Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Saturday farmers' market. A not to be missed experience to mingle with the locals and get some fresh produce. Make sure you dress up, this is a market to people watch and be seen! From about 10am to about 4pm every Saturday.
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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Saturday farmers' market. A not to be missed experience to mingle with the locals and get some fresh produce. Make sure you dress up, this is a market to people watch and be seen! From about 10am to about 4pm every Saturday.
A romantic restaurant with delicious dishes made to share.
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White Rabbit
15-16 Bradbury Street
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A romantic restaurant with delicious dishes made to share.
A chilled local cafe/restaurant and a personal favourite. Sit at one of the tables outside and have one of their delicious salads and watch the world go by.
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L'atelier Dalston
31 Stoke Newington Rd
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A chilled local cafe/restaurant and a personal favourite. Sit at one of the tables outside and have one of their delicious salads and watch the world go by.
Another personal favourite with couple of tables outside. More of an evening place althgough it is also open during the day. The bruschettas are highly recomended.
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Ivy's Mess Hall
129 Kingsland High Street
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Another personal favourite with couple of tables outside. More of an evening place althgough it is also open during the day. The bruschettas are highly recomended.
People from all over London, as well as tourists, flock every Sunday to this bustling flower market. Lots of independent stores as well, as well as cafes and pubs. Not to be missed.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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People from all over London, as well as tourists, flock every Sunday to this bustling flower market. Lots of independent stores as well, as well as cafes and pubs. Not to be missed.
Another good local, which recently changed ownership and become more traditional. Somewhere in between the other two, Prince George and the Spurstowe Arms, it offers a good selection of wines, beers and food. Harry Styles spotted there recently.
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The Prince Arthur
80-82 Eversholt St
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Another good local, which recently changed ownership and become more traditional. Somewhere in between the other two, Prince George and the Spurstowe Arms, it offers a good selection of wines, beers and food. Harry Styles spotted there recently.
Famous local bakery. A favourite of Nigella Lawson and Michael Fassbender, who gave an interview to Italian Vogue there. Great cakes and savoury bakes, as well as teas and coffees. Very popular with the locals and tourists alike.
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Violet
47 Wilton Way
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Famous local bakery. A favourite of Nigella Lawson and Michael Fassbender, who gave an interview to Italian Vogue there. Great cakes and savoury bakes, as well as teas and coffees. Very popular with the locals and tourists alike.
Great strong coffee and a variety of snacks. Personal favourite, more relaxed and local than Violet. About 50% cheaper too...
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Wilton Way Cafe
63 Wilton Way
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Great strong coffee and a variety of snacks. Personal favourite, more relaxed and local than Violet. About 50% cheaper too...
Yummy pizza by the slice with funky names and funky setting. One of the most popular pizza places in London and quite handy if you hungry at 2am... Great for people watching too.
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Voodoo Ray's
95 Kingsland High St
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Yummy pizza by the slice with funky names and funky setting. One of the most popular pizza places in London and quite handy if you hungry at 2am... Great for people watching too.
Famous throughout London for its sourdough bases, this local branch of this London-wide chain is cosy and friendly. Expect long queues at the weekend.
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
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Famous throughout London for its sourdough bases, this local branch of this London-wide chain is cosy and friendly. Expect long queues at the weekend.
Popular French cafe offering sweet and savoury snacks. Relaxed atmosphere, popular with the locals, also sells deli groceries. Great for people watching.
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L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway Market
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Popular French cafe offering sweet and savoury snacks. Relaxed atmosphere, popular with the locals, also sells deli groceries. Great for people watching.
Amazing bread, freshlly baked on site. Very friendly service, also baked stuff sweet and savoury, great for people watching, very friendly staff, personal favourite.
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E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore Terrace
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Amazing bread, freshlly baked on site. Very friendly service, also baked stuff sweet and savoury, great for people watching, very friendly staff, personal favourite.
Newly opened stylish roastery and cafe. Stylish and cosy, great coffee. A bit pricey.
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Allpress Espresso Roastery & Cafe
55 Dalston Ln
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Newly opened stylish roastery and cafe. Stylish and cosy, great coffee. A bit pricey.
Popular local, I haven't been for a while though. Much better than Skylarking, which I personally avoid. Don't like the atmosphere there.
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Tina, We Salute You. N1
47 King Henry's Walk
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Popular local, I haven't been for a while though. Much better than Skylarking, which I personally avoid. Don't like the atmosphere there.
Another popular local to which I haven't been for a while.
The Portuguese Conspiracy
55 King Henry's Walk
Another popular local to which I haven't been for a while.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great jazz bar with even greater cocktails. A gem local jazz and live music venue withs ignature cocktails. My personal favourite is The Sarah Tandy Trio which plays about once a month and it's free!
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Servant Jazz Quarters
10A Bradbury St
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Great jazz bar with even greater cocktails. A gem local jazz and live music venue withs ignature cocktails. My personal favourite is The Sarah Tandy Trio which plays about once a month and it's free!
Our local centre point LGBT venue, check what DJs and nights are on. Great if you feel like dancing at 2am.
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Dalston Superstore
117 Kingsland High St
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Our local centre point LGBT venue, check what DJs and nights are on. Great if you feel like dancing at 2am.
When the market closes, Wu's bar opens it's doors to a younger unpretentions clientelle. Very popular with the locals, don't be surprised to see a long queue waiting to get in at 2am.
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Ridley Road Market (Stop P) station
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When the market closes, Wu's bar opens it's doors to a younger unpretentions clientelle. Very popular with the locals, don't be surprised to see a long queue waiting to get in at 2am.
The premier abstract and avangard jazz venue in the whole of London. For the serious connoseur. A nice cafe during the day frequented by freelance media professionals.
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
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The premier abstract and avangard jazz venue in the whole of London. For the serious connoseur. A nice cafe during the day frequented by freelance media professionals.
A decent local if you want a quiet drink. A typical London pub. Good selection of beers and wines, food also available.
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Prince George
40 Parkholme Rd
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A decent local if you want a quiet drink. A typical London pub. Good selection of beers and wines, food also available.
Technically a pub, but more like a trendy bar, come and watch the fashionistas and the beautiful people in their finery. Good wines, beers and good. Nice back garden. Personal favourite.
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The Spurstowe Arms
68 Greenwood Rd
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Technically a pub, but more like a trendy bar, come and watch the fashionistas and the beautiful people in their finery. Good wines, beers and good. Nice back garden. Personal favourite.
Great local pub. Personal favourite.
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The Duke Of Wellington
119 Balls Pond Rd
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Great local pub. Personal favourite.
Great local pub with a fire and a nice outdoor space.
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The Scolt Head
107A Culford Rd
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Great local pub with a fire and a nice outdoor space.

Everything Else

Not to be missed local experience, this is a listed Art Deco cinema with a great selection of worthwhile films, thematic weekend and late night screenings. Booking online in advance recommended unless you want to stand in line for a bit.
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Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
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Not to be missed local experience, this is a listed Art Deco cinema with a great selection of worthwhile films, thematic weekend and late night screenings. Booking online in advance recommended unless you want to stand in line for a bit.

Parks & Nature

A popular local pub on the way to Broadway Market, also known locally as 'the campus', because at the weekend it's full of young people (circa mid-30s...) with bikes sitting on the grass. There is also a bbq area.
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Лондонские поля
London Fields West Side
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A popular local pub on the way to Broadway Market, also known locally as 'the campus', because at the weekend it's full of young people (circa mid-30s...) with bikes sitting on the grass. There is also a bbq area.
Fantastic heated Olympic sized open air Lido. Recently renovated, it's clean, spacious and fun. Avoid on sunny weekends though, queue stretches around the block.
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Лондонские поля
London Fields West Side
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Fantastic heated Olympic sized open air Lido. Recently renovated, it's clean, spacious and fun. Avoid on sunny weekends though, queue stretches around the block.

Getting Around

Overground going East, to Stratford (Westfield Shopping Centre) and Hackney Wick (great art scene). And West, to Kingscross and all the way to Richmond Park (takes about 40 min) and Westfield Shopping Centre West (about 30 min)
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Dalston Kingsland station
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Overground going East, to Stratford (Westfield Shopping Centre) and Hackney Wick (great art scene). And West, to Kingscross and all the way to Richmond Park (takes about 40 min) and Westfield Shopping Centre West (about 30 min)