Guidebook for London
Entertainment & Activities
Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentCharming park great for a walk or jog.
Islington Ecology Centre
191 Drayton ParkWonderful nature reserve with interesting English wildlife.
SEA LIFE Centre London Aquarium
Westminster Bridge RoadGreat aquarium
Madame Tussauds London
Marylebone RoadGreat wax works
Lego
3 Swiss CtAmazing Lego
M&M's World
1 Swiss CtGreat for children
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StHistoric cinema
ZSL London Zoo
Outer CircleGreat zoo
Arts & Culture
Sobell Leisure Centre
Tollington RoadPublic gym with a range of classes on offer.
Almeida Theatre
Almeida StreetFamlous London theatre.
Rowans Tenpin Bowl
10 Stroud Green RdTen Pin Bowling!
Shoreditch Town Hall
380 Old StHidden treasure for local theatre.
Food Scene
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StFamous for great vegetarian food and cakes.
La Petite Auberge
283-284 Upper StreetCharming French restaurant
Organica Pizza Company
4B Gillespie RdGreat wood fire pizzas made to order
Costa Coffee
261 High RdFor your daily coffee fix
Charming independent cafe offering homemade French breads and pastries
78 locals recommend
Le Péché Mignon
6 Ronalds RdCharming independent cafe offering homemade French breads and pastries
Piebury Corner
209-211 Holloway RdGood reputation for pies
Kennedy's of Goswell Road
184-186 Goswell RdGreat fish and chips
CôBa
244 York WayGreat Vietnamese food
Yasar Halim Southgate
2-4 Winchmore Hill RdGreat Turkish and Greek breads and cakes
Escocesa
67 Stoke Newington Church StGreat Spanish tapas
The Begging Bowl
168 Bellenden RdGreat Thai food
Grain Store
1-3 Stable StreetGreat vegetarian food
Polpo Soho
41 Beak StGreat Italian food
Saravanaa Bhavan
300 High Street NorthGreat Indian vegetarian food
Moro
34-36 Exmouth MarketGreat Spanish food
Flesh & Buns Covent Garden
41 Earlham StGreat dumplings
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StGreat Indian food
Beyond Bread
267 Upper StGreat gluten free cafe
Busaba Soho
106-110 Wardour StGreat Thai food
Trullo
300-302 St Paul's RdGreat Italian food
Dominique Ansel Bakery London
17-21 Elizabeth StVoted world's best pastry chef
Primeur
116 Petherton RdGreat French food
The Wolseley
160 PiccadillyGreat British food
Rochelle Canteen
16 Playground GardensGreat British food
Burger & Lobster
52 Threadneedle StGreat comfort food
Jidori
89 Kingsland High StGreat Japanese food
Pidgin
52 Wilton WayGreat British food
Copita
27 D'Arblay StGreat Spanish food
The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church StGreat Middle Eastern food
Gunpowder Spitalfields
11 White's RowGreat Indian food
Barrio Soho
6 Poland StGreat Taiwanese food
Hoppers
49 Frith StGreat Sri Lankan food
Barrafina
26-27 Dean StGreat Spanish food
Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High StreetGreat fish and chips
Catalyst
48 Chancery LnGreat coffee
Coffee Island
5 Upper St Martin's LnGreat coffee
Look mum no hands!
49 Old StGreat coffee
The Hummingbird Bakery
155a Wardour StGreat cakes
Bageriet
24 Rose StGreat cakes
Cocomaya
12 Connaught StreetGreat cakes
Honey & Co.
54 Warren StGreat cakes
Patisserie Sainte Anne
204 King StGreat French patisserie
Sightseeing
Emirates Stadium
Hornsey RoadFamous home of Arsenal Football Club.
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury ParkFamous cheese shop.
Clissold Park
Green LanesGreat green space with a lido and used to have peacocks!
Part of the university is housed in an architecturally important modern building.
6 locals recommend
London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway RdPart of the university is housed in an architecturally important modern building.
The British Library
96 Euston RdHome to every book published in England.
Buckingham Palace
Iconic building
Shopping
Paul A Young Fine Chocolates
33 Camden PsgeHome of first Paul Young store.
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlOne of the most colourful and vibrant markets in London
Everything Else
Holloway Road station
Holloway RoadGreat station to head to London.
Another convenient tube station on the Victoria Line and only five stops away from Oxford Street.
165 locals recommend
Highbury & Islington station
Holloway RoadAnother convenient tube station on the Victoria Line and only five stops away from Oxford Street.
DW Fitness First London Highbury
Avenell RoadAnother gym close by.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StHandy supermarket
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdUpmarket supermarket.
Supermarket open till late and just up the road from the apartment
1336 locals recommend
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StSupermarket open till late and just up the road from the apartment
Sainsbury's Local
311 Holloway RdSupermarket open till late and near to the apartment
Marks & Spencer Holloway Rd
422 Holloway RdLarge Marks and Spencer offering food and clothing.
Morrisons
The GroveValue for money supermarket within walking distance of the apartment