Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Serves great coffee and food and lots of little foodie treats and gifts.
144 locals recommend
De Beauvoir Deli Co
98 Southgate RdServes great coffee and food and lots of little foodie treats and gifts.
Best pizzeria in London (arguably) and wine merchant. Both eat in and take away.
90 locals recommend
Sweet Thursday
95 Southgate RdBest pizzeria in London (arguably) and wine merchant. Both eat in and take away.
Local Japanese cafe on the canal. Very peaceful.
Has a small kids play area with toys.
30 locals recommend
Toconoco
28 Hertford RdLocal Japanese cafe on the canal. Very peaceful.
Has a small kids play area with toys.
Famed BBQ shack and microbrewery, good to get see trendy East-London scene. Worth booking in advance.
115 locals recommend
Duke's Brew & Que
33 Downham RoadFamed BBQ shack and microbrewery, good to get see trendy East-London scene. Worth booking in advance.
The Scolt Head
107A Culford RdPub and restaurant with a nice vibe and courtyard garden
Large trendy cafe. Go upstairs to find some books on a rainy day. Lots of cafes and bars along the canal, take a walk and try them all!
80 locals recommend
Proud East
2-10 Hertford RoadLarge trendy cafe. Go upstairs to find some books on a rainy day. Lots of cafes and bars along the canal, take a walk and try them all!
Lots of bars, cafes and shops on this trendy street leading up from the canal to London Fields.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketLots of bars, cafes and shops on this trendy street leading up from the canal to London Fields.
Drinks & Nightlife
Lovely pub serving good food. Book for weekend lunches. Good weekday lunch offers.
85 locals recommend
De Beauvoir Arms
113 Southgate RdLovely pub serving good food. Book for weekend lunches. Good weekday lunch offers.
The Hunter S
194 Southgate RdWhere the trendies go
Island Queen
87 Noel RdPretty old pub that serves decent food
North By Northwest Pub
Pub with decent food, Hitchcock themed!
Pub and comedy theatre. Check listings for who is performing.
41 locals recommend
The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's RdPub and comedy theatre. Check listings for who is performing.
Arts & Culture
This is a gastro pub with a theatre above, and a theatrical vibe. Lots of props on the walls and even a grown up dressing up box. Live music sometimes.
56 locals recommend
Rosemary Branch Theatre & Pub
2 Shepperton RdThis is a gastro pub with a theatre above, and a theatrical vibe. Lots of props on the walls and even a grown up dressing up box. Live music sometimes.
London Canal Museum
12/13 New Wharf RdLovely free museum showing a typical home through the ages. Also has a good cafe. Then walk down Kingsland Road for your pick of Vietnamese restaurants, trendy bars and Flowers East art gallery.
326 locals recommend
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland RoadLovely free museum showing a typical home through the ages. Also has a good cafe. Then walk down Kingsland Road for your pick of Vietnamese restaurants, trendy bars and Flowers East art gallery.
Parks & Nature
This pizzeria come pub is on the edge of a royal park which has deer and other animals, plus a fantastic playground.
17 locals recommend
Clissold Park Tavern
177 Green LanesThis pizzeria come pub is on the edge of a royal park which has deer and other animals, plus a fantastic playground.
Rosemary Gardens
14-18 Southgate Rd
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadSightseeing
a short bus ride away, this brutalist architecture is worth a visit.
Walk along the promenade to the Museum of London also.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk Streeta short bus ride away, this brutalist architecture is worth a visit.
Walk along the promenade to the Museum of London also.
Short direct bus ride away, this cathedral is worth seeing even from the outside, and you can walk from here across the Millennium Bridge to the Tate Modern. Fantastic views!
845 locals recommend
St. Paul's Cathedral
Short direct bus ride away, this cathedral is worth seeing even from the outside, and you can walk from here across the Millennium Bridge to the Tate Modern. Fantastic views!
Walk up the road and turn right along Northchurch Road, and along to the often open St Peter's Church and then sit in De Beauvoir Square (with playground). Picturesque Victorian neighbourhood.
23 locals recommend
De Beauvoir Square
26 De Beauvoir SquareWalk up the road and turn right along Northchurch Road, and along to the often open St Peter's Church and then sit in De Beauvoir Square (with playground). Picturesque Victorian neighbourhood.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StGood convenience store close by. Also has a cashpoint.