Guidebook for London
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdVery convenient and nicer than Tesco next door.
Great repair shop with excellent staff. Recommended - and literally across the street.
I Repair Mac's
163 City RdGreat repair shop with excellent staff. Recommended - and literally across the street.
Food Scene
Coffee @
Literally across from the street. Has WiFi and papers.
Wonderful - my favourite restaurant. Spanish / North African food. Do book! Around £15 a main meal. Exmouth Market is well worth a visit - cafes, book and gift shops, loads of other restaurants.
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Moro
34-36 Exmouth MarketWonderful - my favourite restaurant. Spanish / North African food. Do book! Around £15 a main meal. Exmouth Market is well worth a visit - cafes, book and gift shops, loads of other restaurants.
Famous restaurant and a great bar with a bar menu. A real hangout for the designer, architect local crowd. A favourite.
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St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John StFamous restaurant and a great bar with a bar menu. A real hangout for the designer, architect local crowd. A favourite.
Look mum no hands!
49 Old StFun local cafe for cyclist fans.
Famous fish and chip place - with restaurant. London Black Cabbie favourite haunt.
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Fish Central
149-155 King SquareFamous fish and chip place - with restaurant. London Black Cabbie favourite haunt.
A lovely stroll away through Shoreditch. Redchurch Street is great shopping / bars. The Albion is a fun restaurant and the building has a rooftop bar.
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Albion
2-4 Boundary StA lovely stroll away through Shoreditch. Redchurch Street is great shopping / bars. The Albion is a fun restaurant and the building has a rooftop bar.
Very cute cafe that serves a good breakfast and lunch for the local crowd. charming location - entrance on gt sutton street - literally opposite The Slaughtered Lamb. It has a charming bar as well.
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J + A Cafe
92A Old StVery cute cafe that serves a good breakfast and lunch for the local crowd. charming location - entrance on gt sutton street - literally opposite The Slaughtered Lamb. It has a charming bar as well.
Cab drivers love this place. Good quality fish. You can eat in or take away.
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Kennedy's of Goswell Road
184-186 Goswell RdCab drivers love this place. Good quality fish. You can eat in or take away.
Truly fantastic and good value. Inspired by Persian population in Mumbai. The owners are the heirs of the Tilda rice company. It's great, but be prepared to queue... Worth it. Fantastic cocktails.
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StTruly fantastic and good value. Inspired by Persian population in Mumbai. The owners are the heirs of the Tilda rice company. It's great, but be prepared to queue... Worth it. Fantastic cocktails.
Super close by. Perfect for brunch lunch or dinner. One of my favorites. Great room. Great menu. Very civilised.
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Granger & Co. Clerkenwell
50 Sekforde StSuper close by. Perfect for brunch lunch or dinner. One of my favorites. Great room. Great menu. Very civilised.
Weekdays, a great food stalls market for lunchtime takeaways. Also this little street is one of the very few surviving in Central London which has tonnes of restaurants, and a few interesting little boutique shops.
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Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketWeekdays, a great food stalls market for lunchtime takeaways. Also this little street is one of the very few surviving in Central London which has tonnes of restaurants, and a few interesting little boutique shops.
Interesting road full of Vietnamese restaurants. And from my flat direct on the 243 bus. Just hop off on the first bus stop along vibrant Kingsland Road and choose one of the many Vietnamese.
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Kingsland Road
Kingsland RoadInteresting road full of Vietnamese restaurants. And from my flat direct on the 243 bus. Just hop off on the first bus stop along vibrant Kingsland Road and choose one of the many Vietnamese.
This lovely tiny Vietnamese eaterie is literally on my street and perfect for a quick lunch or early dinner.
Dragonfly Cafe
71 Compton StThis lovely tiny Vietnamese eaterie is literally on my street and perfect for a quick lunch or early dinner.
Arts & Culture
3 Cinemas, Theatre, restaurants - truly wonderful world-class arts centre. And a less than 10 minute stroll from the flat. Ask me if you want to book - I have membership and discount.
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street3 Cinemas, Theatre, restaurants - truly wonderful world-class arts centre. And a less than 10 minute stroll from the flat. Ask me if you want to book - I have membership and discount.
A lovely 25 minute walk from the flat and a world-famous gallery. The scenic route takes you past St Paul's Cathedral and over the Millennium Bridge.
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Tate Gallery of Modern Art
BanksideA lovely 25 minute walk from the flat and a world-famous gallery. The scenic route takes you past St Paul's Cathedral and over the Millennium Bridge.
Great gallery. And close to the canal for a sunny stroll.
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Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf RdGreat gallery. And close to the canal for a sunny stroll.
Amazing little museum, 2 minutes walk away, which takes you straight to the heart of this Da Vinci Code area of London.
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The Museum of the Order of St John
26 St John's LnAmazing little museum, 2 minutes walk away, which takes you straight to the heart of this Da Vinci Code area of London.
A truly amazing gem. Housing in a superb building the architectural treasures of Sir John Soane Architect collected during his many travels.
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Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsA truly amazing gem. Housing in a superb building the architectural treasures of Sir John Soane Architect collected during his many travels.
An absolute Gem. Beneath the Priory Church, the Norman Crypt is one of the few London buildings of its period and is powerfully evocative of its history. Romanesque and Gothic arches, memorial plaques, beautiful glass and fascinating tomb effigies embellish. Also on street level a lovely Cloister Garden.
And then visit the excellent Modern Pantry for delicious food, and follow with cocktails at The Zetter Townhouse. All located on the same square.
St John Priory Church
Saint John's SquareAn absolute Gem. Beneath the Priory Church, the Norman Crypt is one of the few London buildings of its period and is powerfully evocative of its history. Romanesque and Gothic arches, memorial plaques, beautiful glass and fascinating tomb effigies embellish. Also on street level a lovely Cloister Garden.
And then visit the excellent Modern Pantry for delicious food, and follow with cocktails at The Zetter Townhouse. All located on the same square.
Everything Else
My local gym and historic steam baths. Has a wonderful spa, with saunas, steam rooms, tepidarium, relaxation room. You can book treatments also.
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Spa Experience Old Street
1 Norman StMy local gym and historic steam baths. Has a wonderful spa, with saunas, steam rooms, tepidarium, relaxation room. You can book treatments also.
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadGreat walk to the flower market on a sunday.
Sightseeing
Favourite Sunday stroll for londoners. great shops and atmosphere.
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Brick Lane
Brick LaneFavourite Sunday stroll for londoners. great shops and atmosphere.
Entertainment & Activities
The Life Centre Islington
1-7 Britannia RowMy wonderful yoga centre.
Parks & Nature
Gorgeous to walk/jog/cycle along the canal (7 minutes walk away) - heading East to fashionable Broadway Market, London Fields... or West to Camden, Little Venice, King's Cross.
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Regent's Canal
Gorgeous to walk/jog/cycle along the canal (7 minutes walk away) - heading East to fashionable Broadway Market, London Fields... or West to Camden, Little Venice, King's Cross.
A hidden secret. https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-gardens/visitor-information/Pages/Postman's-Park.aspx
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Postman's Park
King Edward StreetA hidden secret. https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-gardens/visitor-information/Pages/Postman's-Park.aspx