Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Exmouth Coffee Company
83 Algate EastGood coffee and pastries
Trade
160 Old StOne of the best brunch in the area. Hands down.
Delicious tacos and margaritas. Very laid back atmosphere, the kind where you order at the counter.
15 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
DF Tacos
21 Hanbury StDelicious tacos and margaritas. Very laid back atmosphere, the kind where you order at the counter.
Great French restaurant with good food, great atmosphere and a welcoming vibe. Good wines as well.
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Chez Elles Bistroquet
45 Brick LnGreat French restaurant with good food, great atmosphere and a welcoming vibe. Good wines as well.
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial StGood for a good steak.
Nude Espresso
25 Hanbury StGood coffee and excellent brunch on weekends
MEATmission
15 Hoxton MarketExcellent burgers and good choice of beers
Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StTHE best coffee in London
Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial StDelicious peruvian
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StTrendy Indian
story deli
515 Cambridge Heath RoadExcellent very thin crust pizza
Delicious coffee, good food (highly recommend the lamb sausage roll), and friendly staff.
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Grounded
9 Whitechapel RdDelicious coffee, good food (highly recommend the lamb sausage roll), and friendly staff.
Excellent Turkish cuisine, with delicious grilled meat. Highly recommend the grilled lamb skewers.
53 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Efes Turkish Restaurant
1 Whitechapel RdExcellent Turkish cuisine, with delicious grilled meat. Highly recommend the grilled lamb skewers.
La Cucina
52 Bridge StVery good Italian option, good pasta and pizza.
Albion
2-4 Boundary StGood brunch place.
Good cafe and brunch place in the most ecclectic space. It has a cafe, a store, a cinema and a hair dresser! Good vibes there.
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Barber and Parlour
64-66 Redchurch StGood cafe and brunch place in the most ecclectic space. It has a cafe, a store, a cinema and a hair dresser! Good vibes there.
Everything Else
Busy but still very enjoyable. Lots of varieties of flowers and colors.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadBusy but still very enjoyable. Lots of varieties of flowers and colors.
Famous place for gigs and concerts of bands who will become famous in the future.
35 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Old Blue Last
38 Great Eastern StFamous place for gigs and concerts of bands who will become famous in the future.
Cool market on weekends and lots of food stands as well
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I-Market ye-Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial StCool market on weekends and lots of food stands as well
Cool place for shopping with lots of little shops.
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BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdCool place for shopping with lots of little shops.
Nelly Duff
156 Columbia RdAmong the best street art galleries
Jack the ripper tours start from here (you can check a tour online there are multiple companies offering them). They are very fun walking tours in the neighborhood with passionate tour guide. ~2hrs
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Whitechapel High Street
Whitechapel High StreetJack the ripper tours start from here (you can check a tour online there are multiple companies offering them). They are very fun walking tours in the neighborhood with passionate tour guide. ~2hrs
Drinks & Nightlife
The Red Lion
Crete Hall RoadNice rooftop!
Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain RdNice rooftop!
A pub with good beer selection and a nice garden at the back
36 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Crown and Shuttle
226 Shoreditch High StreetA pub with good beer selection and a nice garden at the back
The Culpeper
40 Commercial StGood pub with a good vibe
NOLA | Roman Road
Shoreditch High StreetExcellent cocktails and nice jazz bands
The Blues Kitchen
134-146 Curtain RdBBQ food and Jazz
BrewDog Shoreditch
51 Bethnal Green RdThe pub of the famous brewery
Good pub with great fish and chips (avoid on Sundays when there is the flower market, it's too busy)
175 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Royal Oak
73 Columbia RdGood pub with great fish and chips (avoid on Sundays when there is the flower market, it's too busy)
Looking Glass Cocktail Club
49 Hackney RoadGood cocktails behind the glass...
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High StGood Pizzas, fun and lively atmosphere
Shopping
Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetLots of cute and nice independent shops
Arts & Culture
StolenSpace Gallery
17 Osborn StGreat Street Art Gallery
Nice art gallery with very avant garde artists and exhibitions.
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Igaleriya ye-Whitechapel
77-82 Whitechapel High StNice art gallery with very avant garde artists and exhibitions.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High Stclosest grocery store
Slightly bigger Tesco for grocery shopping. More choices but opened at different hours.
649 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdSlightly bigger Tesco for grocery shopping. More choices but opened at different hours.
Getting Around
Aldgate East Station
Whitechapel High StreetDistrict Line
Hammersmith & city Line
Aldgate Station
Aldgate High StreetCircle Line
Metropolitan Line
Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Central Lines.
Also a train station to get national trains (express to Stansted Airport)
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Liverpool Street Station
Liverpool StreetCircle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Central Lines.
Also a train station to get national trains (express to Stansted Airport)