Guidebook for London
Food Scene
The Drunken Monkey
Best dim-sum around.
Voodoo Ray's BoxPark
Bethnal Green RoadBest pizza.
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StBest Indian food.
Brick Lane
Brick LaneHalf way down are some of the best Indian restaurants in the UK.
I-Market yase-Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial StLoads of bites around here.
Choice of up to 15 street food outlets with a beer garden in the back.
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i-Truman Brewery
91 Brick LnChoice of up to 15 street food outlets with a beer garden in the back.
Japanese Canteen
Arch 255 Paradise RowOne of my favourites spots.
Cookies & Cream
5 Mile End RdEpic desserts.
Hurwundeki
242 Cambridge Heath RdKorean restaurant and snacks.
Dirty Burger Shoreditch
13 Bethnal Green RoadEpic burgers.
Homeslice Shoreditch
374-378 Old StEpic pizza.
Busaba Shoreditch
36 Bethnal Green RdEpic Thai food.
The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail PlSUSHISAMBA London
BishopsgateGreat setting.
Drinks & Nightlife
A run of 5 bars to choose from: The Bottle Shop for craft and London Cocktail Club are 2 of the best
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Paradise Row
Paradise RowA run of 5 bars to choose from: The Bottle Shop for craft and London Cocktail Club are 2 of the best
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath RdLow lit cocktail bar across the street.
Arch Gallery
289 Cambridge Heath RoadUsually have events on the weekend.
The Laundry Building
2-18 Warburton RdHookah Lounge
133 Brick LnHas a main bar and plenty food choices throughout the day, bar turns lively at night.
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BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdHas a main bar and plenty food choices throughout the day, bar turns lively at night.
Well & Bucket
143 Bethnal Green RdClassic pub, gets lively on the weekend.
Padron
341 Bethnal Green RdSpanish bar and tapas.
BrewDog Shoreditch
51 Bethnal Green RdBar of the brewery, good craft beers.
Concrete Space
56 Shoreditch High StLow lit, huge bar with private function rooms, one of my favourite bars.
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The Hoxton Mix
86-90 Paul StLow lit, huge bar with private function rooms, one of my favourite bars.
Far Rockaway
97-113 Curtain RdVillage Underground
54 Holywell LnThe Blues Kitchen
134-146 Curtain RdAmerican food, turns lively in the evening.
Bar Kick
127 Shoreditch High StSports bar.
XOYO
32-37 Cowper StColours Hoxton
2-4 Hoxton SquareTrafik
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333 Old StEfes Snooker Club
17B Stoke Newington RoadLaid back snooker bar, turns lively in the evening.
The Nest
36 Stoke Newington RoadBirthdays
33-35 Stoke Newington RoadThe White Hart
69 Stoke Newington High StHuge beer garden, best place to be on a Saturday afternoon.
Bardens Boudoir
36 Stoke Newington RdCocktails.
BallieBallerson
97-113 Curtain RoadA bar filled with balls. Open bar and food.
Essentials
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdLocal, smaller.
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillBit further down, but huge
bp
319 Cambridge Heath RdOpen 24 hours
Getting Around
Station on the Central Line, 24 hours over the weekend, from here you can get the 8 or 388 into central 24 hours a day.
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Bethnal Green (Stop D) station
Station on the Central Line, 24 hours over the weekend, from here you can get the 8 or 388 into central 24 hours a day.
Station on the Overground Line, from here you can also get the 55 bus into central 24 hours a day.
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Cambridge Heath Station (Stop N)
Station on the Overground Line, from here you can also get the 55 bus into central 24 hours a day.
Across the street you can rent Santander bikes using your credit card.
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I-V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadAcross the street you can rent Santander bikes using your credit card.
Shopping
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet RdBiggest in Europe 2 stops on the tube.
Shoreditch
Tons of boutique shops
Everything Else
Fitness4Less Cambridge Heath
Cambridge Heath RoadLocal gym £17pm or pro rata.
Spa Experience
5 Old Ford RdSpa next to the block.
Canary Wharf
Just go here and walk around, grab a drink on the Thames.
Parks & Nature
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road