Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Jamie Oliver's gorgeous restaurant is only a few minutes walk away. It has two dining spaces - ground level for the more casual Trattoria and downstairs for the fine dining restaurant. Booking a must
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Fifteen
15 Westland PlJamie Oliver's gorgeous restaurant is only a few minutes walk away. It has two dining spaces - ground level for the more casual Trattoria and downstairs for the fine dining restaurant. Booking a must
Hands down one of my favourite pubs. This is a wonderful organic 'gastro-pub' serving really delicious meals for lunch and dinner. Or just have a drink. Great boutique beers and a lovely wine list.
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The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's StreetHands down one of my favourite pubs. This is a wonderful organic 'gastro-pub' serving really delicious meals for lunch and dinner. Or just have a drink. Great boutique beers and a lovely wine list.
Great cosy neighbourhood pub with good food and boutique beers.
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The Charles Lamb Pub
16 Elia StGreat cosy neighbourhood pub with good food and boutique beers.
Song Que is one of many Vietnamese restaurants on Kingsland Road. Great food at a great price.
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Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland RdSong Que is one of many Vietnamese restaurants on Kingsland Road. Great food at a great price.
Near Old Street this smart 'gastropub' offers superb food in a buzzy environment. There's also a charming Victorian dining room upstairs
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The Princess of Shoreditch
76-78 Paul StNear Old Street this smart 'gastropub' offers superb food in a buzzy environment. There's also a charming Victorian dining room upstairs
More of a restaurant than bar, this little place is a gem. Scandinavian themed interior, sumptuous leather chairs and wooden furniture, elk antlers adorn the walls, Great food and cocktails.
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The Elk In The Woods
37-39 Camden PassageMore of a restaurant than bar, this little place is a gem. Scandinavian themed interior, sumptuous leather chairs and wooden furniture, elk antlers adorn the walls, Great food and cocktails.
The original Ottolenghi restaurant. Exotic dishes, labour intensive salads and amazing cakes from this Israeli/ Palestinian partnership and you can take-away too (but careful this can get expensive)
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StThe original Ottolenghi restaurant. Exotic dishes, labour intensive salads and amazing cakes from this Israeli/ Palestinian partnership and you can take-away too (but careful this can get expensive)
Just a stone's throw from the apartment this lovely, authentic Italian cafe has delicious simple Italian food and coffee.
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Saponara
23 Prebend StJust a stone's throw from the apartment this lovely, authentic Italian cafe has delicious simple Italian food and coffee.
Walking up Upper Street you will find 3 Gallipoli restaurants serving consistently good Turkish food at budget prices in a fun, sometimes rowdy atmosphere. Expect queues on weekend nights.
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Gallipoli Bazaar Turkish & Morrocan Restaurant
107 Upper StreetWalking up Upper Street you will find 3 Gallipoli restaurants serving consistently good Turkish food at budget prices in a fun, sometimes rowdy atmosphere. Expect queues on weekend nights.
Homely Afghan Dining, this tiny restaurant on two floors offers a small menu of delicious meat and vegetarian dishes.
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Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington GrnHomely Afghan Dining, this tiny restaurant on two floors offers a small menu of delicious meat and vegetarian dishes.
Good breakfast and also serves lunch and dinner.
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Rita's Bar & Dining
35 Stoke Newington RdGood breakfast and also serves lunch and dinner.
Sir Terrence Conran's British food caff - no bookings. There's a high-end restaurant downstairs and a roof garden in the summer months.
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Albion
2-4 Boundary StSir Terrence Conran's British food caff - no bookings. There's a high-end restaurant downstairs and a roof garden in the summer months.
Housed on the ground floor of the old Tea Building in Shoreditch. Join the east London hipsters for delicious pizzas and drinks. It gets very busy so booking is essential.
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Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High StHoused on the ground floor of the old Tea Building in Shoreditch. Join the east London hipsters for delicious pizzas and drinks. It gets very busy so booking is essential.
Turn right onto canal -5mins. Fab little hole-in-the-wall on the towpath of Regent's Canal inspiring devoted followers for its great coffee and food. Open from breakfast til dusk. No takeaways.
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Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresTurn right onto canal -5mins. Fab little hole-in-the-wall on the towpath of Regent's Canal inspiring devoted followers for its great coffee and food. Open from breakfast til dusk. No takeaways.
Stylish Austrian cafe in Camden Passage. Viennese patisserie and coffee served at the front and Austrian / central European food served towards the back.
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Kipferl Cafe & Kitchen
20 Camden PassageStylish Austrian cafe in Camden Passage. Viennese patisserie and coffee served at the front and Austrian / central European food served towards the back.
Relaxed Italian cafe serving inexpensive good food, coffee and cakes.
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Food Lab
56 Essex RoadRelaxed Italian cafe serving inexpensive good food, coffee and cakes.
Excellent coffee and food. Coffee roasted on site and the baristas really know their stuff. From esteemed Melbourne cafe of the same name.
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St Ali
27 Clerkenwell RdExcellent coffee and food. Coffee roasted on site and the baristas really know their stuff. From esteemed Melbourne cafe of the same name.
Serious Kiwi coffee house- roasting site. Redchurch St is worth a stroll with interesting shops, galleries. Pop into the Albion for lunch and take a stroll down Brick Lane and across to Spitalfields.
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Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch StSerious Kiwi coffee house- roasting site. Redchurch St is worth a stroll with interesting shops, galleries. Pop into the Albion for lunch and take a stroll down Brick Lane and across to Spitalfields.
Part of the Jamie Oliver chain- large, noisy restaurant serving good Italian food at reasonable prices. Has a nice bar for a pre-dinner drink.
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Jamie's Italian Angel
409-411 St John StPart of the Jamie Oliver chain- large, noisy restaurant serving good Italian food at reasonable prices. Has a nice bar for a pre-dinner drink.
Everything Else
Turn right on canal towpath - 20min walk. Sat markets full of East London hipsters! Good food/ veg stalls, cafes,pubs. London Fields Park at the end of the street with the Lido, a clean public pool.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketTurn right on canal towpath - 20min walk. Sat markets full of East London hipsters! Good food/ veg stalls, cafes,pubs. London Fields Park at the end of the street with the Lido, a clean public pool.
On Sundays the street is an oasis of foliage and flowers. There're over sixty independent shops including small art galleries, cake shops, vintage clothes, delicatessens, garden and antique shops.
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Columbia Road market
On Sundays the street is an oasis of foliage and flowers. There're over sixty independent shops including small art galleries, cake shops, vintage clothes, delicatessens, garden and antique shops.
Charming flag-stone walk lane with many antique shops, boutiques, and places to eat. It's a thriving Antique market on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Кэмден-Пассаж
Camden PassageCharming flag-stone walk lane with many antique shops, boutiques, and places to eat. It's a thriving Antique market on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Daily food market.
Great Farmer's Market from 10am-2pm Sundays, at the end of Chapel Market
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Chapel Market
Chapel MarketDaily food market.
Great Farmer's Market from 10am-2pm Sundays, at the end of Chapel Market
It's a great walk or run up the canal, past Broadway Markets and on to Victoria Park and Lauriston Village. The Pavillion in the Park is a kid-friendly cafe with great food and coffee.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadIt's a great walk or run up the canal, past Broadway Markets and on to Victoria Park and Lauriston Village. The Pavillion in the Park is a kid-friendly cafe with great food and coffee.
East London cool - markets, bars, cafes, curry houses. Redchurch Street at the top of Brick Lane is also worth a wander for lovely upmarket independent stores and cafes. Also nearby is Spitalfields.
Cafe Naz
46/48 Brick LaneEast London cool - markets, bars, cafes, curry houses. Redchurch Street at the top of Brick Lane is also worth a wander for lovely upmarket independent stores and cafes. Also nearby is Spitalfields.
The historic market near London Bridge. Open Thurs/Fri afternoons and all day Sat. Wonderful surrounding shops open all week including Neals' Yard etc. The most beautiful produce you ever did see!
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Brindisa Ham School
Stoney StreetThe historic market near London Bridge. Open Thurs/Fri afternoons and all day Sat. Wonderful surrounding shops open all week including Neals' Yard etc. The most beautiful produce you ever did see!
Drinks & Nightlife
Lovely pub with good food and only a stumble from the apartment
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William IV
7 Shepherdess WalkLovely pub with good food and only a stumble from the apartment
A very small very smart bar with serious mixologists creating amazing cocktails. Impeccably attired and attentive staff.
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Colebrooke Row
Colebrooke RowA very small very smart bar with serious mixologists creating amazing cocktails. Impeccably attired and attentive staff.
Well loved, centuries old with chesterfields, chandeliers and a magnificent fireplace. By day a good casual place to have a quiet drink, by night / weekends a venue for live music and DJ's upstairs.
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Out Of The Attic Antiques
195 Blackstock RdWell loved, centuries old with chesterfields, chandeliers and a magnificent fireplace. By day a good casual place to have a quiet drink, by night / weekends a venue for live music and DJ's upstairs.
Lovely neighbourhood pub, beautiful window frontage, quality beers on tap, wines and good bar snacks.
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Island Queen
87 Noel RdLovely neighbourhood pub, beautiful window frontage, quality beers on tap, wines and good bar snacks.
Specialising in different beers from around the world plus good quality food including Sunday roasts.
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Earl of Essex
25 Danbury StSpecialising in different beers from around the world plus good quality food including Sunday roasts.
Essentials
Planet Organic - Islington
64 Essex RdOrganic grocery store
Waitrose - the very best supermarkets in Britain!
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Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdWaitrose - the very best supermarkets in Britain!
a huge branch of Sainsbury's supermarkets
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Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
92 Walm Lna huge branch of Sainsbury's supermarkets
The closest supermarket - 2 min walk. Located underneath the site of the former Gainsborough Film Studios. It's worth having a look in the courtyard at Hitchcock's enormous head on a platter!
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The closest supermarket - 2 min walk. Located underneath the site of the former Gainsborough Film Studios. It's worth having a look in the courtyard at Hitchcock's enormous head on a platter!
Totally free-range meats, including Lincolnshire lamb, Scotch premier beef, and seasonal game. An impressive rage of English cheeses and speciality sausages. Eggs, chutneys and olive oils.
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James Elliott
96 Essex RdTotally free-range meats, including Lincolnshire lamb, Scotch premier beef, and seasonal game. An impressive rage of English cheeses and speciality sausages. Eggs, chutneys and olive oils.
The famous 4th generation fishmonger with some of the freshest fish in London. Fair prices, wide selection, friendly service. Recommended by Rick Stein and Nigel Slater. You almost need your wellies!
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The New Rose
84-86 Essex RoadThe famous 4th generation fishmonger with some of the freshest fish in London. Fair prices, wide selection, friendly service. Recommended by Rick Stein and Nigel Slater. You almost need your wellies!
Arts & Culture
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper Stcinema showing quality films
One of the world's leading galleries for contemporary art in Hoxton Square
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Уайт Кьюб Бермондси
Bermondsey StreetOne of the world's leading galleries for contemporary art in Hoxton Square
A friendly and charming museum, the Geffrye presents the history of the English domestic interior from 1600 to the present day.
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Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadA friendly and charming museum, the Geffrye presents the history of the English domestic interior from 1600 to the present day.
Cavernous exhibition space with renowned reputation in the contemporary art world, close to King's Cross
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Gagosian
6-24 Britannia StCavernous exhibition space with renowned reputation in the contemporary art world, close to King's Cross
Wonderful modern art gallery - sister to the Tate Britain in Pimlico - with a great shop and cafes and a restaurant on the 7th floor with amazing views over the Thames and London.
Cafe Level Seven at the Tate Modern
Wonderful modern art gallery - sister to the Tate Britain in Pimlico - with a great shop and cafes and a restaurant on the 7th floor with amazing views over the Thames and London.
Celebrates the talents of the world's best designers and architects, founded by Sir Terrence Conran.
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Музей дизайна
224-238 Kensington High StCelebrates the talents of the world's best designers and architects, founded by Sir Terrence Conran.
Lovely gallery showing contemporary and 20th century art. Situated on Whitechapel Road at the end of Brick Lane. Houses chef Angela Hartnett's famed Dining Room.
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Галерея Уайтчепел
77-82 Whitechapel High StLovely gallery showing contemporary and 20th century art. Situated on Whitechapel Road at the end of Brick Lane. Houses chef Angela Hartnett's famed Dining Room.
Entertainment & Activities
Парк Шоредитч
188 New N RdOpen green space for a run or walk.
Shopping
Historic Spitalfields for shops, cafes, bars and markets.
Brick Lane around the corner is also worth a visit. Try Rosa's on Hanbury Street for delicious Thai food.
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Рынок Спиталфилдс
65 Brushfield StHistoric Spitalfields for shops, cafes, bars and markets.
Brick Lane around the corner is also worth a visit. Try Rosa's on Hanbury Street for delicious Thai food.