Guidebook for London
Food Scene
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceAmazing bread - pick up your weekly loaf here.
Chilled out atmosphere for working along with great coffee and food.
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Look mum no hands!
Chilled out atmosphere for working along with great coffee and food.
Hackney Bureau
3 Mare StGreat for brunch - if you can find a table.
Oslo Hackney
1A Amhurst RdCatch some live music here
Nice rooftop terrace with food and drinks to order at the bar.
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Coppa Bar & BBQ
Nice rooftop terrace with food and drinks to order at the bar.
Butchers and restaurant - great cuts of meat.
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Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway MarketButchers and restaurant - great cuts of meat.
A little more chilled than B'way market with food stalls & vintage items for sale on the weekends
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Netil Market
13-23 Westgate StA little more chilled than B'way market with food stalls & vintage items for sale on the weekends
Ideal if you want to share some small plates and the food is delicious
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El Ganso Cafe
59 Broadway MarketIdeal if you want to share some small plates and the food is delicious
Becomes Gin Palace on Thurs-Sat evenings with more kinds of gin than I knew existed
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F. Cooke
9 Broadway MarketBecomes Gin Palace on Thurs-Sat evenings with more kinds of gin than I knew existed
When I need a fix of Americana such as buffalo wings. Their sandwich shop around the corner also has great hot dogs and shakes.
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Red Dog Saloon - Hoxton Restaurant
37 Hoxton SquareWhen I need a fix of Americana such as buffalo wings. Their sandwich shop around the corner also has great hot dogs and shakes.
The Advisory
161 Mare StMy favourite burger place and reasonably priced
I love their eclectic menu and infused vodka
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Rita's - HAS MOVED - FOLLOW @RITASDINING for updates
275-276 Poyser StreetI love their eclectic menu and infused vodka
Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch StBest espresso in town!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Taproom
163 Upper StFresh beer - what more could you ask for?
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath RdGreat cocktails
Brat x Climpson's Arch
374 Helmsley PlFun place to hang in the warm weather
Platform Cafe, Bar & Terrace
1-7 Westgate StDance the night away on the weekends
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney RdWine bar with a great selection
Arts & Culture
The films I want to see are usually playing here. Nice bar/cafe for meeting with friends before or after.
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Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StThe films I want to see are usually playing here. Nice bar/cafe for meeting with friends before or after.
They have moved around the corner on Hanbury Street. Great selection of foreign film DVDs. They now have a cafe with some nice wines.
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CLOSEUP FILM CENTRE
97 Sclater StThey have moved around the corner on Hanbury Street. Great selection of foreign film DVDs. They now have a cafe with some nice wines.
Sightseeing
Equally good for shopping and people watching. I recommend the Vietnamese ice coffee stall.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketEqually good for shopping and people watching. I recommend the Vietnamese ice coffee stall.
It has a wildflower garden and year round Lido.
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London Fields station
It has a wildflower garden and year round Lido.
Shopping
Bradburys
81-83 Broadway MarketMy go to shop for anything from can openers to light bulbs.
Nice service - they will order a book for you if they don't have it in the shop
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The Broadway Bookshop
6 Broadway MarketNice service - they will order a book for you if they don't have it in the shop
It's hard to go in here and not buy some new clothes (women only)
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Black Truffle
41 England's LnIt's hard to go in here and not buy some new clothes (women only)
Essentials
Marks and Spencer
351 Mare StFor some goodies
Everything Else
Bikeworks
204a Cambridge Heath RdFor all your bike related needs