Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
De Beauvoir Deli Co
98 Southgate RdSuperb food, sandwiches, ingredients
Fresh noodles made on the premises. One of the best noodle places in London. Cool setting under the railway arches.
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Tonkotsu East
1a Dunston StFresh noodles made on the premises. One of the best noodle places in London. Cool setting under the railway arches.
This is my favourite place nearby on the canal. It's only open part of the year because it's mostly outdoors (right by the canal) but the lunches are superb and they do good coffee and cakes too. Open for dinner on some evenings and also open for breakfasts (though I think breakfast is not as good as lunch there). Serves good wines too.
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Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresThis is my favourite place nearby on the canal. It's only open part of the year because it's mostly outdoors (right by the canal) but the lunches are superb and they do good coffee and cakes too. Open for dinner on some evenings and also open for breakfasts (though I think breakfast is not as good as lunch there). Serves good wines too.
Market open on Saturday with wonderful food from around the world alongside British/European food and ingredients. Good coffee at Climpsons, Pavilion Bakery for bread, great art book shops and street musicians too. Get some food and eat in London Fields park nearby.
About a 15 minute walk along the canal from the flat.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketMarket open on Saturday with wonderful food from around the world alongside British/European food and ingredients. Good coffee at Climpsons, Pavilion Bakery for bread, great art book shops and street musicians too. Get some food and eat in London Fields park nearby.
About a 15 minute walk along the canal from the flat.
Shopping
The busy flower market is open on Sundays. The place can get very crowded around the flower stalls but the art, street-art and antique shops alongside are really interesting. Can also get good coffee and cakes.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadThe busy flower market is open on Sundays. The place can get very crowded around the flower stalls but the art, street-art and antique shops alongside are really interesting. Can also get good coffee and cakes.
Redchurch Street is great for hipster shopping - clothes, eyeglasses, high end homewares and more. Start at the west end and walk east then at the end you can walk down Brick Lane - particularly interesting on a Sunday. Lots of other interesting shops in the Shoreditch area plus the Spitalfields market is not far away.
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Redchurch Street
Redchurch StreetRedchurch Street is great for hipster shopping - clothes, eyeglasses, high end homewares and more. Start at the west end and walk east then at the end you can walk down Brick Lane - particularly interesting on a Sunday. Lots of other interesting shops in the Shoreditch area plus the Spitalfields market is not far away.
Essentials
Not a big fan of Tesco but it is sometimes useful! And it's right by Haggerston station so you can get stuff on the way back to the flat.
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Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StNot a big fan of Tesco but it is sometimes useful! And it's right by Haggerston station so you can get stuff on the way back to the flat.
Getting Around
Catch the overground south to Shoreditch or west to Highbury & Islington.
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Haggerston station
Catch the overground south to Shoreditch or west to Highbury & Islington.
Parks & Nature
Victoria Park is about a 20 minute walk from the flat and is very nice on a sunny day. There is a small food market on Sundays and the Pavilion cafe next to the lake does great breakfasts (check times) and just about the best flat white coffee in London.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadVictoria Park is about a 20 minute walk from the flat and is very nice on a sunny day. There is a small food market on Sundays and the Pavilion cafe next to the lake does great breakfasts (check times) and just about the best flat white coffee in London.