Guidebook for London
Essentials
Mega supermarket at your doorstep, open daily until 11pm.
If that is not enough, there are 24 hour supermarkets next to the tube station. It also has quite a big pharmacy inside.
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Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillMega supermarket at your doorstep, open daily until 11pm.
If that is not enough, there are 24 hour supermarkets next to the tube station. It also has quite a big pharmacy inside.
Budgens
1 Newport Ave24 Hour mini Supermarket
Quaint cafés, pubs and indie music shops. The food-loving hipster's weekend hang-out of choice. Quality food. Just let your hair down and soak up the vibe - Time Out
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketQuaint cafés, pubs and indie music shops. The food-loving hipster's weekend hang-out of choice. Quality food. Just let your hair down and soak up the vibe - Time Out
Food Scene
Centre of Banglatown. Choose from 40 different Bangladeshi restaurants with moderate prices. You can also bring your own bottles of beer or wine!
120-122 Brick Ln
120-122 Brick LaneCentre of Banglatown. Choose from 40 different Bangladeshi restaurants with moderate prices. You can also bring your own bottles of beer or wine!
Dine by the water at one of London's coziest inner bays.
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Marina ta 'St Katharine Docks
50 St Katharine's WayDine by the water at one of London's coziest inner bays.
One of the 40 Bangladeshi restaurants on Brick Lane. This one, however, is simple and good quality, with excellent service. You can bring your own beer or wine. Take a Cobra or Singha beer, my favs!
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Aladin Indian Restaurant
132 Brick LnOne of the 40 Bangladeshi restaurants on Brick Lane. This one, however, is simple and good quality, with excellent service. You can bring your own beer or wine. Take a Cobra or Singha beer, my favs!
This traditional bangladeshi curry house is one of the oldest and quality has been sustained over the years. It's a bit pricier than the rest but worth it. They do sell alcohol in this one.
Muhib
73 Brick LnThis traditional bangladeshi curry house is one of the oldest and quality has been sustained over the years. It's a bit pricier than the rest but worth it. They do sell alcohol in this one.
Perfect place for coffee, a croissant or a lazy brunch. It's got a few tables outside, which fill up very quickly when the sun shines!
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Patisserie Valerie - Spitalfields (London)
37 Brushfield StPerfect place for coffee, a croissant or a lazy brunch. It's got a few tables outside, which fill up very quickly when the sun shines!
This is a bar, restaurand and coffee place all in one. Perfect for weekend brunches (although be prepared to wait if you arrive after noon). Amazing full English breakfasts, with all the trimmings!
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Breakfast Club Spitalfields
12-16 Artillery LnThis is a bar, restaurand and coffee place all in one. Perfect for weekend brunches (although be prepared to wait if you arrive after noon). Amazing full English breakfasts, with all the trimmings!
If you're into S&M (sausage and mash.... what are you thinking!!!) this is the place. Proper English food. Amazing English Breakfasts that load you with enough carbs for a whole day!
S & M Cafe
If you're into S&M (sausage and mash.... what are you thinking!!!) this is the place. Proper English food. Amazing English Breakfasts that load you with enough carbs for a whole day!
It started as an overflow from the ever popular Tayyabs restaurant a few metres away on Fieldgate street. Now it's as popular as Tayyabs with a similar menu of popular Pakistani cuisine.
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Needoo Grill
87 New RdIt started as an overflow from the ever popular Tayyabs restaurant a few metres away on Fieldgate street. Now it's as popular as Tayyabs with a similar menu of popular Pakistani cuisine.
Tayyabs is an institution, one of the most famous Pakistani restaurants in London, recently refurbished to accomodate a zillion tables on the basement. Fantastic curries, grills, lamb chops.
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StTayyabs is an institution, one of the most famous Pakistani restaurants in London, recently refurbished to accomodate a zillion tables on the basement. Fantastic curries, grills, lamb chops.
Sightseeing
Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse on the south bank of the River Thames that was destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614.
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Ponte ta' Tower
Tower Bridge RoadShakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse on the south bank of the River Thames that was destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614.
Step back in time in The Tower of London, where Anne Boleyn was decapitated, traitors were hanged, and where the Crown Jewels are still safely guarded.
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Torri ta 'Londra
Step back in time in The Tower of London, where Anne Boleyn was decapitated, traitors were hanged, and where the Crown Jewels are still safely guarded.
Bell foundry listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain. Famouse bells from there: Big Ben and Liberty Bell, used for the US Independence.
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel RoadBell foundry listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain. Famouse bells from there: Big Ben and Liberty Bell, used for the US Independence.
Shopping
Spitalfields is London's trendiest market, quickly overtaking Camden Town in popularity. It is certainly big in terms of vintage clothing and it is particularly busy on Sundays!
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Spitalfields Arts Market
1 Market StSpitalfields is London's trendiest market, quickly overtaking Camden Town in popularity. It is certainly big in terms of vintage clothing and it is particularly busy on Sundays!
The most vibrant, colourful, eclectic, and urban chic street market in London. Be prepared for food stalls, bars, and zillions of people trading their vintage wear. This is where real fashion is born.
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Gallerija tal-Whitechapel
77-82 Whitechapel High StThe most vibrant, colourful, eclectic, and urban chic street market in London. Be prepared for food stalls, bars, and zillions of people trading their vintage wear. This is where real fashion is born.
On Sunday Columbia Road is transformed into oasis of foliage and flowers. Everything from bedding plants to 10 foot banana trees. There are also quirky pubs, cafes, and shops selling decoration.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadOn Sunday Columbia Road is transformed into oasis of foliage and flowers. Everything from bedding plants to 10 foot banana trees. There are also quirky pubs, cafes, and shops selling decoration.
This shop is slightly off the beaten track but well worth a detour from Brick Lane if you're into finding unique pieces of vintage clothing at reasonable prices.
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Beyond Retro Cheshire Street
Cheshire StreetThis shop is slightly off the beaten track but well worth a detour from Brick Lane if you're into finding unique pieces of vintage clothing at reasonable prices.
Drinks & Nightlife
Shoreditch is the new West End. It is where real Londoners hang out, DJs are born, trends are spread.
Visit the bars for cool capirinhas or mojitos, before venturing into serious clubbing.
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Shoreditch
Shoreditch is the new West End. It is where real Londoners hang out, DJs are born, trends are spread.
Visit the bars for cool capirinhas or mojitos, before venturing into serious clubbing.
One of my favourite bars for cocktails and get-together with friends, with cozy booths and well lit corners to get the conversation flowing
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El Pastor
7A Stoney StOne of my favourite bars for cocktails and get-together with friends, with cozy booths and well lit corners to get the conversation flowing
Bar/Club: 7 nights a week from 7pm-2am you will find the cheapest drinks in Shoreditch, with free entry on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and only £5 entry on Fridays and Saturdays.
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333 Old StBar/Club: 7 nights a week from 7pm-2am you will find the cheapest drinks in Shoreditch, with free entry on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and only £5 entry on Fridays and Saturdays.
Very good bar do start the evening, as it offers a great happy hour and a good mix of people, some coming straight after work and some warming up before pulling an all-nigher on the weekend.
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Matchbox
135 Shoreditch High StreetVery good bar do start the evening, as it offers a great happy hour and a good mix of people, some coming straight after work and some warming up before pulling an all-nigher on the weekend.
Lively bar with bands and DJs on a regular basis. Quite a busy place for a bit of boogie.
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The Shoreditch Spa
167 Brick LnLively bar with bands and DJs on a regular basis. Quite a busy place for a bit of boogie.
Lively cafe/bar with very big lounge area both inside and outside when the sun shines. It turns into a full-on club, with two dance floors on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Cafe 1001
91 Brick LnLively cafe/bar with very big lounge area both inside and outside when the sun shines. It turns into a full-on club, with two dance floors on Fridays and Saturdays.
"the barometer of London’s musical trends" - the guardian
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Rhythm Factory
"the barometer of London’s musical trends" - the guardian
Pub where the first modern Brown Ale was brewed. It's famous for a cold blooded murder in the 1960s and the location of William Booth's first sermon, which led to the creation of The Salvation Army.
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The Blind Beggar
337 Whitechapel RdPub where the first modern Brown Ale was brewed. It's famous for a cold blooded murder in the 1960s and the location of William Booth's first sermon, which led to the creation of The Salvation Army.
A nice and friendly gay pub with a resident DJ most nights of the week, and super busy on weekends. It operates normal pub hours, until midnight.
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The George and Dragon
A nice and friendly gay pub with a resident DJ most nights of the week, and super busy on weekends. It operates normal pub hours, until midnight.
Arts & Culture
Come to see and to be seen in this East London club, where fashionistas, artist, photographers, and the odd media types hang out.
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Ray's Bar
95 Kingsland High StreetCome to see and to be seen in this East London club, where fashionistas, artist, photographers, and the odd media types hang out.
O[ened as a music hall in 1848, then as the Paragon Theatre of Varieties hosting acts such as Charlie Chaplin. The current building dates back to 1936 and was the first ventilated theatre. -Guardian
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Ċinema Genesis
93-95 Mile End RdO[ened as a music hall in 1848, then as the Paragon Theatre of Varieties hosting acts such as Charlie Chaplin. The current building dates back to 1936 and was the first ventilated theatre. -Guardian
Rich Mix is an artistic hub in the form of a vast warehouse which is as vibrant and rich as its east London location. Events, cinema, etc - The Guardian
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdRich Mix is an artistic hub in the form of a vast warehouse which is as vibrant and rich as its east London location. Events, cinema, etc - The Guardian
Everything Else
Large Post Office just across the tube station. Perfect place to send a postcard home (do people still do that?) or to change money at very good rates, without being ripped off.
Royal Mail
80 Brentwood RdLarge Post Office just across the tube station. Perfect place to send a postcard home (do people still do that?) or to change money at very good rates, without being ripped off.
One of the main hospitals in London. None of my guests have landed here, but it's good to know it's around. If anything, its tall tower with a heliport is a landmark to find your way home.
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The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel RoadOne of the main hospitals in London. None of my guests have landed here, but it's good to know it's around. If anything, its tall tower with a heliport is a landmark to find your way home.