Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Nightjar
129 City RdBest cocktails and jazz in town. Booking is required.
Great bar with table tennis. Locals hang out. Decent food all day.
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The Book Club
100-106 Leonard StGreat bar with table tennis. Locals hang out. Decent food all day.
Prohibition cocktail bars. Very impressive cocktails and great place for a conversation as its small and music is not loud. Booking essential (via text). Very difficult to find as it is prohibition.
27 helybéli ajánlásával
Lounge Bohemia
1e Great Eastern StProhibition cocktail bars. Very impressive cocktails and great place for a conversation as its small and music is not loud. Booking essential (via text). Very difficult to find as it is prohibition.
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes
32-36 Kingsland Rdmy favourite bar in london
Very good gastro pub. English food done deliciously.
58 helybéli ajánlásával
The Princess of Shoreditch
76-78 Paul StVery good gastro pub. English food done deliciously.
The Crown and Shuttle
226 Shoreditch High StreetGreat beer garden. One of our favourites.
Bar with the best view in London. Very busy on Thursday and Friday nights so much sure you get there before the corporates (5.30pm to be safe).
41 helybéli ajánlásával
Madison
25 Hatton GardenBar with the best view in London. Very busy on Thursday and Friday nights so much sure you get there before the corporates (5.30pm to be safe).
Sports Bar & Grill Farringdon
19-25 Cowcross StMost comprehensive sports bar in London
This is a personal favourite. Be entertained (and join in) the very talented pianists who play everything from Coldplay to Kanye to Rihanna to frank Sinatra. Tip him to have your request played
Piano Smithfield
14 Long LnThis is a personal favourite. Be entertained (and join in) the very talented pianists who play everything from Coldplay to Kanye to Rihanna to frank Sinatra. Tip him to have your request played
Food Scene
Hix Oyster & Chop House
36-37 Cowcross StBest oysters in town. Which is saying a lot.
Fix Coffee
161A Whitecross StGreat place to lounge with free wifi.
Regarded the best breakfast in London by many. Our personal favourite. There is a queue on the weekends from 10am.
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Workshop Coffee Clerkenwell
27 Clerkenwell RoadRegarded the best breakfast in London by many. Our personal favourite. There is a queue on the weekends from 10am.
Order the avocado and poached eggs for breakfast. You will want to come back. great coffee too.
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Tuckshop
471-473 Dereham PlOrder the avocado and poached eggs for breakfast. You will want to come back. great coffee too.
Giddy Up Coffee
18 Fortune StGreat coffee in the park. open each week day by 8am and weekend 10am.
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard StGreat coffee and breakfast and lunch close by.
Amazing french food and service for a reasonable price. Its a personal favourite.
50 helybéli ajánlásával
Galvin La Chapelle
35 Spital SquareAmazing french food and service for a reasonable price. Its a personal favourite.
Great street food from around the world every week day. Only 100m from the flat. Too good to miss.
53 helybéli ajánlásával
Whitecross Street Market
132 Whitecross StGreat street food from around the world every week day. Only 100m from the flat. Too good to miss.
Only 3 things on the menu - but they really do them well! Controversially my favourite is the lobster roll.
30 helybéli ajánlásával
Burger & Lobster
Only 3 things on the menu - but they really do them well! Controversially my favourite is the lobster roll.
Truly great Vietnamese food. Try the Bun Sa! Walk or catch bus 243 from Old St and get off at Waterson St
59 helybéli ajánlásával
Viet Grill
58 Kingsland RdTruly great Vietnamese food. Try the Bun Sa! Walk or catch bus 243 from Old St and get off at Waterson St
Great coffee and breakfast. Very close, but not as good as Workshop in my opinion.
35 helybéli ajánlásával
Lantana Shoreditch
55 City RdGreat coffee and breakfast. Very close, but not as good as Workshop in my opinion.
Very interesting british food. Highly recommended by all the critics.
136 helybéli ajánlásával
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John StVery interesting british food. Highly recommended by all the critics.
Busaba Hoxton Square
319 Old StGreat that food
APULIA
50 Long LnIrresistible Italian
Moro
34-36 Exmouth MarketAlways a favourite among critics.
Morito
195 Hackney RdDelicious tapas
Simmons Bar | Clerkenwell
180 St John StGreat pub with great food
Great restaurant on my favourite shoreditch street. I think their fresh unique lunch options are some of the best in London
67 helybéli ajánlásával
Franze & Evans Cafe Shoreditch
101 Redchurch StGreat restaurant on my favourite shoreditch street. I think their fresh unique lunch options are some of the best in London
Steak or chicken? They are both done very well. There is an amazing Damian Hirst art installation to admire whilst you dine.
100 helybéli ajánlásával
Tramshed
32 Rivington StSteak or chicken? They are both done very well. There is an amazing Damian Hirst art installation to admire whilst you dine.
Most famous Pakistani food in London. It's vibrant, cheap and byo. Order the lamb chops!
381 helybéli ajánlásával
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StMost famous Pakistani food in London. It's vibrant, cheap and byo. Order the lamb chops!
Londons famous curry lane. I don't think the currys are particularly good but the experience makes up for it. Be sure to bargain a good price before you sit down.
878 helybéli ajánlásával
Brick Lane
Brick LaneLondons famous curry lane. I don't think the currys are particularly good but the experience makes up for it. Be sure to bargain a good price before you sit down.
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StNorthern Indian food. Highly recommended.
Upmarket Tavern, food, atmosphere and drinks get deservedly good reviews. £20-£25 per main course. Booking required.
29 helybéli ajánlásával
Merchants Tavern
36 Charlotte RdUpmarket Tavern, food, atmosphere and drinks get deservedly good reviews. £20-£25 per main course. Booking required.
Iconic restaurant which has the best lunch in town. Try have an early lunch to avoid the queues.
364 helybéli ajánlásával
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StIconic restaurant which has the best lunch in town. Try have an early lunch to avoid the queues.
Breakfast, lunch or dinner - great spot. Relaxed but chic space.
49 helybéli ajánlásával
Granger & Co. Clerkenwell
50 Sekforde StBreakfast, lunch or dinner - great spot. Relaxed but chic space.
Sightseeing
The best tourist attraction there is. Make sure you do the tour (its included in the entrance fee)
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Londoni Tower
The best tourist attraction there is. Make sure you do the tour (its included in the entrance fee)
I think the most beautiful cathedral there is! And you can climb to the top. The daily services are free.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
I think the most beautiful cathedral there is! And you can climb to the top. The daily services are free.
Well worth a visit. Rooms are untouched since the Germans surrendered.
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Churchill Háborús Szobák
King Charles StreetWell worth a visit. Rooms are untouched since the Germans surrendered.
Imperial War Museums
Lambeth RoadHighly recommended museum.
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners Barbican
Whitecross StreetEverything you need and great quality!
Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StGreat coffee and free wifi
Arts & Culture
Our best art gallery in london. Its small but always has very interesting exhibitions. And there will be no other tourists there!
589 helybéli ajánlásával
Whitechapel Galéria
77-82 Whitechapel High StOur best art gallery in london. Its small but always has very interesting exhibitions. And there will be no other tourists there!
Tate Modern
BanksideA brilliant modern gallery with free entry.
Cinema, shows, exhibitions - always something worth seeing in this controversial brutalist building.
509 helybéli ajánlásával
Barbican Központ
Silk StreetCinema, shows, exhibitions - always something worth seeing in this controversial brutalist building.
Everything Else
My favourite Sunday activity. After, walk down Brick Lane for further markets. Cool shops and good coffee on every corner.
1660 helybéli ajánlásával
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadMy favourite Sunday activity. After, walk down Brick Lane for further markets. Cool shops and good coffee on every corner.
One of the best food markets in the world! (if catching the tube get off at london bridge station (not borough). its about a 20min bus ride or 35min walk. Thursday to Sunday 9m to 2pm.
1617 helybéli ajánlásával
Borough Market
Borough High StreetOne of the best food markets in the world! (if catching the tube get off at london bridge station (not borough). its about a 20min bus ride or 35min walk. Thursday to Sunday 9m to 2pm.
Brilliant east end market. Food and vintage items. Highly recommended. Saturdays only.
1735 helybéli ajánlásával
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketBrilliant east end market. Food and vintage items. Highly recommended. Saturdays only.
Golden Lane Sport & Fitness
Fane LaneGym - no membership required
Shopping
Please avoid Oxford street - Covent garden is much nicer and has all the same shops!
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Covent Garden
41 James StPlease avoid Oxford street - Covent garden is much nicer and has all the same shops!