Guidebook for London
Sightseeing
For architects: Refurbished and privatised excouncil estate by Denys Lasdun (Royal National Theatre, Institute of Education and more)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeling_House
Keeling House
Claredale StreetFor architects: Refurbished and privatised excouncil estate by Denys Lasdun (Royal National Theatre, Institute of Education and more)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeling_House
Arnold Circus
Britain's first ever social housing
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadSweet English furniture/design museum
free entry
Everything Else
Saturdays: Great market selling food clothes etc. Very popular with people taking a stroll and hanging out.
Restaurants/bars/boutiques also during the week
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketSaturdays: Great market selling food clothes etc. Very popular with people taking a stroll and hanging out.
Restaurants/bars/boutiques also during the week
Columbia Road Flower Market (Sundays until around 3pm)
There's also a nice passage between Columbia Road and Ezra St
Restaurants, arty shops and boutiques.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadColumbia Road Flower Market (Sundays until around 3pm)
There's also a nice passage between Columbia Road and Ezra St
Restaurants, arty shops and boutiques.
Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
Bethnal Green Station
Central Line
Brick Lane Market
Saturdays and especially busy on Sunday
Super busy, plenty of market stalls (food, clothing etc.)
Brick Lane also has lots of shops and Indian restaurants
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Недільний ринок на Брик Лейні
Brick LaneBrick Lane Market
Saturdays and especially busy on Sunday
Super busy, plenty of market stalls (food, clothing etc.)
Brick Lane also has lots of shops and Indian restaurants
Hoxton station
Geffrye StreetNearest station to our flat. Overground
Nice to sit in the park when weather is good! Gets really busy in summer. Also has an outdoor swimming pool (Lido) which is great
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Лондонські поля
London Fields West SideNice to sit in the park when weather is good! Gets really busy in summer. Also has an outdoor swimming pool (Lido) which is great
Great local modern restaurant with amazing food. Definitely worth going to!
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Hoxton Square
Hoxton SquareGreat local modern restaurant with amazing food. Definitely worth going to!
Arts & Culture
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdGreat local cinema http://www.richmix.org.uk/
of every month galleries open til late and drinks in this street mainly but the whole area is full of galleries too. http://www.firstthursdays.co.uk/. starts around 6pm and finishes around 9pm.
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Vyner St
of every month galleries open til late and drinks in this street mainly but the whole area is full of galleries too. http://www.firstthursdays.co.uk/. starts around 6pm and finishes around 9pm.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StNearest little supermarket
tThe biggest in the area. Can travel with Overground Oragne line, Whitechapel <> Hoxton
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Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HilltThe biggest in the area. Can travel with Overground Oragne line, Whitechapel <> Hoxton
Food Scene
No.1 Café The Old Shoreditch Station
1 Kingsland RdGreat quirky little coffee place
sweet small Georgian restaurant with great food
Big mezze salad plate with cheese bread a must try!
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The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rdsweet small Georgian restaurant with great food
Big mezze salad plate with cheese bread a must try!
Good food/breakfast and shows. http://www.bistrotheque.com/
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Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson StGood food/breakfast and shows. http://www.bistrotheque.com/
Cheap and nice pizzas
good side salads for London
pastas not that great
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Stringray Globe Cafe
109 Columbia RdCheap and nice pizzas
good side salads for London
pastas not that great
Really good but not cheap Argentinian steaks
Book in advanced: 020 7275 9900
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Buen Ayre
50 Broadway MarketReally good but not cheap Argentinian steaks
Book in advanced: 020 7275 9900
35-37 Broadway Market
35-37 Broadway MarketNice pastries and French goodies, always busy but kind of nice to seat
Climpson & Sons Café
67 Broadway MarketGood Coffee! Yey!!!
A nice bakery. Amazing bread. Great for lunch (has seating for eating in)
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E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceA nice bakery. Amazing bread. Great for lunch (has seating for eating in)
Rochelle Canteen
16 Playground GardensReally good food
Good food, quite nice to seat in and have breakfast/lunch
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Franze & Evans Cafe Shoreditch
101 Redchurch StGood food, quite nice to seat in and have breakfast/lunch
Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch StNice coffe place
The City Arts & Music Project
70-74 City Rdgood coffee place
Look mum no hands!
49 Old Stnice coffeeplace.
Beauty in Bloomsbury
42 Theobalds Rdgreat cakes and pastries
The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail PlA good burger etc. American style dinner food
Campania
23 Ezra StNice for breakfast
Long White Cloud
151 Hackney RdGreat for a poshed up english breakfast - kiwi style
Great "modern British" type food and they do a fantastic steak..probably one of the best I've had in London! Also a nice place to have a drink.
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Beagle
397-400 Geffrye StreetGreat "modern British" type food and they do a fantastic steak..probably one of the best I've had in London! Also a nice place to have a drink.
Busaba Hoxton Square
319 Old StTasty Thai food in a stylish setting.
Busaba Shoreditch
36 Bethnal Green RdTasty Thai food in a stylish setting.
French Mezze, a lot of meat not cheap but great! Book in advanced: 020 7729 5692
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Brawn
49 Columbia RdFrench Mezze, a lot of meat not cheap but great! Book in advanced: 020 7729 5692
One of the best Vietnamese Restaurants of the many along Kingsland Road. Cheap and cheerful, with speedy no strings attached service.
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Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland RdOne of the best Vietnamese Restaurants of the many along Kingsland Road. Cheap and cheerful, with speedy no strings attached service.
Hidden on the first floor of this recently refurbished Town Hall (now an Hotel) is a fantastic "modern" cuisine restaurant. Expect Michelin quality food for not too expensive.
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Corner Room
8 Patriot SquareHidden on the first floor of this recently refurbished Town Hall (now an Hotel) is a fantastic "modern" cuisine restaurant. Expect Michelin quality food for not too expensive.
Absolutely AMAZING food. A new style of Michelin stared restaurants being relaxed, trendy and the opposite of stuffy. One of the best meals I've ever had. Expensive but worth it.
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The Clove Club
380 Old StAbsolutely AMAZING food. A new style of Michelin stared restaurants being relaxed, trendy and the opposite of stuffy. One of the best meals I've ever had. Expensive but worth it.
This is a very popular trendy place serving delicious Indian food. Expect to wait for a table if going on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening but they serve great cocktails whilst you wait at bar!
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StThis is a very popular trendy place serving delicious Indian food. Expect to wait for a table if going on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening but they serve great cocktails whilst you wait at bar!
Very sweet little Georgian (as in the country) restaurant. The salad for 2 to 4 people is amazing! Family run, definitely worth going to especially if you want somewhere a little quieter.
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Little Georgia Hackney
87 Goldsmiths RowVery sweet little Georgian (as in the country) restaurant. The salad for 2 to 4 people is amazing! Family run, definitely worth going to especially if you want somewhere a little quieter.
Drinks & Nightlife
Sweet little pub. A bit gritty but nice roof terrace on top
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The Red Lion
Crete Hall RoadSweet little pub. A bit gritty but nice roof terrace on top
The Dove
24-28 Broadway MarketA nice pub, plenty of drought beers
food not that great
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway MarketA nice cocktail bar
Pub On The Park
19 Martello StreetA really good location for this pub in the summer
The Camel
277 Globe RdA really nice pub with good pies also
The Owl & Pussycat
34 Redchurch StA nice pub
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes
32-36 Kingsland RdCool bar
Marksman Public House
254 Hackney RdGreat British Pub. Fab pub food too
Entertainment & Activities
Cool and old school with plenty of toys
free entry
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Музей дитинства В і А
Cambridge Heath RoadCool and old school with plenty of toys
free entry