Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Borough Market
Borough High StreetBest food market in London!
Take a lovely walk through Hackney up to the canal to experience this great food market
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketTake a lovely walk through Hackney up to the canal to experience this great food market
Experience Brick Lane and everything it has to offer!
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Imarike yaseBrick Lane
Brick LaneExperience Brick Lane and everything it has to offer!
Rotating shops and restaurants in shipping containers with weekly events.
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BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdRotating shops and restaurants in shipping containers with weekly events.
Pump street food market
FOOD
Brooklyn Coffee
139 Commercial StCoffee
CREAM
31 New Inn YardCoffee
Clean Slate London
96 Curtain RdCoffee
Norton Folgate
Norton FolgateCoffee
Urban Food Fest
162-167 Shoreditch High Stfood market!
Fantastic indian restaurant. Go there for brunch
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StFantastic indian restaurant. Go there for brunch
Get the full english here! Daily events and great place to hang out
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The Book Club
100-106 Leonard StGet the full english here! Daily events and great place to hang out
Lovely restaurant specialising in chicken and cocktail bar
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Bull in a China Shop - Bar & Restaurant
196 Shoreditch High StLovely restaurant specialising in chicken and cocktail bar
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High Stgimme pizzaaaaa
Dirty Burger Shoreditch
13 Bethnal Green Road"proper" burgers
Ace Hotel London
100 Shoreditch High Stchic hotel with a great brunch and coffee
The Drunken Monkey
chic Chinese restaurant/bar/club
Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial StPeruvian food, worth the splurge
The Pool
16 Anning Stfood market!
My favorite place for South Indian food. It's not sweetened for the British tongue
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Dosa World
46 Hanbury StMy favorite place for South Indian food. It's not sweetened for the British tongue
highly regarded as the best indian restaurant in the area (brick lane is a bit overrated)
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate Sthighly regarded as the best indian restaurant in the area (brick lane is a bit overrated)
Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury Stfor fish and chips!
Brick Lane Coffee
157 Brick LaneCoffee
Pretty Cuppa
178D Brick LnCoffee and cakes
Craft Coffee
68 Sclater StCoffee
Nude Espresso
25 Hanbury StCoffee
Jubo
68 Rivington StKorean restaurant
Beigel Bake
159 Brick Lnfamous bagel sandwiches
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Rowfarm to table restaurant with live music
Hookah Lounge
133 Brick Lnhookah!
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard StCoffee, pastries, food
Atypical Mexican restaurant (they make it very clear that they do NOT serve burritos)
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Boho Mexica
151-153 Commercial StAtypical Mexican restaurant (they make it very clear that they do NOT serve burritos)
DF Tacos
21 Hanbury StGreat mexican restaurant and bar
Great views in this high rise restaurant and amazing cocktails in the bar above
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SUSHISAMBA London
BishopsgateGreat views in this high rise restaurant and amazing cocktails in the bar above
Raizes
460 Hackney RdVery good Brazilian restaurant that has a lunch buffet
The Princess of Shoreditch
76-78 Paul StModern British food and gastropub
Chez Elles Bistroquet
45 Brick LnFrench gem in Brick Lane
Bottega Prelibato
43-45 Rivington Stfantastic italian
Everything Else
Road lined with flowers and food shops!
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadRoad lined with flowers and food shops!
Old Street station
Northern Line Tube Station
Tube station (Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle, and Central) and regional train station
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Liverpool Street Station
Tube station (Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, Circle, and Central) and regional train station
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High StreetOverground Station
FRAME Shoreditch
29 New Inn YardAwesome workout classes!
Shopping
I-Market ye-Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial StThis market has everything
Incredible chocolate sold by weight. Get some cardamom hot chocolate while you're there.
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Dark Sugars
141 Brick LnIncredible chocolate sold by weight. Get some cardamom hot chocolate while you're there.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Crown and Shuttle
226 Shoreditch High StreetBeer Garden
The Old Blue Last
38 Great Eastern StGreat bar with music every night
Callooh Callay Bar
65 Rivington Stbest cocktails...make reservations!
Good representation of an old east end bar. Get your pints here.
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The Owl & Pussycat
34 Redchurch StGood representation of an old east end bar. Get your pints here.
Well & Bucket
143 Bethnal Green RdLovely victorian pub
Looking Glass Cocktail Club
49 Hackney RoadCocktails!
ridiculous cocktails and live music. reservations needed
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Nightjar
129 City Rdridiculous cocktails and live music. reservations needed
Bar Prague - Shoreditch
6 Kingsland RdThis is your spot for Czech beers
Casita
5 Ravey StGreat selection of cocktails and tequila
Speakeasy bar with amazing cocktails. Must book ahead of time
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Happiness Forgets
8-9 Hoxton SquareSpeakeasy bar with amazing cocktails. Must book ahead of time
Great place for craft beers. Texmex restaurant underneath
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BrewDog Shoreditch
51 Bethnal Green RdGreat place for craft beers. Texmex restaurant underneath
stylish New Orleans style cocktail bar with live music every night
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NOLA | Roman Road
Shoreditch High Streetstylish New Orleans style cocktail bar with live music every night
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StFast groceries/necessities
Planet Organic - Spitalfields
132 Commercial StOrganic grocery store
Sainsbury's Local
29-31 Blackstock RdFast groceries/necessities
The Grocery
52-56 Kingsland RdOrganic/specialty groceries
Taj Stores
112 Brick Lnsuper cheap produce and indian groceries
Arts & Culture
I-Centre ye-Barbican
Silk Streetstate of the art multimedia venue
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rdmultimedia venue
Awesome venue
"Let's Adore and Endure Each Other"
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Village Underground
54 Holywell LnAwesome venue
"Let's Adore and Endure Each Other"
Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch Streetcomfy cinema
Shoreditch Town Hall
380 Old StEvents/theatre venue
state of the art office building with weekly events and lectures
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Second Home Spitalfields
68 Hanbury Ststate of the art office building with weekly events and lectures
outdoor cafe/restaurant and venue inside. record store with the same name nearby
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Rough Trade East
Brick Laneoutdoor cafe/restaurant and venue inside. record store with the same name nearby
Vortex
11 Gillett SquareJazz club/bar
Entertainment & Activities
All Star Lanes (Brick Lane)
95 Brick LnBowling.