Guidebook for Greater London
Shopping
Aesop Islington
56 Cross StThis store has great beauty products
Albam Clothing
286 Upper StMenswear designed in England and crafted by skilled artisans.
Home of the 2012 Olympics and Westfield Shopping Centre a fantastic indoor shopping centre with great shops and restaurants
755 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Home of the 2012 Olympics and Westfield Shopping Centre a fantastic indoor shopping centre with great shops and restaurants
Dry Centre Ltd
Local dry cleaners, general washing and repairs.
Food Scene
Memsaab
14 Westbourne RdVery good local Indian Restaurant.
This restaurant does a modern version of traditional Fish & Chips and is a great venue?
24 locals recommend
Vintage Salt Upper Street
This restaurant does a modern version of traditional Fish & Chips and is a great venue?
It is one of the most iconic and dynamic restaurants in the country.
364 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StIt is one of the most iconic and dynamic restaurants in the country.
The Albion
10 Thornhill RdThis is a great pub restaurant with a wonderful big garden.
Cafe Isarn
119 Upper StA great Thai restaurant.
This tiny restaurant is at the Angel which is full of exotic eateries, many of them ridiculously overpriced, and so Afghan Kitchen comes as a spice-infused gust of fresh air.
73 locals recommend
Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington GrnThis tiny restaurant is at the Angel which is full of exotic eateries, many of them ridiculously overpriced, and so Afghan Kitchen comes as a spice-infused gust of fresh air.
Vagabond N7
105 Holloway RdAn independent Coffee shop.
A very new and local restaurant. It serves only six starters, five mains, four desserts, three sides, two kinds of booze and not a single dud between them. It has been critically acclaimed?
127 locals recommend
SUNDAY cafe & restaurant
169 Hemingford RdA very new and local restaurant. It serves only six starters, five mains, four desserts, three sides, two kinds of booze and not a single dud between them. It has been critically acclaimed?
EZ & Moss
183 Holloway RdThis vegetarian/vegan cafe has great fresh ingredients.
Jamie's Italian Angel
409-411 St John StJamie Oliver's modern Italian restaurant.
Le Péché Mignon is an independent French café and fine food store close to Highbury Fields
78 locals recommend
Le Péché Mignon
6 Ronalds RdLe Péché Mignon is an independent French café and fine food store close to Highbury Fields
Regent's Park has some nice cafes to have a coffee alfresco and a wonderful zoo, lake and gardens.
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
Regent's Park has some nice cafes to have a coffee alfresco and a wonderful zoo, lake and gardens.
Drinks & Nightlife
This pub serves great food and drink and has very nice garden area
102 locals recommend
The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury StThis pub serves great food and drink and has very nice garden area
Almeida
This is a Terrance Conran Restaurant. A very efficient french restaurant.
Hope & Anchor
207 Upper StThis is the pub that the Sex Pistols played.
Our local pub with good selection of British beers and also does food.
30 locals recommend
Duchess of Kent
441 Liverpool RdOur local pub with good selection of British beers and also does food.
Hemingford Arms
158 Hemingford RdA local pub that serves Thai Food
Arts & Culture
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury SquareA really interesting small art gallery.
This is our local theatre. It is in a fantastic building and puts on really amazing productions.
224 locals recommend
Almeida Theatre
Almeida StreetThis is our local theatre. It is in a fantastic building and puts on really amazing productions.
This is a very comfortable cinema showing great films. It has a waitress service for food and drink and has big sofas.
177 locals recommend
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StThis is a very comfortable cinema showing great films. It has a waitress service for food and drink and has big sofas.
Everything Else
twentytwentyone
274-275 Upper StA great furniture store.
Eskimo Laundry
90 MacKenzie RdLocal laundry
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdReally good small supermarket great for food and drink
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdSmall supermarket with lots on offer.
Sightseeing
London’s smallest Local Nature Reserve.
A delightful hidden woodland. Home to a range of wildlife the long tailed tit, lesser stag beetle, common toad and the sixteen spot ladybird.
8 locals recommend
Barnsbury Wood Nature Reserve
18a Crescent StLondon’s smallest Local Nature Reserve.
A delightful hidden woodland. Home to a range of wildlife the long tailed tit, lesser stag beetle, common toad and the sixteen spot ladybird.
Camden Passage
Camden PassageA great mix of vintage and antique market, shops and restaurants.
Located in Hampstead Heath which is a big green open space that's great for taking a walk and enjoying the lovely fresh air. From the hill at it's highest point you can see London's amazing skyline.
154 locals recommend
Kenwood House
Located in Hampstead Heath which is a big green open space that's great for taking a walk and enjoying the lovely fresh air. From the hill at it's highest point you can see London's amazing skyline.
The famously buzzing eclectic market with great shops bars and restaurants.
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlThe famously buzzing eclectic market with great shops bars and restaurants.