Guidebook for London

Jessica
Guidebook for London

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Hundreds of restaurants, lots of lovely shops, bars and always a market - be it fashion, antiques, gifts - it's the centre of Spitalfields. Open every day of the week.
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I-Market yase-Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial St
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Hundreds of restaurants, lots of lovely shops, bars and always a market - be it fashion, antiques, gifts - it's the centre of Spitalfields. Open every day of the week.
Sundays only. This is where the locals get there flowers every Sunday, go between 10am and 4pm. Gets busy so earlier is best. You'll find amazing shops around the edge of the market too, beautiful, traditional, english gift shops and galleries. Expect musicians singing and even string quartets. Walk around Ezra Street directly round the back and have a coffee and breakfast while watching a band play in the street.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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Sundays only. This is where the locals get there flowers every Sunday, go between 10am and 4pm. Gets busy so earlier is best. You'll find amazing shops around the edge of the market too, beautiful, traditional, english gift shops and galleries. Expect musicians singing and even string quartets. Walk around Ezra Street directly round the back and have a coffee and breakfast while watching a band play in the street.
Brick Lane is always fun, but comes even more alive on Saturday and Sundays. Lots of cool shopping (independent small shops), musicians on weekends, bars, cafes, it's amazing. Busiest and best weekends from 11am - 4pm.
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Brick Lane
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Brick Lane is always fun, but comes even more alive on Saturday and Sundays. Lots of cool shopping (independent small shops), musicians on weekends, bars, cafes, it's amazing. Busiest and best weekends from 11am - 4pm.
Full of beautiful shops, galleries and home to Shoreditch House, members bar with swimming pool on roof.
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Redchurch Street
Redchurch Street
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Full of beautiful shops, galleries and home to Shoreditch House, members bar with swimming pool on roof.
Saturday morning to early afternoon only. Truly amazing food market, try the truffles. Gets super busy but great if you are going for a walk along the Southbank to Westminster and the Tate Gallery.
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Borough Market
Borough High Street
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Saturday morning to early afternoon only. Truly amazing food market, try the truffles. Gets super busy but great if you are going for a walk along the Southbank to Westminster and the Tate Gallery.
Great views of London on this big wheel, just wish it would go faster. £25 a ticket.
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London Eye
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Great views of London on this big wheel, just wish it would go faster. £25 a ticket.
Full of London's independent stores, great bars, cafes. Amazing, truly the heart of London.
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Soho
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Full of London's independent stores, great bars, cafes. Amazing, truly the heart of London.
My favourite Spa in London
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Sanderson London
50 Berners St
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My favourite Spa in London
Beautiful area, chic, lovely restaurants. Quite leafy village of celebrities and super rich who live here. Lovely to walk to from Regents Park.
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Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill Road
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Beautiful area, chic, lovely restaurants. Quite leafy village of celebrities and super rich who live here. Lovely to walk to from Regents Park.
One of our great Royal Parks. Stunning. Why not take a stroll after shopping in the West End, or before as you'll have bags after! You can walk to Primrose Hill and Camden if you have the legs for it, great trip.
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I-Regent's Park
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One of our great Royal Parks. Stunning. Why not take a stroll after shopping in the West End, or before as you'll have bags after! You can walk to Primrose Hill and Camden if you have the legs for it, great trip.

Shopping

Largest vintage store in Europe, bag a bargain and a totally unique piece of Fashion. Hidden treasures. Cheapest too in the whole of East London.
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Beyond Retro Cheshire Street
Cheshire Street
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Largest vintage store in Europe, bag a bargain and a totally unique piece of Fashion. Hidden treasures. Cheapest too in the whole of East London.
Shipping containers on top of each other form a series of micro, cool shops and bars.
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BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rd
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Shipping containers on top of each other form a series of micro, cool shops and bars.
My favourite store in the whole of London. A historical site and store full of designer pieces and fabrics. Sure to love it.
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Liberty London
Regent Street
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My favourite store in the whole of London. A historical site and store full of designer pieces and fabrics. Sure to love it.
Biggest Topshop in Europe, it has London style clothing in rather than other Topshops around the world. Good for general shopping, lots of temptation.
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Topshop
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Biggest Topshop in Europe, it has London style clothing in rather than other Topshops around the world. Good for general shopping, lots of temptation.
Classic, amazing London super store. High fashion.
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Selfridges
400 Oxford St
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Classic, amazing London super store. High fashion.
More cutting edge street wear, cool clothes.
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Urban Outfitters
36-38 Kensington High St
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More cutting edge street wear, cool clothes.
Nice clothes, simple classic styles at great prices.
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Zara
11 S End Rd
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Nice clothes, simple classic styles at great prices.
Luxury store, arguably London's most famous. Very chic, very large, lovely food hall.
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Harrods
87-135 Brompton Rd
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Luxury store, arguably London's most famous. Very chic, very large, lovely food hall.

Food Scene

Beautiful French Restaurant, lovely atmosphere, great food.
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Chez Elles Bistroquet
45 Brick Ln
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Beautiful French Restaurant, lovely atmosphere, great food.
Fish and chips!, super traditional restaurant and great food.
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Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury St
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Fish and chips!, super traditional restaurant and great food.
Great for breakfast and coffee, amazing croissants, great quality coffee.
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Grounded
9 Whitechapel Rd
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Great for breakfast and coffee, amazing croissants, great quality coffee.
Another great place for breakfast!
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Breakfast Club Spitalfields
12-16 Artillery Ln
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Another great place for breakfast!
Beautiful Italian restaurant, classic food, beautifully done, lovely garden.
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Carluccio's
236 Fulham Rd.
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Beautiful Italian restaurant, classic food, beautifully done, lovely garden.
Lovely cafe here, great for breakfast.
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Igaleriya ye-Whitechapel
77-82 Whitechapel High St
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Lovely cafe here, great for breakfast.
Great for Traditional Sunday Roasts and drinks anytime, huge bar, eat out in the garden or restaurant (I like the garden best)
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The Water Poet
9-11 Folgate St
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Great for Traditional Sunday Roasts and drinks anytime, huge bar, eat out in the garden or restaurant (I like the garden best)
Another market! Great street food, lots of sellers, fun place.
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Pump street food market
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Another market! Great street food, lots of sellers, fun place.
Ask for the roof garden, call them beforehand for booking. Lovely views, outside eating, heating and blankets.
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Boundary London
2-4 Boundary St
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Ask for the roof garden, call them beforehand for booking. Lovely views, outside eating, heating and blankets.
Great for Vegetarians (everyone else!) TV famed Italian chef, he is the new kid on the block. Truly amazing food.
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Ottolenghi Spitalfields
50 Artillery Ln
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Great for Vegetarians (everyone else!) TV famed Italian chef, he is the new kid on the block. Truly amazing food.
Expensive but for a special meal, this is a special place. Amazing food.
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Galvin La Chapelle
35 Spital Square
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Expensive but for a special meal, this is a special place. Amazing food.
Beautiful restaurant, sky high views, amazing cocktails! Pricy but for something very special.
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Oxo Tower Wharf
Barge House Street
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Beautiful restaurant, sky high views, amazing cocktails! Pricy but for something very special.

Drinks & Nightlife

My favourite local pub, traditional English pub. It was where Jack the Ripper used to drink and had original tiles. Really lovely.
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The Ten Bells
84 Commercial St
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My favourite local pub, traditional English pub. It was where Jack the Ripper used to drink and had original tiles. Really lovely.
Open late, great food, nice bar.
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The Culpeper
40 Commercial St
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Open late, great food, nice bar.
The owner of this bar is Sandra, she's an amazing character. She is great friends with Tracy Emin, a very famous British Artist, one of the Young British Artists (alongside Damien Hurst) Has one of Tracy's pieces in the window. Not the shiniest local bar, but a very fun one.
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The Golden Heart Public House
110 Commercial St
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The owner of this bar is Sandra, she's an amazing character. She is great friends with Tracy Emin, a very famous British Artist, one of the Young British Artists (alongside Damien Hurst) Has one of Tracy's pieces in the window. Not the shiniest local bar, but a very fun one.
Lovely venue for cocktails
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Beach Blanket Babylon Shoreditch
19-23 Bethnal Green Rd
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Lovely venue for cocktails
In the mood for pizza?, this place is part of Shoreditch House. Lovely restaurant.
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Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High St
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In the mood for pizza?, this place is part of Shoreditch House. Lovely restaurant.
Amazing value!! £5 per pizza (big pizzas), cheapest place to eat East. Chic atmosphere, amazing ingredients and quality at a third of the price everywhere else. Best place to eat on a budget - without loosing quality! Amazing.
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Pizza Union
246-250 Pentonville Rd
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Amazing value!! £5 per pizza (big pizzas), cheapest place to eat East. Chic atmosphere, amazing ingredients and quality at a third of the price everywhere else. Best place to eat on a budget - without loosing quality! Amazing.
Late night drinking and dancing with East London locals.
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Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High St
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Late night drinking and dancing with East London locals.
One of the best pubs in London, super traditional Soho favourite.
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The Sun & 13 Cantons
21 Great Pulteney St
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One of the best pubs in London, super traditional Soho favourite.

Sightseeing

Amazing views over London, huge garden in the sky. Book in advance, you will need your passport.
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Darwin Brasserie
20 Philpot Ln
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Amazing views over London, huge garden in the sky. Book in advance, you will need your passport.
This is sightseeing and breakfast in one, you'll need to book early. Lovely breakfasts at a reasonable price. Super fast lift up to the top and amazing views over London.
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Duck & Waffle
110 Bishopsgate
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This is sightseeing and breakfast in one, you'll need to book early. Lovely breakfasts at a reasonable price. Super fast lift up to the top and amazing views over London.
Famous landmark and beautiful to see. Only a 15 min walk, walk to Aldgate tube from the warehouse and walk in a straight line opposite (you'll see a bus station in front of Aldgate tube and it's a straight line you can't miss it).
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Famous landmark and beautiful to see. Only a 15 min walk, walk to Aldgate tube from the warehouse and walk in a straight line opposite (you'll see a bus station in front of Aldgate tube and it's a straight line you can't miss it).
A lovely walk, full of interesting restaurants and shops, street performers all the way though London, great to go to Westminster. So much to see, the other side of the river is mainly for cars. This is the sightseeing walk along the Thames.
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South Bank
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A lovely walk, full of interesting restaurants and shops, street performers all the way though London, great to go to Westminster. So much to see, the other side of the river is mainly for cars. This is the sightseeing walk along the Thames.
See Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, walk over to Buckingham Palace.
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Westminster
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See Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, walk over to Buckingham Palace.
A classic London trademark, walk to Piccadilly Circus too
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Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
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A classic London trademark, walk to Piccadilly Circus too
Amazing sightseeing, one of the very best spots in London
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Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus
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Amazing sightseeing, one of the very best spots in London
The punk end of London, so much to see. Lot's of markets, alternative London.
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Camden Town
Camden High Street
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The punk end of London, so much to see. Lot's of markets, alternative London.
Amazing entrance, very special place.
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I-British Museum
Great Russell Street
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Amazing entrance, very special place.
Walk with real flamingo's on the top of this very old building, amazing gardens on the top of a building in central Knightsbridge. Cafe and bar too, free entry but bring your passport.
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Kensington Roof Gardens
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Walk with real flamingo's on the top of this very old building, amazing gardens on the top of a building in central Knightsbridge. Cafe and bar too, free entry but bring your passport.

Arts & Culture

D-Face is one of East London's most prolific street artists – East London is famed for it's street art. This is his gallery space, straight outside the house.
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StolenSpace Gallery
17 Osborn St
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D-Face is one of East London's most prolific street artists – East London is famed for it's street art. This is his gallery space, straight outside the house.
One of London's very best galleries. Sky view cafes too for snacks. It's a London institution, very important gallery. Check out the shop, lots of temptation!
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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One of London's very best galleries. Sky view cafes too for snacks. It's a London institution, very important gallery. Check out the shop, lots of temptation!
V&A - incredible museum. More fashion based than the others.
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I-Victoria ne-Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
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V&A - incredible museum. More fashion based than the others.
Free and very special large museum, great for a day out with children.
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Iziko Lomculo
Exhibition Road
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Free and very special large museum, great for a day out with children.