Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Good for Breakfast coffee and lunch [busy at weekends]
67 Einheimische empfehlen
Franze & Evans Cafe Shoreditch
101 Redchurch StGood for Breakfast coffee and lunch [busy at weekends]
Allpress Espresso Bar London
58 Redchurch Stgreat coffee
Albion Drive
56 Shoreditch High StreetCafe/lunch/dinner
British. very good food in the old bike shed of a local victorian school. breakfast and lunch only. unique. [best to book for lunch]
80 Einheimische empfehlen
Rochelle Canteen
16 Playground GardensBritish. very good food in the old bike shed of a local victorian school. breakfast and lunch only. unique. [best to book for lunch]
E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green Rdtraditional english breakfast [original + atmospheric]
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres15 mins walk - good for sunny day - on canal - outside only
amazing crisp bread Pizza [expensive but charming and 1 min walk - hidden entrance on brick lane]
11 Einheimische empfehlen
story deli
515 Cambridge Heath Roadamazing crisp bread Pizza [expensive but charming and 1 min walk - hidden entrance on brick lane]
Fika
161 Brick LaneSwedish
Busaba Shoreditch
36 Bethnal Green RdThai food chain
Les Trois Garçons
40 Church StFrench/ Expensive/ quirky [booking necessary]
Roof-top Restaurant [booking necessary at weekends and sunny days]
125 Einheimische empfehlen
Boundary London
2-4 Boundary StRoof-top Restaurant [booking necessary at weekends and sunny days]
Hoi Polloi
100 Shoreditch High Stcontemporary British in the famous Ace Hotel [spacious]
Brawn
49 Columbia RdGreat atmosphere/ carnivores/ pub style [booking recommended]
Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland Rdthere are lots of VIETNAMESE restaurants in this area
The Clove Club
380 Old StContemporary British [expensive]
Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson Sthttp://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/bistrotheque
Corner Room
8 Patriot Squarehttp://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/CORNER-room
Typing Room
Patriot Squarehttp://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/typing-room
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
29-31 Blackstock RdLocal Grocery
Leila's Shop
Calvert Avenueold fashioned grocery and cafe
The Grocery
52-56 Kingsland RdOrganic grocery and health food
Sightseeing
MARKET: Thursdays - Vintage and Antiques [early-5pm]
696 Einheimische empfehlen
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StMARKET: Thursdays - Vintage and Antiques [early-5pm]
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadMARKET: Flowers - Sunday - [dawn to 2pm]
SUNDAY MARKET - a bit of everything spread over many different sites - explore...
825 Einheimische empfehlen
Brick Lane Sonntagsmarkt
Brick LaneSUNDAY MARKET - a bit of everything spread over many different sites - explore...
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketFOOD MARKET - SATURDAYS
Shopping
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdPop-up Mall made from Shipping containers
Arts & Culture
White Cube
private gallery
Whitechapel-Galerie
77-82 Whitechapel High Stpublic gallery at the other end of Brick lane
Cinema - Luxury [expensive but good - with fine food and drink]
120 Einheimische empfehlen
Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch StreetCinema - Luxury [expensive but good - with fine food and drink]
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdCinema
Everything Else
Spa Experience
5 Old Ford RdSPA [booking required]
Drinks & Nightlife
The Owl & Pussycat
34 Redchurch Sta Local Pub
The Kings Arms
251 Tooley StCraft Beer Pub - well designed
Carpenters Arms The Public Houses
91 Black Lion LnOld style pub
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney RdWine Bar [great design]
Large and busy - combining food/drink/dancing downstairs
252 Einheimische empfehlen
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High StLarge and busy - combining food/drink/dancing downstairs
Beach Blanket Babylon Shoreditch
19-23 Bethnal Green Rdflashy
The Ten Bells
84 Commercial Stbusy Pub [with food upstairs]
secret cocktail bar 60's european style. recommended [booking only]
27 Einheimische empfehlen
Lounge Bohemia
1e Great Eastern Stsecret cocktail bar 60's european style. recommended [booking only]