Guidebook for Poplar, East London + More
Shopping
Canary Wharf
1 Bank StA whole host of shops, restaurants and bars.
The Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal, often collectively named "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock".
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlThe Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets in Camden Town near the Hampstead Road Lock of the Regent's Canal, often collectively named "Camden Market" or "Camden Lock".
Selfridges, also known as Selfridge & Co., is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge.
554 locals recommend
Selfridges
400 Oxford StSelfridges, also known as Selfridge & Co., is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge.
the world famous Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.
1522 locals recommend
Harrods
87-135 Brompton Rdthe world famous Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gordon Ramsay's Gastro pub, the Narrow. Good food, great view.
136 locals recommend
The Narrow - Gordon Ramsay
44 Narrow StGordon Ramsay's Gastro pub, the Narrow. Good food, great view.
Traditional East London Boozer owned by none other than Gandalf out of Lord of The Rings!
156 locals recommend
The Grapes
153 Milton RdTraditional East London Boozer owned by none other than Gandalf out of Lord of The Rings!
Bordeaux-born chef Bruno Loubet has a lofty reputation for artfully prepared dishes, and his latest venture does not disappoint. Housed in a cavernous Victorian warehouse in King’s Cross.
73 locals recommend
Grain Store
1-3 Stable StreetBordeaux-born chef Bruno Loubet has a lofty reputation for artfully prepared dishes, and his latest venture does not disappoint. Housed in a cavernous Victorian warehouse in King’s Cross.
Once bought by gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray for their old mum, but now home to Brick Lane hipsters.
74 locals recommend
The Carpenters Arms
4 Market StOnce bought by gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray for their old mum, but now home to Brick Lane hipsters.
The best pub in Broadway Market and thankfully one largely untouched by the horrors of ‘gentrification’ in this trendiest of streets, the Dove serves quality beers.
24 Broadway Market
24 Broadway MarketThe best pub in Broadway Market and thankfully one largely untouched by the horrors of ‘gentrification’ in this trendiest of streets, the Dove serves quality beers.
This shabby, two-floored Victorian boozer was transformed in 2004 by hipster handbook VICE into… well, a shabby, two-floored Victorian boozer with a large PA. (I also used to work for VICE)
35 locals recommend
The Old Blue Last
38 Great Eastern StThis shabby, two-floored Victorian boozer was transformed in 2004 by hipster handbook VICE into… well, a shabby, two-floored Victorian boozer with a large PA. (I also used to work for VICE)
Turn off Brick Lane and travel back in time. Everything about the Pride sticks two fingers up to progress, from the corner piano beckoning you over for a knees-up.
61 locals recommend
The Pride of Spitalfields London
3 Heneage StTurn off Brick Lane and travel back in time. Everything about the Pride sticks two fingers up to progress, from the corner piano beckoning you over for a knees-up.
If it was in New York, this riverine alehouse would be a national monument – ‘First built in 1520!’ In London it is simply a very good place for getting tiddly over some pub grub.
77 locals recommend
Lamb & Flag
24 James StIf it was in New York, this riverine alehouse would be a national monument – ‘First built in 1520!’ In London it is simply a very good place for getting tiddly over some pub grub.
The isolated canalside setting can make it tricky to find: no bad thing if you want to keep schtumm about the sing-songs that make this a beacon of old-school entertainment.
116 locals recommend
The Palm Tree Pub
127 Grove RdThe isolated canalside setting can make it tricky to find: no bad thing if you want to keep schtumm about the sing-songs that make this a beacon of old-school entertainment.
It’s far from fashionable, but, hidden away in a backstreet behind Euston Station, the Bree Louise is a magnet for those who appreciate ale.
Bree Louise
It’s far from fashionable, but, hidden away in a backstreet behind Euston Station, the Bree Louise is a magnet for those who appreciate ale.
A proper pub with a focus on drinking rather than dining, the Island Queen floats an impressive range of draught beers and ales as well as 20 wines by the glass.
58 locals recommend
Island Queen
87 Noel RdA proper pub with a focus on drinking rather than dining, the Island Queen floats an impressive range of draught beers and ales as well as 20 wines by the glass.
This small cash-only pub stocks ale and cider exclusively from independent UK breweries.
56 locals recommend
Southampton Arms
139 Highgate RdThis small cash-only pub stocks ale and cider exclusively from independent UK breweries.
A reliable Soho standard for decades, with pleasingly unmolested decor and interesting, well-kept beer. It’s a survivor of the literary Soho of old.
The Dog and Duck
18 Bateman StA reliable Soho standard for decades, with pleasingly unmolested decor and interesting, well-kept beer. It’s a survivor of the literary Soho of old.
Appropriately enough, the St Peter’s Brewery’s only London pub is a place of pilgrimage for those in search of its full range of award-winning beers.
59 locals recommend
The Jerusalem Tavern
55 Britton StAppropriately enough, the St Peter’s Brewery’s only London pub is a place of pilgrimage for those in search of its full range of award-winning beers.
In its favour: a Shepherd Neame pub with well-kept ale and the welcome of a proper local in the back streets of Bloomsbury. The downside: it’s closed at weekends.
6 locals recommend
Rugby Tavern
19 Great James StIn its favour: a Shepherd Neame pub with well-kept ale and the welcome of a proper local in the back streets of Bloomsbury. The downside: it’s closed at weekends.
With a small square of front terrace, a modern bar and a grand, sunken restaurant, this little piece of Poland has been a worthwhile stop on Waterloo bar crawls for many a year.
31 locals recommend
Baltic Restaurant and Bar
74 Blackfriars RdWith a small square of front terrace, a modern bar and a grand, sunken restaurant, this little piece of Poland has been a worthwhile stop on Waterloo bar crawls for many a year.
The drinks menu at this part-sophisticated, part-kitsch Scottish-themed enterprise – tartan everywhere – is less of a list and more of an encyclopaedia.
50 locals recommend
Boisdale of Belgravia
15 Eccleston StThe drinks menu at this part-sophisticated, part-kitsch Scottish-themed enterprise – tartan everywhere – is less of a list and more of an encyclopaedia.
Epic, soaring, dramatic, magnificent. The Booking Office really is quite an amazing place for a drink.
24 locals recommend
The Booking Office
Euston RoadEpic, soaring, dramatic, magnificent. The Booking Office really is quite an amazing place for a drink.
Perfectly groomed hostesses greet arrivals to this basement den. The atmosphere is lively and, better still, the cocktails are superb.
18 locals recommend
Crazy Bear Fitzrovia
Whitfield StreetPerfectly groomed hostesses greet arrivals to this basement den. The atmosphere is lively and, better still, the cocktails are superb.
For a so-called ‘secret’ speakeasy, there’s been an awful lot of publicity about this new basement bar beneath the new Breakfast Club in Spitalfields.
21 locals recommend
The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town
12-16 Artillery LnFor a so-called ‘secret’ speakeasy, there’s been an awful lot of publicity about this new basement bar beneath the new Breakfast Club in Spitalfields.
With its good looks and pooch-friendly policies, this Hoxton wine bar (a Shoreditch pop-up gone permanent) has plenty going for it. Not to mention a flat-rate £20 mark-up per bottle.
112 locals recommend
Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney RdWith its good looks and pooch-friendly policies, this Hoxton wine bar (a Shoreditch pop-up gone permanent) has plenty going for it. Not to mention a flat-rate £20 mark-up per bottle.
This tiny bar opened in Islington in mid-2009, and is overseen by Tony Conigliaro, who is widely considered to be one of London’s top bartenders and cocktail experts.
89 locals recommend
69 Colebrooke Row
69 Colebrooke RowThis tiny bar opened in Islington in mid-2009, and is overseen by Tony Conigliaro, who is widely considered to be one of London’s top bartenders and cocktail experts.
Essentials
everything you could want or need, and there is a John Lewis Department Store upstairs
386 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
134-152 Balham High Roadeverything you could want or need, and there is a John Lewis Department Store upstairs
Sightseeing
The oldest port in London, with some great pubs that are over 100 years old.
56 locals recommend
Limehouse Basin Marina
46 Goodhart PlThe oldest port in London, with some great pubs that are over 100 years old.
Classical Church designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, who was Sir Christopher Wren's most talented pupil.
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Newell StreetClassical Church designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, who was Sir Christopher Wren's most talented pupil.
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Glamis Roadgreat for a little sit down after walking the great Thames Path.
The Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River Thames and the lives that have ebbed and flowed with it.
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Hertsmere RoadThe Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River Thames and the lives that have ebbed and flowed with it.
London's only lighthouse is also home to a art gallery, and Fat Boy's diner.
14 locals recommend
Trinity Buoy Wharf
64 Orchard PlLondon's only lighthouse is also home to a art gallery, and Fat Boy's diner.
The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, from around the world.
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell StreetThe world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, from around the world.
The crowning glory of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
796 locals recommend
The National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareThe crowning glory of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries.
As well as the permanent (and permanently fascinating!) dinosaur exhibition, the Natural History Museum boasts a collection of the biggest, tallest and rarest animals in the world.
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell RoadAs well as the permanent (and permanently fascinating!) dinosaur exhibition, the Natural History Museum boasts a collection of the biggest, tallest and rarest animals in the world.
The EDF Energy London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It boasts some of London's best views from its 32 capsules, each weighing 10 tonnes and holding up to 25 people.
2099 locals recommend
London Eye
The EDF Energy London Eye is a major feature of London's skyline. It boasts some of London's best views from its 32 capsules, each weighing 10 tonnes and holding up to 25 people.
From the future of space travel to asking that difficult question: "who am I?", the Science Museum makes your brain perform Olympic-standard mental gymnastics.
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadFrom the future of space travel to asking that difficult question: "who am I?", the Science Museum makes your brain perform Olympic-standard mental gymnastics.
The V&A celebrates art and design with 3,000 years' worth of amazing artefacts from around the world. A real treasure trove of goodies, you never know what you'll discover next.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadThe V&A celebrates art and design with 3,000 years' worth of amazing artefacts from around the world. A real treasure trove of goodies, you never know what you'll discover next.
Visit the National Maritime Museum - the world's largest maritime museum, see the historic Queen's House, stand astride the Prime Meridian at Royal Observatory Greenwich.
373 locals recommend
National Maritime Museum
Romney RoadVisit the National Maritime Museum - the world's largest maritime museum, see the historic Queen's House, stand astride the Prime Meridian at Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Tours include the route taken by the Queen at State Opening of Parliament; from the Queen’s Robing Room, through the Royal Gallery and Prince’s Chamber, into the majestic Lords Chamber.
81 locals recommend
House of Commons
Saint Margaret StreetTours include the route taken by the Queen at State Opening of Parliament; from the Queen’s Robing Room, through the Royal Gallery and Prince’s Chamber, into the majestic Lords Chamber.
Kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, priests, heroes and villains - Westminster Abbey is a must-see living pageant of British history.
668 locals recommend
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans YdKings, queens, statesmen and soldiers; poets, priests, heroes and villains - Westminster Abbey is a must-see living pageant of British history.
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits at the top of Ludgate Hill.
845 locals recommend
St. Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of London and mother church of the Diocese of London. It sits at the top of Ludgate Hill.
Buckingham Palace is the London residence and principal workplace of the monarchy of the United Kingdom.
1912 locals recommend
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the London residence and principal workplace of the monarchy of the United Kingdom.
Horse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London.
120 locals recommend
Horse Guards Parade
13 Macclesfield StHorse Guards Parade is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London.
10 Downing St
10 Downing StreetThe home of the British Prime Minister.
Arts & Culture
Maureen Paley started out selling art from her Victorian terraced home in London's East End in 1984. Since September 1999 the gallery has been situated in its current location in Bethnal Green.
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Herald StreetMaureen Paley started out selling art from her Victorian terraced home in London's East End in 1984. Since September 1999 the gallery has been situated in its current location in Bethnal Green.
Jay Jopling's project room for contemporary art in London.
12 locals recommend
White Cube Mason's Yard
25-26 Masons YardJay Jopling's project room for contemporary art in London.
Who hasn’t stood in front of a mirror, rhyming (and flexing) along with LL Cool J to ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’.
Every Thursday night at the Social.
5 Little Portland St
Who hasn’t stood in front of a mirror, rhyming (and flexing) along with LL Cool J to ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’.
Every Thursday night at the Social.
Sitting grandly on the banks of the Thames is Tate Modern, Britain's national museum of modern and contemporary art.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideSitting grandly on the banks of the Thames is Tate Modern, Britain's national museum of modern and contemporary art.
Emirates Stadium
Hornsey RoadThe home of Arsenal Football Club.
Stamford Bridge
Fulham RoadThe home of Chelsea Football Club
White Hart Lane
748 GreaterThe home of Tottenham Hotspur FC.
Entertainment & Activities
One of the best of London’s city farms, if only for the incongruous vista of grazing cows and sheep juxtaposed against the looming skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.
140 locals recommend
Mudchute Park and Farm
Pier StreetOne of the best of London’s city farms, if only for the incongruous vista of grazing cows and sheep juxtaposed against the looming skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.
The Sea Life London Aquarium located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the London Eye.
356 locals recommend
SEA LIFE Centre London Aquarium
Westminster Bridge RoadThe Sea Life London Aquarium located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London, near the London Eye.
London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study.
713 locals recommend
ZSL London Zoo
Outer CircleLondon Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study.
Everything Else
Greenwich is the oldest enclosed Royal Park, 74 hectares (183 acres) in area, and is home to a small herd of deer. On top of a hill, visitors enjoy sweeping views across the river Thames.
736 locals recommend
Greenwich Park
Greenwich is the oldest enclosed Royal Park, 74 hectares (183 acres) in area, and is home to a small herd of deer. On top of a hill, visitors enjoy sweeping views across the river Thames.
Located on the bank of the River Thames, this magical "secret garden" was founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries.
91 locals recommend
Chelsea Physic Garden
66 Royal Hospital RdLocated on the bank of the River Thames, this magical "secret garden" was founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries.
Hampstead Heath is one of London’s most popular open spaces, situated just six kilometres from Trafalgar Square. An island of beautiful countryside.
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is one of London’s most popular open spaces, situated just six kilometres from Trafalgar Square. An island of beautiful countryside.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, comprises 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses .
637 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, comprises 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses .