Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great place for authentic daytime Japanese food. Also does great coffee. Makes a good work environment to bring a laptop.
30 locals recommend
Toconoco
28 Hertford RdGreat place for authentic daytime Japanese food. Also does great coffee. Makes a good work environment to bring a laptop.
Tonkotsu East
1a Dunston StGreat Japanese Ramen restaurant underneath the railway arches.
Borough Market
Borough High StreetThe Talbot
109 Mortimer RdGreat Sunday roasts & drinking pub.
Amazing Vietnamese food all the way along Kingsland Rd at Hoxton. Particular favourites include Song Que. Recommend the Pho & Vietnamese iced coffee!
110 locals recommend
Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland RdAmazing Vietnamese food all the way along Kingsland Rd at Hoxton. Particular favourites include Song Que. Recommend the Pho & Vietnamese iced coffee!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Fox Craft Beer House
372 Kingsland RoadGreat local pub
Cutting-edge East London style gay bar with friendly welcoming vibe and spectacular drag performances.
44 locals recommend
The Glory
281 Kingsland RdCutting-edge East London style gay bar with friendly welcoming vibe and spectacular drag performances.
Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High StLate-late style gay bar with underground dance area.
XOYO
32-37 Cowper StIconic, 3-level music venue with great DJ's.
Electricity Showrooms
39A Hoxton SquarePopular well-liked club with downstairs dance area.
Great rooftop bar with nice views of the city. Sometimes screens outdoor rooftop cinema.
110 locals recommend
Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain RdGreat rooftop bar with nice views of the city. Sometimes screens outdoor rooftop cinema.
Entertainment & Activities
Great unique environment for drinks & hundreds of different board games. Great for groups of friends. Also has food & craft beers. Staff happy to teach new games.
52 locals recommend
Draughts - Hackney
41 Kingsland High StreetGreat unique environment for drinks & hundreds of different board games. Great for groups of friends. Also has food & craft beers. Staff happy to teach new games.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StLocal supermarket
Getting Around
Easy connections to the city via Highbury & Islington & Shoreditch High Street
82 locals recommend
Haggerston station
Easy connections to the city via Highbury & Islington & Shoreditch High Street
Sightseeing
Tower of London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Shopping
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadGreat iconic East-London flower market
Great indoor covered market visit with lots of options for food, bars & market stalls. Especially great around Christmas time. Small walk to Liverpool Street & The City.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StGreat indoor covered market visit with lots of options for food, bars & market stalls. Especially great around Christmas time. Small walk to Liverpool Street & The City.
Great weekend market with lots of pleasant breakfast cafes. Beautiful old east-end terrace streets. Moments from London Fields, being a great picnic park.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketGreat weekend market with lots of pleasant breakfast cafes. Beautiful old east-end terrace streets. Moments from London Fields, being a great picnic park.