Food Scene
*** £ MUST GO! super nice punjabi restaurant, super curries and bbq lamb chops
381 locals recommend
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St*** £ MUST GO! super nice punjabi restaurant, super curries and bbq lamb chops
£ ** Tasty and super cheap Punjabi/Pakistani grilled meat and spicy curries, 5 minutes from the flat, huge canteen, no deco, noisy, no frills and BYO! Buy extra beers for the queue!
56 locals recommend
Lahore Kebab House
2-10 Umberston St£ ** Tasty and super cheap Punjabi/Pakistani grilled meat and spicy curries, 5 minutes from the flat, huge canteen, no deco, noisy, no frills and BYO! Buy extra beers for the queue!
***£ super nice Spanish tapas , amazing fusion sushi next door at Amaru
42 locals recommend
Bravas Tapas
East Smithfield***£ super nice Spanish tapas , amazing fusion sushi next door at Amaru
Starbucks Coffee
2 S Lambeth RdGreat on your way home next the supermarket
Needoo Grill
87 New Rd£ ** another great cheap eat curries and spicy bbq
*** ££ Very nice resto, super bread and doughnuts to take away
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St*** ££ Very nice resto, super bread and doughnuts to take away
Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury St£ ** Great fish and chips
The Culpeper
40 Commercial St*** ££ Very nice gastro pub highly recommended
Best for brunch . Hidden cocktail bar behind the fridge door
70 locals recommend
Breakfast Club Spitalfields
12-16 Artillery LnBest for brunch . Hidden cocktail bar behind the fridge door
Dirty Burger Shoreditch
13 Bethnal Green Road£ ***Great burger, fast and awesome
Chicken Shop & Dirty Burger Whitechapel
27a Mile End Rd** £ Burger and chicken great cool resto
Chez Elles Bistroquet
45 Brick Ln££ nice French litle resto
Burger King
90 Whitechapel High StFast food
On The Bab
305 Old Street£ ** great Korean food, popcorn fried chicken is quiet addictive
Tramshed
32 Rivington St££ ** Beef or chicken really nice atmosphere great interior
Honest Burgers Meard St - Soho
4a Meard StreetGreat gourmet burger chain
My Old Place
88-90 Middlesex St** £ cheap Sichuan Chinese canteen, be prepared it is spicy !
Rosa's Thai Cafe Spitalfields
12 Hanbury StGreat Thai
Trade
160 Old StGreat coffee shop nice small food
Kanada-Ya
64 St Giles High StGreat Japanese ramen noodle soup
SHORYU RAMEN Soho
3 Denman StJapanese ramen
£££ *** 1 star Michelin amazing resto. Check open table for £29 menu
50 locals recommend
Galvin La Chapelle
35 Spital Square£££ *** 1 star Michelin amazing resto. Check open table for £29 menu
Foxcroft & Ginger Whitechapel
69-89 Mile End RoadVery nice coffee breakfast and brunch all day !
Historic iconic East end caff, special atmosphere , food is nice honest and decent , not amazing
160 locals recommend
E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green RdHistoric iconic East end caff, special atmosphere , food is nice honest and decent , not amazing
****££ one of my favorite restaurant/natural wine bar highly recommended. Very easy to get lost. Open only wednesday to Sunday sometimes
25 locals recommend
40 Maltby St
40 Maltby Street****££ one of my favorite restaurant/natural wine bar highly recommended. Very easy to get lost. Open only wednesday to Sunday sometimes
Hard to find ! My new favorite Saturday sweet food market , also look for kernel brewery ! dont get lost !
99 locals recommend
40 Maltby Street
40 Maltby StHard to find ! My new favorite Saturday sweet food market , also look for kernel brewery ! dont get lost !
Sightseeing
*** Very nice art museum just around the corner at the bottom of Brick lane, very nice souvenir shop and cafe' inside
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St*** Very nice art museum just around the corner at the bottom of Brick lane, very nice souvenir shop and cafe' inside
The iconic tower bridge 15 mins walk from home! Go via saint Katherine docks marina!
1577 locals recommend
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadThe iconic tower bridge 15 mins walk from home! Go via saint Katherine docks marina!
Tower of London
Where the queens jewellery and crown are stored
The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High StGreat museum
Big Ben
The famous clock !
St. Paul's Cathedral
Next the millennium bridge taking you to the Tate modern
Tate Modern
BanksideSuperb view from the top floor and it s FFRREEE
Millennium Bridge
Norman foster pedestrian bridge
Museum of London
Museum of LondonFree great museum to understand It s history
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel RoadWhere many bells are made, inc Big Ben bells!
Borough Market
Borough High StreetGreat food market
Arts & Culture
Great culture center with cinema and so many things going on, check what's on !
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetGreat culture center with cinema and so many things going on, check what's on !
** Very good independent cinema very nice bar and snacks food, best hot dogs around !
244 locals recommend
Genesis Cinema
93-95 Mile End Rd** Very good independent cinema very nice bar and snacks food, best hot dogs around !
Troxy
490 Commercial RdArt Deco gig venue check what's on !
*** MUST GO, only few minutes away. London's best kept secret. Wilton's is the world's oldest surviving Grand Music Hall > theatre, music, comedy, cinema ,cabaret, vintage fairs... Check the website!
162 locals recommend
Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Aly*** MUST GO, only few minutes away. London's best kept secret. Wilton's is the world's oldest surviving Grand Music Hall > theatre, music, comedy, cinema ,cabaret, vintage fairs... Check the website!
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StSupermarket
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillGiant supermarket open 7-11 most days
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdBig supermarket
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdSupermarket
Best for fresh food, high end supermarket, better and pricier than Mark's and Spencer. still worth it!
386 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
134-152 Balham High RoadBest for fresh food, high end supermarket, better and pricier than Mark's and Spencer. still worth it!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Truman Brewery
91 Brick LnLots of cool street food and bars around
The Ten Bells
84 Commercial StVery nice pub
Great small pub , Try the sunday roast if you can get a seat
80 locals recommend
Carpenters Arms The Public Houses
91 Black Lion LnGreat small pub , Try the sunday roast if you can get a seat
The Golden Heart Public House
110 Commercial StGreat pub old fashion
One of London oldest pub next the Thames ! Very nice on a sunny day on the deck !
77 locals recommend
Lamb & Flag
24 James StOne of London oldest pub next the Thames ! Very nice on a sunny day on the deck !
George Tavern
373 Commercial RdNice pub
Victualler
69 Garnet Street natural, organic and biodynamic wine bar and shop.
Callooh Callay Bar
65 Rivington St££ *** Excellent cocktail bar
Great hidden cocktail bar in a basement. Cool vibe, unpretentious bartender for once !
41 locals recommend
Discount Suit Company
29A Wentworth StGreat hidden cocktail bar in a basement. Cool vibe, unpretentious bartender for once !
Shopping
Massive cheap vintage clothes shop! Vintage on the cheap ! Fashionistas on the cheap must go
13 locals recommend
East End Thrift Store
4 Assembly PassageMassive cheap vintage clothes shop! Vintage on the cheap ! Fashionistas on the cheap must go