
71 locals recommend
Part of a branch but always a safe choice
A good safe choice. Great breakfast!
21 locals recommend
Bill's Shoreditch Restaurant
1 Hoxton Square
21 locals recommend
A good safe choice. Great breakfast!
Authentic Thai food in London
16 locals recommend
Thai City
110 Old St
16 locals recommend
Authentic Thai food in London
Excellent pizza. They are massive. Get a slice or two for yourelf or one pizza per couple.
33 locals recommend
Homeslice Shoreditch
374-378 Old St
33 locals recommend
Excellent pizza. They are massive. Get a slice or two for yourelf or one pizza per couple.
Our favourit brunch spot!
75 locals recommend
Hoi Polloi
100 Shoreditch High St
75 locals recommend
Our favourit brunch spot!
Michelin star. Beautiful food! On the pricy side. Make sure you book.
106 locals recommend
The Clove Club
380 Old St
106 locals recommend
Michelin star. Beautiful food! On the pricy side. Make sure you book.

Drinks & Nightlife

Want to relax, have a bite to eat or try amazing drinks? The book club is your place. Make sure you check out their random events too from yoga dance to short film festivals!
93 locals recommend
The Book Club
100-106 Leonard St
93 locals recommend
Want to relax, have a bite to eat or try amazing drinks? The book club is your place. Make sure you check out their random events too from yoga dance to short film festivals!
A quirky and likely bar with a bit of a clubbing on the side.
15 locals recommend
The Bedroom Bar
Rivington Street
15 locals recommend
A quirky and likely bar with a bit of a clubbing on the side.
Late night clubbing!
11 locals recommend
333
333 Old St
11 locals recommend
Late night clubbing!
A classy new bar
Tonic & Remedy
151 City Rd
A classy new bar
A bit of hidden place and big enough to not get too busy.
The Kitty Hawk
14 South Pl
A bit of hidden place and big enough to not get too busy.
Simple, relaxed, charming.
Singer Tavern
1 City Rd
Simple, relaxed, charming.
Speakeasy style bar
22 locals recommend
London Cocktail Club
63 Worship Street
22 locals recommend
Speakeasy style bar

Arts & Culture

The best place for dance.
253 locals recommend
Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
253 locals recommend
The best place for dance.
Just across the road from our place! So no excuses. Check it out.
Courtyard Theatre, London
40 Pitfield Street
Just across the road from our place! So no excuses. Check it out.
The best art centre in Europe! Wonderful classical music, theatre, dance, 2 tiny cinemas and a couple of galleries. All under one roof. One of my favourite spots.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
509 locals recommend
The best art centre in Europe! Wonderful classical music, theatre, dance, 2 tiny cinemas and a couple of galleries. All under one roof. One of my favourite spots.
For the most random indie films...
109 locals recommend
BFI Southbank
0 Belvedere Rd
109 locals recommend
For the most random indie films...
A collection of beautiful /futurist paintings in a lovely house.
67 locals recommend
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury Square
67 locals recommend
A collection of beautiful /futurist paintings in a lovely house.
A astonishing 18th century house. Untouched and stylish.
79 locals recommend
Dennis Severs' House
18 Folgate St
79 locals recommend
A astonishing 18th century house. Untouched and stylish.
Independent gallery showcasing emerging artists
Daniel Blau
51 Hoxton Square
Independent gallery showcasing emerging artists
Dots everywhere!
95 locals recommend
Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rd
95 locals recommend
Dots everywhere!

Parks & Nature

Check out the herb garden in the back. A spot of quiet in the middle of lively Hackney.
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 locals recommend
Check out the herb garden in the back. A spot of quiet in the middle of lively Hackney.
For a bit of zen, check out the quiet garden in Memorium of Basil Hume.
Bunhill Row
Bunhill Row
For a bit of zen, check out the quiet garden in Memorium of Basil Hume.
Mini park with bars and restaurants ask around.
221 locals recommend
Hoxton Square
Hoxton Square
221 locals recommend
Mini park with bars and restaurants ask around.

Shopping

Innovative pop-up shops
Craft Central
21 Clerkenwell Green
Innovative pop-up shops
Beautiful jewellery, textile, metalwork and unique objects.
Lesley Craze Gallery
35 Clerkenwell Grn
Beautiful jewellery, textile, metalwork and unique objects.
All about vintage
Vintage Heaven
82 Columbia Rd
All about vintage
Super cute and round the corner.
Bookartbookshop
17 Pitfield St
Super cute and round the corner.
The world first pop-up shopping mall, Boxpark is a collection of shops made up from shipping containers. Fun and unique.
377 locals recommend
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rd
377 locals recommend
The world first pop-up shopping mall, Boxpark is a collection of shops made up from shipping containers. Fun and unique.
Every Sunday. Full of flowers and hustle and bustle.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
Every Sunday. Full of flowers and hustle and bustle.
An excellent market for vintage, crafts, clothing and more
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial St
696 locals recommend
An excellent market for vintage, crafts, clothing and more

Everything Else

Loved by architects, built in 1957
Great Arthur House Golden Lane Estate
Loved by architects, built in 1957
A quite place to study? Check out Google's campus.
8 locals recommend
Google for Startups Campus
4-5 Bonhill St
8 locals recommend
A quite place to study? Check out Google's campus.

Entertainment & Activities

An outdoor rooftop cinema!
Pillow Cinema Al Fresco @ Snap Productions
25-27 Hackney Rd
An outdoor rooftop cinema!
A small independent cinema attached to a lovely barber/parlour/cafe/grocery!
22 locals recommend
Barber and Parlour
64-66 Redchurch St
22 locals recommend
A small independent cinema attached to a lovely barber/parlour/cafe/grocery!
Another independent cinema worth visiting.
260 locals recommend
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
260 locals recommend
Another independent cinema worth visiting.
One of my favourite cinema's in London. Tiny, personal and with comfy seats.
177 locals recommend
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper St
177 locals recommend
One of my favourite cinema's in London. Tiny, personal and with comfy seats.
Cheap and cheerful
137 locals recommend
Vue Cinema London - Islington
36 Parkfield St
137 locals recommend
Cheap and cheerful