Food Scene
Voodoo Ray's
95 Kingsland High StLocal hipster pizza place
Great coffee and good middle eastern inspired from morning to night
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Cafe Route
Great coffee and good middle eastern inspired from morning to night
Great mid price Punjabi restaurant thats a bit fancier than the usual and rather hip
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Gujarati Rasoi Restaurant
10c Bradbury StGreat mid price Punjabi restaurant thats a bit fancier than the usual and rather hip
Shanghai
surprisingly excellent chinese food
Very trendy bustling street food every Saturday and lovely cafes and bars each day, this is one of the favourite spots for those who live in east london
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketVery trendy bustling street food every Saturday and lovely cafes and bars each day, this is one of the favourite spots for those who live in east london
Great local fish and chip shop/restaurant, with some added extras such as delicious seafood along side the traditional battered variety.
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Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High StreetGreat local fish and chip shop/restaurant, with some added extras such as delicious seafood along side the traditional battered variety.
Lovely restaurant with modern european cuisine and large airy warehouse
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Jones & Sons
3 Gillett StLovely restaurant with modern european cuisine and large airy warehouse
Floyd's
89 Shacklewell LnNice trendy italian restaurant - cosy and nice for a little treat
Lovely restaurant and wine shop - serving simple menu and good wines
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L'Entrepot
Lovely restaurant and wine shop - serving simple menu and good wines
Drinks & Nightlife
Cool characterful hipster bar in a run down building in the middle of a bustling market. It has great Pina Coladas, but you need to get there before 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays otherwise the queue is too long.
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Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
Cool characterful hipster bar in a run down building in the middle of a bustling market. It has great Pina Coladas, but you need to get there before 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays otherwise the queue is too long.
Great outdoor community garden that doubles as a bar selling wine and beer, lovely on a summers evening
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I-Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston LnGreat outdoor community garden that doubles as a bar selling wine and beer, lovely on a summers evening
Great local gay club, which is open from breakfast at the weekends, all the way until late night playing techno in the basement
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Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High StGreat local gay club, which is open from breakfast at the weekends, all the way until late night playing techno in the basement
Nice bar with good cocktails and sometimes live music gigs in the basement
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Servant Jazz Quarters
10A Bradbury StNice bar with good cocktails and sometimes live music gigs in the basement
Famous Jazz venue with great free music on sunday nights and good gigs the rest of the time
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Vortex
11 Gillett SquareFamous Jazz venue with great free music on sunday nights and good gigs the rest of the time
Upmarket bar with good cocktails and very high up views on the top of Heron Tower
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SUSHISAMBA London
BishopsgateUpmarket bar with good cocktails and very high up views on the top of Heron Tower
Iconic old wine pub/cave, can get very busy, but worth it for the wine selection, cheese platters and atmosphere
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Champagne Bar
87-135 Brompton RdIconic old wine pub/cave, can get very busy, but worth it for the wine selection, cheese platters and atmosphere
Dont bother paying to go to the top of Londons tallest skyscraper, instead just go for a drink in the upmarket bar half way up with also just a good a view of London, no trainers allowed
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Aqua Shard
31 St Thomas StDont bother paying to go to the top of Londons tallest skyscraper, instead just go for a drink in the upmarket bar half way up with also just a good a view of London, no trainers allowed
Legendary Jazz club, if you want the budget option go for their late night show which costs £10
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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
47 Frith StLegendary Jazz club, if you want the budget option go for their late night show which costs £10
Great blues bar with free live music, go before about 7pm if you want to get a seat
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Ain't Nothin' But...
20 Kingly StGreat blues bar with free live music, go before about 7pm if you want to get a seat
Arts & Culture
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin StLocal theatre with interesting plays
Tate Modern
BanksideModern Art
Tate Britain
MillbankEntertainment & Activities
Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High StreetLocal independent cinema thats beautiful on the inside
Sightseeing
Take a walk all the way along the Southbank from the London Eye to Borough Market in London Bridge, and take in many of the iconic sights of London. Or go for the lazy option and take a boat called the Thames Clipper using your Oyster Card!
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South Bank
Take a walk all the way along the Southbank from the London Eye to Borough Market in London Bridge, and take in many of the iconic sights of London. Or go for the lazy option and take a boat called the Thames Clipper using your Oyster Card!
Bustling area full of restaurants, bars clubs and sex shops. Once quite seedy now its become very trendy and popular hang out for tourists and locals alike
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Soho
Bustling area full of restaurants, bars clubs and sex shops. Once quite seedy now its become very trendy and popular hang out for tourists and locals alike
Great massive markets with lots of alternative music types, very bustling, worth having a look around the area if you like people watching
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Camden Town
Camden High StreetGreat massive markets with lots of alternative music types, very bustling, worth having a look around the area if you like people watching
Shopping
Covent Garden
41 James StIconic tourist spot with live music and opera
Fun bustling local flower market that is on every Sunday morning, nice for a walk, browse and a coffee.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadFun bustling local flower market that is on every Sunday morning, nice for a walk, browse and a coffee.
Parks & Nature
Very pretty park often overlooked but probably one of the best in London
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I-Regent's Park
Very pretty park often overlooked but probably one of the best in London
I-Car Park ye-Royal Botanic Gardens
Botanical Garden
Go and see the deer that roam free, and then take a walk to Richmond with its nice waterside cafes
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Richmond Park
Go and see the deer that roam free, and then take a walk to Richmond with its nice waterside cafes