Guidebook for london
Food Scene
Far superior curry to what you get on Brick Lane. Beware of the queues on popular nights (most nights except Monday and Sunday really). You can maybe avoid queues if you arrive before 6.30-7pm.
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StFar superior curry to what you get on Brick Lane. Beware of the queues on popular nights (most nights except Monday and Sunday really). You can maybe avoid queues if you arrive before 6.30-7pm.
FOOD from so many places around the world you won't believe it. The bigger your group the better:-) everyone gets a different dish from a different country so you can taste it all! More markets nearby
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Sunday Up Market
83 Brick LaneFOOD from so many places around the world you won't believe it. The bigger your group the better:-) everyone gets a different dish from a different country so you can taste it all! More markets nearby
Franze & Evans Cafe Shoreditch
101 Redchurch Sta lovely brunch place!
The Urban Chocolatier Whitechapel
9 Davenant StDESSERT!!!
food and some independent (but not all) shops put into a quirky package of shipping containers. Try Cotton's for some really lovely Caribbean food (the fish curry with the plantains mmmmm)
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BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rdfood and some independent (but not all) shops put into a quirky package of shipping containers. Try Cotton's for some really lovely Caribbean food (the fish curry with the plantains mmmmm)
Amazing senegalese food! usually the guys who run it will randomly break out the koras, guitars and drums for a gig. A great experience with great people and delicious food (get the lamb w lentils!!).
Little Baobab
95A Rye LaneAmazing senegalese food! usually the guys who run it will randomly break out the koras, guitars and drums for a gig. A great experience with great people and delicious food (get the lamb w lentils!!).
Shopping
Food, nice crafts and art and locally-made/designed clothes/gifts. There's an antique market during the week which is also pretty nice.
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Spitalfields Arts Market
1 Market StFood, nice crafts and art and locally-made/designed clothes/gifts. There's an antique market during the week which is also pretty nice.
Very cute boutiques and some really cute restaurants. A good place to start to wind down your day.
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Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetVery cute boutiques and some really cute restaurants. A good place to start to wind down your day.
If you are in need of a flat iron (£7), extra pots and pans (£5) or basically anything you'd buy at ikea last minute because you forgot it at home or didn't think you'd need it. It's here!
Argos Whitechapel Road
45 Whitechapel RdIf you are in need of a flat iron (£7), extra pots and pans (£5) or basically anything you'd buy at ikea last minute because you forgot it at home or didn't think you'd need it. It's here!
Drinks & Nightlife
If you want to be adventurous and eat well and go dancing into the wee hours of the morning - this is the place to go. A little hard to find, but good fun.
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Copeland Park & Bussey Building
133 Copeland RdIf you want to be adventurous and eat well and go dancing into the wee hours of the morning - this is the place to go. A little hard to find, but good fun.
fun. the whole area is full of bars, but this is as good an anchor point as any...
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Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes
32-36 Kingsland Rdfun. the whole area is full of bars, but this is as good an anchor point as any...
93 Feet East
150 Brick LnOpens late, good electronic music some nights. Just fun.
Arts & Culture
A good dose of art close to my flat. Free entry for general exhibition, usually something worth spending a nice Sunday stroll on.
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Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StA good dose of art close to my flat. Free entry for general exhibition, usually something worth spending a nice Sunday stroll on.
Cheap tickets for the latest films (£4) on Mondays and Wednesdays! Cannot beat that anywhere in the country I think! And a cool building!
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Genesis Bio
93-95 Mile End RdCheap tickets for the latest films (£4) on Mondays and Wednesdays! Cannot beat that anywhere in the country I think! And a cool building!
My favourite building, arts centre in london. There's usually a great exhibition on (one free and one not). Please ask if you'd like to borrow my members' card for (2) free access to the exhibition.
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Barbican Centre
Silk StreetMy favourite building, arts centre in london. There's usually a great exhibition on (one free and one not). Please ask if you'd like to borrow my members' card for (2) free access to the exhibition.
Great gallery. lovely building, leading into a small alley that was supposedly a haunt of jack the ripper.
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Raven Row
56 Artillery LnGreat gallery. lovely building, leading into a small alley that was supposedly a haunt of jack the ripper.
You will love this museum. It's beautiful and is full of thought-provoking art. So much that there really is something for everyone. It's a great walk over the millenium bridge from St Pauls Cathedral
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Tate Modern
BanksideYou will love this museum. It's beautiful and is full of thought-provoking art. So much that there really is something for everyone. It's a great walk over the millenium bridge from St Pauls Cathedral
A great museum just around the corner from National History Museum. On the last Weds of the month, the Science Museum opens late for adults. A lot of fun, drinks, silent disco and science/maths!!
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Science Museum
Exhibition RoadA great museum just around the corner from National History Museum. On the last Weds of the month, the Science Museum opens late for adults. A lot of fun, drinks, silent disco and science/maths!!
Entertainment & Activities
city farm! it's cute and fun for young kids. Not very large but kids like it as the animals are friendly and staff are nice. There's also a nice cafe nearby.
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Spitalfields City Farm
Buxton Streetcity farm! it's cute and fun for young kids. Not very large but kids like it as the animals are friendly and staff are nice. There's also a nice cafe nearby.
One of my favourite parks in london. There are some corners that are exceptionally beautiful - it's full of little gardens. and the area is quite pretty as well.
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Regent's Park
One of my favourite parks in london. There are some corners that are exceptionally beautiful - it's full of little gardens. and the area is quite pretty as well.
Great set of museums. All are free and all are extremely interesting and fun (Science museum!!). Really rich cultural spaces that are accessible to all. Just 30mins on the district line from mine.
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Naturhistoriska museet
Cromwell RoadGreat set of museums. All are free and all are extremely interesting and fun (Science museum!!). Really rich cultural spaces that are accessible to all. Just 30mins on the district line from mine.
Essentials
Minutes from the flat, this is the biggest supermarket close by. You will find just about everything you need for eating here. And more you don't need!
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Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdMinutes from the flat, this is the biggest supermarket close by. You will find just about everything you need for eating here. And more you don't need!
Sightseeing
Because you can't come to London without seeing it :-) And it's a nice 20 minute walk from my flat so why not?
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Tower of London
Because you can't come to London without seeing it :-) And it's a nice 20 minute walk from my flat so why not?
one of six churches designed by nicholas hawksmoor, one of the first built under the commission for 50 churches Act in parliament (in 1711). It's beautiful inside and out!
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Christ Church Spitalfields
Commercial Streetone of six churches designed by nicholas hawksmoor, one of the first built under the commission for 50 churches Act in parliament (in 1711). It's beautiful inside and out!
A beautiful walk along the canal. When it's not too busy, you forget you're in the middle of London. Walk it from Haggerston down to Camden at least, drink, eat and relax. Or keep going to London zoo!
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Kings Cars
292 Kingsland RdA beautiful walk along the canal. When it's not too busy, you forget you're in the middle of London. Walk it from Haggerston down to Camden at least, drink, eat and relax. Or keep going to London zoo!
So apparently, the actual prime meridien is several meters away, but this is a beautiful park and a gorgeous observatory and there's a green laser marking "0". Take the boat from Tower Bridge!
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Greenwichmedidianen
Blackheath AvenueSo apparently, the actual prime meridien is several meters away, but this is a beautiful park and a gorgeous observatory and there's a green laser marking "0". Take the boat from Tower Bridge!