Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
The Camel
277 Globe RdNice local pub
The Florist Arms
255 Globe RdNice local pub
So many bars, restaurants and eateries - just head down here and find something you like!
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Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High StreetSo many bars, restaurants and eateries - just head down here and find something you like!
Arts & Culture
Lovely space with a great cafe and lots of historical artifacts
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Mużew tal-Isfli V&A
Cambridge Heath RoadLovely space with a great cafe and lots of historical artifacts
Bethnal Green Library
Cambridge Heath RoadA local library - keep it open!
Food Scene
Hugga Mug
Great coffee, sandwiches and can buy E5 bakehouse bread - yum!
Highly regarded local community cafe with hot food, smoothies, cakes and pastries, along with different events and activities. Vegetarian and vegan - very popular!
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Gallery Cafe
21 Old Ford RdHighly regarded local community cafe with hot food, smoothies, cakes and pastries, along with different events and activities. Vegetarian and vegan - very popular!
Rüyam Turkish Restaurant
230 Commercial RdGreat Turkish food, freshly made
Some good restaurants and bars on this road in the arches under the railway bridge
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Paradise Row
Paradise RowSome good restaurants and bars on this road in the arches under the railway bridge
Great local bakery, sourdough bread, food and pastries in lovely London Fields
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E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceGreat local bakery, sourdough bread, food and pastries in lovely London Fields
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketSourdough pizzeria - yummy!
Ottolenghi Spitalfields
50 Artillery LnGreat food, amazing bakery and cakes
Nando's
1A Romford RdCheap and cheerful piri-piri chicken!
Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium
Bethnal Green RoadCats & cakes - enough said!
Sunday street market - global food stalls, antiques and retro market, small start ups, 24 hour beigel shops...I could go on - you should go!
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Suq il-Ħadd ta' Brick Lane
Brick LaneSunday street market - global food stalls, antiques and retro market, small start ups, 24 hour beigel shops...I could go on - you should go!
Lovely French restaurant - worth a visit for something a bit different
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Blanchette Brick Lane
204 Brick LnLovely French restaurant - worth a visit for something a bit different
Vegetarian and vegan cafe, fresh pastries, food and coffee / tea
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The Larder, Bethnal Green
Globe RoadVegetarian and vegan cafe, fresh pastries, food and coffee / tea
Peg+Patriot
8 Patriot SquareReally nice restaurant - will need to book
Iconic Pakistani restaurant - can book but most queue - huge and seems to keep expanding but great Asian cuisine and mixed grill - you'll smell of BBQ by the end of the night!
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StIconic Pakistani restaurant - can book but most queue - huge and seems to keep expanding but great Asian cuisine and mixed grill - you'll smell of BBQ by the end of the night!
Right next to the boating lake in Victoria Park, great bread, pastries and food, linked to the Pavilion Cafe on Broadway Market
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadRight next to the boating lake in Victoria Park, great bread, pastries and food, linked to the Pavilion Cafe on Broadway Market
24 hour beigel shop - iconic on Brick Lane - prepare to queue but worth it!
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Beigel Bake
159 Brick Ln24 hour beigel shop - iconic on Brick Lane - prepare to queue but worth it!
Great pizzas and atmosphere in a converted tea warehouse
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Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High StGreat pizzas and atmosphere in a converted tea warehouse
Iconic Bethnal Green institution, run by the same family for decades and frequented by local infamous legends! Great food too - traditional and good portions! Not open Sundays
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E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green RdIconic Bethnal Green institution, run by the same family for decades and frequented by local infamous legends! Great food too - traditional and good portions! Not open Sundays
Lots of different stalls open every day, and chain / independent restaurants serving good food at various price points.
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Il-Market l-Antik tal- Spitalfields
16 Commercial StLots of different stalls open every day, and chain / independent restaurants serving good food at various price points.
Essentials
Has most of the essentials you'll need
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Co-op Food - Tower Hamlets - Globe Road
250a Globe RdHas most of the essentials you'll need
Co-op Food - Stepney
193 Mile End RdHas most of the essentials you need
Sainsburys Local
291 Cambridge Heath RdHas a fresh bakery and other essentials
Organic food shop with fresh bread from the Pavilion Bakery and baked goods, fruit and veg
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SimplyFresh Bethnal Green
201-203 Roman RdOrganic food shop with fresh bread from the Pavilion Bakery and baked goods, fruit and veg
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green Rd24 hours, lots of choice and on the high street
Quality Dry Cleaners
262 Globe RdLocal dry cleaners - quick and reliable
Washing, drying and service wash available - open long hours and lots of machines. Walk around Victoria Park whilst you wait!
Super Laundry Company
142 Roman RdWashing, drying and service wash available - open long hours and lots of machines. Walk around Victoria Park whilst you wait!
Boots has all your pharmacy and essentials, if you need something that isn't available in the local supermarkets and shops
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Boots
222-224 Stamford HillBoots has all your pharmacy and essentials, if you need something that isn't available in the local supermarkets and shops
Parks & Nature
Amazingly pretty open space next to two canals - can walk across all the way to the Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadAmazingly pretty open space next to two canals - can walk across all the way to the Elizabeth Olympic Park
Lovely walk in both directions - from my flat to Limehouse and the Thames to Regent's Park and King's Cross in the other direction. Lots of great cafes on the towpath
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Regent's Canal
Lovely walk in both directions - from my flat to Limehouse and the Thames to Regent's Park and King's Cross in the other direction. Lots of great cafes on the towpath
London Fields station
Lovely open park near Broadway Market
Local park, great for feeding squirrels and whiling away a few hours watching the world go by...
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Bethnal Green Garden
10 Witan StLocal park, great for feeding squirrels and whiling away a few hours watching the world go by...
Entertainment & Activities
Yoganest
27 Old Ford RdDrop in yoga and pilates classes
Drop in yoga, meditation and mindfulness classes if you need some peace and quiet!
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London Buddhist Centre
51 Roman RdDrop in yoga, meditation and mindfulness classes if you need some peace and quiet!
Local leisure centre, drop in swimming pool
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York Hall Leisure Centre
21 Old Ford RoadLocal leisure centre, drop in swimming pool
Cinema, poetry, plays, restaurant - all sorts of local activities going on here, right in Shoreditch
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdCinema, poetry, plays, restaurant - all sorts of local activities going on here, right in Shoreditch
Ċinema Genesis
93-95 Mile End RdSmall theatre with a mix of movies and good cafe
Drop in yoga classes available - lots of different types all day and in the evenings
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Yoga Place E2
449-453 Bethnal Green RdDrop in yoga classes available - lots of different types all day and in the evenings
Getting Around
Central Line - 24 hours on Friday / Saturday
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Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
Central Line - 24 hours on Friday / Saturday
Stepney Green tube station
District Line and Hammersmith & City
Hub for the City, some shopping options and trains to Cambridge and Essex
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Liverpool Street Station
Hub for the City, some shopping options and trains to Cambridge and Essex