Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

It is a little gem - mainly because it is owned by an East End family, is a true independent cinema serves great coffee from Nude Espresso in Brick Lane & pastries from nearby Rinkoff family bakers.
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Кинотеатр Genesis
93-95 Mile End Rd
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It is a little gem - mainly because it is owned by an East End family, is a true independent cinema serves great coffee from Nude Espresso in Brick Lane & pastries from nearby Rinkoff family bakers.
This theatre used to be housed near Stepney Green tube, now a fun pub. It has had a recent make-over and is a vital party of the community, especially for kids and the young at heart
Half Moon Theatre
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This theatre used to be housed near Stepney Green tube, now a fun pub. It has had a recent make-over and is a vital party of the community, especially for kids and the young at heart
This is the oldest surving music hall in the world and dates back to the C19th - the bar is a great place to meet chums or the locals and there are excellent shows on in the main hall
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Музыкальный зал Уилтона
1 Graces Aly
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This is the oldest surving music hall in the world and dates back to the C19th - the bar is a great place to meet chums or the locals and there are excellent shows on in the main hall
It houses a great store of items that children have enjoyed over the decades - it stimulates the child in all of us - has an excellent cafe too
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Музей детства V&A
Cambridge Heath Road
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It houses a great store of items that children have enjoyed over the decades - it stimulates the child in all of us - has an excellent cafe too

Entertainment & Activities

It is such a happy place to visit, especially with children who can interact with the animals on the farm - great learning experience. Produce is for sale and a cafe to make it a complete adventure
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Stepney City Farm
Stepney Way
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It is such a happy place to visit, especially with children who can interact with the animals on the farm - great learning experience. Produce is for sale and a cafe to make it a complete adventure
Has a lot of history and a wide variety of activities from wrestling to X factor gigs - check their website for info
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Troxy
490 Commercial Rd
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Has a lot of history and a wide variety of activities from wrestling to X factor gigs - check their website for info
You can use the Uni's Gym on a single visit basis to keep fit whilst on holiday or just settling into London life
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Queen Mary University of London
327 Mile End Rd
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You can use the Uni's Gym on a single visit basis to keep fit whilst on holiday or just settling into London life

Sightseeing

This church is over 1200 years old and just oozes history, has a lot of connections with the sea. It is in the old nursery rhyme "Oranges & lemons, say the bells of St Clements......"
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St Dunstan and All Saints
Stepney High Street
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This church is over 1200 years old and just oozes history, has a lot of connections with the sea. It is in the old nursery rhyme "Oranges & lemons, say the bells of St Clements......"

Coffee & local food spots to enjoy

This is a truly authentic old-style Pakistani Punjabi restaurant - book to avoid the long queue and take your own Tiger beer or wine (no corkage charge)
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St
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This is a truly authentic old-style Pakistani Punjabi restaurant - book to avoid the long queue and take your own Tiger beer or wine (no corkage charge)
Not only is the coffee amazing & the staff so friendly (in a very cool way !) but also the food is stimulating - look out for their cakes....WOW
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Exmouth Coffee Company
83 Algate East
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Not only is the coffee amazing & the staff so friendly (in a very cool way !) but also the food is stimulating - look out for their cakes....WOW
Rinkoff's are a real local bakery (since 1911) and have brought crodoughs to London - in this bakery you can have a bagel as well and good coffee outside or as takeaway - cakes are brilliant. You will find their pastries in many locations e.g. Genesis cinema
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Rinkoff Bakery
222-226 Jubilee St
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Rinkoff's are a real local bakery (since 1911) and have brought crodoughs to London - in this bakery you can have a bagel as well and good coffee outside or as takeaway - cakes are brilliant. You will find their pastries in many locations e.g. Genesis cinema
Not many Yurts to hangout in central London - there is also a reflective space to really chillout. This spot is just near to DLR Limehouse. They cook on the premises but also have Rinkoff's cakes and croissants - their coffee is really good and tables outside too
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Yurt Cafe
2 Butcher Row
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Not many Yurts to hangout in central London - there is also a reflective space to really chillout. This spot is just near to DLR Limehouse. They cook on the premises but also have Rinkoff's cakes and croissants - their coffee is really good and tables outside too
Such a thrill to have this open, just opp Stepney Green tube station, it is Kazim's newest place - he has been running restaurants since the mid 70's and speciliases in charcoal cooking using good, fresh ingredients. Now serving breakfast too
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Efes Turkish Restaurant
1 Whitechapel Rd
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Such a thrill to have this open, just opp Stepney Green tube station, it is Kazim's newest place - he has been running restaurants since the mid 70's and speciliases in charcoal cooking using good, fresh ingredients. Now serving breakfast too
Pure Italian joy and always have a laugh or two here - the staff are all mad and love life - music is great as is the coffee (Italiano) and food too
Quarantacinque
45 Roman Rd
Pure Italian joy and always have a laugh or two here - the staff are all mad and love life - music is great as is the coffee (Italiano) and food too
It is a calm oasis and friendly team work in it - The Nunnery Gallery is next door and some of the artists drop by and like to chat
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Carmelite Cafe
181 Bow Road
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It is a calm oasis and friendly team work in it - The Nunnery Gallery is next door and some of the artists drop by and like to chat
The staff are happy chaps, the coffee and food all excellent - the market activity is all around, so life is active
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Mouse Tail Coffee Stories
307 Whitechapel Rd
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The staff are happy chaps, the coffee and food all excellent - the market activity is all around, so life is active

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a local pub, with above average food and great atmosphere - won the Evening Standard Pub of the Year award a few years ago - need to book if you want you eat
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The Morgan Arms
43 Morgan St
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This is a local pub, with above average food and great atmosphere - won the Evening Standard Pub of the Year award a few years ago - need to book if you want you eat
A great pub, popular with locals and students at Queen Mary Uni - has many cheap deals and a large outdoor space with large umbrellas (good for sun and rain) - does a good breakfast and curries
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The Half Moon
Church Road
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A great pub, popular with locals and students at Queen Mary Uni - has many cheap deals and a large outdoor space with large umbrellas (good for sun and rain) - does a good breakfast and curries
This is a 700 year old pub which has a theatre and hosts brill music nights - Grace Jones and Sir Ian McKellen are among regular celebrity customers, helping to restore this Dickens pub
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George Tavern
373 Commercial Rd
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This is a 700 year old pub which has a theatre and hosts brill music nights - Grace Jones and Sir Ian McKellen are among regular celebrity customers, helping to restore this Dickens pub
They not only brew their own ale but serve good food - it is a great local pub and worth dropping in for a pint or two
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The White Hart
1 Mile End Road
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They not only brew their own ale but serve good food - it is a great local pub and worth dropping in for a pint or two
It is a traditional English pub with a quiz night on Tuesday and other activities - good food
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The Horn of Plenty
36 Globe Rd
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It is a traditional English pub with a quiz night on Tuesday and other activities - good food
Old fashioned East End pub for locals - you will hear stories for hours, all very friendly
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The Peacock
145 Dunelm St
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Old fashioned East End pub for locals - you will hear stories for hours, all very friendly

Everything Else

The whole sense of happiness and the perfume from thousands of flowers is a real Sunday treat - great bagels and other tempting treats too. Like the old Covent Garden flower market
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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The whole sense of happiness and the perfume from thousands of flowers is a real Sunday treat - great bagels and other tempting treats too. Like the old Covent Garden flower market
Bargains galore here and the real buzz of an East End street market - has been going for 400 years and linked to the thriving clothing industry at the heart of the East End's commercial life
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Petticoat Lane Market
119-121 Middlesex St
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Bargains galore here and the real buzz of an East End street market - has been going for 400 years and linked to the thriving clothing industry at the heart of the East End's commercial life
This is a must if you want to explore some of the blood and crime history of the area - you meet interesting people too, which expands the event by sharing experiences
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The Jack the Ripper Tour
88 Whitechapel High St
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This is a must if you want to explore some of the blood and crime history of the area - you meet interesting people too, which expands the event by sharing experiences
RIBA Award Winner 2006 - the IDEA STORE concept embodies a radical rethink of the old Public Library and is housed in a vibrant new glass building that has won awards. The concept is very popular
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Idea Store
260 Commercial Rd
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RIBA Award Winner 2006 - the IDEA STORE concept embodies a radical rethink of the old Public Library and is housed in a vibrant new glass building that has won awards. The concept is very popular
The Queen Mary campus area is vast and well worth exploring - see the Lock-keeper's Cottage on the Regent's Canal with an unique juxtasposition between the old historic cottage & new Graduate Centre
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Queen Mary University of London
327 Mile End Rd
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The Queen Mary campus area is vast and well worth exploring - see the Lock-keeper's Cottage on the Regent's Canal with an unique juxtasposition between the old historic cottage & new Graduate Centre
One of the largest open spaces in Tower Hamlets with the Green Bridge at its heart sitting seamlessly over a very busy road and creating a local landmark
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Парк Майл-Энд
Clinton Road
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One of the largest open spaces in Tower Hamlets with the Green Bridge at its heart sitting seamlessly over a very busy road and creating a local landmark
The oldest bell maker in Britain and has been trading since 1570 - cast some of the world's most famous bells including Ben Ben and the Liberty Bell, more recently the one for the London2012 Olympics.
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel Road
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The oldest bell maker in Britain and has been trading since 1570 - cast some of the world's most famous bells including Ben Ben and the Liberty Bell, more recently the one for the London2012 Olympics.

Shopping

Sometimes the queues are in the 100's, so get there early ! Thrift is the key word, but great vintage clothes in a cobbled street (Assembly Passage) in E1
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East End Thrift Store
4 Assembly Passage
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Sometimes the queues are in the 100's, so get there early ! Thrift is the key word, but great vintage clothes in a cobbled street (Assembly Passage) in E1
This is the nearest supermarket to Stepney House and opens most days from 0700 to 2300 (less on Sundays)
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Asda Stepney Green Supermarket
123 Mile End Rd
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This is the nearest supermarket to Stepney House and opens most days from 0700 to 2300 (less on Sundays)
A full-on Superstore - mostly open from 0700 to 2300
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Sainsbury's Local
29-31 Blackstock Rd
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A full-on Superstore - mostly open from 0700 to 2300
The whole Superstore right behind Whitechapel tube station, which will include the new Crossrail station in the future - open from 7am most days with a decent cafe and super delicatessan, fish section is really good.
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Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
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The whole Superstore right behind Whitechapel tube station, which will include the new Crossrail station in the future - open from 7am most days with a decent cafe and super delicatessan, fish section is really good.
Great variety of stalls (many craft ones), shops and cafes here - amazing atmosphere and great characters
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CHANEL FRAGRANCE & BEAUTY
105a Commercial St
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Great variety of stalls (many craft ones), shops and cafes here - amazing atmosphere and great characters