Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great atmosphere and very good food. Meaty. Very busy on Sunday and evenings. Reservations advised. A favourite! ££
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Brawn
49 Columbia RdGreat atmosphere and very good food. Meaty. Very busy on Sunday and evenings. Reservations advised. A favourite! ££
Corner Room
8 Patriot SquareAchieved a Michelin star. Tasting menu amazing. £££
Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland RdTry the Vietnamese omelette. Very popular. £
Truffled mushrooms and egg on sourdough - the lunch of kings. £
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Hackney Bureau
3 Mare StTruffled mushrooms and egg on sourdough - the lunch of kings. £
The Dry Meat and the Baby Pumpkin are my favourites but all is good here. Very busy on Friday after prayers at the mosque next door! £
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StThe Dry Meat and the Baby Pumpkin are my favourites but all is good here. Very busy on Friday after prayers at the mosque next door! £
Tapas Brindisa Shoreditch
152 Curtain RdHearty Spanish food. ££
Tramshed
32 Rivington StPosh chicken and Damien Hirst… and chips… and steak. ££
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial StSome of the best steak I've had. £££
Fantastic ingredients and generous plates. Very small but perfectly formed! ££
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A Little Of What You Fancy
464 Kingsland RoadFantastic ingredients and generous plates. Very small but perfectly formed! ££
Modern Indian with and English twist. Breakfast very good especially when washed down with a cup of house chai. ££
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StModern Indian with and English twist. Breakfast very good especially when washed down with a cup of house chai. ££
Rochelle Canteen
16 Playground GardensEnglish done simply and very well. ££
Possibly the best Szechuan food in London. Spicy and adventurous. £
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My Old Place
261 Bethnal Green RoadPossibly the best Szechuan food in London. Spicy and adventurous. £
Les Trois Garçons
40 Church StHigh camp! £££
Shopping
Great salads and some hard to get French provisions. £
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L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway MarketGreat salads and some hard to get French provisions. £
Leila's Shop
Calvert AvenueThe best artisan produce presented beautifully.
Clothing. Japanese and American style with some Scandi thrown in for good measure.
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Present London
140 Shoreditch High StClothing. Japanese and American style with some Scandi thrown in for good measure.
Shopping / various. APC, Aesop, T2 to name but three… ehem… Labour and Waite etc… Vintage Guitars.
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Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetShopping / various. APC, Aesop, T2 to name but three… ehem… Labour and Waite etc… Vintage Guitars.
Vintage clothing at Beyond Retro and swankier designer makers towards Brick Lane.
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Cheshire Street
Cheshire StreetVintage clothing at Beyond Retro and swankier designer makers towards Brick Lane.
Brick Lane Bookshop
166 Brick LnGet Fixed!
Everything Else
Market on Saturdays only. Some good street food, vintage clothes, fruit and veg. Cafe life...
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketMarket on Saturdays only. Some good street food, vintage clothes, fruit and veg. Cafe life...
Sunday's only until 3pm. Lots to see. Buy flowers… especially from Carl. All the shops are open. Gets very crowded so pushchairs, suitcases not advisable after 10am
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadSunday's only until 3pm. Lots to see. Buy flowers… especially from Carl. All the shops are open. Gets very crowded so pushchairs, suitcases not advisable after 10am
Museum of domestic interiors. Lovely little garden at the back with cafe.
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Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadMuseum of domestic interiors. Lovely little garden at the back with cafe.
Museum of… childhood. A lot of 'I had one of those..' from the adults. Various activities for the kids.
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I-V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadMuseum of… childhood. A lot of 'I had one of those..' from the adults. Various activities for the kids.
Thursday is antique market day. Lots of stalls, restaurants and clothing stores.
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I-Market ye-Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial StThursday is antique market day. Lots of stalls, restaurants and clothing stores.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pub with food. My local. Good for people watching. Can get busy especially on Sunday when a coffee bar opens round the back.
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The Royal Oak
73 Columbia RdPub with food. My local. Good for people watching. Can get busy especially on Sunday when a coffee bar opens round the back.
Pub. Very friendly with a very wide selection of bottled continental beers.
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Carpenters Arms The Public Houses
91 Black Lion LnPub. Very friendly with a very wide selection of bottled continental beers.