Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Cyclist coffee shop. Very cool, great coffee. Quiche+salads is a great deal—it's a huge dish!
Free wi-fi.
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Look mum no hands!
49 Old StCyclist coffee shop. Very cool, great coffee. Quiche+salads is a great deal—it's a huge dish!
Free wi-fi.
One of the best coffee places in the neighbourhood. In the evening, they sell alcohol and become a lively bar. Free wi-fi.
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Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StOne of the best coffee places in the neighbourhood. In the evening, they sell alcohol and become a lively bar. Free wi-fi.
Fix Coffee
161A Whitecross StVery chilled coffee shop. Free wi-fi.
One always needs a reliable Chinese restaurant for late night takeaways. East House does a pretty good job. Be aware, though: no credit/debit cards accepted!
New East House
124 Whitecross StOne always needs a reliable Chinese restaurant for late night takeaways. East House does a pretty good job. Be aware, though: no credit/debit cards accepted!
Goswell Road Coffee is my least favourite coffee shop in the area. It doesn't provide high-quality blends and extractions that other places do, but it is very convivial.
Free wi-fi.
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Goswell Road Coffee
160-164 GreaterGoswell Road Coffee is my least favourite coffee shop in the area. It doesn't provide high-quality blends and extractions that other places do, but it is very convivial.
Free wi-fi.
Workshop is a bit farther away, but it's ambience and selection of food and coffee is quite worth the 5min walk.
But it disappoints in not providing free wi-fi.
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Workshop Coffee Clerkenwell
27 Clerkenwell RoadWorkshop is a bit farther away, but it's ambience and selection of food and coffee is quite worth the 5min walk.
But it disappoints in not providing free wi-fi.
Whitecross Street market (most days 12-14:00) features a wide selection of food from around the globe. The Thai food car in the corner with Old Street is not to be missed!
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Market Movies
199 Whitecross StreetWhitecross Street market (most days 12-14:00) features a wide selection of food from around the globe. The Thai food car in the corner with Old Street is not to be missed!
Cay Tre is a great option for Vietnamese food, especially if you don't want to walk to Kingsland Rd (where Vietnamese restaurants are lined up).
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Cay Tre Hoxton Shoreditch
301 Old StCay Tre is a great option for Vietnamese food, especially if you don't want to walk to Kingsland Rd (where Vietnamese restaurants are lined up).
Fancy a French toast at 7PM? Or a full English at 2PM? Breakfast Club offers breakfast food all day long. Whether you are fond of it or just hung over, Breakfast Club is there!
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The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail PlFancy a French toast at 7PM? Or a full English at 2PM? Breakfast Club offers breakfast food all day long. Whether you are fond of it or just hung over, Breakfast Club is there!
Byron burgers are always on point. They may have lost a bit of the character with their expansion, but their food still tastes great!
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Byron Hoxton
45 Hoxton SquareByron burgers are always on point. They may have lost a bit of the character with their expansion, but their food still tastes great!
Busaba is a trendy Thai restaurant. Old street and Soho stores (on Floral St) have the chain's most disputed seats. It can be a life-saver in other parts of town (Westfield Stratford).
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Busaba Hoxton Square
319 Old StBusaba is a trendy Thai restaurant. Old street and Soho stores (on Floral St) have the chain's most disputed seats. It can be a life-saver in other parts of town (Westfield Stratford).
Exmouth Market is a walking-distance street filled with lively restaurants, coffee shops and a street market for lunchtime. Moro (and their smaller version Morito for tapas) is one of my favourites!
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Moro
34-36 Exmouth MarketExmouth Market is a walking-distance street filled with lively restaurants, coffee shops and a street market for lunchtime. Moro (and their smaller version Morito for tapas) is one of my favourites!
Essentials
Upscale supermarket 5min away from my place. Great range.
Open Mon-Fri until 22:00, Sat until 21:00 and Sun until 17:00.
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Waitrose & Partners Barbican
Whitecross StreetUpscale supermarket 5min away from my place. Great range.
Open Mon-Fri until 22:00, Sat until 21:00 and Sun until 17:00.
Arts & Culture
Great cultural complex. Theatre, concert hall, art gallery, cinemas. The Barbican has it all! One of my favourite venues in London.
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Centro Barbican
Silk StreetGreat cultural complex. Theatre, concert hall, art gallery, cinemas. The Barbican has it all! One of my favourite venues in London.
One of London's most respected art galleries, representing a wide range of contemporary artists: Sarah Sze (American pavilion in Venice 2013), Elmgreen & Dragset, Stan Douglas, Grayson Perry...
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Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf RdOne of London's most respected art galleries, representing a wide range of contemporary artists: Sarah Sze (American pavilion in Venice 2013), Elmgreen & Dragset, Stan Douglas, Grayson Perry...
Sharing the building with Victoria Miro, Parasol Unit is a non-profit art foundation that holds important exhibitions.
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Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
32 Fitzroy SquareSharing the building with Victoria Miro, Parasol Unit is a non-profit art foundation that holds important exhibitions.
Don't underestimate Ancient & Modern by its small space. The gallery has been on Whitecross St before its peers and often presents a range of intriguing groundbreaking artists.
Bruce Haines, Mayfair (nee Ancient & Modern)
33 St George StDon't underestimate Ancient & Modern by its small space. The gallery has been on Whitecross St before its peers and often presents a range of intriguing groundbreaking artists.
London's best theatre for contemporary dancing, showcasing a program of companies from around the world.
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
London's best theatre for contemporary dancing, showcasing a program of companies from around the world.
Jay Joplin's White Cube is undisputedly the most important gallery in the UK. Coming East, White Cube has tried to get closer to young and hip, but the Hoxton branch was announced to be shut soon.
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White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey StreetJay Joplin's White Cube is undisputedly the most important gallery in the UK. Coming East, White Cube has tried to get closer to young and hip, but the Hoxton branch was announced to be shut soon.
Contemporary Arts Society is one of the best kept secrets in London. Their rich programme of (members-only) visits is accompanied by low-key yet great exhibitions in their small space on Central St.
Contemporary Art Society
59 Central StContemporary Arts Society is one of the best kept secrets in London. Their rich programme of (members-only) visits is accompanied by low-key yet great exhibitions in their small space on Central St.
Shopping
One New Change is the most complete shopping centre close to the flat, carrying many high street brands such as H&M, Topshop, Banana Republic—without the fuss of Oxford Street, especially on weekends!
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One New Change
New ChangeOne New Change is the most complete shopping centre close to the flat, carrying many high street brands such as H&M, Topshop, Banana Republic—without the fuss of Oxford Street, especially on weekends!
Sightseeing
It is unnecessary to describe a landmark such as St Paul's. The cathedral looming over the City and the river is just a short walk from the flat, as the shopping district around it.
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Catedral de San Pablo
It is unnecessary to describe a landmark such as St Paul's. The cathedral looming over the City and the river is just a short walk from the flat, as the shopping district around it.