Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Lovely pastries sweet and vegetarian savoury pastries.
Grodzinski Stamford Hill bakery
170 Clapton Common
Lovely pastries sweet and vegetarian savoury pastries.
Great take away kebab - though there are many good Turkish restaraunts in this area - ask for more recommendations!
14 locals recommend
The Best Turkish Kebab
125 Stoke Newington Rd
14 locals recommend
Great take away kebab - though there are many good Turkish restaraunts in this area - ask for more recommendations!
Very good longstanding south Indian vegetarian restaurant, it's 'sister' restaurant across the road serves fish and meat also. Often need to book.
171 locals recommend
Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church St
171 locals recommend
Very good longstanding south Indian vegetarian restaurant, it's 'sister' restaurant across the road serves fish and meat also. Often need to book.
Famous pizza place - started as a pizza shack in Brixton Market way back (which I used to frequent!) - good reasonably priced pizza, lovely wine list, nice atmosphere.
561 locals recommend
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
561 locals recommend
Famous pizza place - started as a pizza shack in Brixton Market way back (which I used to frequent!) - good reasonably priced pizza, lovely wine list, nice atmosphere.
Wagamama - reasonably priced noodles and rice dishes - good fast food at sit down shared tables, good atmosphere. There are a few Wagamama's in London - one in Museum Street.
58 locals recommend
Wagamama
26-40 Kensington High St
58 locals recommend
Wagamama - reasonably priced noodles and rice dishes - good fast food at sit down shared tables, good atmosphere. There are a few Wagamama's in London - one in Museum Street.
Huge selection of restaurants and bars and cafe's here - close to Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market also.
620 locals recommend
Shoreditch
620 locals recommend
Huge selection of restaurants and bars and cafe's here - close to Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market also.
Many wonderful places to eat and drink here, close to Brick Lane. Best at weekends but during the week also there are cafes and restaurants.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial St
696 locals recommend
Many wonderful places to eat and drink here, close to Brick Lane. Best at weekends but during the week also there are cafes and restaurants.
Many Indian restaurants and other types also. Plus many retro vintage shops and amazing architecture also - Fournier Street being one of the streets to visit for this.
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick Lane
878 locals recommend
Many Indian restaurants and other types also. Plus many retro vintage shops and amazing architecture also - Fournier Street being one of the streets to visit for this.
A fantastic location a short walk from us along the New River passed Woodbury Wetlands.
16 locals recommend
The Coal House Cafe
16 locals recommend
A fantastic location a short walk from us along the New River passed Woodbury Wetlands.
Fantastic French style unique patisserie cafe in Soho.
46 locals recommend
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek St
46 locals recommend
Fantastic French style unique patisserie cafe in Soho.
Good steak place in central London.
69 locals recommend
Flat Iron
17 Beak St
69 locals recommend
Good steak place in central London.
Popular burger place in Soho.
20 locals recommend
Patty & Bun
14 Pembridge Rd
20 locals recommend
Popular burger place in Soho.
Very popular lebanese style restaurant in Stoke Newington Church Street. It often has queues! During the day less so I think.
136 locals recommend
The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church St
136 locals recommend
Very popular lebanese style restaurant in Stoke Newington Church Street. It often has queues! During the day less so I think.
Good friendly local vietnamese restaurant.
Uncle Nam's
66 Stoke Newington High St
Good friendly local vietnamese restaurant.
Thai restaurant in central London
18 locals recommend
Benihana
77 King's Rd
18 locals recommend
Thai restaurant in central London
Oysters and comfort food - lunchtimes only - very English restaurant in the City of London (financial district).
Sweetings
39 Queen Victoria St
Oysters and comfort food - lunchtimes only - very English restaurant in the City of London (financial district).
The Naturalist
14 Woodberry Down

Parks & Nature

Wonderful walk - can walk from Seven Sisters Road to Finsbury Park along this river, or the other way - along via Woodbury Wetlands to Clissold Park/Stoke Newington
The New RIVER
Wonderful walk - can walk from Seven Sisters Road to Finsbury Park along this river, or the other way - along via Woodbury Wetlands to Clissold Park/Stoke Newington
A few minutes walk from our place - it's a beautiful idyll of a place - with great views, nature, birds, peace - a cafe on the reservoir. This is by far the best way to walk to Manor House Tube also. A good walk is along this path all the way to Clissold Park. Great for jogging too. http://www.woodberrywetlands.org.uk/
64 locals recommend
Woodberry Wetlands
Woodberry Grove
64 locals recommend
A few minutes walk from our place - it's a beautiful idyll of a place - with great views, nature, birds, peace - a cafe on the reservoir. This is by far the best way to walk to Manor House Tube also. A good walk is along this path all the way to Clissold Park. Great for jogging too. http://www.woodberrywetlands.org.uk/
Wonderful park with 2 cafes - one at top of park one at bottom near river - wonderful walks - along the River Lea - or jogging. The bus 254 or 253 from our place takes you there. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Spring+Hill,+London+E5+9BE/@51.5717099,-0.06396,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761c45cb3bde3f:0x9fff2c98b0bb2520!8m2!3d51.5717099!4d-0.0617713
110 locals recommend
Springfield Park
61 Ashtead Rd
110 locals recommend
Wonderful park with 2 cafes - one at top of park one at bottom near river - wonderful walks - along the River Lea - or jogging. The bus 254 or 253 from our place takes you there. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Spring+Hill,+London+E5+9BE/@51.5717099,-0.06396,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761c45cb3bde3f:0x9fff2c98b0bb2520!8m2!3d51.5717099!4d-0.0617713
Lovely park in Stoke Newington - with a nice cafe also.
505 locals recommend
Clissold Park
Green Lanes
505 locals recommend
Lovely park in Stoke Newington - with a nice cafe also.
Beautiful park - with natural ponds to swim in or a lido at Gospel Oak end. On the edge of Hampstead. Kenwood House also well worth a visit.
Parliament Hill Fields (Stop GH) station
Beautiful park - with natural ponds to swim in or a lido at Gospel Oak end. On the edge of Hampstead. Kenwood House also well worth a visit.
250 locals recommend
St. James's Park
250 locals recommend
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
1215 locals recommend
637 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
637 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

A Weatherspoon Pub - Great local pub - serving decent food; cheap good drinks; nice atmosphere; comfortable; purpose built pub - take train from Stamford Hill to Stoke Newington then short walk
9 locals recommend
The Rochester Castle
143-145 Stoke Newington High St
9 locals recommend
A Weatherspoon Pub - Great local pub - serving decent food; cheap good drinks; nice atmosphere; comfortable; purpose built pub - take train from Stamford Hill to Stoke Newington then short walk
Lots of cafes, restaurants, bars, boutiques within walking distance or via the overground train from Stamford Hill one stop to Stoke Newington.
232 locals recommend
Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church Street
232 locals recommend
Lots of cafes, restaurants, bars, boutiques within walking distance or via the overground train from Stamford Hill one stop to Stoke Newington.
Weatherspoons pub in the City of London in a former bank - an amazing experience for the architecture. Serve food and drinks.
The Crosse Keys
9 Gracechurch St
Weatherspoons pub in the City of London in a former bank - an amazing experience for the architecture. Serve food and drinks.
The Naturalist
14 Woodberry Down

Shopping

If you're looking for health food/a wide array - plus a cafe - this is a nice place to go, on the busy Kingsland High Road and close to many interesting bars/ coffee shops/ boutiques
64 locals recommend
Harvest E8
130-132 Kingsland High St
64 locals recommend
If you're looking for health food/a wide array - plus a cafe - this is a nice place to go, on the busy Kingsland High Road and close to many interesting bars/ coffee shops/ boutiques
Open on weekends - trendy food market - selling mainly food to eat/take away - some boutiques. On the edge of London Fields - train from Stamford Hill to London Fields.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
Open on weekends - trendy food market - selling mainly food to eat/take away - some boutiques. On the edge of London Fields - train from Stamford Hill to London Fields.
Interesting array of carefully selected designer clothes, good local boutique.
23 locals recommend
Hub Womenswear
49 Stoke Newington Church St
23 locals recommend
Interesting array of carefully selected designer clothes, good local boutique.
Great vintage clothes store
73 locals recommend
Beyond Retro Dalston
92-100 Stoke Newington Rd
73 locals recommend
Great vintage clothes store
Fantastic shop selling many of the local and not so local craft beers.
32 locals recommend
Clapton Craft
97 Lower Clapton Rd
32 locals recommend
Fantastic shop selling many of the local and not so local craft beers.
Great place for market stalls- all sorts of things to buy - but mainly clothes and food. Easy to access - via 253 = direct bus from v close by.
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock Pl
1028 locals recommend
Great place for market stalls- all sorts of things to buy - but mainly clothes and food. Easy to access - via 253 = direct bus from v close by.
A lovely small bijou boutique for kids. Highly recommend if looking for gifts or clothing.
6 locals recommend
Olive Loves Alfie
111 Stoke Newington Church St
6 locals recommend
A lovely small bijou boutique for kids. Highly recommend if looking for gifts or clothing.

Everything Else

Fantastic open air swimming pool - open till 9pm (I think!) - train direct from Stamford Hill to London Fields. Great to swim in the winter - steam rising from the heated water..!!
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West Side
591 locals recommend
Fantastic open air swimming pool - open till 9pm (I think!) - train direct from Stamford Hill to London Fields. Great to swim in the winter - steam rising from the heated water..!!
Famous Moro Restaurant - wonderful food, drink - Exmouth Market has a few other places worth checking - bus ride = number 19 from Finsbury Park, 253/4 to Finsbury Park.
131 locals recommend
Moro
34-36 Exmouth Market
131 locals recommend
Famous Moro Restaurant - wonderful food, drink - Exmouth Market has a few other places worth checking - bus ride = number 19 from Finsbury Park, 253/4 to Finsbury Park.

Arts & Culture

Cool very local venue - with many live events and a cafe, bar.
New River Studios
199 Eade Rd
Cool very local venue - with many live events and a cafe, bar.
Recently renovated to original standards - an English Heritage site - well worth visiting with beautiful Hampstead Heath surrounding it. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood/
53 locals recommend
Kenwood House station
53 locals recommend
Recently renovated to original standards - an English Heritage site - well worth visiting with beautiful Hampstead Heath surrounding it. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood/

Sightseeing

A great place to vist in London - lots to see and do - if only just walk along the river and see the buskers. Lots on normally at the South Bank Centre/ Royal Festival Hall - often free events also.
370 locals recommend
South Bank
370 locals recommend
A great place to vist in London - lots to see and do - if only just walk along the river and see the buskers. Lots on normally at the South Bank Centre/ Royal Festival Hall - often free events also.
131 locals recommend
City of London
131 locals recommend
You can walk across Millenium Bridge from St Pauls / the City of London to The Tate Modern and then walk along the South Bank towards the London Eye, the Shakespeares Globe is on the South Bank also - and eventually if you keep walking to the Houses of Parliament on the other side of the river.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
You can walk across Millenium Bridge from St Pauls / the City of London to The Tate Modern and then walk along the South Bank towards the London Eye, the Shakespeares Globe is on the South Bank also - and eventually if you keep walking to the Houses of Parliament on the other side of the river.