Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Korean small plates inspired by street food eats plus anju cocktails served in hip cafe-style digs.
54 locals recommend
On The Bab
305 Old StreetKorean small plates inspired by street food eats plus anju cocktails served in hip cafe-style digs.
Artisan roastery's coffee shop, with onsite bakery for breakfast, cakes, eggs and lunchtime snacks.
103 locals recommend
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard StArtisan roastery's coffee shop, with onsite bakery for breakfast, cakes, eggs and lunchtime snacks.
New York-inspired fried chicken sandwich specialist in a buzzy, casual space with counter service.
Butchies Shoreditch
22 Rivington StNew York-inspired fried chicken sandwich specialist in a buzzy, casual space with counter service.
Cay Tre Hoxton Shoreditch
301 Old StCompact Vietnamese restaurant serving classic dishes.
Airy coffee bar with high ceilings and hanging lamps, serving breakfasts and light lunches.
12 locals recommend
Attendant Shoreditch
74 Great Eastern StAiry coffee bar with high ceilings and hanging lamps, serving breakfasts and light lunches.
Sans Pere Lifestyle House is one-of-a-kind space incorporating a restaurant, in-house patisserie, coffee & tea bar, homeware shop, architectural studio and real estate agency, and is probably one of the most instagrammable cafes in Shoreditch.
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84 Great Eastern StreetSans Pere Lifestyle House is one-of-a-kind space incorporating a restaurant, in-house patisserie, coffee & tea bar, homeware shop, architectural studio and real estate agency, and is probably one of the most instagrammable cafes in Shoreditch.
Split-level, global street food market housing cluster of stalls & bars in a lively environment.
61 locals recommend
Dinerama
19 Great Eastern StSplit-level, global street food market housing cluster of stalls & bars in a lively environment.
European brasserie with menus from breakfast to late-night drinks in an elegant former-bank space.
15 locals recommend
Blixen
65A Brushfield StEuropean brasserie with menus from breakfast to late-night drinks in an elegant former-bank space.
Rooftop terrace bar and restaurant. Coal oven-cooked Modern British dishes come with striking views at this bird-themed venue.
Aviary - Rooftop Restaurant & Terrace Bar
22-25 Finsbury SquareRooftop terrace bar and restaurant. Coal oven-cooked Modern British dishes come with striking views at this bird-themed venue.
The Sichuan Restaurant
14 City RdChinese Sichuan dishes
Traditional fish-and-chip shop decorated with 1950s memorabilia, offering table service or takeaway.
131 locals recommend
Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury StTraditional fish-and-chip shop decorated with 1950s memorabilia, offering table service or takeaway.
Low-lit Thai chain restaurant with a modern dark wood interior and square communal tables.
36 locals recommend
Busaba Shoreditch
36 Bethnal Green RdLow-lit Thai chain restaurant with a modern dark wood interior and square communal tables.
Remarkable steak restaurant that serves mouth-watering steaks at just £10 a pop (including a side salad).
33 locals recommend
Flat Iron - Hackney
77 Curtain RoadRemarkable steak restaurant that serves mouth-watering steaks at just £10 a pop (including a side salad).
Shoryu Ramen is a contemporary Japanese restaurant recommended in the Michelin Guide. With a chic, minimalist interior.
Shoryu Ramen Shoreditch
45 Great Eastern StShoryu Ramen is a contemporary Japanese restaurant recommended in the Michelin Guide. With a chic, minimalist interior.
Nuala - London
70-74 City RdA new Modern British, Irish-influenced and well-travelled restaurant
Passo is a stunning LA-style Italian eatery, serving polished modern recipes all through the day. A dramatic industrial-style interior includes an open kitchen with counter seating, there is a popular outdoor terrace, while live DJs start spinning from Thursday evening into the weekend.
15 locals recommend
Psycle Shoreditch
17-23 Whitby StPasso is a stunning LA-style Italian eatery, serving polished modern recipes all through the day. A dramatic industrial-style interior includes an open kitchen with counter seating, there is a popular outdoor terrace, while live DJs start spinning from Thursday evening into the weekend.
Chatime is a fresh tea specialist focussing on modernised Taiwanese tea culture and brews their tea fresh in store using high quality tea leaves and natural ingredients. They serves traditional Taiwanese bubble tea.
Chatime 日出茶太
65A Rivington StChatime is a fresh tea specialist focussing on modernised Taiwanese tea culture and brews their tea fresh in store using high quality tea leaves and natural ingredients. They serves traditional Taiwanese bubble tea.
Ramen bar with an old-school rock soundtrack, serving creative twists on Japanese fare, plus drinks.
20 locals recommend
Bone Daddies Old Street
211 Old StRamen bar with an old-school rock soundtrack, serving creative twists on Japanese fare, plus drinks.
Bare walls and blackboard menu in Australian cafe/restaurant serving from breakfast to evening.
35 locals recommend
Lantana Shoreditch
55 City RdBare walls and blackboard menu in Australian cafe/restaurant serving from breakfast to evening.
Circular coffee shop, bar and cafe with whitewashed brick walls and a 1950s diner-style facade.
134 locals recommend
Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StCircular coffee shop, bar and cafe with whitewashed brick walls and a 1950s diner-style facade.
American comfort food served in trendy, exposed-brick diner with red leather booths and a garden.
49 locals recommend
Hoxton Grill
81 Great Eastern StAmerican comfort food served in trendy, exposed-brick diner with red leather booths and a garden.
International-inspired meat & steak dishes in a sleek basement restaurant with funky upstairs bar.
39 locals recommend
The Jones Family Project
78 Great Eastern StInternational-inspired meat & steak dishes in a sleek basement restaurant with funky upstairs bar.
A small independent Japanese restaurant serving up grub from the hot and cold sides of the region: sushi, tempura, udon/soba. Plus a few sweets, including yuzu creme brulee and various mochi. Also have an interesting and diverse range of sake, Japanese Whiskey and Japanese inspired cocktails.
12 locals recommend
Attendant Shoreditch
74 Great Eastern StA small independent Japanese restaurant serving up grub from the hot and cold sides of the region: sushi, tempura, udon/soba. Plus a few sweets, including yuzu creme brulee and various mochi. Also have an interesting and diverse range of sake, Japanese Whiskey and Japanese inspired cocktails.
Lively Asian-influenced eatery and bar serving bao buns, rotisserie chicken and 30+ rare whiskies.
11 locals recommend
Bull in a China Shop - Bar & Restaurant
196 Shoreditch High StLively Asian-influenced eatery and bar serving bao buns, rotisserie chicken and 30+ rare whiskies.
Popolo is a glorious Italian tapas-style restaurant with counter seating curving around the open kitchen.
12 locals recommend
Popolo Shoreditch
26 Rivington StPopolo is a glorious Italian tapas-style restaurant with counter seating curving around the open kitchen.
Casual cafe with wooden play towers and trees for resident cats, serving tea, coffee and cakes.
150 locals recommend
The Cat & Mutton
76 Broadway MarketCasual cafe with wooden play towers and trees for resident cats, serving tea, coffee and cakes.
Modern, glass-fronted restaurant and bar serving Spanish tapas at the counter or high tables.
20 locals recommend
Tapas Brindisa Shoreditch
152 Curtain RdModern, glass-fronted restaurant and bar serving Spanish tapas at the counter or high tables.
English and American breakfasts, plus comfort foods and burgers in cheerful, quirky surrounds.
172 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail PlEnglish and American breakfasts, plus comfort foods and burgers in cheerful, quirky surrounds.
Former mission with stained glass and salvaged-wood tables, serving upmarket burgers and hotdogs.
59 locals recommend
MEATmission
15 Hoxton MarketFormer mission with stained glass and salvaged-wood tables, serving upmarket burgers and hotdogs.
Hip, minimalist espresso bar specialising in carefully sourced, single origin coffees.
8 locals recommend
Origin Coffee Roasters
65 Charlotte RdHip, minimalist espresso bar specialising in carefully sourced, single origin coffees.
Cutting-edge restaurant and bar for innovative British menu using often-overlooked ingredients.
106 locals recommend
The Clove Club
380 Old StCutting-edge restaurant and bar for innovative British menu using often-overlooked ingredients.
Buzzy destination for Indian street food in Bombay-style digs with vintage decor & upscale touches.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StBuzzy destination for Indian street food in Bombay-style digs with vintage decor & upscale touches.
Cool, laid-back restaurant with quirky dishes & drinks inspired by Bangkok’s late-night canteens.
42 locals recommend
Smoking Goat Shoreditch
64 Shoreditch High StCool, laid-back restaurant with quirky dishes & drinks inspired by Bangkok’s late-night canteens.
Pizzeria with industrial looks, serving rustic pizza, antipasti, weekend brunch and Sunday roast.
252 locals recommend
Pizza East Shoreditch
56 Shoreditch High StPizzeria with industrial looks, serving rustic pizza, antipasti, weekend brunch and Sunday roast.
This stripped back dining room serves seasonal British fare as a la carte lunches and set suppers. 1 michelin star.
61 locals recommend
Lyle's
56 Shoreditch High StThis stripped back dining room serves seasonal British fare as a la carte lunches and set suppers. 1 michelin star.
Sweet bubble waffles in a variety of flavours served alongside tapioca bubble tea in a funky spot.
Nosteagia
Sweet bubble waffles in a variety of flavours served alongside tapioca bubble tea in a funky spot.
A range of innovative flavours and huge, 8-person cronuts are available from this chain outlet.
Dum Dums Donutterie London
2-4 Bethnal Green RdA range of innovative flavours and huge, 8-person cronuts are available from this chain outlet.
A non-profit casual restaurant serving Modern British-inspired dishes & a gin-based cocktail bar.
91 locals recommend
Fifteen
15 Westland PlA non-profit casual restaurant serving Modern British-inspired dishes & a gin-based cocktail bar.
French-accented British dishes served all day to snack or share with coffee shop for lighter bites in M by Montcalm Hotel.
Plate Restaurant
151-157 City RdFrench-accented British dishes served all day to snack or share with coffee shop for lighter bites in M by Montcalm Hotel.
Japanese fine-dining restaurant with a courtyard garden, as well as a sophisticated cocktail bar with a fireplace.
Nobu Shoreditch
30 Willow StJapanese fine-dining restaurant with a courtyard garden, as well as a sophisticated cocktail bar with a fireplace.
Shopping
Spitalfields is a lively East End area, home to artists, to creatives. Victorian Spitalfields Market sells crafts and fashion, and surrounded by many stalls and restaurants. Street art, quirky shops and trendy bars appeal to hipsters and new media types.
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StSpitalfields is a lively East End area, home to artists, to creatives. Victorian Spitalfields Market sells crafts and fashion, and surrounded by many stalls and restaurants. Street art, quirky shops and trendy bars appeal to hipsters and new media types.
Boxpark is a food and retail park made out of refitted shipping containers in Britain.
377 locals recommend
BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green RdBoxpark is a food and retail park made out of refitted shipping containers in Britain.
Minimalist, split-level shop for designer male and female streetwear and shoes, plus homeware.
41 locals recommend
Goodhood
151 Curtain RdMinimalist, split-level shop for designer male and female streetwear and shoes, plus homeware.
Sightseeing
Brick Lane is lined with curry houses. Surrounding by street art, quirky shops and trendy bars appeal to hipsters and new media types.
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick LaneBrick Lane is lined with curry houses. Surrounding by street art, quirky shops and trendy bars appeal to hipsters and new media types.
Columbia Road Flower Market is a street market in East London, England. Columbia Road is a road of Victorian shops off Hackney Road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The market is open on Sundays only.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadColumbia Road Flower Market is a street market in East London, England. Columbia Road is a road of Victorian shops off Hackney Road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The market is open on Sundays only.
Drinks & Nightlife
Speakeasy-style subterranean bar with live jazz and blues, for cocktails and rare spirits. (recommend to book in advance or can try walk in on a weekday.)
228 locals recommend
Nightjar
129 City RdSpeakeasy-style subterranean bar with live jazz and blues, for cocktails and rare spirits. (recommend to book in advance or can try walk in on a weekday.)
Urban hangout turning out burgers with creative toppings, plus craft beers and cocktails.
9 locals recommend
The Magic Roundabout
16 16 St Agnes WellUrban hangout turning out burgers with creative toppings, plus craft beers and cocktails.
Swish and stylish, modern popular hotspot just oozes with atmosphere for drinks and pub food.
7 locals recommend
Draft House, Old Street
211 Old StSwish and stylish, modern popular hotspot just oozes with atmosphere for drinks and pub food.
Lively venue offering a regular calendar of live bands to enjoy with pizzas and cocktails.
16 locals recommend
Old Street Records
350 -354 Old StLively venue offering a regular calendar of live bands to enjoy with pizzas and cocktails.
3-floor institution with low-lit bar and DJs playing a mix of dancefloor classics, R&B and house.
11 locals recommend
333
333 Old St3-floor institution with low-lit bar and DJs playing a mix of dancefloor classics, R&B and house.
Refurbished East End boozer, with live music venue upstairs, attracting trendy young crowd.
35 locals recommend
The Old Blue Last
38 Great Eastern StRefurbished East End boozer, with live music venue upstairs, attracting trendy young crowd.
Hip, airy bar with wood-panel and tile interior, serving draught and bottled beers and grill menu.
Singer Tavern
1 City RdHip, airy bar with wood-panel and tile interior, serving draught and bottled beers and grill menu.
Cool cocktail bar club with Chesterfield sofas, exposed-brick walls and photos of Steve McQueen.
10 locals recommend
McQueen Bar & Lounge
55-61 Tabernacle StCool cocktail bar club with Chesterfield sofas, exposed-brick walls and photos of Steve McQueen.
Live music and DJ club nights across 2 floors in refurbished nightclub with street art aesthetic.
96 locals recommend
XOYO
32-37 Cowper StLive music and DJ club nights across 2 floors in refurbished nightclub with street art aesthetic.
Stylish, mirror-ceilinged DJ bar with a colourfully lit roof terrace and a lengthy cocktail menu.
13 locals recommend
Golden Bee
Singer StreetStylish, mirror-ceilinged DJ bar with a colourfully lit roof terrace and a lengthy cocktail menu.
Reinvented Brazilian cuisine and cocktails in high-ceilinged space with a beach bar aesthetic.
18 locals recommend
Floripa
91-92 Great Eastern StReinvented Brazilian cuisine and cocktails in high-ceilinged space with a beach bar aesthetic.
Circus-inspired Modern British kitchen and cocktail bar with a weekend nightclub in the basement.
16 locals recommend
Trapeze Bar
89 Great Eastern StCircus-inspired Modern British kitchen and cocktail bar with a weekend nightclub in the basement.
Chic, individually decorated rooms in a trendy hotel with a buzzy lobby bar and fashionable dining.
55 locals recommend
The Hoxton Mix
86-90 Paul StChic, individually decorated rooms in a trendy hotel with a buzzy lobby bar and fashionable dining.
Modern takes on a pub menu served in a split-level venue with outdoor seating, live bands and DJs.
36 locals recommend
Strongroom Bar
120-124 Curtain RdModern takes on a pub menu served in a split-level venue with outdoor seating, live bands and DJs.
Lively chain bar that serves sweet, sour and spicy cocktails, and offers mixing masterclasses.
6 locals recommend
Be At One
28 King William StLively chain bar that serves sweet, sour and spicy cocktails, and offers mixing masterclasses.
Arts & Culture
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetThe Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe.
Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideTate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art.
Entertainment & Activities
Ultimate adult playground with one million balls, retro sweetie cocktails, delicious food, and a ball waterfall.
9 locals recommend
Ballie Ballerson Shoreditch
97-113 Curtain RdUltimate adult playground with one million balls, retro sweetie cocktails, delicious food, and a ball waterfall.
Cool darts bar with automatic score-keeping system, plus sharing boards, cocktails and shots menu.
12 locals recommend
Flight Club Shoreditch
2A Worship StCool darts bar with automatic score-keeping system, plus sharing boards, cocktails and shots menu.
Bounce is Europe's largest purpose-built 'Social Ping Pong Club', featuring the finest cocktails, and a critically acclaimed Italian pizza restaurant.
47 locals recommend
Bounce Old Street
241 Old StBounce is Europe's largest purpose-built 'Social Ping Pong Club', featuring the finest cocktails, and a critically acclaimed Italian pizza restaurant.
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green RdCo-op Food - Great Eastern Street
76-80 Great Eastern StTESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park RdSainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green Rdsmart dry cleaners
223 City Rdénergie Fitness Old Street
60-63 Bunhill RowGymbox Old Street
201A Old StBarry's Bootcamp
2 Worship StFight City Gym
15 Worship StThe Co-operative Food
185 Old StMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
162 City RdMontcalm East, Shoreditch London
151-157 City RdNobu Hotel Shoreditch
10-50 Willow StBeauty & Melody Spa Shoreditch
335-337 City Rd