Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great for your morning coffee & pastry. You can sit outside or choose take-away and pick a bench on Islington Green
Euphorium - Angel
79 Upper StGreat for your morning coffee & pastry. You can sit outside or choose take-away and pick a bench on Islington Green
La Porchetta
141-142 Upper StreetIncredible pizzas, especially their signature "Porchetta" pizza
This tucked-away Italian restaurant is perfect for a romantic evening
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Antonio's Ristorante
137 Upper StreetThis tucked-away Italian restaurant is perfect for a romantic evening
Warming, homey Afghan food served at communal tables, overlooking the Green
73 Einheimische empfehlen
Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington GrnWarming, homey Afghan food served at communal tables, overlooking the Green
Austrian coffee, pastries & a great brunch menu, situated in Camden Passage
49 Einheimische empfehlen
Kipferl Cafe & Kitchen
20 Camden PassageAustrian coffee, pastries & a great brunch menu, situated in Camden Passage
Cafe by day and restaurant by night, you can have dinner sitting on a sofa by candlelight. Downstairs is the Candid Arts Trust where you could begin the evening at a swing dance class
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Candid Cafe
3 Torrens StCafe by day and restaurant by night, you can have dinner sitting on a sofa by candlelight. Downstairs is the Candid Arts Trust where you could begin the evening at a swing dance class
Mediterranean salads galore. It ain't cheap but it's tasty
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StMediterranean salads galore. It ain't cheap but it's tasty
Drinks & Nightlife
This speak-easy style cocktail bar takes you back to another era. Good to book if you'd like a table.
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69 Colebrooke Row
69 Colebrooke RowThis speak-easy style cocktail bar takes you back to another era. Good to book if you'd like a table.
Gorgeous hand-painted interiors at this sister-institution to Colebrooke Row
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The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell
49-50 St John's SquareGorgeous hand-painted interiors at this sister-institution to Colebrooke Row
Arts & Culture
This brutalist building has the lot - concerts, film screenings, gallery spaces, restaurants.
509 Einheimische empfehlen
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetThis brutalist building has the lot - concerts, film screenings, gallery spaces, restaurants.
You'd need several months to do this place justice. If you just have an afternoon, the Mummies and Rosetta Stone are classics. Great cafe up the spiral staircase in the centre of the atrium
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British Museum
Great Russell StreetYou'd need several months to do this place justice. If you just have an afternoon, the Mummies and Rosetta Stone are classics. Great cafe up the spiral staircase in the centre of the atrium
A fantastic collection plus changing exhibitions in the Turbine Hall (the cavernous space when you enter)
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Tate Gallery of Modern Art
BanksideA fantastic collection plus changing exhibitions in the Turbine Hall (the cavernous space when you enter)
Parks & Nature
Hampstead Heath
The perfect place for a picnic and view over London
Shopping
If you need a lamp, this is the store for you. Everything from art deco lampshades to Edwardian fittings
Turn On Lighting
11 Camden PsgeIf you need a lamp, this is the store for you. Everything from art deco lampshades to Edwardian fittings
This narrow cobbled street is lined with antique shops and cafes. Annie's & Decadent Vintage are particularly good for vintage clothes. Market stalls spring up down the middle on weekends.
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Camden Passage
Camden PassageThis narrow cobbled street is lined with antique shops and cafes. Annie's & Decadent Vintage are particularly good for vintage clothes. Market stalls spring up down the middle on weekends.