Guidebook for London

Charles & Emma
Charles & Emma
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Good cheap breakfast attached to famous music studio.
18 locals recommend
Premises Cafe & Bistro
209 Hackney Rd
18 locals recommend
Good cheap breakfast attached to famous music studio.
Trendy pub with good eats - good for a sunny day
175 locals recommend
The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rd
175 locals recommend
Trendy pub with good eats - good for a sunny day
Hipster breakfasts & brunches. So fancy & hip, it might be best to call ahead: 020 7729 1444
29 locals recommend
Rapsa @ 100 Hoxton
100-102 Hoxton St
29 locals recommend
Hipster breakfasts & brunches. So fancy & hip, it might be best to call ahead: 020 7729 1444
Straightforward steaks. Quick and easy eats in a nice environment.
33 locals recommend
Flat Iron - Hackney
77 Curtain Road
33 locals recommend
Straightforward steaks. Quick and easy eats in a nice environment.
Popular sit-down pizza place. Can get crowded especially on weekends.
252 locals recommend
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High St
252 locals recommend
Popular sit-down pizza place. Can get crowded especially on weekends.
Beautifully made Italian food. Unpretentious but very cool. Great for couples. Not cheap but wont break the bank. Best to call and book: 020 7249 9081
93 locals recommend
Rotorino
434 Kingsland Rd
93 locals recommend
Beautifully made Italian food. Unpretentious but very cool. Great for couples. Not cheap but wont break the bank. Best to call and book: 020 7249 9081
Straightforward tapas in cuban-themed eatery. Don't be surprised if the owner gives you lots of tequila.
15 locals recommend
Escudo de Cuba
20 Stoke Newington Rd
15 locals recommend
Straightforward tapas in cuban-themed eatery. Don't be surprised if the owner gives you lots of tequila.

Drinks & Nightlife

No-nonsense pub with live music downstairs
59 locals recommend
Sebright Arms
31-35 Coate St
59 locals recommend
No-nonsense pub with live music downstairs
Cosy cocktail bar. Romantic and relaxed. Very trendy. Very good drinks
23 locals recommend
The Natural Philosopher
489 Hackney Road
23 locals recommend
Cosy cocktail bar. Romantic and relaxed. Very trendy. Very good drinks
Fun cocktail bar. Not just for couples
189 locals recommend
Satan's Whiskers
343 Cambridge Heath Rd
189 locals recommend
Fun cocktail bar. Not just for couples
Events space doing late night club & music venue. Check first: http://www.ovalspace.co.uk/
71 locals recommend
Oval Space
32 The Oval
71 locals recommend
Events space doing late night club & music venue. Check first: http://www.ovalspace.co.uk/
Experimental cocktail bar in converted pub.
17 locals recommend
White Lyan
153-155 Hoxton Street
17 locals recommend
Experimental cocktail bar in converted pub.
Cosy & romantic cocktail bar hidden at basement level. Great drinks.
117 locals recommend
Happiness Forgets
8-9 Hoxton Square
117 locals recommend
Cosy & romantic cocktail bar hidden at basement level. Great drinks.

Sightseeing

Famous flower market - Sundays only & always PACKED full of people and flowers
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
Famous flower market - Sundays only & always PACKED full of people and flowers
Weekend food market street with lovely restaurants, stalls and pubs.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 locals recommend
Weekend food market street with lovely restaurants, stalls and pubs.
Famous street with quirky shops and lots of curry houses
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick Lane
878 locals recommend
Famous street with quirky shops and lots of curry houses
Great weekend shopping street. Secretly tucked behind the main road. Antiques, retro fashion, furs, cute restaurants.
213 locals recommend
Camden Passage
Camden Passage
213 locals recommend
Great weekend shopping street. Secretly tucked behind the main road. Antiques, retro fashion, furs, cute restaurants.

Parks & Nature

Small park next to the flat
88 locals recommend
Haggerston Park
Yorkton Street
88 locals recommend
Small park next to the flat
Large park with boating lake
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
1666 locals recommend
Large park with boating lake

Entertainment & Activities

Small city farm with a few animals you can feed. Fun for couples and kids.
269 locals recommend
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row
269 locals recommend
Small city farm with a few animals you can feed. Fun for couples and kids.
Retro bowling alley. Can get busy in the evenings so best to book: 020 7426 9200
57 locals recommend
All Star Lanes (Brick Lane)
95 Brick Ln
57 locals recommend
Retro bowling alley. Can get busy in the evenings so best to book: 020 7426 9200
Nearby cinema: https://www.richmix.org.uk/
260 locals recommend
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
260 locals recommend
Nearby cinema: https://www.richmix.org.uk/
Great schedule of old movies as well as the good recent releases. Great prices, bang in the middle of London and a lot of 35mm & 70mm screeenings too. Check out their site for listings: https://princecharlescinema.com
23 locals recommend
Prince Charles Cinema
7 Leicester Pl
23 locals recommend
Great schedule of old movies as well as the good recent releases. Great prices, bang in the middle of London and a lot of 35mm & 70mm screeenings too. Check out their site for listings: https://princecharlescinema.com

Essentials

Extremely convenient small supermarket just at the end of our road. 7am-11pm everyday.
197 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green Rd
197 locals recommend
Extremely convenient small supermarket just at the end of our road. 7am-11pm everyday.
Another supermarket, also open from 7am-11pm, conveniently at the end of our road.
20 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Tower Hamlets - Hackney Road
246-252 Hackney Rd
20 locals recommend
Another supermarket, also open from 7am-11pm, conveniently at the end of our road.