Guidebook for London
Essentials
For all of your cooking and wine/beer needs. (Or just for that desperately needed frozen pizza!)
197 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green RdFor all of your cooking and wine/beer needs. (Or just for that desperately needed frozen pizza!)
Food Scene
Sitara
784 Holloway RoadMaybe the best Indian in all of London. And they always have great jazz on the radio.
Harman
673-675 Holloway RdDelish, reasonably priced Turkish food and one of our favourite locals.
Amazing brunch, and they make their own baked beans! They also have great beers on tap.
44 locals recommend
The Spoke
710 Holloway RdAmazing brunch, and they make their own baked beans! They also have great beers on tap.
This place does great, healthy stir-frys. It's super veggie friendly, and it's as good to sit in as it is to take away!
11 locals recommend
Hot Wok Kitchen
663 Holloway RdThis place does great, healthy stir-frys. It's super veggie friendly, and it's as good to sit in as it is to take away!
Drinks & Nightlife
Mother Red Cap
665 Holloway RdNot the most atmospheric of places, but it is the cheapest pint in town.
Great gastropub with a small garden. It's a little bit pricey but really good.
60 locals recommend
St John's
91 Junction RdGreat gastropub with a small garden. It's a little bit pricey but really good.
Great Saturday night out, and amazing Sunday roasts with all the fixings. They have a great veggie option, too!
99 locals recommend
The Old Dairy
1-3 Crouch HillGreat Saturday night out, and amazing Sunday roasts with all the fixings. They have a great veggie option, too!
Best. Beer. Garden. In. London. No contest. The garden has it's own live-in caretaker. The Thai food is pretty good also.
171 locals recommend
The Faltering Fullback
19 Perth RdBest. Beer. Garden. In. London. No contest. The garden has it's own live-in caretaker. The Thai food is pretty good also.
The best brewery in London. Really. Great space for enjoying a reasonably priced, freshly brewed beer.
57 locals recommend
Camden Brewery Bar
55-59 Wilkin Street MewsThe best brewery in London. Really. Great space for enjoying a reasonably priced, freshly brewed beer.
Sightseeing
Just a bus ride away with a famous farmer's market and great views of the city. Ice rink, too!
330 locals recommend
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace WayJust a bus ride away with a famous farmer's market and great views of the city. Ice rink, too!
The largest green space in London with three different swimming ponds and a giant pool. Great for walking, running, and picnicking. The top of parliament hill is the highest point in the city.
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
The largest green space in London with three different swimming ponds and a giant pool. Great for walking, running, and picnicking. The top of parliament hill is the highest point in the city.
Highgate
Cute neighbourhood with great cafes and historic buildings.
Everything Else
A + E. But also, a place where you can rent a Brompton Fold Up Bike! http://www.bromptondock.co.uk/how-it-works/
22 locals recommend
The Whittington Hospital
Magdala AvenueA + E. But also, a place where you can rent a Brompton Fold Up Bike! http://www.bromptondock.co.uk/how-it-works/
Cloud 9 Cycles
38 Store StCycle Hire. £25/day for REALLY cool bikes!
Getting Around
Archway tube station
Junction RoadOur closest underground/tube station. 7 minute walk away