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Food Scene
This is a vibrant contemporary bar/restaurant that serves great cocktails and great asian-fusion food. It does a cheap lunch menu and has good atmosphere in the evening esp at the weekend.
34 locals recommend
100 Hoxton St
100 Hoxton StreetThis is a vibrant contemporary bar/restaurant that serves great cocktails and great asian-fusion food. It does a cheap lunch menu and has good atmosphere in the evening esp at the weekend.
Hearty ramen broths and Japanese small dishes. You will feel revitalised!
20 locals recommend
Bone Daddies Old Street
211 Old StHearty ramen broths and Japanese small dishes. You will feel revitalised!
Extremely popular Bombay brasserie at 7 Boundary Street, London E2 7JE, you may need to book but the food is excellent.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StExtremely popular Bombay brasserie at 7 Boundary Street, London E2 7JE, you may need to book but the food is excellent.
Cheap pizza for eat in or take-away. Margaritas start at £3!
13 locals recommend
The Barrel Boulangerie
110-112 Hoxton StCheap pizza for eat in or take-away. Margaritas start at £3!
A traditional London pub. They do a great Sunday Roast- a British classic (but only on Sunday). During the week they do excellent pizzas and always have a great selection of ales available.
39 locals recommend
The George & Vulture
63 Pitfield StA traditional London pub. They do a great Sunday Roast- a British classic (but only on Sunday). During the week they do excellent pizzas and always have a great selection of ales available.
Loads of great places to eat and drink. The Breakfast Club is particularly popular but expect to queue a little at peak times.
221 locals recommend
Hoxton Square
Hoxton SquareLoads of great places to eat and drink. The Breakfast Club is particularly popular but expect to queue a little at peak times.
Great street market to wander up and down
Take the bikes there along the canal and enjoy eating in the many amazing places!
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketGreat street market to wander up and down
Take the bikes there along the canal and enjoy eating in the many amazing places!
The famous foody street with the likes or Moro, Caravan, Morito, Pizza Pilgrims to name a few!!
219 locals recommend
Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketThe famous foody street with the likes or Moro, Caravan, Morito, Pizza Pilgrims to name a few!!
BunBunBun Vietnamese Food
134B Kingsland RdCheap eat Vietnamese food
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceBest sourdough bread ever!
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresGreat for breakfast or brunch on a sunny day.
The Barge House
46a De Beauvoir CresGreat for breakfast, brunch or lunch.
Fusion middle eastern food and grills
Normally a bit of a queue but you can drink at the bar whilst you wait so it normally works out OK! Its worth it!
81 locals recommend
Berber & Q - Grill House
338 Acton MewsFusion middle eastern food and grills
Normally a bit of a queue but you can drink at the bar whilst you wait so it normally works out OK! Its worth it!
MEATmission
15 Hoxton MarketGreat meat!! Try the monkey fingers
The famous Cereal Killer Cafe. More cereal than you could ever dream of. The most hipster shop to hit east London!
39 locals recommend
Cereal Killer Cafe
192a Brick LnThe famous Cereal Killer Cafe. More cereal than you could ever dream of. The most hipster shop to hit east London!
The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail Plgreat for breakfast, lunch and dinner!!
Great cheap slices of pizza. An East London favourite. Another shops is on Kingsland Road too
Voodoo Ray's BoxPark
Bethnal Green RoadGreat cheap slices of pizza. An East London favourite. Another shops is on Kingsland Road too
Drinks & Nightlife
White Lyan
153-155 Hoxton StreetVoted London's best cocktail bar 2016! open weds-sunday from 5pm.
Traditional pub, serves chicken wings, burgers and a good selection of ales. Also serves good £5 burgers Monday -Thursday!!
35 locals recommend
Howl At The Moon
178 Hoxton StTraditional pub, serves chicken wings, burgers and a good selection of ales. Also serves good £5 burgers Monday -Thursday!!
Nightjar
129 City RdAmazing creative cocktails, best to reserve in advance
Ping Pong bar that is always very popular. Can spend a night in there drinking and occasionally playing ping pong!! Best to phone up to pre book a table.
47 locals recommend
Bounce Old Street
241 Old StPing Pong bar that is always very popular. Can spend a night in there drinking and occasionally playing ping pong!! Best to phone up to pre book a table.
A bar and darts!! lots of fun games they get you playing. You can book slots for an hour and then enjoy drinking the rest of the time :-) Good for a quick game or spending the evening there
12 locals recommend
Flight Club Shoreditch
2A Worship StA bar and darts!! lots of fun games they get you playing. You can book slots for an hour and then enjoy drinking the rest of the time :-) Good for a quick game or spending the evening there
Has a drag night on Saturdays frequently until about midnight and then dancing.
45 locals recommend
The Glory
281 Kingsland RdHas a drag night on Saturdays frequently until about midnight and then dancing.
Amazing cocktail bar playing disco, nice seating and catering for the 30+ crew.
99 locals recommend
Ruby's
76 Stoke Newington RdAmazing cocktail bar playing disco, nice seating and catering for the 30+ crew.
XOYO
32-37 Cowper StLate night parties - remember to take ID as they always check
Happiness Forgets
8-9 Hoxton SquareIntimate bar
Cocktails - you may have guessed by now that I really like cocktails
22 locals recommend
London Cocktail Club
63 Worship StreetCocktails - you may have guessed by now that I really like cocktails
Ask to go through the looking glass to get to the secret bar
35 locals recommend
Looking Glass Cocktail Club
49 Hackney RoadAsk to go through the looking glass to get to the secret bar
Callooh Callay Bar
65 Rivington Stcocktails - Ask to go through to the secret bar!
Best for house and techno
They have a great event called Morning Glory Ville that runs from 6am (!!) to 10am. It is full of glitter, unicorns, health drinks and strictly no booze. Great, great fun if you can get up that early and get a ticket
71 locals recommend
Oval Space
32 The OvalBest for house and techno
They have a great event called Morning Glory Ville that runs from 6am (!!) to 10am. It is full of glitter, unicorns, health drinks and strictly no booze. Great, great fun if you can get up that early and get a ticket
Parks & Nature
A lovely park with a great 50m outdoor heated swimming pool if you fancy a dip. Also got the trendy cafes and restaurants of Broadway Market nearby.
You can hire a bicycle from right outside the flat and ride along the canal to Broadway Market (their is another bike docking station there).
429 locals recommend
London Fields station
A lovely park with a great 50m outdoor heated swimming pool if you fancy a dip. Also got the trendy cafes and restaurants of Broadway Market nearby.
You can hire a bicycle from right outside the flat and ride along the canal to Broadway Market (their is another bike docking station there).
Beautiful large park to walk around. You can job there from ours in 15 minutes or cycle up the canal. A beautiful walk. There is a nice cafe by the lake too
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadBeautiful large park to walk around. You can job there from ours in 15 minutes or cycle up the canal. A beautiful walk. There is a nice cafe by the lake too
Spitalfields City Farm
Buxton StreetA proper city gem with a lovely vibe.
Shopping
One of the major streets in London for contemporary fashion shopping.
142 locals recommend
Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetOne of the major streets in London for contemporary fashion shopping.
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdA selection of boutique and pop-up fashion/clothing stores.
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StUndercover market and shopping with food too
Entertainment & Activities
A movie theatre but also an arts centre, always plenty going on here. Their Tongue-Fu night on the last Thursday of every month blends spoken-word with live music. It's great!
260 locals recommend
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdA movie theatre but also an arts centre, always plenty going on here. Their Tongue-Fu night on the last Thursday of every month blends spoken-word with live music. It's great!
Outdoor pool and heated!! Great for a nice sunny day. Be sure to get there early on the weekend as its so popular!
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West SideOutdoor pool and heated!! Great for a nice sunny day. Be sure to get there early on the weekend as its so popular!
Budget friendly spa, only £26 for 3 hours and so relaxing (and you can stay later if you wish!!)
There is a pool, hammam, saunas and steam rooms there. Great relaxing activity. If it is full there is another one at Bethnal Green too called York Hall.
Best to phone in advance to book but they normally have space outside peak hours
17 locals recommend
Ironmonger Row Baths
1 Norman StreetBudget friendly spa, only £26 for 3 hours and so relaxing (and you can stay later if you wish!!)
There is a pool, hammam, saunas and steam rooms there. Great relaxing activity. If it is full there is another one at Bethnal Green too called York Hall.
Best to phone in advance to book but they normally have space outside peak hours
Draughts - Hackney
41 Kingsland High StreetA board games bar!! Its brilliant. Trust us
Fierce Grace Hot Yoga - City
7-9 East RdHot yoga sessions
This Bethnal Green outpost of the Victoria & Albert Museum houses an engaging collection of toys, games, furniture and clothing as used by children from 1600 to the present day. Highlights include monumental dolls' houses, ornate cradles, ingenious clockwork cars and familiar characters from books, TV and film that always prompt a nostalgic sigh. There's also a café, a bookshop and a varied programme of child-friendly events.
Address: Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9PA (020 8983 5200; vam.ac.uk/moc).
Opening times: daily 10am-5.45pm.
Price: Free.
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadThis Bethnal Green outpost of the Victoria & Albert Museum houses an engaging collection of toys, games, furniture and clothing as used by children from 1600 to the present day. Highlights include monumental dolls' houses, ornate cradles, ingenious clockwork cars and familiar characters from books, TV and film that always prompt a nostalgic sigh. There's also a café, a bookshop and a varied programme of child-friendly events.
Address: Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9PA (020 8983 5200; vam.ac.uk/moc).
Opening times: daily 10am-5.45pm.
Price: Free.
Where the 2012 Olympics was held. You can recreate it for yourself!
42 locals recommend
Lee Valley White Water Centre
Station RoadWhere the 2012 Olympics was held. You can recreate it for yourself!
You can go on the velodrome, or swim in the Aquatics centre or slide down the really, really tall slide!! The slide is quite fun but its over quite quick for the money. We did it though and it is pretty thrilling
755 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
You can go on the velodrome, or swim in the Aquatics centre or slide down the really, really tall slide!! The slide is quite fun but its over quite quick for the money. We did it though and it is pretty thrilling
Sightseeing
You have to go here if you are in the area!! Try and get there earlier as it gets quite busy. Only open on Sundays but a lovely street to visit even if the flower market is not on for shopping.
You must try the calamari from the hatch! Its part of all shopping trips to the road.
Nice pubs on there too called the Royal Oak and the Birdcage. Both serve nice food too.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadYou have to go here if you are in the area!! Try and get there earlier as it gets quite busy. Only open on Sundays but a lovely street to visit even if the flower market is not on for shopping.
You must try the calamari from the hatch! Its part of all shopping trips to the road.
Nice pubs on there too called the Royal Oak and the Birdcage. Both serve nice food too.
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneIts essential if it is your first time to London!! I recommend getting the full tour as you learn so much.
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
Its essential if it is your first time to London!! I recommend getting the full tour as you learn so much.
Essentials
Amazing organic, healthy food. Every type of health food you could want.
Opposite is a Chinese supermarket too if you need anything like that.
113 locals recommend
The Grocery
52-56 Kingsland RdAmazing organic, healthy food. Every type of health food you could want.
Opposite is a Chinese supermarket too if you need anything like that.
Hoxton Post Office
101 Hoxton Stthe closest post office