Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Coffee is decent and so is the breakfast and brunch options.
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Well Street Kitchen London
203 Well StCoffee is decent and so is the breakfast and brunch options.
This is a very popular French Deli / Cafe. Take your laptop and get some work done or meet with friends.
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L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway MarketThis is a very popular French Deli / Cafe. Take your laptop and get some work done or meet with friends.
Italian cafe with great value prices. Fresh homemade ingredients.
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Elbows Cafe
103 Lauriston RdItalian cafe with great value prices. Fresh homemade ingredients.
Drinks & Nightlife
The most iconic pub on Broadway Market. Go when the sun's out and join the crowd. Has upstairs overlooking the park.
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The Cat & Mutton
76 Broadway MarketThe most iconic pub on Broadway Market. Go when the sun's out and join the crowd. Has upstairs overlooking the park.
Another iconic establishment on Broadway. Try the Pink Elephant beer and settle in on a wet day to play boardgames with friends. Decent Thai menu (Western Thai).
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The Dove
24-28 Broadway MarketAnother iconic establishment on Broadway. Try the Pink Elephant beer and settle in on a wet day to play boardgames with friends. Decent Thai menu (Western Thai).
Essentials
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdHas all your needs 2 mins from the house.
Entertainment & Activities
Theatre (Stage) with fair prices and always amazing productions. Super trendy area too with a rooftop bar next door and jazz bars downstairs. My favourite little area.
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Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin StTheatre (Stage) with fair prices and always amazing productions. Super trendy area too with a rooftop bar next door and jazz bars downstairs. My favourite little area.
Shopping
Open every Saturday. I recommend the Katsu Wrap and a coffee at Pavilion. If it's warm - go sit in the park afterwards.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketOpen every Saturday. I recommend the Katsu Wrap and a coffee at Pavilion. If it's warm - go sit in the park afterwards.
Arts & Culture
Hackney Library has a local museum downstairs. Worth a quick peek if in the area.
Hackney Central Library
1 Reading LnHackney Library has a local museum downstairs. Worth a quick peek if in the area.
The history of toys can be found here - those from Victorian era to the consoles of the 90's. Pop in on your way to Bethenal Green Tube.
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I-V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadThe history of toys can be found here - those from Victorian era to the consoles of the 90's. Pop in on your way to Bethenal Green Tube.
This is the oldest surviving building in East London.
Built in 1535 by prominent courtier of Henry VIII, Sir Ralph Sadleir, Sutton House retains much of the atmosphere of a Tudor home despite some alterations by later occupants, including a succession of merchants, Huguenot silkweavers, and squatters. Discover oak-panelled rooms, original carved fireplaces and a charming courtyard.
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Sutton House
2-4 Homerton High StThis is the oldest surviving building in East London.
Built in 1535 by prominent courtier of Henry VIII, Sir Ralph Sadleir, Sutton House retains much of the atmosphere of a Tudor home despite some alterations by later occupants, including a succession of merchants, Huguenot silkweavers, and squatters. Discover oak-panelled rooms, original carved fireplaces and a charming courtyard.