Guidebook for East London

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Alexandra
Guidebook for East London

Food Scene

A favourite spot for sourdough pizza in Hackney with a great vibe and great wine.
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Sodo Pizza Clapton
126 Upper Clapton Rd
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A favourite spot for sourdough pizza in Hackney with a great vibe and great wine.
Amazing British Sunday roasts and live music in a stunning industrial brick building. Booking is a must.
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Clapton Country Club Ltd
38-40 Upper Clapton Rd
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Amazing British Sunday roasts and live music in a stunning industrial brick building. Booking is a must.
Some of the best food in the area and also a great vibe. If dumplings are your thing, give it a try!
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My Neighbours the Dumplings
165 Lower Clapton Rd
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Some of the best food in the area and also a great vibe. If dumplings are your thing, give it a try!
A great local breakfast or brunch spot (and the coffee is good too).
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Tram Store
38 Upper Clapton Rd
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A great local breakfast or brunch spot (and the coffee is good too).
Great Japanese food in a beautifully decorated cosy restaurant.
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UCHI
144 Clarence Rd
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Great Japanese food in a beautifully decorated cosy restaurant.
Mediterranean small plates in a cosy venue.
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Brawn
49 Columbia Rd
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Mediterranean small plates in a cosy venue.
Japanese grill dishes with excellent wines.
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Peg
120 Morning Ln
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Japanese grill dishes with excellent wines.
My favourite Sunday roast :) get there early!
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The Royal Oak
73 Columbia Rd
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My favourite Sunday roast :) get there early!
Organic butcher by day and cosy romantic steak house at night. A real local treat and the best organic steak in the area.
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Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway Market
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Organic butcher by day and cosy romantic steak house at night. A real local treat and the best organic steak in the area.
Enjoy a coffee and a snack surrounded by plants
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Conservatory Archives
493-495 Hackney Rd
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Enjoy a coffee and a snack surrounded by plants
A city farm where you can eat day and night. It is also a fun spot for making pottery!
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Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row
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A city farm where you can eat day and night. It is also a fun spot for making pottery!
Famous East London bagel shop
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Beigel Bake
159 Brick Ln
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Famous East London bagel shop
Dangerously good croissants (and coffee)
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Pophams Bakery
19 Prebend St
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Dangerously good croissants (and coffee)
Brunch and great coffee and fresh baked goods in Victoria park
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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Brunch and great coffee and fresh baked goods in Victoria park
Sunday roasts or a cosy drink in a beautiful pub. The road this is on feels like a little village.
The Empress
130 Lauriston Road
Sunday roasts or a cosy drink in a beautiful pub. The road this is on feels like a little village.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local pubs
Massive venue with a stylishly downtrodden feel, a terrace and a range of hard-to-find craft beers.
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The Clapton Hart
231 Lower Clapton Rd
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Massive venue with a stylishly downtrodden feel, a terrace and a range of hard-to-find craft beers.
A great local pub with a huge beer garden complete with games.
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The Crooked Billet
84 Upper Clapton Rd
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A great local pub with a huge beer garden complete with games.
A great community pub. Weekend DJs, a courtyard garden and stone-baked pizzas make this pub a great spot for a casual dinner or a fun night out. It is a great place for people watching too. The characters are endless... take for instance, Steve who goes there to dance in his roller skates weekly. Great fun.
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Royal Sovereign
64 Northwold Rd
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A great community pub. Weekend DJs, a courtyard garden and stone-baked pizzas make this pub a great spot for a casual dinner or a fun night out. It is a great place for people watching too. The characters are endless... take for instance, Steve who goes there to dance in his roller skates weekly. Great fun.
My favourite local wine bar with small plates if you also want a light meal. They have amazing wine knowledge and a great selection of international wines including vegan and organic.
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P Franco
107 Lower Clapton Rd
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My favourite local wine bar with small plates if you also want a light meal. They have amazing wine knowledge and a great selection of international wines including vegan and organic.
Views of East London from the terrace and a fun vibe.
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Nts
1 Westgate St
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Views of East London from the terrace and a fun vibe.
Lovely cocktail bar sometimes with music upstairs and a live in cat. Downstairs is a secret jazz bar.
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Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway Market
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Lovely cocktail bar sometimes with music upstairs and a live in cat. Downstairs is a secret jazz bar.
Great cocktail bar
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Behind This Wall
411 Mare Street
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Great cocktail bar
One of my favourite pubs. Order pizza at the bar and eat it there. Games too.
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Chesham Arms
15 Mehetabel Rd
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One of my favourite pubs. Order pizza at the bar and eat it there. Games too.
A great place to meet other people with good food and drinks. I go here solo a lot and sit at the bar.
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Mare street market
117 Mare St
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A great place to meet other people with good food and drinks. I go here solo a lot and sit at the bar.
A secret community garden hidden behind buildings. They do amazing pizzas and often have live music. I would highly recommend a visit.
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Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Ln
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A secret community garden hidden behind buildings. They do amazing pizzas and often have live music. I would highly recommend a visit.
A MUST for a real old East London experience. This pub hasn’t been changed in decades. On Thursday Friday and Saturday nights swing music is sung by a small band. Right by the Regent’s Canal it is a great evening out in winter or summer. Also very easy to chat to some East London locals and brings a smile to my face every time!
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The Palm Tree Pub
127 Grove Rd
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A MUST for a real old East London experience. This pub hasn’t been changed in decades. On Thursday Friday and Saturday nights swing music is sung by a small band. Right by the Regent’s Canal it is a great evening out in winter or summer. Also very easy to chat to some East London locals and brings a smile to my face every time!

Parks & Nature

It is lovely to take a walk up the River Lea and across the Hackney Marshes. You feel like you are in the countryside but it is just around the corner from the flat.
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Hackney Marshes
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It is lovely to take a walk up the River Lea and across the Hackney Marshes. You feel like you are in the countryside but it is just around the corner from the flat.
Beautiful park overlooking the River Lea and very close to the flat
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Springfieldin puisto
61 Ashtead Rd
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Beautiful park overlooking the River Lea and very close to the flat

Getting Around

Grab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Finsbury Park station and jump on the Victoria Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
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Finsbury Park Station
Station Place
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Grab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Finsbury Park station and jump on the Victoria Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
Grab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Manor House station and jump on the Picadilly Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
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Manor House Station
Green Lanes
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Grab the 253 or 254 bus from Upper Clapton road to get to Manor House station and jump on the Picadilly Line into central london. You will be there in no time!
Just a few minutes walk from the flat is Clapton Station. Jump on this train to get into Liverpool street in minutes and connect to the Central Line.
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Clapton station
Upper Clapton Road
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Just a few minutes walk from the flat is Clapton Station. Jump on this train to get into Liverpool street in minutes and connect to the Central Line.

Food shopping

A good local family fun food shop with a health food section and vegan ice cream and milk etc. They are always friendly in there and it is open 24 hours.
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WORLD FOODS (k.superstore)
71-75 Upper Clapton Rd
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A good local family fun food shop with a health food section and vegan ice cream and milk etc. They are always friendly in there and it is open 24 hours.

Sightseeing

Check this old London flower market out on a Sunday. Grab a coffee from one of the many cafes down there and enjoy the flowers and the buzz of people. My tip would be to get there later on as it is less crowded. Definitively after 2pm.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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Check this old London flower market out on a Sunday. Grab a coffee from one of the many cafes down there and enjoy the flowers and the buzz of people. My tip would be to get there later on as it is less crowded. Definitively after 2pm.
This is one of my favourite areas in East London. Check out the restaurants and bars on Broadway Market throughout the day and night and in summer enjoy the LIDO or lying in the park. On Saturday there is an impressive food market.
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London Fields
London Fields West Side
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This is one of my favourite areas in East London. Check out the restaurants and bars on Broadway Market throughout the day and night and in summer enjoy the LIDO or lying in the park. On Saturday there is an impressive food market.
Shopping, street food with old East London charm. The little streets around it are very old and they do a lot of filming in the area. Walk down Fournier Street for 17th century houses. You can then head to brick lane if you want to look for vintage clothes and wonder around.
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Spitalfieldsin markkinat
65 Brushfield St
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Shopping, street food with old East London charm. The little streets around it are very old and they do a lot of filming in the area. Walk down Fournier Street for 17th century houses. You can then head to brick lane if you want to look for vintage clothes and wonder around.

Fitness

A local studio with great fitness classes
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Blok Clapton
38-40 Upper Clapton Rd
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A local studio with great fitness classes
Top yoga studio with wonderful teachers
triyoga Shoreditch
10 Cygnet St
Top yoga studio with wonderful teachers