Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Intimate and traditional Japanese and Korean restaurant, with simple wooden tables.
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Dotori
3 Stroud Green RdIntimate and traditional Japanese and Korean restaurant, with simple wooden tables.
Tiny Italian restaurant dishing up a classic seasonal menu featuring their own homemade bread.
500 Holloway Rd
782 Holloway RoadTiny Italian restaurant dishing up a classic seasonal menu featuring their own homemade bread.
Compact neighbourhood restaurant with a sushi counter and a menu of classic Japanese dishes.
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Hana London
150A Seven Sisters RdCompact neighbourhood restaurant with a sushi counter and a menu of classic Japanese dishes.
Traditional Ethiopian cuisine with vegetarian options in a no-frills restaurant with African motifs.
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Wolkite restaurant
82 Hornsey RdTraditional Ethiopian cuisine with vegetarian options in a no-frills restaurant with African motifs.
Great little Italian bar just around the corner, great staff, great food and great atmosphere.
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Girasole Taste of Italy
150 Seven Sisters RdGreat little Italian bar just around the corner, great staff, great food and great atmosphere.
Parks & Nature
Finsbury Park
Station PlaceGood for a jog or a stroll.
Great views down over all of London its a short bus ride (271) from Thane Villas. Get off at the headstop in Highgate village and find the Fitzroy Park lane for a leafy walk past some fabulous properties to the model boating pond and onwards to the rest of the heath.
You can go jogging, walking & (uniquely for London) swimming in the ponds. There are separate ones for men, women and mixed - there is even 1 reserved for dogs!
Kenwood House, a stately home is on the heath and a good place to go for lunch or afternoon tea. They sometimes have outdoor concerts in the summer.
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Hampstead Heath
Great views down over all of London its a short bus ride (271) from Thane Villas. Get off at the headstop in Highgate village and find the Fitzroy Park lane for a leafy walk past some fabulous properties to the model boating pond and onwards to the rest of the heath.
You can go jogging, walking & (uniquely for London) swimming in the ponds. There are separate ones for men, women and mixed - there is even 1 reserved for dogs!
Kenwood House, a stately home is on the heath and a good place to go for lunch or afternoon tea. They sometimes have outdoor concerts in the summer.
Just behind Thane Villas - make a right out of the house and after 50m turn into a small, gated passageway that leads to a little park - peaceful and good for a dose in the sun.
Kinloch Street
Kinloch StreetJust behind Thane Villas - make a right out of the house and after 50m turn into a small, gated passageway that leads to a little park - peaceful and good for a dose in the sun.
Arts & Culture
Its free and fabulous.
Go to St Pauls tube and walk across the Millenium bridge to the gallery. There is always something new and amazing. There is a great, free view from the 9th floor of the new extention that's worth a look.
From here you can stroll down the river towards Tower bridge or upriver to the Southbank and London Eye. There are a couple of the riverside pubs and plenty of eateries for all budgets.
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Tate Modern
BanksideIts free and fabulous.
Go to St Pauls tube and walk across the Millenium bridge to the gallery. There is always something new and amazing. There is a great, free view from the 9th floor of the new extention that's worth a look.
From here you can stroll down the river towards Tower bridge or upriver to the Southbank and London Eye. There are a couple of the riverside pubs and plenty of eateries for all budgets.
Drinks & Nightlife
Take the tube to Picadilly circus and then head north up Shaftsbury Avenue a bit and then turn left into Soho. Lots of bars and eateries. Look out for 2-4-1 deals and happy hours.
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Soho
Take the tube to Picadilly circus and then head north up Shaftsbury Avenue a bit and then turn left into Soho. Lots of bars and eateries. Look out for 2-4-1 deals and happy hours.
Sightseeing
Its the easiest way to get into the Sky Gardens on top of the Walkie Talkie building. They do a good brunch with great views for about £45 a head on Sundays. Booking almost essential. You can get in for free but its almost impossible as the places aways get take so quickly.
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Darwin Brasserie
20 Philpot LnIts the easiest way to get into the Sky Gardens on top of the Walkie Talkie building. They do a good brunch with great views for about £45 a head on Sundays. Booking almost essential. You can get in for free but its almost impossible as the places aways get take so quickly.
Interesting if you like engineering - the engine room has steam engines and hydraulic systems - plus there are great views from the bridge walkways. They have glass panels in the floor which you can walk on. Good value too.
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Isibhulisi saseTower
Tower Bridge RoadInteresting if you like engineering - the engine room has steam engines and hydraulic systems - plus there are great views from the bridge walkways. They have glass panels in the floor which you can walk on. Good value too.
10 mins walk away the stadium is an impressive piece of architecture and houses the Arsenal Museum. You can tour the stadium and (of course!) go see a match :)
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Emirates Stadium
Hornsey Road10 mins walk away the stadium is an impressive piece of architecture and houses the Arsenal Museum. You can tour the stadium and (of course!) go see a match :)
Shopping
The main supermarkets are there - Waitrose, Marks & Spencers & Morrisons. There is also an Argos, a Boots (large Chemist/Pharmacy) and Selby's a small department store.
There is an open market with lots of cheap veg and fish plus McD's, KFC and Burger King if you are not feeling so healthy :)
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The Nags Head Shopping Centre
402 Holloway RoadThe main supermarkets are there - Waitrose, Marks & Spencers & Morrisons. There is also an Argos, a Boots (large Chemist/Pharmacy) and Selby's a small department store.
There is an open market with lots of cheap veg and fish plus McD's, KFC and Burger King if you are not feeling so healthy :)
A great place to go on a Sunday morning. Very colourful and cheap - especially if you go around closing time (13:00 ish) huge bunches of flowers for a fiver are not unknown. Great atmosphere and some good cafe's and pubs for lunch.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadA great place to go on a Sunday morning. Very colourful and cheap - especially if you go around closing time (13:00 ish) huge bunches of flowers for a fiver are not unknown. Great atmosphere and some good cafe's and pubs for lunch.
Getting Around
Thane Villas
Thane VillasThere is a Zip Car location close by.