Guidebook for London
Food Scene
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceHackney Wild, probably the best bread in the world.
Pidgin
52 Wilton WayTop de la top. Booking advised.
Great vibe and food. On Mondays, you can buy a bottle (any bottle) from the Bottle Apostle across the road and bring along. No corkage.
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The Empress
130 Lauriston RdGreat vibe and food. On Mondays, you can buy a bottle (any bottle) from the Bottle Apostle across the road and bring along. No corkage.
Lovely French deli (go there whilst you can, the owner might be deported soon as he's French!), awesome cheese. In fact, it's all lovely. Make sure you bring a credit card though.
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L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway MarketLovely French deli (go there whilst you can, the owner might be deported soon as he's French!), awesome cheese. In fact, it's all lovely. Make sure you bring a credit card though.
Their pizzas are simply the best ever. Sourdough. It's a bit like this: Have you ever been to a pizza restaurant where the crust is as good (no joke) as the rest of the pizza? Just try it.
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketTheir pizzas are simply the best ever. Sourdough. It's a bit like this: Have you ever been to a pizza restaurant where the crust is as good (no joke) as the rest of the pizza? Just try it.
They do some lovely pizzas here, all in a wood fired oven. Well worth the short walk from the flat.
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Well Street Pizza Hackney
184 Well StreetThey do some lovely pizzas here, all in a wood fired oven. Well worth the short walk from the flat.
Drinks & Nightlife
A genuinely nice pub with what's probably the best beer selection on tap in the area. Oh, and it's the tap room for the microbrewery Howling Hops. Two thumbs up.
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The Cock Tavern
315 Mare StA genuinely nice pub with what's probably the best beer selection on tap in the area. Oh, and it's the tap room for the microbrewery Howling Hops. Two thumbs up.
Shopping
It's a Burberry outlet store. It's been there for more than 15 years and it used to be a little bit dull. But now it's been discovered and is refitted and really flash. Not cheap though, even if it's a great deal cheaper than in town.
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Burberry Outlet
29-31 Chatham PlIt's a Burberry outlet store. It's been there for more than 15 years and it used to be a little bit dull. But now it's been discovered and is refitted and really flash. Not cheap though, even if it's a great deal cheaper than in town.
A nice little boutique, both for girls and boys. Some Danish labels, some British. Just nice.
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Hub Menswear & Womenswear
2A Broadway MarketA nice little boutique, both for girls and boys. Some Danish labels, some British. Just nice.
A great local bookstore. They need our support and they stock really good books. And they pay their taxes.
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The Broadway Bookshop
6 Broadway MarketA great local bookstore. They need our support and they stock really good books. And they pay their taxes.
A really great wine shop. A good selection of budget wines as well as some big guns. They really know their stuff.
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Bottle Apostle
95 Lauriston RdA really great wine shop. A good selection of budget wines as well as some big guns. They really know their stuff.
A Nike brand store over three floors. Great prices on particularly shoes.
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Nike Factory Store
107-117 Morning LnA Nike brand store over three floors. Great prices on particularly shoes.
Parks & Nature
Victoria Park is a lovely space, particularly the western part, near the Regent's canal. Go for a jog, a picnic, or for the food at the Pavillion Cafe, which really is nice. Don't feed the ducks though (they don't like it!).
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadVictoria Park is a lovely space, particularly the western part, near the Regent's canal. Go for a jog, a picnic, or for the food at the Pavillion Cafe, which really is nice. Don't feed the ducks though (they don't like it!).
Entertainment & Activities
Good mix of blockbuster and independent films.
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Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StGood mix of blockbuster and independent films.
Getting Around
Train that will take you across north London and as far as Kew Gardens and Richmond in the west.
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Hackney Central station
off Amhurst RdTrain that will take you across north London and as far as Kew Gardens and Richmond in the west.
A train from London Fields Station takes you to Liverpool Street Station in 10 minutes.
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London Fields station
A train from London Fields Station takes you to Liverpool Street Station in 10 minutes.
Bethnal Green is on the Central Line and will take you to many of the sites in London, such as St Paul's Cathedral (7 mins), Oxford Circus (14 mins), Notting Hill (22 mins).
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Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
Bethnal Green is on the Central Line and will take you to many of the sites in London, such as St Paul's Cathedral (7 mins), Oxford Circus (14 mins), Notting Hill (22 mins).