Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
George Tavern
373 Commercial RdLive Music
Indo
133 Whitechapel RdNice little space
Tiny little 'Old Mans' pub right off of Brick Lane. Sells a variety of English Ales & Beers.
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The Pride of Spitalfields London
3 Heneage StTiny little 'Old Mans' pub right off of Brick Lane. Sells a variety of English Ales & Beers.
Everything Else
Ambala
55 Brick LaneBest ever vegetable samosas & lots more on Brick Lane.
Nice coffee, a good pub and lots of flowers.
Many artisan and overpriced shops
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadNice coffee, a good pub and lots of flowers.
Many artisan and overpriced shops
Good art and sometimes incredibly bland, smug and uninspiring art, but worth a visit to witness the aesthetically bankrupt state of modern art, you may get lucky and see a truly beautiful show.
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Whitechapel-Galerie
77-82 Whitechapel High StGood art and sometimes incredibly bland, smug and uninspiring art, but worth a visit to witness the aesthetically bankrupt state of modern art, you may get lucky and see a truly beautiful show.
Clothes and clothes and more clothes, it's all new, and very cheap compared to the shops at Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane.
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Petticoat Lane Market
119-121 Middlesex StClothes and clothes and more clothes, it's all new, and very cheap compared to the shops at Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadOne of the prettiest old bridges in the world
Nice Cinema with a little coffee bar that has outside tables and is very near the apartment
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Genesis Kino
93-95 Mile End RdNice Cinema with a little coffee bar that has outside tables and is very near the apartment
I love this cinema. It is in the Brunswick Centre, which I think of as one of the most successful of London's Modernist architectural projects. Surrounded by old London the contrast is very beautiful
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Curzon Bloomsbury
I love this cinema. It is in the Brunswick Centre, which I think of as one of the most successful of London's Modernist architectural projects. Surrounded by old London the contrast is very beautiful
Very old street market that gets more interesting as you leave the Antiques of the Notting Hill end and head towards Ladbrooke Groove where there is more variety & colourful stalls.
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Portobello Markt
73a Lewisham High StVery old street market that gets more interesting as you leave the Antiques of the Notting Hill end and head towards Ladbrooke Groove where there is more variety & colourful stalls.
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StJust about everything going on here.
Food Scene
This is where Ellie works sometimes & they do make The Best Coffee, friendly vibe and a good place to warm up when visiting Brick Lane Market.
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Brick Lane Coffee
157 Brick LaneThis is where Ellie works sometimes & they do make The Best Coffee, friendly vibe and a good place to warm up when visiting Brick Lane Market.
Lamb Tikka, Roti's and Dahl. My favorite meal comes from this restaurant. Good prices and near he apartment
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Lahore One London
218 Commercial RdLamb Tikka, Roti's and Dahl. My favorite meal comes from this restaurant. Good prices and near he apartment
Needoo Grill
87 New RdThe mixed grill is superb & very spicy
Another local restaurant serving extremely spicy food. It is very busy, so best to book a table.
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StAnother local restaurant serving extremely spicy food. It is very busy, so best to book a table.
Breakfast Club Spitalfields
12-16 Artillery LnVery Busy but very nice!
New restaurant in Stepney. Nice decor & often rather empty. I have not tried it but it looks pretty.
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Foxcroft & Ginger Whitechapel
69-89 Mile End RoadNew restaurant in Stepney. Nice decor & often rather empty. I have not tried it but it looks pretty.
Shopping
Leila's Shop
Calvert AvenueNice people & great food. Best breakfast in Shoreditch
Arts & Culture
Take the 15 bus, Get off at St. Paul's Cross the bridge to this lovely old piece of industrial architecture. Sometimes it is filled with wonder and sometimes with banal pretense.
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Tate Gallery of Modern Art
BanksideTake the 15 bus, Get off at St. Paul's Cross the bridge to this lovely old piece of industrial architecture. Sometimes it is filled with wonder and sometimes with banal pretense.
National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareIt's free, It's full of the past!
Free entry! I like this place a lot. There's a lot of ways of making a portrait. Worth spending a couple of hours & really near Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Soho, Chinatown....
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National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceFree entry! I like this place a lot. There's a lot of ways of making a portrait. Worth spending a couple of hours & really near Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Soho, Chinatown....
If you are visiting the Tower Area this is nearby. Check their website for information of what is on.
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Das Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High StIf you are visiting the Tower Area this is nearby. Check their website for information of what is on.
The most beautiful gallery / event spaces in London, run by a very nice man. Free
The work here is important, in that it is art & thought but without a price tag. The focus is on Non commercial work
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Raven Row
56 Artillery LnThe most beautiful gallery / event spaces in London, run by a very nice man. Free
The work here is important, in that it is art & thought but without a price tag. The focus is on Non commercial work
Essentials
Very nice healthy food will surround you. It is at a cost but in the UK it is worth it because there are so few good cooks or truly fresh produce around. It is a 10 minute walk from the Tate Modern
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Borough Market
Borough High StreetVery nice healthy food will surround you. It is at a cost but in the UK it is worth it because there are so few good cooks or truly fresh produce around. It is a 10 minute walk from the Tate Modern
Watney Market
Watney StreetSmall street market with a cheap supermarket, and a bakers