Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Drinks & Nightlife

great local east end boozer with a live swing band on friday and saturday nights, take cash as they don't take card.
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The Palm Tree Pub
127 Grove Rd
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great local east end boozer with a live swing band on friday and saturday nights, take cash as they don't take card.
bar/restarant which serves awesome tandoori and very handy for the apartment as its in the building next doof, you can also have the food served on the outdoor communal terrace if the weather is nice
The Bow Quarter
60 Fairfield Rd
bar/restarant which serves awesome tandoori and very handy for the apartment as its in the building next doof, you can also have the food served on the outdoor communal terrace if the weather is nice
great pub with friendly staff and great pizzas which are only £5 each on sundays & mondays
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The Florist Arms
255 Globe Rd
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great pub with friendly staff and great pizzas which are only £5 each on sundays & mondays
great bar open til late
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The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
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great bar open til late
great fun for a night out, a different theme each night
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Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
42-46 Pollard Row
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great fun for a night out, a different theme each night
fab 1940's style cocktail lounge and restaurant-http://viajante.co.uk/
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Town Hall Hotel & Apartments
8 Patriot Square
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fab 1940's style cocktail lounge and restaurant-http://viajante.co.uk/
great little cocktail bar with a secret back room which you will be taken to if you ask to 'see through the looking glass'
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Looking Glass Cocktail Club
49 Hackney Road
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great little cocktail bar with a secret back room which you will be taken to if you ask to 'see through the looking glass'
great bar along the canal behind kings cross, especially good in the summer when they open up the bar outdoors, also a good place to eat although it is a small menu, i can recommend the crab burger!
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Shrimpy's
3 Goods Way
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great bar along the canal behind kings cross, especially good in the summer when they open up the bar outdoors, also a good place to eat although it is a small menu, i can recommend the crab burger!
great bar/club in the heart of dalston
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Ray's Bar
95 Kingsland High Street
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great bar/club in the heart of dalston
they do a great espresso martini! there is also a pop up rum cocktail bar downstairs called portside parlour serving rums from around the world
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Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway Market
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they do a great espresso martini! there is also a pop up rum cocktail bar downstairs called portside parlour serving rums from around the world
good shoreditch bar with downstairs area, busy on the weekends
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Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes
32-36 Kingsland Rd
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good shoreditch bar with downstairs area, busy on the weekends
brilliant pub/bar that often has live music/bands playing or themed nights, open til late
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The Macbeth
70 Hoxton St
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brilliant pub/bar that often has live music/bands playing or themed nights, open til late

Food Scene

great pub with a pub food menu as well as a restaurant with seperate menu, lovely atmosphere and games available!
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The Morgan Arms
43 Morgan St
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great pub with a pub food menu as well as a restaurant with seperate menu, lovely atmosphere and games available!
great place for brunch overlooking the canal & views of the olympic stadium Breakfast served 7.30am-5pm Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat, Sun.
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Counter Cafe
7 Roach Road
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great place for brunch overlooking the canal & views of the olympic stadium Breakfast served 7.30am-5pm Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat, Sun.
lovely place for brunch and dinner, great in the summer when you can sit outside Breakfast served 10am-1pm daily
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lovely place for brunch and dinner, great in the summer when you can sit outside Breakfast served 10am-1pm daily
great food, great cocktails and often live music
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Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St
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great food, great cocktails and often live music
great for brunch on the weekends and they also do evening meal where you can bring your own wine
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Hackney Bureau
3 Mare St
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great for brunch on the weekends and they also do evening meal where you can bring your own wine
lovely italian restaurant, service a little slow but very reasonably priced
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Buon Appetito
136 Lauriston Rd
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lovely italian restaurant, service a little slow but very reasonably priced
great food in a nice atmosphere and family friendly
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The Empress
130 Lauriston Rd
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great food in a nice atmosphere and family friendly
amazing fish and chip take away that also has a restaurant, highy recommend!
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Fish House
128 Lauriston Rd
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amazing fish and chip take away that also has a restaurant, highy recommend!
great thai restaurant, very reasonable and you can collect to take away
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Green Papaya
191 Mare St
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great thai restaurant, very reasonable and you can collect to take away
THE place to go for a curry in london, lots of great curry houses including aladdins and the famous curry bazaar
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Brick Lane
Brick Lane
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THE place to go for a curry in london, lots of great curry houses including aladdins and the famous curry bazaar
great place to eat in the newly landscaped area behind kings cross station. great for brunch and dinner but book if you can as it gets very busy
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Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary Square
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great place to eat in the newly landscaped area behind kings cross station. great for brunch and dinner but book if you can as it gets very busy
great Argentinian steak house which serves a generous sized meat platter that even comes with black pudding
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Buen Ayre
50 Broadway Market
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great Argentinian steak house which serves a generous sized meat platter that even comes with black pudding
you can eat and drink in the bar area or sit down to a 5 course experimental menu, situated in the old shoreditch town hall
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The Clove Club
380 Old St
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you can eat and drink in the bar area or sit down to a 5 course experimental menu, situated in the old shoreditch town hall
yummy bacon & maple syrup pancakes as well as many other brunch dishes, also good for lunch and has another restaurant upstairs, backs onto spitalfields indoor market square, also does takeaway
The Luxe
109 Commercial Street
yummy bacon & maple syrup pancakes as well as many other brunch dishes, also good for lunch and has another restaurant upstairs, backs onto spitalfields indoor market square, also does takeaway
great place for brunch and coffee/cake, you can sit inside or outside and overlook the canal and olympic stadium, can be a queue to sit down at the weekends but service is quick and food is yummy!
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Stour Space
7 Roach Rd
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great place for brunch and coffee/cake, you can sit inside or outside and overlook the canal and olympic stadium, can be a queue to sit down at the weekends but service is quick and food is yummy!

Essentials

nearby groceries
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Tesco Express
116-118 Commercial St
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nearby groceries

Sightseeing

great on a sunday, busy flower market with coffee & cakes and live music, also lots of shops and cafes
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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great on a sunday, busy flower market with coffee & cakes and live music, also lots of shops and cafes
great food market on a saturday, lots of different hot food stalls and also cakes, also a great vietnamese stall if you like vietnamese coffee, often live music. also lots of pubs along this street
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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great food market on a saturday, lots of different hot food stalls and also cakes, also a great vietnamese stall if you like vietnamese coffee, often live music. also lots of pubs along this street
great saturday market in west london with lots of places to brunch and lunch as well as some great bars and restaurants for the evening
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Imarike ye-Portobello
73a Lewisham High St
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great saturday market in west london with lots of places to brunch and lunch as well as some great bars and restaurants for the evening
buzzing indoor market square on the weekends, lots of stalls selling everything from art and vintage collectibles to cupcakes and coffee, often live events e.g. dancing, performances and local choirs.
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I-Market ye-Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial St
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buzzing indoor market square on the weekends, lots of stalls selling everything from art and vintage collectibles to cupcakes and coffee, often live events e.g. dancing, performances and local choirs.
The London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It is the world's highest observation wheel. take in views of more than 55 of London's most famous landmarks in 30mins ride.
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London Eye
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The London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It is the world's highest observation wheel. take in views of more than 55 of London's most famous landmarks in 30mins ride.
tourist attraction
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I-Cathedral yeSt. Paul
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tourist attraction
Take a tour with one of the Yeoman Warders around the Tower of London, one of the world's most famous buildings. Gaze up at the White Tower and marvel at the Crown Jewels.
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Itafula yeLondon
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Take a tour with one of the Yeoman Warders around the Tower of London, one of the world's most famous buildings. Gaze up at the White Tower and marvel at the Crown Jewels.

Arts & Culture

Open air heated lido in the lovely London fields park
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Izitsha zaseLondon
London Fields West Side
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Open air heated lido in the lovely London fields park
local gallery often with free exhibits and a nice restaurant
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Igaleriya ye-Whitechapel
77-82 Whitechapel High St
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local gallery often with free exhibits and a nice restaurant
The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets
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I-British Museum
Great Russell Street
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The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets
museum of modern and contemporary art, the building was a power station. you'll find temporary exhibitions by top artists from Damien Hirst to Gauguin. fab views from the restaurant. free entry.
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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museum of modern and contemporary art, the building was a power station. you'll find temporary exhibitions by top artists from Damien Hirst to Gauguin. fab views from the restaurant. free entry.
London's National Gallery is a vast space, filled with Western European paintings, you can find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.free entry
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I-National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
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London's National Gallery is a vast space, filled with Western European paintings, you can find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.free entry
the Natural History Museum boasts a collection of the biggest, tallest and rarest animals in the world. free entry except special exhibitions, also do sleepovers and an ice-rink in winter
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Iziko Lomsebenzi Wamazwe Asendulo
Cromwell Road
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the Natural History Museum boasts a collection of the biggest, tallest and rarest animals in the world. free entry except special exhibitions, also do sleepovers and an ice-rink in winter
See, touch and experience the major scientific advances of the last 300 years; don't forget the awesome Imax cinema. Entry is free, some exhibitions require tickets.
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Iziko Lomculo
Exhibition Road
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See, touch and experience the major scientific advances of the last 300 years; don't forget the awesome Imax cinema. Entry is free, some exhibitions require tickets.
The V&A celebrates art and design with 3,000 years worth of amazing artefacts from around the world. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets.
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I-Victoria ne-Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
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The V&A celebrates art and design with 3,000 years worth of amazing artefacts from around the world. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets.
At Madame Tussauds, you'll come face-to-face with some of the world's most famous faces. Strike a pose with Usain Bolt, kiss Brad Pitt or see Her Majesty the Queen.
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Madame Tussauds London
Marylebone Road
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At Madame Tussauds, you'll come face-to-face with some of the world's most famous faces. Strike a pose with Usain Bolt, kiss Brad Pitt or see Her Majesty the Queen.
the world's largest maritime museum, the historic Queen's House and the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Stand astride the Prime Meridian, touch a meteorite, and see the stars in the planetarium.Some free
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Iziko Lokuhlala Lweziko Lomoya
Romney Road
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the world's largest maritime museum, the historic Queen's House and the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Stand astride the Prime Meridian, touch a meteorite, and see the stars in the planetarium.Some free
always interesting arts/theatre/installations to discover at the southbank centre and often a weekend market along the river outside
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Southbank Centre
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always interesting arts/theatre/installations to discover at the southbank centre and often a weekend market along the river outside
often has art exhibitions and installations and also has a great cafe with great coffee, cakes, juices and free wifi
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Nunnery Gallery
181 Bow Rd
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often has art exhibitions and installations and also has a great cafe with great coffee, cakes, juices and free wifi

Shopping

Huge shopping centre with all the well known brands, restaurants, cinema, casino and views of the Olympic park
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Currys PC World Featuring Carphone Warehouse
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Huge shopping centre with all the well known brands, restaurants, cinema, casino and views of the Olympic park

Everything Else

wonderful waterway walks and places to hire canoes/boats for use along regents canal
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Limehouse Basin Marina
46 Goodhart Pl
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wonderful waterway walks and places to hire canoes/boats for use along regents canal
lovely place to visit, the royal park grounds are perfect for picnicing and there are lots of local attractions including the cutty sark, martime museum, royal observatory and Greenwich market
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Greenwich
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lovely place to visit, the royal park grounds are perfect for picnicing and there are lots of local attractions including the cutty sark, martime museum, royal observatory and Greenwich market
The labyrinthine open-air markets and myriad retail outlets of Camden will keep the keenest shoppers busy, with everything from vintage to futuristic designs on offer. also great food stalls
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Imarike ye-Camden
54-56 Camden Lock Pl
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The labyrinthine open-air markets and myriad retail outlets of Camden will keep the keenest shoppers busy, with everything from vintage to futuristic designs on offer. also great food stalls
Kew Gardens boasts a soaring treetop walkway, galleries and iconic listed buildings
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I-Car Park ye-Royal Botanic Gardens
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Kew Gardens boasts a soaring treetop walkway, galleries and iconic listed buildings