Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Corner Room
8 Patriot Squarewonderful food and excellent value lunch menu available every day
wonderful Korean food, fresh and delicious. cash only. can also get your hair cut here!
59 locals recommend
Hurwundeki
242 Cambridge Heath Rdwonderful Korean food, fresh and delicious. cash only. can also get your hair cut here!
i like to go have a negroni at the bar here. Great value 3 course meals before 7.15 and after 9.45. and wonderful weekend brunch
271 locals recommend
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson Sti like to go have a negroni at the bar here. Great value 3 course meals before 7.15 and after 9.45. and wonderful weekend brunch
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terracewonderful soudough bread, coffee and sweet treats
another great haunt for coffee. they do the best raspberry pasteis de nata
96 locals recommend
L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway Marketanother great haunt for coffee. they do the best raspberry pasteis de nata
Little Georgia Hackney
87 Goldsmiths Rowwonderful, unassuming eastern european cafe.
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Rowalso has a great restaurant on site.
Brawn
49 Columbia Rddelicious english restaurant
E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green Rdeast end landmark. proper caff. wonderful staff and english fry up
Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland Rdmy favourite of the Vietnamese restaurants on the strip
situated in shoreditch town hall, wonderful food. great lunch deal, very good cocktails
106 locals recommend
The Clove Club
380 Old Stsituated in shoreditch town hall, wonderful food. great lunch deal, very good cocktails
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate Stmy pick of the local Indian restaurants
Beagle
397-400 Geffrye Streetopened in 2013. great food
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High Stgreat pizza
the original nose to tail restaurant. also an excellent bakery
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John Stthe original nose to tail restaurant. also an excellent bakery
the views alone are worth a trip here. located on the 42nd floor of the heron tower. their infamous "duck and waffle" dish is delicious. open 24 hours
216 locals recommend
Duck & Waffle
110 Bishopsgatethe views alone are worth a trip here. located on the 42nd floor of the heron tower. their infamous "duck and waffle" dish is delicious. open 24 hours
The Ten Bells
84 Commercial Stwonderful food, great lunch deal
restaurant in a converted school bike shed. lovely food, can sit outside in the sun. menu seasonal and changes daily
80 locals recommend
Rochelle Canteen
16 Playground Gardensrestaurant in a converted school bike shed. lovely food, can sit outside in the sun. menu seasonal and changes daily
Drinks & Nightlife
The bar makes excellent cocktails, and i've eaten the best food of my life in the restaurant. Expensive so ideal for a celebration.
29 locals recommend
Viajante
Patriot SquareThe bar makes excellent cocktails, and i've eaten the best food of my life in the restaurant. Expensive so ideal for a celebration.
Hackney Bureau
3 Mare Stone of my favourite local coffee places
NB this has moved to 175 Mare Street (even nearer me).
great, fun venue for drinks, dinner. they also do a fantastic brunch on the weekends
120 locals recommend
Rita's Bar & Dining
35 Stoke Newington RdNB this has moved to 175 Mare Street (even nearer me).
great, fun venue for drinks, dinner. they also do a fantastic brunch on the weekends
Sebright Arms
31-35 Coate StLovely local pub - best burgers in London
especially good in the summer when you can soak up the rays outside. lovely italian tapas
77 locals recommend
OMBRA
1 Vyner Stespecially good in the summer when you can soak up the rays outside. lovely italian tapas
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
42-46 Pollard Rowgreat
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial Stgreat bar menu
Mahogany Bar
1 Graces Alyin the historic WIltons Music Hall
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath Rdexcellent new local - cocktails and small plates of food.
Shopping
the go to place for all things Mexican. I don't know anywhere else in London like it. the cafe on the corner does excellent churros and hot chocolate on the weekends.
Casa Mexico
3 Winkley Stthe go to place for all things Mexican. I don't know anywhere else in London like it. the cafe on the corner does excellent churros and hot chocolate on the weekends.
Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch Stwhere i go to buy my coffee beans.
Labour and Wait
85 Redchurch Stwonderful homewares shop
Liberty London
Regent Streetthe only department store in London as far as i'm concerned
Everything Else
Hub Menswear & Womenswear
2A Broadway Marketmy favourite local clothes shop
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Roadfree, fascinating, especially good for children
Hunterian Museum
43 Lincoln's Inn Fieldswonderful museum of surgery
Broadway Market
Broadway Marketsaturdays
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Roadsundays
Arts & Culture
Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Alylondon's oldest and most beautiful crumbling music hall
one of my favourite museums in London. Packed to the brim with wonderful things. 1st tuesday of every month it is open in the evening, lit by candlelight. home of Hogarth's "Rake's Progress"
183 locals recommend
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fieldsone of my favourite museums in London. Packed to the brim with wonderful things. 1st tuesday of every month it is open in the evening, lit by candlelight. home of Hogarth's "Rake's Progress"