Guidebook for Poplar

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Guidebook for Poplar

Food Scene

This is by far the best place to get Indian/Pakistani food in the whole of E1. Busy, noisy, delicious and super value for money do not consider another any other place.
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St
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This is by far the best place to get Indian/Pakistani food in the whole of E1. Busy, noisy, delicious and super value for money do not consider another any other place.
Incredible restaurant and art gallery in a disused hydraulic power station next to Shadwell Basin. This has wow factor and owner/director Jules Wright is a tour de force.
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The Wapping Project
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Incredible restaurant and art gallery in a disused hydraulic power station next to Shadwell Basin. This has wow factor and owner/director Jules Wright is a tour de force.
Great new little restaurant in Soho. Great atmosphere, great food and drink. Great for in and out before heading off for a night of partying. No reservations.
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Spuntino
61 Rupert St
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Great new little restaurant in Soho. Great atmosphere, great food and drink. Great for in and out before heading off for a night of partying. No reservations.
Great Italian bakery on Wardour Street. This is what happens when you add Alan Yau, an incredible location and a milanese baking institution. Pretty much everything is delicious.
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Princi
135 Wardour St
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Great Italian bakery on Wardour Street. This is what happens when you add Alan Yau, an incredible location and a milanese baking institution. Pretty much everything is delicious.
Popular coffee spot in the middle of one of London's best parks, Victoria Park. Good for brunch but gets crazy busy on the weekend.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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Popular coffee spot in the middle of one of London's best parks, Victoria Park. Good for brunch but gets crazy busy on the weekend.
Great coffee place slash bike shop. The staff are super friendly and the coffee is strong. They show most of the major cycling races on a big screen. They also serve beers.
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Look mum no hands!
49 Old St
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Great coffee place slash bike shop. The staff are super friendly and the coffee is strong. They show most of the major cycling races on a big screen. They also serve beers.
Great place for dinner! The atmosphere is great, the food delicious. This is part of Soho House group so you know you're in for a good time...!
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Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High St
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Great place for dinner! The atmosphere is great, the food delicious. This is part of Soho House group so you know you're in for a good time...!
Best croissants and pastry in Greenwich, perfect sustenance for climbing the hill to the Royal Observatory....
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Paul Rhodes
37 King William Walk
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Best croissants and pastry in Greenwich, perfect sustenance for climbing the hill to the Royal Observatory....
This is a real Soho institution, I spent many hours here doing homework clocking up the caffeine. 130 years of family business. I totally recommend the Dijon slice and everything sweet!
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Maison Bertaux
28 Greek St
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This is a real Soho institution, I spent many hours here doing homework clocking up the caffeine. 130 years of family business. I totally recommend the Dijon slice and everything sweet!
In my opinion, the best coffee in London. Order a filter, you'll see why. These guys have been going for a very long time and know their stuff.
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Monmouth coffee
36 Maltby St
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In my opinion, the best coffee in London. Order a filter, you'll see why. These guys have been going for a very long time and know their stuff.
Borough Market branch of Monmouth - really amazing coffee, I recommend ordering the filter. Just totally excellent and non pretentious. This outlet has a great atmosphere and is at Borough Market....
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Monmouth Coffee The Borough - London
2 Park St
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Borough Market branch of Monmouth - really amazing coffee, I recommend ordering the filter. Just totally excellent and non pretentious. This outlet has a great atmosphere and is at Borough Market....
This is where Monmouth roast their beans. Open on Saturday mornings you can go check out the area as there is an awesome little market selling delicious food and ingredients. Better than Borough...
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Monmouth coffee
36 Maltby St
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This is where Monmouth roast their beans. Open on Saturday mornings you can go check out the area as there is an awesome little market selling delicious food and ingredients. Better than Borough...
Grungy but fun. A great place to grab a coffee and hang out and watch the people. Free wifi. Part of a small chain, now called 'Street Coffee'
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Fuckoffee
167 Bermondsey St
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Grungy but fun. A great place to grab a coffee and hang out and watch the people. Free wifi. Part of a small chain, now called 'Street Coffee'
This awesome little cafe is open Thurs-Sun and is just a dream. Abigail, the owner is brilliant. The kippers are excellent! Sundays also usually mean fresh Oysters.
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Campania
23 Ezra St
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This awesome little cafe is open Thurs-Sun and is just a dream. Abigail, the owner is brilliant. The kippers are excellent! Sundays also usually mean fresh Oysters.

Arts & Culture

The world's oldest functioning music hall. Interesting programme and beautiful little bar make this an unforgettable hidden London experience.
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Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Aly
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The world's oldest functioning music hall. Interesting programme and beautiful little bar make this an unforgettable hidden London experience.
Our closest big multiplex cinema - part of a national chain. Good value for central London, 6 minutes by DLR from our flat.
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Cineworld West India Quay
5 Hertsmere Rd
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Our closest big multiplex cinema - part of a national chain. Good value for central London, 6 minutes by DLR from our flat.
Huge concert and entertainment venue and an olympic venue for the 2012 games. Interesting architecture and urban plan with big events always going on..
O2 Store at The O2
Huge concert and entertainment venue and an olympic venue for the 2012 games. Interesting architecture and urban plan with big events always going on..
Great cinema, part of the independent Curzon chain. Amazing architecture and interesting programme. I once sat next to Anita Pallenberg and Patti Smith here...
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Curzon Bloomsbury
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Great cinema, part of the independent Curzon chain. Amazing architecture and interesting programme. I once sat next to Anita Pallenberg and Patti Smith here...
One of the most important arts centre's in Europe and home of the London Symphony Orchestra. Check out their website for listings, there's always something interesting and inspiring going on.
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
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One of the most important arts centre's in Europe and home of the London Symphony Orchestra. Check out their website for listings, there's always something interesting and inspiring going on.
A super little theatre that has some real gems. Check out their listings for what's on. http://www.uniontheatre.biz/
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Union Theatre
229 Union St
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A super little theatre that has some real gems. Check out their listings for what's on. http://www.uniontheatre.biz/

Everything Else

An excellent place to hire bikes for exploring the city. Dani the owner and his friendly team are super helpful and cool.
Foffa Bikes
An excellent place to hire bikes for exploring the city. Dani the owner and his friendly team are super helpful and cool.
This staircase on to the Thames foreshore is over 400 years old. When the tide goes out you can walk along the foreshore for 1.5km - amazing views. Check the tide tables on the PLA website.
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Wapping Old Stairs
Wapping Old Stairs East
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This staircase on to the Thames foreshore is over 400 years old. When the tide goes out you can walk along the foreshore for 1.5km - amazing views. Check the tide tables on the PLA website.
This is where your morning beigels come from. A London institution, definitely worth a visit for the best platzel and beigels in the city.
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Beigel Bake
159 Brick Ln
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This is where your morning beigels come from. A London institution, definitely worth a visit for the best platzel and beigels in the city.
Our local municipal pool. Good value, good size and interesting architecture.
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St George's Leisure Centre
221 The Highway
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Our local municipal pool. Good value, good size and interesting architecture.
Super nice and intimate cinema from the guys behind Shoreditch House and the Electric Cinema. Check their site for listings.
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Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch Street
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Super nice and intimate cinema from the guys behind Shoreditch House and the Electric Cinema. Check their site for listings.
Our closest and most convenient airport - about 20 mins by DLR
London City Airport Ltd
Our closest and most convenient airport - about 20 mins by DLR
Amazing Turkish Baths - Currently under going renovations so check before as they might be closed.
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Spa Experience Old Street
1 Norman St
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Amazing Turkish Baths - Currently under going renovations so check before as they might be closed.
Olympic sized outdoor pool. Open all year but it gets rammed during school holidays and weekends. Definitely worth checking out.
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Mga London Fields
London Fields West Side
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Olympic sized outdoor pool. Open all year but it gets rammed during school holidays and weekends. Definitely worth checking out.
One of London's oldest food markets. Thursday to Saturday, with a lot of interesting producers and products. It get's super busy but it's totally worth a visit for the architecture and experience...
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Borough Mini Market
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One of London's oldest food markets. Thursday to Saturday, with a lot of interesting producers and products. It get's super busy but it's totally worth a visit for the architecture and experience...
If cars are your thing, take a walk down Druid Street during the week and you'll see Porsches lined up from the 60s right up until 00s. A very cool sight!
Tower Bridge Dry Cleaners
110-112 Tower Bridge Rd
If cars are your thing, take a walk down Druid Street during the week and you'll see Porsches lined up from the 60s right up until 00s. A very cool sight!
This Saturday morning market is super popular with the local London Fields crowd. Food, clothes and coffee. Great for hilarious people watching. www.broadwaymarket.co.uk
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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This Saturday morning market is super popular with the local London Fields crowd. Food, clothes and coffee. Great for hilarious people watching. www.broadwaymarket.co.uk
Every Sunday morning there is a bustling flower market until around 3pm. Bacon sandwiches, good coffee, thrift market, independent shops, great busking and lots of character. www.columbiaroad.info
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Columbia Road
Columbia Road
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Every Sunday morning there is a bustling flower market until around 3pm. Bacon sandwiches, good coffee, thrift market, independent shops, great busking and lots of character. www.columbiaroad.info
I think the name says it all. Always worth a look and check out the just opened White Cube on Bermondsey Street. Also, check listings for show openings. Free booze and a fun crowd make for fun nights.
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White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey Street
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I think the name says it all. Always worth a look and check out the just opened White Cube on Bermondsey Street. Also, check listings for show openings. Free booze and a fun crowd make for fun nights.
This is our nearest pier from where you can catch the Thamesclipper boat service to Greenwich and beyond or Westminster. An awesome way to see the city. www.thamesclippers.com for more information.
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Tower Millennium Pier
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This is our nearest pier from where you can catch the Thamesclipper boat service to Greenwich and beyond or Westminster. An awesome way to see the city. www.thamesclippers.com for more information.

Drinks & Nightlife

Janet and Peter are the landlords of this great little pub on the western border of Wapping. In my top 5 London pubs. Next to Wapping Old Stairs giving you access to the foreshore...
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Town of Ramsgate
62 Wapping High St
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Janet and Peter are the landlords of this great little pub on the western border of Wapping. In my top 5 London pubs. Next to Wapping Old Stairs giving you access to the foreshore...
Great atmosphere and splendid river views. Good beers from Samuel Smiths brewery. Don't eat here though, the food is terrible!
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The Captain Kidd
108 Wapping High St
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Great atmosphere and splendid river views. Good beers from Samuel Smiths brewery. Don't eat here though, the food is terrible!
Legendary bar and music venue. 10 minute walk from our house, check the listings for this amazing place. http://www.thegeorgetavern.co.uk/events.html
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George Tavern
373 Commercial Rd
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Legendary bar and music venue. 10 minute walk from our house, check the listings for this amazing place. http://www.thegeorgetavern.co.uk/events.html
Another excellent pub with a great atmosphere. The fish and chips are great and the small deck in the summer is the best place to watch the world float on by down the Thames...
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The Grapes
153 Milton Rd
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Another excellent pub with a great atmosphere. The fish and chips are great and the small deck in the summer is the best place to watch the world float on by down the Thames...

Essentials

This the supermarket we usually go to for our supplies. Not the cheapest but by far the best in terms of quality and range of produce. It's about a 13 minute walk from our flat.
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Waitrose & Partners
134-152 Balham High Road
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This the supermarket we usually go to for our supplies. Not the cheapest but by far the best in terms of quality and range of produce. It's about a 13 minute walk from our flat.
A new supermarket concept in London. People work in order to obtain cheaper groceries. Interesting location, definitely worth checking out.
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The People's Supermarket
72-76 Lamb's Conduit St
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A new supermarket concept in London. People work in order to obtain cheaper groceries. Interesting location, definitely worth checking out.

Sightseeing

Part of the old Docks now converted for leisure use. There is a kayaking and sailing club here. Great views of the city and some pretty interesting architecture.
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Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre
3-4 Glamis Rd
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Part of the old Docks now converted for leisure use. There is a kayaking and sailing club here. Great views of the city and some pretty interesting architecture.
A marina, in the middle of the city, right next to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
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Marina ng St Katharine Docks
50 St Katharine's Way
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A marina, in the middle of the city, right next to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.
Probably the biggest city farm in London. Tons of animals, a riding centre and great cafe. This place is great all year round and it's a 15 minute DLR ride from our flat.
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Mudchute Park at Farm
Pier Street
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Probably the biggest city farm in London. Tons of animals, a riding centre and great cafe. This place is great all year round and it's a 15 minute DLR ride from our flat.
This is where time starts, well GMT to be precise as this is the Greenwich Meridian. A great little (free) museum and one of the best views in the world from the top of the hill...go early...
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Royal Observatory Greenwich
Blackheath Avenue
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This is where time starts, well GMT to be precise as this is the Greenwich Meridian. A great little (free) museum and one of the best views in the world from the top of the hill...go early...
Beautiful building, part of the V&A. Entry is free and they have some unusual and interesting exhibitions with a specific focus on children and childhood.
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Museo ng Kabataan ng V&A
Cambridge Heath Road
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Beautiful building, part of the V&A. Entry is free and they have some unusual and interesting exhibitions with a specific focus on children and childhood.

Shopping

This is Tracey Emin's new shop in Spitalfields, just around the corner from her home and studio. You can buy limited edition prints and other bits and pieces designed by Emin. Super fun.
Commercial Cars
617 Commercial Road
This is Tracey Emin's new shop in Spitalfields, just around the corner from her home and studio. You can buy limited edition prints and other bits and pieces designed by Emin. Super fun.
Off the beaten path thrift store - a lot more reasonably priced than the super thrift stores Beyond Retro and Rokit yet equally as good in terms of awesome find potential. A real gem.
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East End Thrift Store
4 Assembly Passage
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Off the beaten path thrift store - a lot more reasonably priced than the super thrift stores Beyond Retro and Rokit yet equally as good in terms of awesome find potential. A real gem.
Best little book shop in London. Focus mainly on art and photography, Claire has a relationship with many of the photographers and has many signed copies. A real London treasure. Staff are amazing.
Claire De Rouen Books
260 Globe Road
Best little book shop in London. Focus mainly on art and photography, Claire has a relationship with many of the photographers and has many signed copies. A real London treasure. Staff are amazing.
Joint best department store in the city with Harrods. Excellent food hall, insane ladies shoe department and great buzz. Things to suit all tastes and budgets!
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Selfridges
400 Oxford St
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Joint best department store in the city with Harrods. Excellent food hall, insane ladies shoe department and great buzz. Things to suit all tastes and budgets!
Awesome architectural salvage merchant. Great objects large (mostly) and small - very reasonably priced. Good to visit on Saturday mornings as there is an emerging food market along Maltby Street.
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LASSCO Ropewalk
7 Maltby St
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Awesome architectural salvage merchant. Great objects large (mostly) and small - very reasonably priced. Good to visit on Saturday mornings as there is an emerging food market along Maltby Street.