Guidebook for Greater London

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Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

Our favourite place in the area. Foodies will love it. Fresh local produce and has an experimental menu of sharing plates @ around £25 pp. Great Saturday brunches and Sunday roasts.
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Marmelo Kitchen
169 Francis Rd
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Our favourite place in the area. Foodies will love it. Fresh local produce and has an experimental menu of sharing plates @ around £25 pp. Great Saturday brunches and Sunday roasts.
The owners of this coffee shop are from Madeira and it is like stepping into a mini-Portuguese world. As well as good coffee, you can get authentic pasteis de nata (Portuguese custard tarts), bolos de Berlim (custard-filled doughnuts) and Brazilian coxhinhas (battered chicken croquettes). You can also buy Portuguese olive oil and wine.
Delicatessen Palmeira
232 High Rd Leyton
The owners of this coffee shop are from Madeira and it is like stepping into a mini-Portuguese world. As well as good coffee, you can get authentic pasteis de nata (Portuguese custard tarts), bolos de Berlim (custard-filled doughnuts) and Brazilian coxhinhas (battered chicken croquettes). You can also buy Portuguese olive oil and wine.
This is an independent pub, owned by former school teacher, Tuesday. We recommend the pizzas - cooked in stone ovens out the back. It's worth checking out the programme for events: https://www.thenorthcotee11.com/
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Northcote
110 Grove Green Rd
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This is an independent pub, owned by former school teacher, Tuesday. We recommend the pizzas - cooked in stone ovens out the back. It's worth checking out the programme for events: https://www.thenorthcotee11.com/
Great local pub. We recommend the Chairman or Cluckamole burgers and sweet potato fries. Two burgers for £12 on Mondays http://heathcoteandstar.co.uk/
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Heathcote & Star
344 Grove Green Rd
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Great local pub. We recommend the Chairman or Cluckamole burgers and sweet potato fries. Two burgers for £12 on Mondays http://heathcoteandstar.co.uk/
This is a lovely little restaurant with an emphasis on wine - the waiters pair different wines to your courses.
Kettle and Ryan
240 Francis Rd
This is a lovely little restaurant with an emphasis on wine - the waiters pair different wines to your courses.
Algerian coffee and cake shop. Also has shisha.
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Horizon Patisserie & Viennoiserie
809 High Rd Leytonstone
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Algerian coffee and cake shop. Also has shisha.
Scottish cafe serving haggis toasties and cronuts (croissants crossed with doughnuts - a recent London trend)
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Deeney's
360 High Rd Leyton
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Scottish cafe serving haggis toasties and cronuts (croissants crossed with doughnuts - a recent London trend)

Drinks & Nightlife

Live music - singer/songwriter, jazz, blues. There is always something going on so check out the programme. http://www.lunalounge.info
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Luna The Home Of Live Music
7 Church Ln
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Live music - singer/songwriter, jazz, blues. There is always something going on so check out the programme. http://www.lunalounge.info
Local pub celebrating film director Alfred Hitchcock, who was born in Leytonstone. Nice beer garden out the back.
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The Birds
692 High Rd Leytonstone
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Local pub celebrating film director Alfred Hitchcock, who was born in Leytonstone. Nice beer garden out the back.

Arts & Culture

William Morris was a local artist and social campaigner in the Victorian era. He is known for his print works which are often used in British wallpaper and textile designs.
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Igaleriya yaseWilliam Morris
531 Forest Rd
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William Morris was a local artist and social campaigner in the Victorian era. He is known for his print works which are often used in British wallpaper and textile designs.
The largest collection of neon signs you will probably ever see - we don't think there is anywhere else quite like it. There is a cafe inside which does good cakes.
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Gods Own Junkyard
Shernhall Street
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The largest collection of neon signs you will probably ever see - we don't think there is anywhere else quite like it. There is a cafe inside which does good cakes.

Parks & Nature

The legacy from the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. You can get the W15 from by the Heathcote pub to take you to the less touristy end of the park by the Hockey stadium.
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Iqonga le-Olympic leliNkwenkwe yeQueen Elizabeth
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The legacy from the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. You can get the W15 from by the Heathcote pub to take you to the less touristy end of the park by the Hockey stadium.
A forest in London! There is good mountain biking and walking here - just catch the central line to Loughton.
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Epping Forest
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A forest in London! There is good mountain biking and walking here - just catch the central line to Loughton.

Shopping

Local artists selling a variety of their and other artists' works.
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Venner
200 Francis Rd
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Local artists selling a variety of their and other artists' works.
Lovely independent bookstore which also serves coffee and beer. No wifi - so good place to get away from it all.
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Phlox Books
159 Francis Rd
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Lovely independent bookstore which also serves coffee and beer. No wifi - so good place to get away from it all.

Getting Around

If you want to go to Parliament Hill or Hampstead Heath in north London then the overground will save you going into central London and back out again.
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Leyton Midland Road station
Midland Road
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If you want to go to Parliament Hill or Hampstead Heath in north London then the overground will save you going into central London and back out again.

Essentials

There are a few corner shops on Francis Road - we personally recommend Derren - which is at the far end of the road - the dates you can buy there are amazing
Francis Road Supermarket
193 Francis Rd
There are a few corner shops on Francis Road - we personally recommend Derren - which is at the far end of the road - the dates you can buy there are amazing
A reasonably sized local supermarket will all the essentials
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Sainsbury's Local
14-15 Church Ln
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A reasonably sized local supermarket will all the essentials