Guidebook for London
Food Scene
London's most authentic Mexican restaurant (Mexica City) serving a wide selection of tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, burritos & more!
17 locals recommend
Lupita
60-62 Commercial StLondon's most authentic Mexican restaurant (Mexica City) serving a wide selection of tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, burritos & more!
In 1911 a Ukrainian Jew who emigrated to Britain set up his bakery, 102 years later it’s still going strong and still family run. East End salt beef beigels, challa bread and fabulous pastries!
60 locals recommend
Rinkoff Bakery
222-226 Jubilee StIn 1911 a Ukrainian Jew who emigrated to Britain set up his bakery, 102 years later it’s still going strong and still family run. East End salt beef beigels, challa bread and fabulous pastries!
McDonald's
302/304 Pentonville RdI know, I know.....but it's open 24 hours. There. I've said it.
A chain Portuguese piri-piri restaurant that is cheap and cheerful and good for families.
43 locals recommend
Nando's
9-25 Mile End RdA chain Portuguese piri-piri restaurant that is cheap and cheerful and good for families.
Cavell Cafe - perfect greasy spoon! open 6:30am - 2:30pm. Wonderful breakfast and you can call ahead to pre-order if you like
Cavell Cafe
47A Cavell StCavell Cafe - perfect greasy spoon! open 6:30am - 2:30pm. Wonderful breakfast and you can call ahead to pre-order if you like
Authentic South Indian, different from all the others on Brick lane. Ebi the young owner will serve you favourite curries that his Grandmother used to cook for him.
13 locals recommend
Dosa World
46 Hanbury StAuthentic South Indian, different from all the others on Brick lane. Ebi the young owner will serve you favourite curries that his Grandmother used to cook for him.
Genuinely authentic and the best Sichuanese Chinese I have had in London
18 locals recommend
Sichuan Folk
32 Hanbury StGenuinely authentic and the best Sichuanese Chinese I have had in London
Serves a selection of authentic Japanese dishes, with an emphasis on sushi, including omakase and other moriawase. Very authentic cuisine and quirky room
38 locals recommend
Sushinoen
2 White Church LnServes a selection of authentic Japanese dishes, with an emphasis on sushi, including omakase and other moriawase. Very authentic cuisine and quirky room
Dirty Burger serves sinful breakfast burgers and cheeseburgers with crinkle cut and onion fries. Bird fans are in luck, too: there’s a Chicken Shop under the same roof
86 locals recommend
Chicken Shop & Dirty Burger Whitechapel
27a Mile End RdDirty Burger serves sinful breakfast burgers and cheeseburgers with crinkle cut and onion fries. Bird fans are in luck, too: there’s a Chicken Shop under the same roof
Traditional Turkish dishes such as variety of grill /kebab dishes and also authentic stews and rice dishes. Bring your own alcohol, they don't sell it!
101 locals recommend
Rüyam Turkish Restaurant
230 Commercial RdTraditional Turkish dishes such as variety of grill /kebab dishes and also authentic stews and rice dishes. Bring your own alcohol, they don't sell it!
Traditional clay charcoal-fired ovens - Tandooris. Fresh and delicious Pakistani food. Bring your own alcohol, they don't sell it!
37 locals recommend
Lahore One London
218 Commercial RdTraditional clay charcoal-fired ovens - Tandooris. Fresh and delicious Pakistani food. Bring your own alcohol, they don't sell it!
Amazing Punjabii food! You have to wait, but it's worth it! Lambchops and Paneer Tikka especially wonderful! Bring your own alcohol, they don't sell it! Shelley's on Whitechapel is closest for that.
381 locals recommend
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StAmazing Punjabii food! You have to wait, but it's worth it! Lambchops and Paneer Tikka especially wonderful! Bring your own alcohol, they don't sell it! Shelley's on Whitechapel is closest for that.
Ice cream, cakes and coffees in all-day cafe with a Motown theme serving sweet desserts until late
10 locals recommend
Motown Desserts
157 Bethnal Green RdIce cream, cakes and coffees in all-day cafe with a Motown theme serving sweet desserts until late
I know it's an odd choice, but RIGHT next door and has a good restaurant with classic English/American food, a Starbucks and a cocktail bar
Holiday Inn London - Whitechapel
5 Cavell StI know it's an odd choice, but RIGHT next door and has a good restaurant with classic English/American food, a Starbucks and a cocktail bar
Coffee Republic
6 Marble ArchDecent coffee and pastries
Gusta Coffee is an independent owned company specializing in the creation of high quality Italian coffee. Great pastries too!
91 Fieldgate St
91 Fieldgate StreetGusta Coffee is an independent owned company specializing in the creation of high quality Italian coffee. Great pastries too!
Drinks & Nightlife
This dive bar is beloved of East London bohemians for its thrown-together, edgy decor and late opening (until 3am at weekends), but it also does surprisingly good 12-inch pizzas
38 locals recommend
Indo
133 Whitechapel RdThis dive bar is beloved of East London bohemians for its thrown-together, edgy decor and late opening (until 3am at weekends), but it also does surprisingly good 12-inch pizzas
Notorious pub famous for its connection to East End gangsters, the Kray twins. Also the location of William Booth's first sermon, which led to the creation of The Salvation Army
57 locals recommend
The Blind Beggar
337 Whitechapel RdNotorious pub famous for its connection to East End gangsters, the Kray twins. Also the location of William Booth's first sermon, which led to the creation of The Salvation Army
Legendary venue, public house and constant foundation for a thriving artistic community. 700 year old tavern mentioned in the writing of Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys and Geoffrey Chaucer
64 locals recommend
George Tavern
373 Commercial RdLegendary venue, public house and constant foundation for a thriving artistic community. 700 year old tavern mentioned in the writing of Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys and Geoffrey Chaucer
Mid 19th Century Gin Bar with over 100 different types of gin to choose from, you're going to seriously challenge your liver and wallet working your way through this junipernium
18 locals recommend
The Oliver Conquest
70 AldgateMid 19th Century Gin Bar with over 100 different types of gin to choose from, you're going to seriously challenge your liver and wallet working your way through this junipernium
This pub has existed in one guise or other since at least the middle of the 18th century. Jack the Ripper met his victims here
84 locals recommend
The Ten Bells
84 Commercial StThis pub has existed in one guise or other since at least the middle of the 18th century. Jack the Ripper met his victims here
Sightseeing
One of the largest mosques in the Europe. It holds the UK’s largest Friday congregational prayer service and hosts weekly attendance of 35,000 worshippers
9 locals recommend
East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre
82-92 Whitechapel RdOne of the largest mosques in the Europe. It holds the UK’s largest Friday congregational prayer service and hosts weekly attendance of 35,000 worshippers
Founded in 1570, the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain and the world's most famous bell foundry, makers of Big Ben and the Liberty Bell.
35 locals recommend
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel RoadFounded in 1570, the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain and the world's most famous bell foundry, makers of Big Ben and the Liberty Bell.
Arts & Culture
FREE! For over a century premiering world-class artists such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo to Sophie Calle, Lucian Freud, Gilbert & George and Mark Wallinger
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StFREE! For over a century premiering world-class artists such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo to Sophie Calle, Lucian Freud, Gilbert & George and Mark Wallinger
FREE! Part of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the museum has been amassing childhood-related objects since 1872. lots of hand-on stuff for kids dotted about the many cases of historic artefacts.
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadFREE! Part of the Victoria & Albert Museum, the museum has been amassing childhood-related objects since 1872. lots of hand-on stuff for kids dotted about the many cases of historic artefacts.
Shopping
Century old street market with fresh produce, Asian fashion, household goods and oddities
28 locals recommend
Watney Market
Watney StreetCentury old street market with fresh produce, Asian fashion, household goods and oddities
Awesome cultural area! Famous for the many curry houses, antique sales, designers, street art, galleries and clubs. On Sunday there's UpMarket, a massive street fair with amazing cuisine.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneAwesome cultural area! Famous for the many curry houses, antique sales, designers, street art, galleries and clubs. On Sunday there's UpMarket, a massive street fair with amazing cuisine.
Westfield London is the ultimate place to shop in London and is home to more than 300 shops, with brands ranging from high street to designer, all under one roof in an architecturally exquisite space. There are 60 places to eat and drink, providing a global choice of cuisine.
1214 locals recommend
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet RdWestfield London is the ultimate place to shop in London and is home to more than 300 shops, with brands ranging from high street to designer, all under one roof in an architecturally exquisite space. There are 60 places to eat and drink, providing a global choice of cuisine.
By 1600, this road became a commercial district where second-hand clothes and bric-à-brac were sold and exchanged, known as 'Peticote Lane. A prominent businessman, Alan Sugar, got his start as a stall holder in the market. The market remains busy and vibrant, reflecting both its immigrant history and its continuing popularity with locals and tourists.
61 locals recommend
Petticoat Lane Market
119-121 Middlesex StBy 1600, this road became a commercial district where second-hand clothes and bric-à-brac were sold and exchanged, known as 'Peticote Lane. A prominent businessman, Alan Sugar, got his start as a stall holder in the market. The market remains busy and vibrant, reflecting both its immigrant history and its continuing popularity with locals and tourists.
Spitalfields Markets, once a Sunday-only mainstay, are open every day. Spitalfields Markets offer cutting edge fashion and interiors and original artworks as well as food. There has been a market on the site since 1638 when King Charles gave a licence for flesh, fowl and roots to be sold on Spittle Fields, which was then a rural area on the eastern outskirts of London.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StSpitalfields Markets, once a Sunday-only mainstay, are open every day. Spitalfields Markets offer cutting edge fashion and interiors and original artworks as well as food. There has been a market on the site since 1638 when King Charles gave a licence for flesh, fowl and roots to be sold on Spittle Fields, which was then a rural area on the eastern outskirts of London.
Essentials
Small grocery store for basics, and the closest place to buy alcohol
73 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
165-167 Romford Rd Small grocery store for basics, and the closest place to buy alcohol
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillLarge Supermarket for all your home shopping
Frozen delights and some great new marketing means there's quality surprises aeound every corner. Great value!
101 locals recommend
Iceland Foods
1/11 Watney StFrozen delights and some great new marketing means there's quality surprises aeound every corner. Great value!
Asian supermarket offering high-quality fish, Halal meat and Fresh Fruits & vegetables items at incredibly low prices.
PRIYO BAZAAR
25-29 Watney MktAsian supermarket offering high-quality fish, Halal meat and Fresh Fruits & vegetables items at incredibly low prices.
Small grocery store for basics, and the closest place to buy alcohol
1336 locals recommend
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StSmall grocery store for basics, and the closest place to buy alcohol
Philpot Street Sub Post Office
12 Philpot StClosest Post Office
Getting Around
There's the overground here going North and South all the way to Clapham Junction and the DLR heading to Canary Wharf or one stop to Bank in The City, a central hub!
97 locals recommend
Shadwell Station (Stand A)
There's the overground here going North and South all the way to Clapham Junction and the DLR heading to Canary Wharf or one stop to Bank in The City, a central hub!
Catch the District line and Hammersmith & City as well as the Overground heading North and South all the way to Clapham Junction
83 locals recommend
Whitechapel Station
263c Whitechapel RdCatch the District line and Hammersmith & City as well as the Overground heading North and South all the way to Clapham Junction
Bus Stop where you can catch the 15 straight to Westminster
10 locals recommend
Watney Market (Stop E) station
Bus Stop where you can catch the 15 straight to Westminster