Guidebook for London
Essentials
Organic grocery with coffee shop and good breakfasts - not the cheapest but good quality
113 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Grocery
52-56 Kingsland RdOrganic grocery with coffee shop and good breakfasts - not the cheapest but good quality
Nearest late night mini supermarket - open till 11pm
1336 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StNearest late night mini supermarket - open till 11pm
Everything Else
Flower market - starts early on sundays
1660 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadFlower market - starts early on sundays
Famous Sunday (and now developing on Saturdays) street market. Gradually changing from clothes and bric a brac to fashion and boutiques.
825 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Imarike yaseBrick Lane
Brick LaneFamous Sunday (and now developing on Saturdays) street market. Gradually changing from clothes and bric a brac to fashion and boutiques.
Drinks & Nightlife
73 Columbia Rd
73 Columbia RoadGreat local pub with restaurant upstairs
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes
32-36 Kingsland RdTrendy bar club open late
Food Scene
Laxeiro
93 Columbia RdGreat cosy little tapas bar
One of many Vietnamese restaurants on this strip. My current favourites is Viet Grill on the east side of the road
16 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
LoongKee Restaurant
134G Kingsland RdOne of many Vietnamese restaurants on this strip. My current favourites is Viet Grill on the east side of the road
Quality burgers - this is a restaurant chain but really not bad at all
21 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Byron Hoxton
45 Hoxton SquareQuality burgers - this is a restaurant chain but really not bad at all
Award winning modern Spanish/ Iberian restaurant - not cheap, but excellent food
13 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Eyre Brothers Restaurant
70 Leonard StAward winning modern Spanish/ Iberian restaurant - not cheap, but excellent food
Pub with restaurant above serving classic English food. Busy at weekends
38 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Fox
39 Church StPub with restaurant above serving classic English food. Busy at weekends
Good local cafe above a recording studio - English breakfasts recommended
18 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
The Premises Studios
205-209 Hackney RdGood local cafe above a recording studio - English breakfasts recommended
Relaxed coffee shop and bike repairs - perfect for cycle enthusiasts - outside courtyard
67 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Leila's Shop
Calvert AvenueRelaxed coffee shop and bike repairs - perfect for cycle enthusiasts - outside courtyard
Arts & Culture
Museum of the English domestic interior. Free entry. With a nice cafe and a herb garden out the back
326 icetyiswa ngabantu basekuhlaleni
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadMuseum of the English domestic interior. Free entry. With a nice cafe and a herb garden out the back
White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey StreetWhite cube gallery - free admission
Shopping
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdPop up shopping mall