Guidebook for London

Tim
Guidebook for London

Drinks & Nightlife

Great food, great staff, great atmosphere. Best local
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The Talbot
109 Mortimer Rd
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Great food, great staff, great atmosphere. Best local
Great real ales, cool crowd, plenty of boho stuff, no idiots, late opening
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The Duke Of Wellington
119 Balls Pond Rd
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Great real ales, cool crowd, plenty of boho stuff, no idiots, late opening
Great beer garden, can get noisy though; good for football, though a bit boisterous at times
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The Scolt Head
107A Culford Rd
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Great beer garden, can get noisy though; good for football, though a bit boisterous at times
Good food the last time I went but has since changed hands so I'm not too sure about it
The Northgate
Good food the last time I went but has since changed hands so I'm not too sure about it
Used to be a bit of a dive, but refurbished and new owners. Quite trendy, not been there long; haven't visited myself. Does football. Lots and lots of stuffed animals and fishes showcased
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The Hunter S
194 Southgate Rd
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Used to be a bit of a dive, but refurbished and new owners. Quite trendy, not been there long; haven't visited myself. Does football. Lots and lots of stuffed animals and fishes showcased
Good large pub, bordering London Fields, where mobs overspill in summer. Good ales, great to sit on the grass with a rug and watch the cricket (I joke you not!)
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Pub On The Park
19 Martello Street
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Good large pub, bordering London Fields, where mobs overspill in summer. Good ales, great to sit on the grass with a rug and watch the cricket (I joke you not!)
Very good hidden gem, great food. Old school-looking booking essential on weekends. Reasonably expensive gastropub
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The Prince Arthur
80-82 Eversholt St
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Very good hidden gem, great food. Old school-looking booking essential on weekends. Reasonably expensive gastropub
Seasoned groovy pub now with gastropub - cool roots with the best world map in London. Go visit, it's great!
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Prince George
40 Parkholme Rd
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Seasoned groovy pub now with gastropub - cool roots with the best world map in London. Go visit, it's great!
One of my most favourite pubs in London, small, chic, good art, amazing food, lovely people, great ales - perfect to finish off a walk down the canal to Upper Street
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The Charles Lamb Pub
16 Elia St
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One of my most favourite pubs in London, small, chic, good art, amazing food, lovely people, great ales - perfect to finish off a walk down the canal to Upper Street
Was great, now a little too Notting ill and full of bankers and lawyers; great outdoors area though
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The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury St
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Was great, now a little too Notting ill and full of bankers and lawyers; great outdoors area though
Cracking small pub, veteran gastropub, very old interiors, all set in the Barnsbury conservation area. Do a crawl, here to Albion to Drapers Arms
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The Crown
144-146 Hatfield Rd
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Cracking small pub, veteran gastropub, very old interiors, all set in the Barnsbury conservation area. Do a crawl, here to Albion to Drapers Arms
Eclectic small bar with live music - used to be where musicians stayed for the Jazz bar on the terrace behind. Cool, very cool, and hardly known
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Servant Jazz Quarters
10A Bradbury St
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Eclectic small bar with live music - used to be where musicians stayed for the Jazz bar on the terrace behind. Cool, very cool, and hardly known
Good real ales, craft beer
the fox public house
372 Kingsland Road
Good real ales, craft beer
Best beers in town, a little hipster-ish, but recommended by the "King of Beers" himself, Pete Brown
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The Jolly Butchers
204 Stoke Newington High Street
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Best beers in town, a little hipster-ish, but recommended by the "King of Beers" himself, Pete Brown
Beer, brunch, on canal
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Proud East
2-10 Hertford Road
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Beer, brunch, on canal
Gigs, parties, alternative parties
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Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
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Gigs, parties, alternative parties
Good pub, open late, in front of Passing Clouds - nicknamed Shaggerston (need we explain)
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The Haggerston
438 Kingsland Rd
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Good pub, open late, in front of Passing Clouds - nicknamed Shaggerston (need we explain)
Moustache Bar Dalston
58 Stoke Newington Rd
Bijou and hip
top italian, trendy
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Rotorino
434 Kingsland Rd
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top italian, trendy
Trendy bar/club
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Nightjar
129 City Rd
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Trendy bar/club
music pub
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The Old Blue Last
38 Great Eastern St
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music pub
Busy and fun
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Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain Rd
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Busy and fun
funky
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Hardin ng Dalston Eastern Curve
13 Dalston Ln
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funky
One of my old haunts, good on Fridays
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The Griffin Whetstone
1262 High Rd
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One of my old haunts, good on Fridays
Great cool restaurant, one of our favourites
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A Little Of What You Fancy
464 Kingsland Road
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Great cool restaurant, one of our favourites
Super trendy hipster student fun cocktail bar, very weird, almost Japanese - be careful at night though
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Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
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Super trendy hipster student fun cocktail bar, very weird, almost Japanese - be careful at night though
An old Kray Twins pub, now an East End gastropub
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Carpenters Arms The Public Houses
91 Black Lion Ln
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An old Kray Twins pub, now an East End gastropub
Top pub
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Marksman Public House
254 Hackney Rd
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Top pub
Lovely pub, right next to the flower market
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The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rd
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Lovely pub, right next to the flower market
Need we say more!
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Fifteen
15 Westland Pl
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Need we say more!
Great pub
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Island Queen
87 Noel Rd
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Great pub
great pub and food
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The Crown
144-146 Hatfield Rd
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great pub and food
Great old boozer with amazing craft and real ales. Old London, where trendies and brickies meet
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The Wenlock Arms
26 Wenlock Rd
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Great old boozer with amazing craft and real ales. Old London, where trendies and brickies meet

Food Scene

Nearest new bar from what was a n awful dodgy boozer, great real ales and great BBQ food, though a little pricey. More restaurant than bar; booking advised
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Duke's Brew & Que
33 Downham Road
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Nearest new bar from what was a n awful dodgy boozer, great real ales and great BBQ food, though a little pricey. More restaurant than bar; booking advised
Top Argentinian tapas, great steaks, quite posh/expensive but good deals on brunch, next to the Northgate and the Deli
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De La Panza
105-107 Southgate Rd
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Top Argentinian tapas, great steaks, quite posh/expensive but good deals on brunch, next to the Northgate and the Deli
Great boho coffee haunt, Canadian run, cool hangout, great atmosphere sitting on the towpath. Food good too
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Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres
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Great boho coffee haunt, Canadian run, cool hangout, great atmosphere sitting on the towpath. Food good too
Just been redone; was a top uber-sustainable total organic restaurant, not sure now. Was good food and good terrace on canal. Quite expensive
Acorn House
Just been redone; was a top uber-sustainable total organic restaurant, not sure now. Was good food and good terrace on canal. Quite expensive
This is Jamie Oliver's first place, the famous 15 restaurant. The Australian family who stayed loved it - best for brunch if on a budget
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Britannia Leisure Centre
Pitfield Street
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This is Jamie Oliver's first place, the famous 15 restaurant. The Australian family who stayed loved it - best for brunch if on a budget
The guru of vegetarian food, always a queue
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
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The guru of vegetarian food, always a queue
Perhaps now the coolest bar in London; mellow bands, coffee beer, huge with the older hipster set. Above is the super Roof Bar
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
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Perhaps now the coolest bar in London; mellow bands, coffee beer, huge with the older hipster set. Above is the super Roof Bar
Top Vietnamese food
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Vietnamese Canteen-Huong Viet
12-14 Englefield Road
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Top Vietnamese food
Top of the range Vietnamese cuisine, surrounded by huge numbers of other Vietnamese eateries, all good, great atmospheres, and mostly quite cheap
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Viet Grill
58 Kingsland Rd
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Top of the range Vietnamese cuisine, surrounded by huge numbers of other Vietnamese eateries, all good, great atmospheres, and mostly quite cheap
Best fish and chips in London, so they say. It is not as good as it was and now expensive, but you can sit on. Old School!
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Faulkners
426 Kingsland Road
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Best fish and chips in London, so they say. It is not as good as it was and now expensive, but you can sit on. Old School!
Lots of bars restaurants pubs
Great Eastern Street
Great Eastern Street
Lots of bars restaurants pubs
Great gig venue downstairs, lots of small bars and clubs near here
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Bardens Boudoir
36 Stoke Newington Rd
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Great gig venue downstairs, lots of small bars and clubs near here
Our favourite Turkish
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Cirrik 19 Numara Bos
34 Stoke Newington Rd
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Our favourite Turkish
Excellent Venezuelan food, cafe
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Arepa & Co - Haggerston
58A De Beauvoir Cres
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Excellent Venezuelan food, cafe
gorgeous pizza and wine shop
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Sweet Thursday
95 Southgate Rd
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gorgeous pizza and wine shop
top trendy noodles
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Tonkotsu East
1a Dunston St
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top trendy noodles
Hundreds of bars
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Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street
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Hundreds of bars
So many bars and eats and the uber-trendy furniture shop SCP. This road is where Shakespeare's theatres stodd
Curtain Road
Curtain Road
So many bars and eats and the uber-trendy furniture shop SCP. This road is where Shakespeare's theatres stodd
Comedy club
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The Comedy Cafe
100 Shoreditch High Street
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Comedy club
New and cool
Powerlunches
446 Kingsland Rd
New and cool
Superb and cheap pizza in funky Broadway Market
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
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Superb and cheap pizza in funky Broadway Market
New cafe under the rail arches where you can play many many board games
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Draughts - Hackney
41 Kingsland High Street
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New cafe under the rail arches where you can play many many board games
Great bar, with pop-up restaurants changing the cuisine each month
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TripSpace - Yoga & Dance
339 Acton Mews
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Great bar, with pop-up restaurants changing the cuisine each month
Legendary coffee shop, but legendary for what? I don't know
Betty's Coffee
510 Kingsland Road
Legendary coffee shop, but legendary for what? I don't know
Great cafe, a brunch must, right by the boating lake
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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Great cafe, a brunch must, right by the boating lake
the cheaper version of the famous restaurant
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St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
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the cheaper version of the famous restaurant
Fabled restaurant - snout to tail dining. Meaty!
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St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
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Fabled restaurant - snout to tail dining. Meaty!

Sightseeing

This is the bus stop for the 242 Liverpool ST/St Pauls, 149 London Bridge, 243 Waterloo, 67 Brick Lane/Shoreditch
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Haggerston station
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This is the bus stop for the 242 Liverpool ST/St Pauls, 149 London Bridge, 243 Waterloo, 67 Brick Lane/Shoreditch
Uber-tendy square now more chi-chi than boho; great in summer
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Hoxton Square
Hoxton Square
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Uber-tendy square now more chi-chi than boho; great in summer
The epicentre of cool, according to Vogue. I'm not s sure, but if you like looking at pretty people... great eats, great market on Saturday (packed)
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The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
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The epicentre of cool, according to Vogue. I'm not s sure, but if you like looking at pretty people... great eats, great market on Saturday (packed)
Top organic food market every Saturday
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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Top organic food market every Saturday
Hundreds of bars etc
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Old Street
Old Street
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Hundreds of bars etc
Loads of bars and cool places
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Hoxton Square
Hoxton Square
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Loads of bars and cool places
Goes from Ilsington all the way to Victoria Park ten south to the Thames in historic Wapping
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Regent's Canal
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Goes from Ilsington all the way to Victoria Park ten south to the Thames in historic Wapping
Great Sunday morning vibe, and near Spitalfield and Brick Lane markets
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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Great Sunday morning vibe, and near Spitalfield and Brick Lane markets
Still the meat market, awesome area - soem cool sights, not least Cloth St
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Smithfield Market
Grand Avenue
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Still the meat market, awesome area - soem cool sights, not least Cloth St
Almost medieval street, two nice medieval boozers and a church where they filmed Four Weddings
Cloth Fair
Cloth Fair
Almost medieval street, two nice medieval boozers and a church where they filmed Four Weddings
One of my favourite spaces in London, a Brutalist concrete oasis. And corking arts centre
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
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One of my favourite spaces in London, a Brutalist concrete oasis. And corking arts centre

Arts & Culture

Avant garde contemporary art museum, world famous
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White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey Street
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Avant garde contemporary art museum, world famous
top gig venue
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XOYO
32-37 Cowper St
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top gig venue
Super cool gallery
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White Cube Mason's Yard
25-26 Masons Yard
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Super cool gallery
Was a legendary place. Mother Bar upstairs is free
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333
333 Old St
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Was a legendary place. Mother Bar upstairs is free
Old church, great acoustic gigs
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Union Chapel
19b Compton Terrace
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Old church, great acoustic gigs

Essentials

Old East End style market, with good modern bakery, sprinkling of good restaurants, try L. Manze eel pie and mash for total cockney grub
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Hoxton Square
Hoxton Square
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Old East End style market, with good modern bakery, sprinkling of good restaurants, try L. Manze eel pie and mash for total cockney grub
Store
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Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
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Store
Organic healthfood
Fresh & Wild Ltd
32-40 Stoke Newington Church St
Organic healthfood

Entertainment & Activities

Heated outdoor swimming pool; very cool, great for serious swimmers,
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Mga London Fields
London Fields West Side
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Heated outdoor swimming pool; very cool, great for serious swimmers,
voted UK's best park
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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voted UK's best park
Probably London's best playground - won so many awards
Splash Playground
Probably London's best playground - won so many awards
Toy museum, well worth a look - part of the V&A
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Museo ng Kabataan ng V&A
Cambridge Heath Road
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Toy museum, well worth a look - part of the V&A

Shopping

Too many places to mention, boutique shops, good clothes, hundreds of restaurants of all shapes and sizes. A must stroll. Highbury tube at one end, Angel at the other
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Upper St
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Too many places to mention, boutique shops, good clothes, hundreds of restaurants of all shapes and sizes. A must stroll. Highbury tube at one end, Angel at the other
Everything here, from amazing international food stalls to vintage shops, art and, of course, vast amounts of curry houses! Top day out!
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Brick Lane
Brick Lane
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Everything here, from amazing international food stalls to vintage shops, art and, of course, vast amounts of curry houses! Top day out!
Amazing food and clothes markets, tonnes of shops
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Brick Lane Linggo Market
Brick Lane
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Amazing food and clothes markets, tonnes of shops
Funky and groovy shop in shipping containers
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BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rd
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Funky and groovy shop in shipping containers
Just walk up here for ethnic market, charity shops, brand new cafes, post-pop-up restaurants, something new and cool opens each week
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Kingsland Road
Kingsland Road
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Just walk up here for ethnic market, charity shops, brand new cafes, post-pop-up restaurants, something new and cool opens each week
Car boot sales every Saturday and Sunday
Princess May Road
Princess May Road
Car boot sales every Saturday and Sunday
Great selections of cafes, bars, shops in a weird almost unique central London village setting
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Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church Street
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Great selections of cafes, bars, shops in a weird almost unique central London village setting
Great stalls, shops, restaurants
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Lumang Pamilihan ng Spitalfields
16 Commercial St
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Great stalls, shops, restaurants