Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Delicious food with a lot of flavour, decent food portions, and staff who make you feel welcome!
Preem Brick Lane
120 122 Brick LnDelicious food with a lot of flavour, decent food portions, and staff who make you feel welcome!
Great coffee, buzzing atmosphere, delicious food and espresso martinis are to die for!
134 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StGreat coffee, buzzing atmosphere, delicious food and espresso martinis are to die for!
Quality of Italian food served is sensational, a lot of attention to detail, good portion sizes, red wine on the menu is nice and great atmosphere
Laboratorio Pizza Bricklane
79 Brick LaneQuality of Italian food served is sensational, a lot of attention to detail, good portion sizes, red wine on the menu is nice and great atmosphere
Massive 20" pizzas are served here with slightly unusual toppings on offer, but that's what makes it stand out from the rest! Best to go half/half to get best value for money, and the craft beer on offer is worth tasting for yourself.
48 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Homeslice Neal's Yard
13 Neal's YardMassive 20" pizzas are served here with slightly unusual toppings on offer, but that's what makes it stand out from the rest! Best to go half/half to get best value for money, and the craft beer on offer is worth tasting for yourself.
Australian brunch at it's finest, here you'll find the famous smashed avocado on toast and wonderful coffee. Their English breakfast fry up is filling and prepared well, and if you have a sweet tooth then the Melbourne Mars Bar Cheesecake ball is a must try!
Scarlett Green
4 Noel StAustralian brunch at it's finest, here you'll find the famous smashed avocado on toast and wonderful coffee. Their English breakfast fry up is filling and prepared well, and if you have a sweet tooth then the Melbourne Mars Bar Cheesecake ball is a must try!
Everything Else
Iconic views of London, free of charge! There's a restaurant at the top to grab a bite to eat if you wish, can get busy on weekends so it's a good idea to book your spot in line on their website before you go to avoid disappointment.
300 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sky Garden
Iconic views of London, free of charge! There's a restaurant at the top to grab a bite to eat if you wish, can get busy on weekends so it's a good idea to book your spot in line on their website before you go to avoid disappointment.
Essentials
Opens at 6am and closes at midnight, alcohol cannot be purchased after 11pm.
1336 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StOpens at 6am and closes at midnight, alcohol cannot be purchased after 11pm.
Organic whole food store a short 8 minute walk from the flat, lots of fresh produce on offer! Large range of vegan, gluten-free and other diet-restrictive foods
39 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Planet Organic - Spitalfields
132 Commercial StOrganic whole food store a short 8 minute walk from the flat, lots of fresh produce on offer! Large range of vegan, gluten-free and other diet-restrictive foods
Boots pharmacy -- your best store to purchase makeup, beauty products, soaps, shampoo and conditioner and other toiletry items
54 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Boots
Unit 14 Canada SquareBoots pharmacy -- your best store to purchase makeup, beauty products, soaps, shampoo and conditioner and other toiletry items
Drinks & Nightlife
Great drinks and amazing happy hour deals, if you make it in time for happy hour then there's £10 2 for 1 cocktails and glasses of house wine £2.5! Can get very busy on Friday nights, usually has a good vibe
Simmons Bar | Liverpool Street
21 Widegate StGreat drinks and amazing happy hour deals, if you make it in time for happy hour then there's £10 2 for 1 cocktails and glasses of house wine £2.5! Can get very busy on Friday nights, usually has a good vibe
Off-beat cocktail menu that's inspired by the Periodic table, head here for some genuine cocktail magic and try the chocolate orange sazerac to be really impressed!
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Alchemist Bevis Marks
6 AldgateOff-beat cocktail menu that's inspired by the Periodic table, head here for some genuine cocktail magic and try the chocolate orange sazerac to be really impressed!
The local pub, a very iconic venue! Complete with old school carpet floors, a roaring fire in the wintertime and a pub cat to keep an eye on you, drinks here are very budget friendly and it's a great spot to spend an afternoon reading or catching up with a friend.
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Pride of Spitalfields London
3 Heneage StThe local pub, a very iconic venue! Complete with old school carpet floors, a roaring fire in the wintertime and a pub cat to keep an eye on you, drinks here are very budget friendly and it's a great spot to spend an afternoon reading or catching up with a friend.
Sightseeing
Beautiful outdoor community garden with lots of art and regular workshops running for the locals, looks great on a sunny day and a nice spot to relax after wandering the Sunday Brick Lane street markets.
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jardín de la Comunidad Nómada
Fleet Street HillBeautiful outdoor community garden with lots of art and regular workshops running for the locals, looks great on a sunny day and a nice spot to relax after wandering the Sunday Brick Lane street markets.
Shopping
Huge vintage clothing store, lots of one-off pieces to find
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rokit
225 Camden High StHuge vintage clothing store, lots of one-off pieces to find
Getting Around
Closest tube station and only a 5 minute walk from the flat, the District line and the Hammersmith + City line run from this station and can get to Victoria Station (District line) in 20 minutes or Kings Cross St Pancras in 10 minutes
90 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Aldgate East Station
Whitechapel High StreetClosest tube station and only a 5 minute walk from the flat, the District line and the Hammersmith + City line run from this station and can get to Victoria Station (District line) in 20 minutes or Kings Cross St Pancras in 10 minutes
Closest bus stop from the flat, bus route 25 will get you to Oxford Circus in no time! Buses are cheap (£1.5 per journey) and require an Oyster travel card in order to use it. Bus route 25 is also a service that runs 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.
Adler Street
Adler StreetClosest bus stop from the flat, bus route 25 will get you to Oxford Circus in no time! Buses are cheap (£1.5 per journey) and require an Oyster travel card in order to use it. Bus route 25 is also a service that runs 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.
Easy access to 4 different tube lines (Central, Hammersmith + City, Circle, Metropolitan), national railway and trains to and from Stansted Airport. It's a 10 minute walk from the flat, and the Central tube line also runs all night on Friday and Saturday.
247 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Liverpool Street Station
Easy access to 4 different tube lines (Central, Hammersmith + City, Circle, Metropolitan), national railway and trains to and from Stansted Airport. It's a 10 minute walk from the flat, and the Central tube line also runs all night on Friday and Saturday.