Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Elevated choice at the Town Hall Hotel for seasonal modern takes on European fare and notable wines.
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Typing Room
Patriot Square
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Elevated choice at the Town Hall Hotel for seasonal modern takes on European fare and notable wines.
Bakery and small plates restaurant from the pioneer of the resurgent interest in offal dishes.
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St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
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Bakery and small plates restaurant from the pioneer of the resurgent interest in offal dishes.
This stripped back dining room serves seasonal British fare as a la carte lunches and set suppers. -
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Lyle's
56 Shoreditch High St
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This stripped back dining room serves seasonal British fare as a la carte lunches and set suppers. -
Much-loved Punjabi restaurant serving aromatic, spicy dishes in a no-frills, contemporary interior.
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St
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Much-loved Punjabi restaurant serving aromatic, spicy dishes in a no-frills, contemporary interior.
Roomy BYO eatery with a Bollywood soundtrack, offering a variety of classic Punjabi cuisine
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Needoo Grill
87 New Rd
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Roomy BYO eatery with a Bollywood soundtrack, offering a variety of classic Punjabi cuisine
East End boozer with Victorian decor, a menu of British pub grub and its own brewery in the cellar.
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The White Hart
1 Mile End Road
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East End boozer with Victorian decor, a menu of British pub grub and its own brewery in the cellar.
Famous American style breakfasts (the waffles and fried chicken are a must). Be prepared to queue!
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Breakfast Club Spitalfields
12-16 Artillery Ln
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Famous American style breakfasts (the waffles and fried chicken are a must). Be prepared to queue!
If you're not tempted by the many restauranteers trying to tempt you into their curry house (barter! never settle for less than £10 for starter, main, naan and rice p.p.) brick lane opens up Thursday-Sunday with great food and shopping markets. Sunday includes an indoor food market which is the highlight.
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Mercado de domingo de Brick Lane
Brick Lane
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If you're not tempted by the many restauranteers trying to tempt you into their curry house (barter! never settle for less than £10 for starter, main, naan and rice p.p.) brick lane opens up Thursday-Sunday with great food and shopping markets. Sunday includes an indoor food market which is the highlight.
One of the best food markets in London, only open on Saturdays, also a bunch of great Brunch cafe's lining the street any day of the week.
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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One of the best food markets in London, only open on Saturdays, also a bunch of great Brunch cafe's lining the street any day of the week.
Lunchtime weekday food market for city workers - prices are extremely low and the food awesome (try the 6 pork dumplings for £2.50 or the chicken katsu wrap). Open around 11am-2pm
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Petticoat Lane Market
119-121 Middlesex St
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Lunchtime weekday food market for city workers - prices are extremely low and the food awesome (try the 6 pork dumplings for £2.50 or the chicken katsu wrap). Open around 11am-2pm

Drinks & Nightlife

Large, laid-back 2-floor pub popular for quiz nights and lively, eclectic DJ programme.
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The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
56 moradores locais recomendam
Large, laid-back 2-floor pub popular for quiz nights and lively, eclectic DJ programme.
Lively hideaway with weathered decor featuring pub fare and draft beer, plus live music and DJs.
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Indo
133 Whitechapel Rd
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Lively hideaway with weathered decor featuring pub fare and draft beer, plus live music and DJs.
Split level bar with large outdoor area. Great Pilsner on tap and always busy - open late and free entry!
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Strongroom Bar
120-124 Curtain Rd
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Split level bar with large outdoor area. Great Pilsner on tap and always busy - open late and free entry!
Awesome pub with a modern design interior and roof terrace. Extremely popular for after work drinks and the weekends. Doubles as a great restaurant on the second floor.
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The Culpeper
40 Commercial St
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Awesome pub with a modern design interior and roof terrace. Extremely popular for after work drinks and the weekends. Doubles as a great restaurant on the second floor.
Hipster style bar/club that opens late and has a rooftop terrace. Get here early as the queue forms up quickly!
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Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain Rd
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Hipster style bar/club that opens late and has a rooftop terrace. Get here early as the queue forms up quickly!

Arts & Culture

Toys, clothes and interactives in 1872 hangar with marble floor and visible cast iron skeleton.
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Museu da Infância do V&A
Cambridge Heath Road
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Toys, clothes and interactives in 1872 hangar with marble floor and visible cast iron skeleton.

Parks & Nature

Lakes and fountains in 86 hectares of Victorian greenery in the heart of East London.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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Lakes and fountains in 86 hectares of Victorian greenery in the heart of East London.

Shopping

Sunday mornings here are a must. Suffer the crowds to see the incredible array of flowers lining the entire length of the road. Stop by one of the local arts/crafts shops for a few souviners and top it off with a pie and ale at The Birdcage pub.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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Sunday mornings here are a must. Suffer the crowds to see the incredible array of flowers lining the entire length of the road. Stop by one of the local arts/crafts shops for a few souviners and top it off with a pie and ale at The Birdcage pub.

Essentials

Enormous grocery store open late (11pm all days except Sunday) literally across the road from the apartment
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Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
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Enormous grocery store open late (11pm all days except Sunday) literally across the road from the apartment

Getting Around

Just around the corner - Whitechapel tube and overground station. Great links London wide.
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Whitechapel Station
263c Whitechapel Rd
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Just around the corner - Whitechapel tube and overground station. Great links London wide.