Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Shopping

Small shop selling 'objects' mainly sourced from Japan. Mainly homewares. https://momosanshop.wordpress.com/
79 Wilton Way
79 Wilton Way
Small shop selling 'objects' mainly sourced from Japan. Mainly homewares. https://momosanshop.wordpress.com/
Artwords is the specialist for books, magazines and videos on the contemporary visual arts and offers the most up-to-date selection of newly published titles, both nationally and internationally.
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Artwords Bookshop
20-22 Broadway Market
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Artwords is the specialist for books, magazines and videos on the contemporary visual arts and offers the most up-to-date selection of newly published titles, both nationally and internationally.
Small book shop selling a great collection of the latest: art, photography, cultural theory, writing by artists as well as volumes on sound art, and contemporary music.
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Donlon Books
75 Broadway Market
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Small book shop selling a great collection of the latest: art, photography, cultural theory, writing by artists as well as volumes on sound art, and contemporary music.

Food Scene

Cafe serving overpriced cakes and other baked goods. Light and airy upstairs area a good place to work or just hang out. http://www.violetcakes.com/
47 Wilton Way
47 Wilton Way
Cafe serving overpriced cakes and other baked goods. Light and airy upstairs area a good place to work or just hang out. http://www.violetcakes.com/
Great contemporary Italian restaurant. Love the food here - it's not crazy cheap though. Outdoor area gets the sun all day. http://www.lardo.co.uk/
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LARDO
201 Richmond Rd
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Great contemporary Italian restaurant. Love the food here - it's not crazy cheap though. Outdoor area gets the sun all day. http://www.lardo.co.uk/
Restaurant serving natural and organic wines and good food. Open for breakfast and brunch, also serves sunday roasts (I've not tried). Not cheap. http://www.rawduckhackney.co.uk/
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Rawduck
197 Richmond Rd
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Restaurant serving natural and organic wines and good food. Open for breakfast and brunch, also serves sunday roasts (I've not tried). Not cheap. http://www.rawduckhackney.co.uk/
Home to London Fields Radio. A small relaxed independent coffee shop also selling sandwiches. Great coffee. Can be a little slow... http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/wilton-way-cafe
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Wilton Way Cafe
63 Wilton Way
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Home to London Fields Radio. A small relaxed independent coffee shop also selling sandwiches. Great coffee. Can be a little slow... http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/wilton-way-cafe
Great well priced pizza. Not much more to say!
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
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Great well priced pizza. Not much more to say!
Huge, lively space. Food is a bit hit or miss. Also a venue but I've not experienced... yet
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The Laundry Building
2-18 Warburton Rd
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Huge, lively space. Food is a bit hit or miss. Also a venue but I've not experienced... yet
Love the lamb or falafel wrap
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Finch Cafe
12 Sidworth St
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Love the lamb or falafel wrap
Great sourdough bread, cakes and coffee. On Sundays they offer bread making classes but you need to book in advance.
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E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terrace
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Great sourdough bread, cakes and coffee. On Sundays they offer bread making classes but you need to book in advance.
My go to Vietnamese restaurant. The service can be a bit random but it's worth it. Love La Vong grilled, sizzling fish and papaya salad. You can pick up a take away but they don't deliver.
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Tre Viet Hackney
245-249 Mare St
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My go to Vietnamese restaurant. The service can be a bit random but it's worth it. Love La Vong grilled, sizzling fish and papaya salad. You can pick up a take away but they don't deliver.
Cafe with a left field musical leaning in the evenings
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
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Cafe with a left field musical leaning in the evenings
Contemporary 'small plate' style restaurant. Cosy place with chilled atmosphere.
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White Rabbit
15-16 Bradbury Street
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Contemporary 'small plate' style restaurant. Cosy place with chilled atmosphere.
I have yet to visit but I have heard great things about this restaurant. Ex Moro chef serving Parisan style food. http://thebonneville.co.uk/
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The Elephants Head
43 Lower Clapton Rd
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I have yet to visit but I have heard great things about this restaurant. Ex Moro chef serving Parisan style food. http://thebonneville.co.uk/
Contemporary Hawaiian restaurant. The chicken and the short ribs are delicious. Also really like the cabbage pancakes (okonomiyaki) http://pond-dalston.com/
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Pond Dalston
3 Gillett St
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Contemporary Hawaiian restaurant. The chicken and the short ribs are delicious. Also really like the cabbage pancakes (okonomiyaki) http://pond-dalston.com/
Small cosy chilled restaurant serving good food and cocktails. Also good breakfast. http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/floyds
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Floyd's
89 Shacklewell Ln
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Small cosy chilled restaurant serving good food and cocktails. Also good breakfast. http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/floyds
Busy contemporary Italian restaurant. Really like the food here. They save a couple of tables for walk in, but probably best to book http://www.rotorino.com/
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Rotorino
434 Kingsland Rd
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Busy contemporary Italian restaurant. Really like the food here. They save a couple of tables for walk in, but probably best to book http://www.rotorino.com/
Wine bar serving simple but good food. http://lentrepot.co.uk/
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L'Entrepot
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Wine bar serving simple but good food. http://lentrepot.co.uk/
Great Turkish restaurant. Love the smell of hot coals. BYO
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Mangal 1
10 Arcola St
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Great Turkish restaurant. Love the smell of hot coals. BYO
Turkish restaurant, not as great as No.1. Gilbert and George eat here most days.
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Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington Rd
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Turkish restaurant, not as great as No.1. Gilbert and George eat here most days.
Traditional pie and mash shop. Lovely interior.
9 Broadway Market
9 Broadway Market
Traditional pie and mash shop. Lovely interior.
A great coffee shop on Broadway market. Queues out the door on market day (saturday).
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Climpson & Sons Café
67 Broadway Market
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A great coffee shop on Broadway market. Queues out the door on market day (saturday).
Offering a range of freshly ground Nude Espresso coffees. It's also a milkshake bar...
201 Lower Clapton Rd
201 Lower Clapton Road
Offering a range of freshly ground Nude Espresso coffees. It's also a milkshake bar...
I've never been but I hear the coffee is great.
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Winter Garden
222 Marylebone Rd
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I've never been but I hear the coffee is great.
A low fi looking coffee shop serving Climpson & Sons coffee
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HER Coffee
13 Downham Road
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A low fi looking coffee shop serving Climpson & Sons coffee
Seafood restaurant. Quite pricey. Check their website for happy hour where it's £1 for an oyster. http://www.therichmondhackney.com/
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The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's Street
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Seafood restaurant. Quite pricey. Check their website for happy hour where it's £1 for an oyster. http://www.therichmondhackney.com/
Small restaurant bar serving well priced burgers and American comfort food. Check out the menu here http://www.advisoryhackney.com/
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The Advisory
161 Mare St
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Small restaurant bar serving well priced burgers and American comfort food. Check out the menu here http://www.advisoryhackney.com/
Hot air coffee roasters. They also have a small kitchen serving simple food. Lovely building. http://www.allpressdalston.com/
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Allpress Espresso Roastery & Cafe
55 Dalston Ln
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Hot air coffee roasters. They also have a small kitchen serving simple food. Lovely building. http://www.allpressdalston.com/
Great restaurant on Richmond Road. Perfect on a sunny day sitting out on the street eating Lobster rolls.
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Lobster Bar
205 Richmond Rd
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Great restaurant on Richmond Road. Perfect on a sunny day sitting out on the street eating Lobster rolls.

Drinks & Nightlife

Friendly local pub. Good for beer, food so so. I come here on Christmas day for pre dinner drinks!
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Prince George
40 Parkholme Rd
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Friendly local pub. Good for beer, food so so. I come here on Christmas day for pre dinner drinks!
Lively pub with good food. Self conscious (mainly young) cliental - good for people watching. Great bloody mary's. Outside seating (only in sun for half the day). http://www.thespurstowearms.com/
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The Spurstowe Arms
68 Greenwood Rd
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Lively pub with good food. Self conscious (mainly young) cliental - good for people watching. Great bloody mary's. Outside seating (only in sun for half the day). http://www.thespurstowearms.com/
Great beer led boozer. They brew in the basement under the name Howling Hops. Love the smell when you walk in. Serves snacks such as pork pie and scotch eggs. Incredibly ponsy pub quiz on a Wednesday.
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The Cock Tavern
315 Mare St
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Great beer led boozer. They brew in the basement under the name Howling Hops. Love the smell when you walk in. Serves snacks such as pork pie and scotch eggs. Incredibly ponsy pub quiz on a Wednesday.
Great local packed boozer. No reservations for tables on Sunday, which creates a fighting atmosphere for a brilliant roast. You will be surrounded by plants on a Sunday also
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The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rd
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Great local packed boozer. No reservations for tables on Sunday, which creates a fighting atmosphere for a brilliant roast. You will be surrounded by plants on a Sunday also
A Broadway market staple. Vast stock of Belgian, European and world beers.
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The Dove
24-28 Broadway Market
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A Broadway market staple. Vast stock of Belgian, European and world beers.
If you haven't been to the Dolphin you haven't been to Hackney. That said, it is pretty awful, hence it's a bar (or pub) you normally visit late. Closes 4am
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The Dolphin Tavern
44 Red Lion St
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If you haven't been to the Dolphin you haven't been to Hackney. That said, it is pretty awful, hence it's a bar (or pub) you normally visit late. Closes 4am
Vintagey style pub. It's OK. There is 'some' dancing.
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J E Food & Wine
187 Blackstock Rd
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Vintagey style pub. It's OK. There is 'some' dancing.
A new bar and venue co-opened by drag legend Jonny Woo. http://www.theglory.co/ http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/the-glory
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The Glory
281 Kingsland Rd
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A new bar and venue co-opened by drag legend Jonny Woo. http://www.theglory.co/ http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs/the-glory
A rooftop space in the heart of Dalston. Check the calendar for events. From 2 May the roof becomes a bar serving food and drinks and is also a cinema. It costs £5 to join. www.bootstrapcompany.co.uk
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Dalston Roof Park
18-22 Ashwin St
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A rooftop space in the heart of Dalston. Check the calendar for events. From 2 May the roof becomes a bar serving food and drinks and is also a cinema. It costs £5 to join. www.bootstrapcompany.co.uk
Newly 'renovated' boozer. Young vibe with music venue in the back. Psychic burgers is the food on offer.
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The Victoria Dalston
451 Queensbridge Rd
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Newly 'renovated' boozer. Young vibe with music venue in the back. Psychic burgers is the food on offer.
2 floored bar, free to get in but have to pay to go downstairs to the stage area. I've only been a couple of times as I'm a bit older than the target market! http://birthdaysdalston.com/
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Birthdays
33-35 Stoke Newington Road
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2 floored bar, free to get in but have to pay to go downstairs to the stage area. I've only been a couple of times as I'm a bit older than the target market! http://birthdaysdalston.com/
Good food and bar. Been around for years. In quite a surprising venue if you don't know the area. http://www.bistrotheque.com/
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Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St
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Good food and bar. Been around for years. In quite a surprising venue if you don't know the area. http://www.bistrotheque.com/

Arts & Culture

Live Jazz in Dalston. Check out the listings. Food in the downstairs bar.
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Vortex
11 Gillett Square
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Live Jazz in Dalston. Check out the listings. Food in the downstairs bar.
Cinema with reclining seats, food and booze! http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/
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Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
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Cinema with reclining seats, food and booze! http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/
Artist studios, exhibitions and training. http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/exhibition-programme-index/
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SPACE
131 Mare St
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Artist studios, exhibitions and training. http://www.spacestudios.org.uk/exhibition-programme-index/

Sightseeing

Sunday flower market open between 8am-2pm. Best to get there early to browse or late to pick up cheaper cut flowers. Lots of independent shops and small art galleries http://www.columbiaroad.info/
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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Sunday flower market open between 8am-2pm. Best to get there early to browse or late to pick up cheaper cut flowers. Lots of independent shops and small art galleries http://www.columbiaroad.info/
Saturday street market for food, clothing, organic vegetables, bread and people watching. The street is full of coffee shops, pubs and restaurants. Visit the school playground for more of the same!
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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Saturday street market for food, clothing, organic vegetables, bread and people watching. The street is full of coffee shops, pubs and restaurants. Visit the school playground for more of the same!

Essentials

Great little fishmongers selling good quality fish. Fish are delivered fresh from the coast (rather than from the market) http://www.finandflounder.co.uk/
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Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High Street
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Great little fishmongers selling good quality fish. Fish are delivered fresh from the coast (rather than from the market) http://www.finandflounder.co.uk/