Guidebook for London
Food Scene
My favourite place on Brick Lane. Salt Beef beigels for around £4, absolutely amazing value. Other choices for under £2. Opens 24 hours a day, every day. Yes really.
236 locals recommend
Beigel Bake
159 Brick LnMy favourite place on Brick Lane. Salt Beef beigels for around £4, absolutely amazing value. Other choices for under £2. Opens 24 hours a day, every day. Yes really.
Romantic rustic French feel, one of the highest rated restaurants in London, reasonable prices. Book well ahead.
53 locals recommend
Chez Elles Bistroquet
45 Brick Ln Romantic rustic French feel, one of the highest rated restaurants in London, reasonable prices. Book well ahead.
The Monsoon
78 Brick Ln Highest rated curry house on Brick Lane on TripAdvisor. Affordable, tasty, good service.
Colonial British India themed brunch restaurant? Probably the best way to describe this. Get the naan rolls. It will change your life.
475 locals recommend
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary St Colonial British India themed brunch restaurant? Probably the best way to describe this. Get the naan rolls. It will change your life.
Covered market with a few 'concession' style stalls provided by local brands (Bleecker St, Poppies, Pilpel etc) as well as plenty of gourmet food stalls. Gourmet eats for £5-7
696 locals recommend
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StCovered market with a few 'concession' style stalls provided by local brands (Bleecker St, Poppies, Pilpel etc) as well as plenty of gourmet food stalls. Gourmet eats for £5-7
SO MUCH CHOICE.
Happens on Sundays most of the length of Brick Lane (starts just a bit north of the flat). Gourmet eats for a £5.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick Lane SO MUCH CHOICE.
Happens on Sundays most of the length of Brick Lane (starts just a bit north of the flat). Gourmet eats for a £5.
Most of the food stalls are on Fridays, most of the rest of the time is African fabric stalls. Gourmet eats for £5
61 locals recommend
Petticoat Lane Market
119-121 Middlesex St Most of the food stalls are on Fridays, most of the rest of the time is African fabric stalls. Gourmet eats for £5
If you like Greek food, this is for you. Reasonably priced, decent portions, good service.
Hungry Donkey Greek Kitchen
56 Wentworth St If you like Greek food, this is for you. Reasonably priced, decent portions, good service.
StickyWings
40 Brick Ln We've not made it here yet but it looks super tasty.
Fancy hot chocolate and artisan chocolates as well as a bar, opens pretty late and always has pumping music.
8 locals recommend
Dark Sugars Cocoa House
124-126 Brick Ln Fancy hot chocolate and artisan chocolates as well as a bar, opens pretty late and always has pumping music.
A wide variety of posh places to eat, just around the corner from the City and Liverpool St Station. Particularly recommend Franca Manca for pizzas under £5. You'll need to book for a table.
7 locals recommend
Broadgate Circle
BroadgateA wide variety of posh places to eat, just around the corner from the City and Liverpool St Station. Particularly recommend Franca Manca for pizzas under £5. You'll need to book for a table.
Specialist restaurant where the chef does great salads, but we go for the fantastic brunch. Great recipe books on sale.
55 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Spitalfields
50 Artillery LnSpecialist restaurant where the chef does great salads, but we go for the fantastic brunch. Great recipe books on sale.
Frog Hoxton
45-47 Hoxton Square Proper fancy modern 'tasting menu' style place. Hipster rating 9/10
Unbelievably cheap hot meals (for London), cheap drinks, cooked breakfast for 2 for about a tenner. Really nice vibe, friendly staff. Highly available plugs, reasonable wifi.
8 locals recommend
Aldgate Coffee House
68 Whitechapel High St Unbelievably cheap hot meals (for London), cheap drinks, cooked breakfast for 2 for about a tenner. Really nice vibe, friendly staff. Highly available plugs, reasonable wifi.
Amazing authentic tasty, and affordable pizza by the slice, with gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options! Only 2 mins from the flat round the corner on Whitechapel rd.
10 locals recommend
Circle & Slice
11 Whitechapel Rd Amazing authentic tasty, and affordable pizza by the slice, with gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options! Only 2 mins from the flat round the corner on Whitechapel rd.
Go for brunch, the 'Full Israeli' brunch/platter/thing was immense. It's a pretty moody hipster vibe but it's fantastic.
81 locals recommend
Berber & Q - Grill House
338 Acton MewsGo for brunch, the 'Full Israeli' brunch/platter/thing was immense. It's a pretty moody hipster vibe but it's fantastic.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StTesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdTesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StLoads of printing services, good prices, not the fastest but reasonably speedy.
Print Britannia- Same day printing services in London
2 Commercial StLoads of printing services, good prices, not the fastest but reasonably speedy.
The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel RoadThe Spitalfields Practice
20 Old Montague StDay Lewis Pharmacy
Brick Lane Crawl
100 Brick LnATM
1 The CutATM
1 The CutSightseeing
Medieval state prison for high value political prisoners. Another tourist staple of London, with beefeaters, the crown jewels and more! A must for your first trip to London.
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
Medieval state prison for high value political prisoners. Another tourist staple of London, with beefeaters, the crown jewels and more! A must for your first trip to London.
Mechanical bridges are cool, especially when they're this architecturally beautiful. An iconic building in London.
1577 locals recommend
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road Mechanical bridges are cool, especially when they're this architecturally beautiful. An iconic building in London.
Pretty cool chunk of history, especially if you're from the States - this is where the Liberty bell was made! Also Big Ben!
35 locals recommend
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel RoadPretty cool chunk of history, especially if you're from the States - this is where the Liberty bell was made! Also Big Ben!
Curry, beigels, street art, food stalls, vintage shops, cereal cafe, art galleries. exhibitions, events, shuffleboard, classy restaurants, Brick Lane has it all.
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick LaneCurry, beigels, street art, food stalls, vintage shops, cereal cafe, art galleries. exhibitions, events, shuffleboard, classy restaurants, Brick Lane has it all.
Loads of cool shops, boutiques, cafes, artisanal food shops and a lot of beards.
364 locals recommend
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street Loads of cool shops, boutiques, cafes, artisanal food shops and a lot of beards.
Famous for its street art, you'll see the latest creations of Londons street art creatives.
Hanbury Street
Hanbury StreetFamous for its street art, you'll see the latest creations of Londons street art creatives.
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
30 St Mary Axe Skyscraper shaped like a gherkin, kind of hilarious.
Redeveloped industrial docks with pretty apartment buildings and restaurants surrounding leisure boats.
257 locals recommend
St Katharine Docks Marina
50 St Katharine's WayRedeveloped industrial docks with pretty apartment buildings and restaurants surrounding leisure boats.
This is peak historic London. You've got 1000-year old churches nestled between towering skyscrapers, check out the Guildhall, Leadenhall Market, and pretty much everywhere. It's eye-opening.
131 locals recommend
City of London
This is peak historic London. You've got 1000-year old churches nestled between towering skyscrapers, check out the Guildhall, Leadenhall Market, and pretty much everywhere. It's eye-opening.
This is the 'cool' part of town. Home of beard stylists, artisanal coffee and lots of things made of refurbished wood. Hilariously hipster.
620 locals recommend
Shoreditch
This is the 'cool' part of town. Home of beard stylists, artisanal coffee and lots of things made of refurbished wood. Hilariously hipster.
Historic church right next to a load of protected Hugenot (French protestant refugees in the 16th C) houses, the first way of immigrants to this area of London. If you look closely at the third floor of the house opposite the church that has dark blue shutters, you'll be able to spot an original Banksy print!
9 locals recommend
Christ Church Spitalfields
Commercial StreetHistoric church right next to a load of protected Hugenot (French protestant refugees in the 16th C) houses, the first way of immigrants to this area of London. If you look closely at the third floor of the house opposite the church that has dark blue shutters, you'll be able to spot an original Banksy print!
Big mosque, interesting building and centrepoint for the local Bangladeshi community.
9 locals recommend
East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre
82-92 Whitechapel RdBig mosque, interesting building and centrepoint for the local Bangladeshi community.
Getting Around
Aldgate East Station
Whitechapel High Street Hammersmith & City, and District Lines.
Aldgate Station
Aldgate High Street Metropolitan, Circle & District Lines
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street Overground station (part of the tube network)
Whitechapel Station
263c Whitechapel Rd Overground station (part of the tube network)
Shadwell Station (Stand A)
DLR station (connects to docklands area)
Liverpool Street Station
National Rail Connections
London Fenchurch Street station
Fenchurch Place National Rail Connections
Shopping
It's open till 22:00 on weekdays and has pretty much every basic thing you might need.
Argos Whitechapel Road
45 Whitechapel Rd It's open till 22:00 on weekdays and has pretty much every basic thing you might need.
Taj Stores
112 Brick LnLocal bangladeshi grocery store, with loads of cool stuff.
Part of the Truman Brewery complex, a really fun combination of art, clothing, accessories, and some fun foods. Only open weekends.
Backyard Market
146 Brick LnPart of the Truman Brewery complex, a really fun combination of art, clothing, accessories, and some fun foods. Only open weekends.
A really lovely place to wander through, as well as an affordable place to get flowers, house plants, and christmas trees!
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road A really lovely place to wander through, as well as an affordable place to get flowers, house plants, and christmas trees!
Parks & Nature
Altab Ali Park
Adler Street Consistently excellent pokemon catching spot. Safe to shortcut through at night.
Absolutely tonnes of amazing grafitti at the Northern end by the disused Shoreditch tube station. Decent pokemon catching zone, would avoid at late night.
6 locals recommend
Allen Gardens
55 Buxton StAbsolutely tonnes of amazing grafitti at the Northern end by the disused Shoreditch tube station. Decent pokemon catching zone, would avoid at late night.
Arts & Culture
Tonnes of events, workshops, parties, food truck markets, seasonal happenings and fun things happening here every week, worth checking out their website for up to date stuff:
http://www.trumanbrewery.com/
42 locals recommend
The Truman Brewery
91 Brick LnTonnes of events, workshops, parties, food truck markets, seasonal happenings and fun things happening here every week, worth checking out their website for up to date stuff:
http://www.trumanbrewery.com/
Iconic East London gallery that hosts some of the most cutting-edge, challenging and political art of our generation - a must see.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StIconic East London gallery that hosts some of the most cutting-edge, challenging and political art of our generation - a must see.
Incredibly edgy exhibition space on Osborn St that changes exhibits every couple of weeks.
15 locals recommend
StolenSpace Gallery
17 Osborn StIncredibly edgy exhibition space on Osborn St that changes exhibits every couple of weeks.