Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
East London's best kept secret. A super cool cocktail bar playing hiphop, shaking up the best Old Fashioned you've had in a while and open til midnight on a school night. Oh yeah.
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Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath RdEast London's best kept secret. A super cool cocktail bar playing hiphop, shaking up the best Old Fashioned you've had in a while and open til midnight on a school night. Oh yeah.
Great space to work during the day but becomes one of the best views in London by night. Be sure to check out Netil 360.
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Netil House
1 Westgate StGreat space to work during the day but becomes one of the best views in London by night. Be sure to check out Netil 360.
The Camel
277 Globe RdBest. Local. Ever.
Well & Bucket
143 Bethnal Green RdGood selection of tasty worldly beer.
The Florist Arms
255 Globe RdGood takeaway pizza.
Boundary London
2-4 Boundary StRooftop bar with a big firepit. Nuf said.
Great selection of wine and nibbles. A bit pricey but a brilliant atmosphere.
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Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney RdGreat selection of wine and nibbles. A bit pricey but a brilliant atmosphere.
Casa Negra
54-56 Great Eastern StGreat for cocktails and parties.
Great rooftop for summer cocktails and there's a yurt up there in the winter. Think there might be a hot tub too?
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Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain RdGreat rooftop for summer cocktails and there's a yurt up there in the winter. Think there might be a hot tub too?
If you're a Jack the Ripper fan.....this is a big piece of his history.
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The Ten Bells
84 Commercial StIf you're a Jack the Ripper fan.....this is a big piece of his history.
Fun on a weeknight. Cover charge on the weekend make it a no-go.
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The Book Club
100-106 Leonard StFun on a weeknight. Cover charge on the weekend make it a no-go.
Food Scene
Great little coffee shop. You can also get Korean food and a hair cut. #wut!?
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Hurwundeki
242 Cambridge Heath RdGreat little coffee shop. You can also get Korean food and a hair cut. #wut!?
Totally nuts. But if you like cats, it's a must.
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Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium
Bethnal Green RoadTotally nuts. But if you like cats, it's a must.
Really nice food. It's also bar. Great taxidermy decor. And a nice walk from the studio through Victoria Park.
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The Hemingway Public House
84 Victoria Park RdReally nice food. It's also bar. Great taxidermy decor. And a nice walk from the studio through Victoria Park.
Two really lovely restaurants. Pricey though.
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Town Hall Hotel & Apartments
8 Patriot SquareTwo really lovely restaurants. Pricey though.
Good place for breakfasts, coffee. Cute back garden.
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The Larder, Bethnal Green
Globe RoadGood place for breakfasts, coffee. Cute back garden.
Be prepared to queue, but it's so worth it for this Bombay cafe style restaurant. Food is yummy. Black daal is a must.
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StBe prepared to queue, but it's so worth it for this Bombay cafe style restaurant. Food is yummy. Black daal is a must.
Hoi Polloi
100 Shoreditch High StPerfect for latenight snacks. Service is spotty though.
Tramshed
32 Rivington StChicken. Beef. Damien Hirst.
Green Papaya Vietnamese Restaurant
97 Kingsland RdCheap noodles. Super tasty.
A good spot at BoxPark to hunker down and get some work done. iPads stationed at every table.
Guardian Coffee
2 Bethnal Green RdA good spot at BoxPark to hunker down and get some work done. iPads stationed at every table.
Haggerston Riviera's newest addition. Friendly staff and a cool split level atmosphere with a gallery of rotating exhibitions.
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Proud East
2-10 Hertford RoadHaggerston Riviera's newest addition. Friendly staff and a cool split level atmosphere with a gallery of rotating exhibitions.
Bella Vita
53-57 Broadway MarketAmazing pizza. Cheap too.
Great for really fresh sourdough takeaway pizza. A bit noisy and crowded to dine in though.
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketGreat for really fresh sourdough takeaway pizza. A bit noisy and crowded to dine in though.
Market Cafe
2 Broadway MarketThey play jazz and serve lovely food.
My absolute favourite. Super unpretentious family-run Italian restaurant. Staff are amazing, the food is INCREDIBLE, and cheap. I highly recommend the Scoglio pasta and funghi pizza with chilli oil.
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La Forchetta
464 Bethnal Green RdMy absolute favourite. Super unpretentious family-run Italian restaurant. Staff are amazing, the food is INCREDIBLE, and cheap. I highly recommend the Scoglio pasta and funghi pizza with chilli oil.
Sightseeing
One of London's best parks. Super pretty and Regen'ts Canal runs right through it.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadOne of London's best parks. Super pretty and Regen'ts Canal runs right through it.
No trip to East London is complete without a trip to Brick Lane.
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Brick Lane
Brick LaneNo trip to East London is complete without a trip to Brick Lane.
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadA must do on Sunday afternoon.
Great weekend markets and reasonably priced (albeit more commercial) food options.
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Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StGreat weekend markets and reasonably priced (albeit more commercial) food options.
If you're into ye olde British interior design throughout the centuries, this is a must see. Beautiful for picnics as well.
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Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadIf you're into ye olde British interior design throughout the centuries, this is a must see. Beautiful for picnics as well.
Everything Else
Perfect for a romantic stroll or a cycle ride up to north London.
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Regent's Canal
Perfect for a romantic stroll or a cycle ride up to north London.
Arts & Culture
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StGreat indy cinema
Great art house cinema. Doesn't look like much from outside, but it's a real treat.
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Genesis Cinema
93-95 Mile End RdGreat art house cinema. Doesn't look like much from outside, but it's a real treat.
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdGreat Shoreditch cinema
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StExcellent contemporary exhibitions. Good cafe.
A must for anyone visiting London. Philistines be damed!
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Barbican Centre
Silk StreetA must for anyone visiting London. Philistines be damed!
Essentials
Good for staples: milk, bread, beer, wine, etc.
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Co-op Food - Tower Hamlets - Globe Road
250a Globe RdGood for staples: milk, bread, beer, wine, etc.
Shopping
YCN. You Can Now.
22 Rivington StBrilliant little independently run inspirational knicks knacks shop.
Be warned: you can get stuck in there for ages thumbing through and sniffing some utterly beautiful art books...
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Artwords Bookshop
20-22 Broadway MarketBe warned: you can get stuck in there for ages thumbing through and sniffing some utterly beautiful art books...
Plain industrial vintage-inspired goods store. Beautifully curated.
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Labour and Wait
85 Redchurch StPlain industrial vintage-inspired goods store. Beautifully curated.