Guidebook for London

Karis
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Romanian restaurant and coffee shop. Fantastic rustic vibe. We love it here!
Carpathia London
166 High St N
Romanian restaurant and coffee shop. Fantastic rustic vibe. We love it here!
Our favourite South Indian Restaurant ever; huge and delicious dosa's filled with an array of spicy or non-spicy fillings! Massala tea, lassi's... try the panner or gobi Manchurian for starters. VERY reasonably priced.
ChennaiDosa London
177 High St N
Our favourite South Indian Restaurant ever; huge and delicious dosa's filled with an array of spicy or non-spicy fillings! Massala tea, lassi's... try the panner or gobi Manchurian for starters. VERY reasonably priced.
Little restaurant, 10 minute walk from our house. DELICIOUS and authentic Thai food, reasonable prices, run by a Thai family. We love it here!
Tippy's
291 Barking Rd
Little restaurant, 10 minute walk from our house. DELICIOUS and authentic Thai food, reasonable prices, run by a Thai family. We love it here!
Our favourite of the city farms, animals you can feed and a lovely little restaurant. Easy to get to on the tube, about 30 minutes door to door. Free entry.
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Stepney City Farm
Stepney Way
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Our favourite of the city farms, animals you can feed and a lovely little restaurant. Easy to get to on the tube, about 30 minutes door to door. Free entry.
Indian Colonial themed restaurant. Delicious English.INdian Breakfasts, fantastic Indian dnners.
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary St
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Indian Colonial themed restaurant. Delicious English.INdian Breakfasts, fantastic Indian dnners.
Our favourite South Indian hidden gem... serving only vegetarian South Indian Cuisine! Try a dosa, or paneer manchurian, our favourite dishes!
Taste Of India Pure Vegetarian
293-295 High St N
Our favourite South Indian hidden gem... serving only vegetarian South Indian Cuisine! Try a dosa, or paneer manchurian, our favourite dishes!

Everything Else

A little community run café on our street, open every other Saturday. Sometimes live music.. check out their Facebook page for more details. They serve delicious toasties, homemade cakes and sometimes booze!
Red doors studios
A little community run café on our street, open every other Saturday. Sometimes live music.. check out their Facebook page for more details. They serve delicious toasties, homemade cakes and sometimes booze!

Shopping

Our favourite market, next to Brick Lane's run of Indian restaurants and vintage clothes shops. You can spend hours here! Bars and restaurants a plenty!
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I-Market ye-Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial St
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Our favourite market, next to Brick Lane's run of Indian restaurants and vintage clothes shops. You can spend hours here! Bars and restaurants a plenty!
Great market, beautiful shops and streets, top of greenwich hill is stunning!
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I-Greenwich Market
5B Greenwich Market
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Great market, beautiful shops and streets, top of greenwich hill is stunning!

Drinks & Nightlife

Plenty of bars and restaurants round here. Great to hang out here during the day or evening/night. Rarely tourists, but bustling and vibrant, quirky and rough around the edges!
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Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street
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Plenty of bars and restaurants round here. Great to hang out here during the day or evening/night. Rarely tourists, but bustling and vibrant, quirky and rough around the edges!
This is a newly opened pub only 5 minutes walk from our house- serving great local beers and general drinks, and sough-dough pizzas (also roast dinner on Sundays! Yum!)
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Red Lion E6
80 High St S
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This is a newly opened pub only 5 minutes walk from our house- serving great local beers and general drinks, and sough-dough pizzas (also roast dinner on Sundays! Yum!)
Lots of bars, shopping and restaurant here catering for all tastes!
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Canary Wharf
1 Bank St
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Lots of bars, shopping and restaurant here catering for all tastes!

Arts & Culture

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I-British Museum
Great Russell Street
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I-National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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Iziko Lomsebenzi Wamazwe Asendulo
Cromwell Road
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One of our favourite places in London, not far from us. FULL of character, it's the oldest music hall in London. Even if there is no concert on, it's worth visiting for a drink. 10 minute walk from the Tower of London.
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Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Aly
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One of our favourite places in London, not far from us. FULL of character, it's the oldest music hall in London. Even if there is no concert on, it's worth visiting for a drink. 10 minute walk from the Tower of London.
Perfect for families; this museum gives you the history of East London through history. Right next to Canary Wharf, where there is shopping and lots of bars.
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I-Museum yaseLondon Docklands
Hertsmere Road
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Perfect for families; this museum gives you the history of East London through history. Right next to Canary Wharf, where there is shopping and lots of bars.
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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Great for kids. Little cafe and gift shop, lots of old fashioned toys on display. Often activities for the kids (see website).
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Museum of Childhood - Benugo
Cambridge Heath Road
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Great for kids. Little cafe and gift shop, lots of old fashioned toys on display. Often activities for the kids (see website).
Fantastic museum, particularly great for kids!
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Iziko Lomculo
Exhibition Road
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Fantastic museum, particularly great for kids!
Great museum, particularly great for kids!
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I-London Transport Museum
The Piazza
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Great museum, particularly great for kids!
Great kids play area as well as a fascinating history of London and its surrounding waters.
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Iziko Lokuhlala Lweziko Lomoya
Romney Road
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Great kids play area as well as a fascinating history of London and its surrounding waters.

Essentials

All basic food and amenities that you need can be bought here; it's a 5 minute walk from our house.
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Tesco Express
189 High St S
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All basic food and amenities that you need can be bought here; it's a 5 minute walk from our house.

Parks & Nature

A lovely green space to relax during the day, or walk through on the way to East Ham Station.
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Central Park
Rainham Road North
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A lovely green space to relax during the day, or walk through on the way to East Ham Station.
Water fountains and other fun stuff for adults and kids- particularly on a hot day!
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Iqonga le-Olympic leliNkwenkwe yeQueen Elizabeth
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Water fountains and other fun stuff for adults and kids- particularly on a hot day!
Beautiful park, water, play areas, ponds... great for kids!
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Diana Memorial Playground
Broad Walk
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Beautiful park, water, play areas, ponds... great for kids!