Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Very nice café with a terrace along the canal; lovely on sunny days for a coffee, lunch or brunch, they also do exhibitions and concerts at night!
If you need to work, they have wifi as well.
80 recommandé par les habitants
Proud East
2-10 Hertford RoadVery nice café with a terrace along the canal; lovely on sunny days for a coffee, lunch or brunch, they also do exhibitions and concerts at night!
If you need to work, they have wifi as well.
Highly recommended for the Sunday Roast (typical British Sunday lunch). They roast their own meat, book in advance.
82 recommandé par les habitants
Smokehouse
63-69 Canonbury RdHighly recommended for the Sunday Roast (typical British Sunday lunch). They roast their own meat, book in advance.
Renowned Jewish restaurant with middle-eastern dishes and lovely cakes for an afternoon snack or breakfast
364 recommandé par les habitants
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StRenowned Jewish restaurant with middle-eastern dishes and lovely cakes for an afternoon snack or breakfast
Café and brunch along the Canal. Very laid-back and nice on sunny days for a relaxing afternoon or lunch
216 recommandé par les habitants
Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir CresCafé and brunch along the Canal. Very laid-back and nice on sunny days for a relaxing afternoon or lunch
Saponara
23 Prebend StNice pizza and Italian cured meats, (salame, prosciutto...)
Austrian café with viennoiserie, cakes and lovely coffee on a very nice little street near Angel station.
49 recommandé par les habitants
Kipferl Cafe & Kitchen
20 Camden PassageAustrian café with viennoiserie, cakes and lovely coffee on a very nice little street near Angel station.
Especially good for brunch; go early, as it gets very busy!
120 recommandé par les habitants
Rita's Bar & Dining
35 Stoke Newington RdEspecially good for brunch; go early, as it gets very busy!
MEATmission
15 Hoxton MarketOne of the best burgers in London!!!
One of the best burgers in London. I love the fries with rosemary...yum!
35 recommandé par les habitants
Honest Burgers Meard St - Soho
4a Meard StreetOne of the best burgers in London. I love the fries with rosemary...yum!
Try the burgers with the fries, you will not regret it!!!
51 recommandé par les habitants
Honest Burgers - King's Cross
251 Pentonville RdTry the burgers with the fries, you will not regret it!!!
lovely and bright café with teas, coffees and cakes available.
68 recommandé par les habitants
Drink, Shop & Do
9 Caledonian Rdlovely and bright café with teas, coffees and cakes available.
Excellent meat, tartare, tagliata and fish and lovely interiors...You need to try it!
Macellaio RC Clerkenwell
38-40 Exmouth MarketExcellent meat, tartare, tagliata and fish and lovely interiors...You need to try it!
Very good pizza al metro and Italian dishes, although quite pricey.
36 recommandé par les habitants
Santorè
59-61 Exmouth MarketVery good pizza al metro and Italian dishes, although quite pricey.
Lovely Greek café with very good quality coffee and nice sandwiches and Greek dishes for lunch. The owner is really kind and makes you feel at home.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Briki
67 Exmouth MarketLovely Greek café with very good quality coffee and nice sandwiches and Greek dishes for lunch. The owner is really kind and makes you feel at home.
Paesan
2 Exmouth MarketItalian trattoria with nice pasta dishes
The interiors are very old-school British, as well as the plates and cutlery. The meat is very fresh and comes from their own butcher next door and the wine list is very good, too. Highly recommended.
36 recommandé par les habitants
The Quality Chop House
92-94 Farringdon RdThe interiors are very old-school British, as well as the plates and cutlery. The meat is very fresh and comes from their own butcher next door and the wine list is very good, too. Highly recommended.
Cheap and delicious, you need to try the sticky pork ribs, the scratchings and, as a main, the pulled pork with bone marrow mash!
10 recommandé par les habitants
Pitt Cue
Cheap and delicious, you need to try the sticky pork ribs, the scratchings and, as a main, the pulled pork with bone marrow mash!
Very tiny Lebanese street food restaurant. Cheap and very tasty!
20 recommandé par les habitants
Yalla Yalla
1 Green's CtVery tiny Lebanese street food restaurant. Cheap and very tasty!
Authentic and very cheap Japanese restaurants with sushi, soba, Japanese curry and other typical dishes in a very traditional setting.
Tokyo Diner
2 Newport PlAuthentic and very cheap Japanese restaurants with sushi, soba, Japanese curry and other typical dishes in a very traditional setting.
Rossopomodoro Covent Garden
50-52 Monmouth Stvery good pizzeria
Sofra
18 Shepherd StVery nice and cheap Turkish restaurant in Mayfair. Try it and you won't regret it!
very good bbq and lobster at a fair price!
83 recommandé par les habitants
Big Easy, Kings Road Chelsea
332-334 King's Rdvery good bbq and lobster at a fair price!
My favourite and the oldest North-Indian Restaurant in the UK. Cheap and super tasty! We've brought people who weren't fans of Indian cuisine and they absolutely loved it!
11 recommandé par les habitants
Punjab
80 Neal StMy favourite and the oldest North-Indian Restaurant in the UK. Cheap and super tasty! We've brought people who weren't fans of Indian cuisine and they absolutely loved it!
Tapas Brindisa Soho
46 Broadwick StTasty Spanish tapas and wines, even though it's quite expensive...
Said London
41 Broadwick Stvery good Italian croissants, coffee and chocolate.
Chic and traditional Moroccan restaurant and café. Quite pricey for dinner, but you can just go for a mint tea and enjoy the interiors and terrace.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Momo
25 Heddon StChic and traditional Moroccan restaurant and café. Quite pricey for dinner, but you can just go for a mint tea and enjoy the interiors and terrace.
Croccante London
233 Portobello RdStop by for some pizza! It's really really good and authentic!!!
Taqueria
141-145 Westbourne GroveMexican tacos: the most authentic in London
Very good butcher that at night converts into a restaurant!
65 recommandé par les habitants
Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway MarketVery good butcher that at night converts into a restaurant!
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketNeapolitan pizza with very good prices.
Go on a sunny day and discover the huge hidden garden where you can relax away from the buzz of Dalston.
178 recommandé par les habitants
Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston LnGo on a sunny day and discover the huge hidden garden where you can relax away from the buzz of Dalston.
3Course
412 Essex Rdnice and tiny restaurant, very intimate, book in advance!
Look mum no hands!
49 Old StHipster café with wifi and a small garden
Whitecross Street Market
132 Whitecross StNice street food market
Sip a coffee along the Canal and enjoy the view. Very trendy café with an art gallery and night parties during summer.
63 recommandé par les habitants
Counter Cafe
7 Roach RoadSip a coffee along the Canal and enjoy the view. Very trendy café with an art gallery and night parties during summer.
Very good but expensive Japanese restaurant. Chic and trendy.
78 recommandé par les habitants
ROKA Charlotte Street
37 Charlotte St.Very good but expensive Japanese restaurant. Chic and trendy.
If you have never tried a Korean restaurant, try this one, as it's the best around! bbq meat and other traditional dishes, healthy and tasty. Highly recommended!
10 recommandé par les habitants
KOBA
11 Rathbone StIf you have never tried a Korean restaurant, try this one, as it's the best around! bbq meat and other traditional dishes, healthy and tasty. Highly recommended!
Spanish restaurant, very nice interiors and ambience, but quite expensive.
75 recommandé par les habitants
Barrafina
26-27 Dean StSpanish restaurant, very nice interiors and ambience, but quite expensive.
If you are hungry in the middle of the night after a night out, grab a hot dog here, it's super tasty!
10 recommandé par les habitants
Herman ze German
19 Villiers StIf you are hungry in the middle of the night after a night out, grab a hot dog here, it's super tasty!
GAIL's Bakery Soho
128 Wardour StArtisan bakery and coffee in Soho
THE gastronomy market in London. Here you'll find everything food-related. Try the raclette!
Avoid it during weekends, as it gets really busy.
1617 recommandé par les habitants
Borough Market
Borough High StreetTHE gastronomy market in London. Here you'll find everything food-related. Try the raclette!
Avoid it during weekends, as it gets really busy.
very particular street market, not so crowded as the Borough Market, as most people don't know it, but it's very cute and has very tasty street food.
99 recommandé par les habitants
40 Maltby Street
40 Maltby Stvery particular street market, not so crowded as the Borough Market, as most people don't know it, but it's very cute and has very tasty street food.
Akari
196 Essex RdTasty Japanese restaurant very close to our flat!
Very good sushi restaurant! From the outside, you wouldn't tell, but it's actually really really good!
19 recommandé par les habitants
Zen Mondo
326 Upper StVery good sushi restaurant! From the outside, you wouldn't tell, but it's actually really really good!
Gourmet Burger Kitchen
39 Parkfield StGourmet burger restaurant.
go for a brunch and get the croque madame or for breakfast for a crunchy croissant!
38 recommandé par les habitants
Maison d'etre
go for a brunch and get the croque madame or for breakfast for a crunchy croissant!
Burro e Salvia, Shoreditch
52 Redchurch Stfreshly made pasta and ravioli! yummy!
If you want to try Peruvian cuisine and amazing pisco, this is the place to do that! ;-)
26 recommandé par les habitants
Ceviche Soho
17 Frith StIf you want to try Peruvian cuisine and amazing pisco, this is the place to do that! ;-)
Lima
31 Rathbone PlThe best Peruvian restaurant in London, Michelin-starred.
Nanna's
274B St Paul's RdVery cozy 70s café, you will feel at home here!
Quirky little café with a welcoming and cozy vibe
15 recommandé par les habitants
Sawyer and Gray London
290 St Paul's RdQuirky little café with a welcoming and cozy vibe
Hipster street market with many food stalls: try the tacos and the brisket!
22 recommandé par les habitants
Street Feast Dalston Yard
Hartwell StreetHipster street market with many food stalls: try the tacos and the brisket!
Fishmonger and seafood restaurant. Very fresh, cosy and exceptional quality/price ratio.
77 recommandé par les habitants
Prawn on the Lawn
294 St Paul's RdFishmonger and seafood restaurant. Very fresh, cosy and exceptional quality/price ratio.
Fresh fish and seafood from the famous Chelsea fishmonger. They do ceviche, tartare and carpaccio, everything's really worth it and the price is very convenient!
Zelman Meats
2 St Anne's CtFresh fish and seafood from the famous Chelsea fishmonger. They do ceviche, tartare and carpaccio, everything's really worth it and the price is very convenient!
Drinks & Nightlife
Lovely pub/wine bar with a romantic terrace and a view on the Regent's Canal. Nice nibbles to eat as well.
122 recommandé par les habitants
Narrowboat
119 St Peter's StLovely pub/wine bar with a romantic terrace and a view on the Regent's Canal. Nice nibbles to eat as well.
Speakeasy bar, very good cocktails. Sometimes they do live jazz concerts, but it's very tiny, so you need to book, especially to book at weekends.
89 recommandé par les habitants
69 Colebrooke Row
69 Colebrooke RowSpeakeasy bar, very good cocktails. Sometimes they do live jazz concerts, but it's very tiny, so you need to book, especially to book at weekends.
The Dead Dolls House Islington
181 Upper StNice atmosphere and cocktails.
Nice and big terrace during spring/summer, good beers and laid-back atmosphere, lovely interiors as well.
20 recommandé par les habitants
The Alwyne Castle
83 St Paul's RdNice and big terrace during spring/summer, good beers and laid-back atmosphere, lovely interiors as well.
Aqua Kyoto
240 Regent StreetVery nice terrace overlooking Mayfair. Try it for a drink.
Portobello Gold
95-97 Portobello RdHistoric gin bar with very high-quality cocktails
Berlin-style bar and café with nice view and terrace.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Platform Cafe, Bar & Terrace
1-7 Westgate StBerlin-style bar and café with nice view and terrace.
Go in the afternoon for a beer and relax on the huge terrace overlooking London
112 recommandé par les habitants
Netil360
1 Westgate StGo in the afternoon for a beer and relax on the huge terrace overlooking London
Nice and trendy place in East London to have a drink
106 recommandé par les habitants
Ace Hotel London
100 Shoreditch High StNice and trendy place in East London to have a drink
Multi-storey bar, club and terrace for a night out in Shoreditch.
110 recommandé par les habitants
Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain RdMulti-storey bar, club and terrace for a night out in Shoreditch.
Speakeasy bar with live jazz music: one of the best cocktail bars in London
228 recommandé par les habitants
Nightjar
129 City RdSpeakeasy bar with live jazz music: one of the best cocktail bars in London
Trendy and relaxing spot in the artistic hub of Hackney Wick along the Canal.
90 recommandé par les habitants
Number 90 - Bar & Restaurant
94 Wallis RdTrendy and relaxing spot in the artistic hub of Hackney Wick along the Canal.
Trendy pub on Essex Road, you can walk from our flat and they often do dj sets and live concerts.
67 recommandé par les habitants
Out Of The Attic Antiques
195 Blackstock RdTrendy pub on Essex Road, you can walk from our flat and they often do dj sets and live concerts.
Good Italian coffees and aperitifs, spritz and negronis. Speakeasy style.
18 recommandé par les habitants
Bar Termini Soho
7 Old Compton StGood Italian coffees and aperitifs, spritz and negronis. Speakeasy style.
nice pub with beer garden and good spritz and beers!
18 recommandé par les habitants
The Myddleton Arms
52 Canonbury Rdnice pub with beer garden and good spritz and beers!
Very nice cocktail bar and restaurant with amazing Italian dishes. Nice interiors, too! You can walk there from the flat, it's about 15mins
93 recommandé par les habitants
Rotorino
434 Kingsland RdVery nice cocktail bar and restaurant with amazing Italian dishes. Nice interiors, too! You can walk there from the flat, it's about 15mins
Small bar with amazing cocktail, vintage interiors and vibe. Happy hour from 4-7pm with 2 cocktails for 10£.
Open 'til late (2am).
51 recommandé par les habitants
The Four Sisters Bar
25 Canonbury LnSmall bar with amazing cocktail, vintage interiors and vibe. Happy hour from 4-7pm with 2 cocktails for 10£.
Open 'til late (2am).
The Hoxton Mix
86-90 Paul StTrendy cocktail bar in Shoreditch
Essentials
James Elliott
96 Essex RdButcher with very nice meat!!!
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StSupermarket
Italian food deli shop with cheese, olives, cured meats and fresh ravioli.
144 recommandé par les habitants
De Beauvoir Deli Co
98 Southgate RdItalian food deli shop with cheese, olives, cured meats and fresh ravioli.
Lina Stores
18 Brewer StItalian deli shop
Historic fishmonger in Islington! Very fresh fish, try it!
22 recommandé par les habitants
Steve Hatt Fishmongers
88 - 90 Essex RdHistoric fishmonger in Islington! Very fresh fish, try it!
Fruit and vegetable shop with fresh and tasty items
7 recommandé par les habitants
Paradise Garden Fresh Fruit & Veg London
338 Essex RdFruit and vegetable shop with fresh and tasty items
Co-op Food
116-118 Pitshanger LnSupermarket with good prices and good fresh bread
Sightseeing
Pedestrian street with very nice bars, restaurants, trendy shops and cafés!
219 recommandé par les habitants
Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketPedestrian street with very nice bars, restaurants, trendy shops and cafés!
Go here to feel outside London, enjoy the animals, the farm and relax in the park.
269 recommandé par les habitants
Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths RowGo here to feel outside London, enjoy the animals, the farm and relax in the park.
Go around for a run or a walk, bring a book and relax on one of the benches here along the small river. It's a corner of paradise that you wouldn't expect and that will surprise you!
34 recommandé par les habitants
New River Walk
Go around for a run or a walk, bring a book and relax on one of the benches here along the small river. It's a corner of paradise that you wouldn't expect and that will surprise you!
Nice flower street market, very colourful and local, run on Sundays only!
1660 recommandé par les habitants
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadNice flower street market, very colourful and local, run on Sundays only!
Everything Else
Scoop Soho
53 Brewer StVery nice Italian gelato
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketGo on a Saturday for the street food market!
Udderlicious Ice Cream
187 Upper Stone of the best gelato in London
Arts & Culture
Graffik Gallery
284 Portobello RdPop and street art gallery
XOYO
32-37 Cowper StElectronic music club
Cre8 Life Style Centre
80 Eastwaybeach bar in the artistic Hackney Wick
Photography gallery with very nice exhibitions in Soho.
46 recommandé par les habitants
Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies StPhotography gallery with very nice exhibitions in Soho.
Shopping
Walk around Church street and explore the hype neighborhood of Stoke Newington with its trendy boutiques and vintage markets.
232 recommandé par les habitants
Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church StreetWalk around Church street and explore the hype neighborhood of Stoke Newington with its trendy boutiques and vintage markets.
Aria
2B Barnsbury StInterior design and trendy shop. Go and have a look!
Unique little street with lots of tiny stores, vintage clothes and design items, coffeeshops, restaurants and other stores...don't miss it!
213 recommandé par les habitants
Camden Passage
Camden PassageUnique little street with lots of tiny stores, vintage clothes and design items, coffeeshops, restaurants and other stores...don't miss it!
Present London
140 Shoreditch High Sttrendy clothes store in London
Pam Pam
129 Bethnal Green Rdfemale sneakers and clothes shop
Trendy concept store with a lovely bar and terrace next to it. Very expensive, though
305 recommandé par les habitants
Bluebird Chelsea
350 King's RdTrendy concept store with a lovely bar and terrace next to it. Very expensive, though