Guidebook for London
Food Scene
A regular haunt of mine for coffee... or lunch ... or supper on weekend evenings. Well worth getting to know!
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Fink's Salt and Sweet
70 Mountgrove RdA regular haunt of mine for coffee... or lunch ... or supper on weekend evenings. Well worth getting to know!
A great place for coffee, breakfast, lunch etc with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere plus a garden at the back which is a real sun trap in summer.
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Blighty - a Commonwealth of Nations cafe
35-37 Blackstock RdA great place for coffee, breakfast, lunch etc with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere plus a garden at the back which is a real sun trap in summer.
The entire family thinks this is the best place in London for Indian food - we've eaten here for decades ... and it's just around the corner from home.
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Sunderban Indian Restaurant
50 Blackstock RdThe entire family thinks this is the best place in London for Indian food - we've eaten here for decades ... and it's just around the corner from home.
Fabulous Japanese & Korean food just a few minutes' walk from home. If you didn't know about it, you could easily miss it...
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Dotori
3 Stroud Green RdFabulous Japanese & Korean food just a few minutes' walk from home. If you didn't know about it, you could easily miss it...
The salads here are amazing ... & the entire place is a visual feast.
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StThe salads here are amazing ... & the entire place is a visual feast.
A cafe in a beautiful 18th century house situated at the heart of Clissold Park - one of my favourite dog-walking territories. The park also has a small aviary, mini zoo, a children's playground and tennis courts.
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Clissold House - Clissold Park
Stoke Newington Church StreetA cafe in a beautiful 18th century house situated at the heart of Clissold Park - one of my favourite dog-walking territories. The park also has a small aviary, mini zoo, a children's playground and tennis courts.
Drinks & Nightlife
Probably my (adult) children's favourite pub in the area. There's an amazing, rambling garden -plus food as well if you feel like it.
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The Faltering Fullback
19 Perth RdProbably my (adult) children's favourite pub in the area. There's an amazing, rambling garden -plus food as well if you feel like it.
Parks & Nature
A tranquil walkway in the heart of London. Accessible from various locations, the canal passes by Camden Market , Little Venice and London Zoo.
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Regent's Canal
A tranquil walkway in the heart of London. Accessible from various locations, the canal passes by Camden Market , Little Venice and London Zoo.
One of my favourite London parks. There are fabulous views, including over Buckingham Palace & Horse Guards Parade - & the pelicans never cease to amaze me! (Pelicans have lived in the park for nearly 400 years.)
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Parke ng St. James
One of my favourite London parks. There are fabulous views, including over Buckingham Palace & Horse Guards Parade - & the pelicans never cease to amaze me! (Pelicans have lived in the park for nearly 400 years.)
It's hard to believe you're in London... A fabulous stretch of countryside with lakes, swimming ponds, cafes, open-air events in summer & hundreds upon hundreds of acres of glorious greenery.
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Hampstead Heath
It's hard to believe you're in London... A fabulous stretch of countryside with lakes, swimming ponds, cafes, open-air events in summer & hundreds upon hundreds of acres of glorious greenery.
An 11 hectare nature reserve just a short walk from our house.
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Woodberry Wetlands
Woodberry GroveAn 11 hectare nature reserve just a short walk from our house.
Founded in the 17th century as the Apothecaries' Garden, this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain and a fascinating place to visit.
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Chelsea Physic Garden station
Founded in the 17th century as the Apothecaries' Garden, this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain and a fascinating place to visit.
Shopping
A thriving independent bookstore with a neighbourhood feel AND a fantastic selection.
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Ink@84
84 Highbury ParkA thriving independent bookstore with a neighbourhood feel AND a fantastic selection.
It never ceases to amaze me - such a wide-ranging selection of groceries plus all the basics - & the people who work there are really helpful.
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Arsenal Food and Wine
68B Blackstock RdIt never ceases to amaze me - such a wide-ranging selection of groceries plus all the basics - & the people who work there are really helpful.
Arts & Culture
The former home of 19th century architect, avid art & artefact collector & great British eccentric Sir John Soane - a fascinating place.
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Museo ni Sir John Soane
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsThe former home of 19th century architect, avid art & artefact collector & great British eccentric Sir John Soane - a fascinating place.
The Barbican arts centre hosts an astonishing range of cultural events - classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions... & some of them are free. To get there you just need to hop on the number 4 bus ... or you can take the overground from Finsbury Park to Moorgate. (The entire journey, door to doorm takes only about 30 mins.)
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Barbican Centre
Silk StreetThe Barbican arts centre hosts an astonishing range of cultural events - classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions... & some of them are free. To get there you just need to hop on the number 4 bus ... or you can take the overground from Finsbury Park to Moorgate. (The entire journey, door to doorm takes only about 30 mins.)
A concert hall specialising in chamber music & voice, tucked just behind Oxford Street. The Sunday morning coffee concerts are one of those rather special London rituals.
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Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore StA concert hall specialising in chamber music & voice, tucked just behind Oxford Street. The Sunday morning coffee concerts are one of those rather special London rituals.
The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design.
An amazing place.
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Victoria & Albert Museum
The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design.
An amazing place.
A small theatre with a vast reputation ... within walking distance from our house.
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Teatro ng Almeida
Almeida StreetA small theatre with a vast reputation ... within walking distance from our house.