Guidebook for London

Michaela
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
91 locals recommend
Fifteen
15 Westland Pl
91 locals recommend
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
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.
141 locals recommend
The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's Street
141 locals recommend
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.
Great cosy neighbourhood pub with good food and boutique beers.
20 locals recommend
The Charles Lamb Pub
16 Elia St
20 locals recommend
Great 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.
110 locals recommend
Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland Rd
110 locals recommend
Song 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
58 locals recommend
The Princess of Shoreditch
76-78 Paul St
58 locals recommend
Near 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.
36 locals recommend
The Elk In The Woods
37-39 Camden Passage
36 locals recommend
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.
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)
364 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
364 locals recommend
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)
Just a stone's throw from the apartment this lovely, authentic Italian cafe has delicious simple Italian food and coffee.
40 locals recommend
Saponara
23 Prebend St
40 locals recommend
Just 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.
7 locals recommend
Gallipoli Bazaar Turkish & Morrocan Restaurant
107 Upper Street
7 locals recommend
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.
Homely Afghan Dining, this tiny restaurant on two floors offers a small menu of delicious meat and vegetarian dishes.
73 locals recommend
Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington Grn
73 locals recommend
Homely 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.
120 locals recommend
Rita's Bar & Dining
35 Stoke Newington Rd
120 locals recommend
Good 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.
100 locals recommend
Albion
2-4 Boundary St
100 locals recommend
Sir 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.
252 locals recommend
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High St
252 locals recommend
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.
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.
216 locals recommend
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres
216 locals recommend
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.
Stylish Austrian cafe in Camden Passage. Viennese patisserie and coffee served at the front and Austrian / central European food served towards the back.
49 locals recommend
Kipferl Cafe & Kitchen
20 Camden Passage
49 locals recommend
Stylish 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.
33 locals recommend
Food Lab
56 Essex Road
33 locals recommend
Relaxed 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.
6 locals recommend
St Ali
27 Clerkenwell Rd
6 locals recommend
Excellent 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.
113 locals recommend
Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch St
113 locals recommend
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.
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.
31 locals recommend
Jamie's Italian Angel
409-411 St John St
31 locals recommend
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.

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.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
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.
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.
13 locals recommend
Columbia Road market
13 locals recommend
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.
213 locals recommend
Camden Passage
Camden Passage
213 locals recommend
Charming 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
136 locals recommend
Chapel Market
Chapel Market
136 locals recommend
Daily 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.
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
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.
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 Lane
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.
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!
9 locals recommend
Brindisa Ham School
Stoney Street
9 locals recommend
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!

Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely pub with good food and only a stumble from the apartment
29 locals recommend
William IV
7 Shepherdess Walk
29 locals recommend
Lovely 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.
9 locals recommend
Colebrooke Row
Colebrooke Row
9 locals recommend
A 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.
67 locals recommend
Out Of The Attic Antiques
195 Blackstock Rd
67 locals recommend
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.
Lovely neighbourhood pub, beautiful window frontage, quality beers on tap, wines and good bar snacks.
58 locals recommend
Island Queen
87 Noel Rd
58 locals recommend
Lovely 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.
70 locals recommend
Earl of Essex
25 Danbury St
70 locals recommend
Specialising in different beers from around the world plus good quality food including Sunday roasts.

Essentials

Organic grocery store
72 locals recommend
Planet Organic - Islington
64 Essex Rd
72 locals recommend
Organic grocery store
Waitrose - the very best supermarkets in Britain!
385 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway Rd
385 locals recommend
Waitrose - the very best supermarkets in Britain!
a huge branch of Sainsbury's supermarkets
34 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
92 Walm Ln
34 locals recommend
a 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!
N1 6SU
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.
8 locals recommend
James Elliott
96 Essex Rd
8 locals recommend
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.
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!
19 locals recommend
The New Rose
84-86 Essex Road
19 locals recommend
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!

Arts & Culture

cinema showing quality films
177 locals recommend
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper St
177 locals recommend
cinema showing quality films
One of the world's leading galleries for contemporary art in Hoxton Square
234 locals recommend
White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey Street
234 locals recommend
One 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.
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 locals recommend
A 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
19 locals recommend
Gagosian
6-24 Britannia St
19 locals recommend
Cavernous 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.
330 locals recommend
The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High St
330 locals recommend
Celebrates 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.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 locals recommend
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.

Entertainment & Activities

Open green space for a run or walk.
98 locals recommend
Shoreditch Park
188 New N Rd
98 locals recommend
Open 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.
117 locals recommend
Spitalfields Market
65 Brushfield St
117 locals recommend
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.