Guidebook for London
Food Scene
The entire family thinks this is the best place in London for Indian food - we've eaten here for decades ... and it's just around the corner from home.
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Sunderban Indian Restaurant
50 Blackstock RdThe entire family thinks this is the best place in London for Indian food - we've eaten here for decades ... and it's just around the corner from home.
Fabulous Japanese & Korean food just a few minutes' walk from home. If you didn't know about it, you could easily miss it...
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Dotori
3 Stroud Green RdFabulous Japanese & Korean food just a few minutes' walk from home. If you didn't know about it, you could easily miss it...
A great place for coffee, breakfast, lunch etc with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere plus a garden at the back which is a real sun trap in summer.
44 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Blighty - a Commonwealth of Nations cafe
35-37 Blackstock RdA great place for coffee, breakfast, lunch etc with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere plus a garden at the back which is a real sun trap in summer.
The salads here are amazing ... & the entire place is a visual feast.
364 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StThe salads here are amazing ... & the entire place is a visual feast.
A regular haunt of mine for coffee... or lunch ... or supper on weekend evenings. Well worth getting to know!
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fink's Salt and Sweet
70 Mountgrove RdA regular haunt of mine for coffee... or lunch ... or supper on weekend evenings. Well worth getting to know!
Drinks & Nightlife
Probably my (adult) children's favourite pub in the area. There's an amazing, rambling garden -plus food as well if you feel like it.
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The Faltering Fullback
19 Perth RdProbably my (adult) children's favourite pub in the area. There's an amazing, rambling garden -plus food as well if you feel like it.
Everything Else
Founded in the 17th century as the Apothecaries' Garden, this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain and a fascinating place to visit.
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Jardín Botánico de Chelsea
66 Royal Hospital RdFounded in the 17th century as the Apothecaries' Garden, this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain and a fascinating place to visit.
Arts & Culture
The former home of 19th century architect, avid art & artefact collector & great British eccentric Sir John Soane - a fascinating place.
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Museo de Sir John Soane
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsThe former home of 19th century architect, avid art & artefact collector & great British eccentric Sir John Soane - a fascinating place.
The Barbican arts centre hosts an astonishing range of cultural events - classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions... & some of them are free. To get there you just need to hop on the number 4 bus ... or you can take the overground from Finsbury Park to Moorgate. (The entire journey, door to doorm takes only about 30 mins.)
509 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Centro Barbican
Silk StreetThe Barbican arts centre hosts an astonishing range of cultural events - classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions... & some of them are free. To get there you just need to hop on the number 4 bus ... or you can take the overground from Finsbury Park to Moorgate. (The entire journey, door to doorm takes only about 30 mins.)
A concert hall specialising in chamber music & voice, tucked just behind Oxford Street. The Sunday morning coffee concerts are one of those rather special London rituals.
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Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore StA concert hall specialising in chamber music & voice, tucked just behind Oxford Street. The Sunday morning coffee concerts are one of those rather special London rituals.
The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design.
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Victoria & Albert Museum
The world's largest museum of decorative arts and design.
Parks & Nature
A tranquil walkway in the heart of London. Accessible from various locations, the canal passes by Camden Market , Little Venice and London Zoo.
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Regent's Canal
A tranquil walkway in the heart of London. Accessible from various locations, the canal passes by Camden Market , Little Venice and London Zoo.
One of my favourite London parks. There are fabulous views, including over Buckingham Palace & Horse Guards Parade - & the pelicans never cease to amaze me! (Pelicans have lived in the park for nearly 400 years.)
250 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Parque St. James
One of my favourite London parks. There are fabulous views, including over Buckingham Palace & Horse Guards Parade - & the pelicans never cease to amaze me! (Pelicans have lived in the park for nearly 400 years.)
A cafe in a beautiful 18th century house situated at the heart of Clissold Park - one of my favourite dog-walking territories. The park also has a small aviary, mini zoo, a children's playground and tennis courts.
88 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Clissold House - Clissold Park
Stoke Newington Church StreetA cafe in a beautiful 18th century house situated at the heart of Clissold Park - one of my favourite dog-walking territories. The park also has a small aviary, mini zoo, a children's playground and tennis courts.
It's hard to believe you're in London... A fabulous stretch of countryside with lakes, swimming ponds, cafes, open-air events in summer & hundreds upon hundreds of acres of glorious greenery.
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Hampstead Heath
It's hard to believe you're in London... A fabulous stretch of countryside with lakes, swimming ponds, cafes, open-air events in summer & hundreds upon hundreds of acres of glorious greenery.
An 11 hectare nature reserve just a short walk from our house.
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Humedales de Woodberry
Woodberry GroveAn 11 hectare nature reserve just a short walk from our house.
Shopping
A thriving independent bookstore with a neighbourhood feel but a fantastic selection.
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Ink@84
84 Highbury ParkA thriving independent bookstore with a neighbourhood feel but a fantastic selection.
Essentials
It never ceases to amaze me - such a wide-ranging selection of groceries plus all the basics - & the people who work there are really helpful.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Arsenal Food and Wine
68B Blackstock RdIt never ceases to amaze me - such a wide-ranging selection of groceries plus all the basics - & the people who work there are really helpful.