Guidebook for London
Essentials
Fully stocked supermarket for all the basics, fruit and veg, alcohol and tobacco open until midnight each night.
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Tesco Express
130a Kingsland High StreetFully stocked supermarket for all the basics, fruit and veg, alcohol and tobacco open until midnight each night.
Very similar to Whole Foods, with its own cafe. Loads of healthy groceries, wines, cakes fresh fruit and veg and in-store bakery.
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Harvest E8
130-132 Kingsland High StVery similar to Whole Foods, with its own cafe. Loads of healthy groceries, wines, cakes fresh fruit and veg and in-store bakery.
There is an enormous Sainsbury's supermarket in this shopping centre.
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Kingsland Shopping Centre
Kingsland High StreetThere is an enormous Sainsbury's supermarket in this shopping centre.
Prawn on the Lawn
294 St Paul's RdFishmonger with a restaurant in it.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great young place for brunch, dinner and an even better bar and nightclub in the evenings. Extremely friendly, mostly gay crowd and really fun.
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Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High StGreat young place for brunch, dinner and an even better bar and nightclub in the evenings. Extremely friendly, mostly gay crowd and really fun.
The Alibi
91 Kingsland High StreetNight club popular with young crowd, students etc.
The absolute best pub in London, in my opinion. Family friendly, great food and atmosphere and in a very pretty spot.
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The Talbot
109 Mortimer RdThe absolute best pub in London, in my opinion. Family friendly, great food and atmosphere and in a very pretty spot.
A great little pub that also serves Thai food, just 5 minutes from the apartment.
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The Railway Tavern
15 Liverpool StA great little pub that also serves Thai food, just 5 minutes from the apartment.
Another great family friendly pub with a charming little garden, 10 minute walk from the apartment.
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The Scolt Head
107A Culford RdAnother great family friendly pub with a charming little garden, 10 minute walk from the apartment.
Birthdays
33-35 Stoke Newington RoadLive music venue and bar owned by VICE.
Ray's Bar
95 Kingsland High StreetCool late night club that plays mostly techno.
A fairly new pub and oyster bar, just a 10 minute walk from the apartment.
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The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's StreetA fairly new pub and oyster bar, just a 10 minute walk from the apartment.
The Three Compasses
99 Dalston LnTraditional local pub with really great burgers.
Another one of my favourite pubs with really great bar snacks and a large garden. Cool, young crowd.
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The Spurstowe Arms
68 Greenwood RdAnother one of my favourite pubs with really great bar snacks and a large garden. Cool, young crowd.
Another great family friendly pub with yet more great bar snacks and outdoor space to sit.
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Prince George
40 Parkholme RdAnother great family friendly pub with yet more great bar snacks and outdoor space to sit.
Tipsy Bar
20 Stoke Newington RdSmall underground night club playing mainly electronic music.
Loading Bar
129 Stoke Newington High StCocktails and retro video games.
Ruby's
76 Stoke Newington RdOne of the best cocktail bars in the area in an underground cavern.
Traditional pub with great selection of beers and ales.
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The Duke Of Wellington
119 Balls Pond RdTraditional pub with great selection of beers and ales.
The Hunter S
194 Southgate RdAnother great pub with really good food and very cool decor.
Cool pub overlooking London Fields with a huge outdoor terrace. Popular with a young crowd.
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Pub On The Park
19 Martello StreetCool pub overlooking London Fields with a huge outdoor terrace. Popular with a young crowd.
The Glory
281 Kingsland RdPopular gay pub and club owned by local drag legends.
Food Scene
Really good and very reasonably-priced brunch or dinner place, two minutes from the apartment.
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Ivy's Mess Hall
129 Kingsland High StreetReally good and very reasonably-priced brunch or dinner place, two minutes from the apartment.
Exceptional and experimental restaurant. Great tasting menu. I can't believe it doesn't have a Michelin Star yet.
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White Rabbit
15-16 Bradbury StreetExceptional and experimental restaurant. Great tasting menu. I can't believe it doesn't have a Michelin Star yet.
Hash E8
170 Dalston LnSuper and really reasonably-priced brunch spot.
Nando's
148 Kingsland High StNando's, for when you need it. 5 minute walk from the apartment.
Really amazing brunch, plus mediterranean-meets-middle eastern salads and dishes.
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Cafe Route
Really amazing brunch, plus mediterranean-meets-middle eastern salads and dishes.
Reilly Rocket
507 Kingsland RoadDelicious coffee.
Really great restaurant and cocktail bar. A mix of Hawaiian and Asian dishes and a beautiful, cavernous space.
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Pond Dalston
3 Gillett StReally great restaurant and cocktail bar. A mix of Hawaiian and Asian dishes and a beautiful, cavernous space.
One of the best Turkish restaurants in the area. Really cheap and you can bring your own alcohol.
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Mangal 1
10 Arcola StOne of the best Turkish restaurants in the area. Really cheap and you can bring your own alcohol.
Modern Vietnamese food with the best chicken wings ever.
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Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond RdModern Vietnamese food with the best chicken wings ever.
Big and delicious pizza slices, loads of weird and wonderful ingredients and a cool interior, just two minutes from the apartment.
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Voodoo Ray's
95 Kingsland High StBig and delicious pizza slices, loads of weird and wonderful ingredients and a cool interior, just two minutes from the apartment.
Really tasty modern Italian restaurant (no pizza) in a beautiful setting and amazing service.
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Rotorino
434 Kingsland RdReally tasty modern Italian restaurant (no pizza) in a beautiful setting and amazing service.
Another of my favourite brunch places in the area.
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A Little Of What You Fancy
464 Kingsland RoadAnother of my favourite brunch places in the area.
Shanghai
Chinese restaurant with a vast menu that also delivers.
Super French restaurant in the back of a wine shop just a 5-10 minute walk from the apartment.
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L'Entrepot
Super French restaurant in the back of a wine shop just a 5-10 minute walk from the apartment.
Cool little place to go for fried chicken and sour cocktails.
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Chick 'n' Sours
390 Kingsland RdCool little place to go for fried chicken and sour cocktails.
The Barge House
46a De Beauvoir CresBagel shop that's open 24 hours.
Tapas, tacos and cocktails with an outdoor seating area two minutes from the apartment.
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VIVA Cocktails & Tapas
2 Stoke Newington RdTapas, tacos and cocktails with an outdoor seating area two minutes from the apartment.
Classic and cool British restaurant and cocktail bar that does a bottomless brunch.
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Jones & Sons
3 Gillett StClassic and cool British restaurant and cocktail bar that does a bottomless brunch.
De Beauvoir Deli Co
98 Southgate RdDelicious deli food and coffee.
LeCoq
292-294 Saint Paul's RoadYummy set menu chicken restaurant.
Cool, canalside bar and brunch spot that does amazing Bloody Marys.
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Proud East
2-10 Hertford RoadCool, canalside bar and brunch spot that does amazing Bloody Marys.
Little trattoria and restaurant with amazing pizza and deli foods.
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Lardo Bebé
158 Sandringham RdLittle trattoria and restaurant with amazing pizza and deli foods.
Relatively new place with great lunch and dinner. Very family friendly
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Foxlow Stoke Newington
71-73 Stoke Newington Church StreetRelatively new place with great lunch and dinner. Very family friendly
Briggs & Williams
5 Dalston LnGreat little coffee and cake place.
Everything Else
Beautiful park just a 15 minute walk from the apartment. Perfect for BBQs, picnics and people watching.
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London Fields West SideBeautiful park just a 15 minute walk from the apartment. Perfect for BBQs, picnics and people watching.
Super trendy weekend hangout. Good pubs, restaurants, bars and the weekend market sells loads of incredible food. Amazing for people watching and just mooching around on the weekend.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketSuper trendy weekend hangout. Good pubs, restaurants, bars and the weekend market sells loads of incredible food. Amazing for people watching and just mooching around on the weekend.
Loads of great shops (from vintage to expensive boutiques), bars, tons of restaurants, clubs. This is one of the main epicentres of East London.
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Shoreditch
Loads of great shops (from vintage to expensive boutiques), bars, tons of restaurants, clubs. This is one of the main epicentres of East London.
Weekend market, vintage shopping, bars, people watching, curries and bagels.
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Brick Lane
Brick LaneWeekend market, vintage shopping, bars, people watching, curries and bagels.
Dalston Roof Park
18-22 Ashwin StRooftop bar with live music and summer cocktails.
Beyond Retro Dalston
92-100 Stoke Newington RdEnormous vintage clothing store.
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London Fields West SideOutdoor heated swimming pool.
Another really beautiful park just a 15 minute walk from the apartment or two stops on the overground.
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Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentAnother really beautiful park just a 15 minute walk from the apartment or two stops on the overground.
Pretty and bustling high street with loads of cafés, cake shops, a Whole Foods market, and nice independent shops with homewares and generally nice things. Worth a stroll to Clissold Park.
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Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church StreetPretty and bustling high street with loads of cafés, cake shops, a Whole Foods market, and nice independent shops with homewares and generally nice things. Worth a stroll to Clissold Park.
Arts & Culture
Vortex
11 Gillett SquareLocal jazz bar.
Great little cinema with a selected calendar of independent and blockbuster movies.
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Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High StreetGreat little cinema with a selected calendar of independent and blockbuster movies.
The Shacklewell Arms
71 Shacklewell LnLive music venue and pub/bar with amazing burgers.
Great little theatre with loads of independent productions all year round.
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Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin StGreat little theatre with loads of independent productions all year round.
A big cinema with a bar and lots of films from blockbusters to independent releases.
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Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StA big cinema with a bar and lots of films from blockbusters to independent releases.
Shopping
HUH.
56 Stoke Newington RdCool shop for skate and street wear.