Guidebook for London
Food Scene
CoffeeWorks uses excellent quality coffee and ingredients for their baked goods, the baristas are friendly and make a mean flat white. Their iced lattes and home made marshmallows can't be beaten.
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The CoffeeWorks Project
96-98 Islington High StCoffeeWorks uses excellent quality coffee and ingredients for their baked goods, the baristas are friendly and make a mean flat white. Their iced lattes and home made marshmallows can't be beaten.
The best start to a sunny Sunday morning is grabbing a coffee from Giddy Up's pop up in Islington Green. Great place to read the paper and watch the world go by. Also a good spot for dog watching.
Giddy Up Angel
14 Islington GrnThe best start to a sunny Sunday morning is grabbing a coffee from Giddy Up's pop up in Islington Green. Great place to read the paper and watch the world go by. Also a good spot for dog watching.
Chinese Laundry has some seriously strong brunch game. The food is Northern Mainland Chinese, food using seasonal local produce and the decor is inspired by "80s Chinese family life".
The Beijing Morning Tale, Egg Bing and Shrimp Cake Benedict are all highly recommended.
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The Chinese Laundry Room
Chinese Laundry has some seriously strong brunch game. The food is Northern Mainland Chinese, food using seasonal local produce and the decor is inspired by "80s Chinese family life".
The Beijing Morning Tale, Egg Bing and Shrimp Cake Benedict are all highly recommended.
Dishoom is inspired by ‘Irani cafés’ of late twentieth-century Bombay, and hands down make one of the best breakfasts in London. The bottomless homemade chai, Akuri, bacon naan roll and masala beans are beyond.
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Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable StDishoom is inspired by ‘Irani cafés’ of late twentieth-century Bombay, and hands down make one of the best breakfasts in London. The bottomless homemade chai, Akuri, bacon naan roll and masala beans are beyond.
Having opened nine restaurants with the Polpo group across London, Chef Director Tom Oldroyd left to focus on his own place. Service is intimate, relaxed, seasonal and delicious. Not for those who don't like strong flavours.
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Oldroyd
344 Upper StHaving opened nine restaurants with the Polpo group across London, Chef Director Tom Oldroyd left to focus on his own place. Service is intimate, relaxed, seasonal and delicious. Not for those who don't like strong flavours.
The best place for brunch eggs, juices and drip coffee. Check the specials board for recommended espresso and filter blends.
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Caravan Exmouth Market | Takeaway & Coffee
11-13 Exmouth MarketThe best place for brunch eggs, juices and drip coffee. Check the specials board for recommended espresso and filter blends.
Tapas and cocktails that'll make you forget whatever you're meant to be doing after. Do yourself a favour and get some padron peppers and wash them down with a tinto de americano.
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Morito
195 Hackney RdTapas and cocktails that'll make you forget whatever you're meant to be doing after. Do yourself a favour and get some padron peppers and wash them down with a tinto de americano.
Great little cheese shop, hidden along Camden Passage. Get their three cheese toastie with chili jam. It's seriously indulgent (you might need a lie down after).
Pistachio & Pickle Dairy
6 Camden PsgeGreat little cheese shop, hidden along Camden Passage. Get their three cheese toastie with chili jam. It's seriously indulgent (you might need a lie down after).
Hands down the best fish finger sandwiches and mushy peas around, plus the tartare is made fresh daily and the chips are crispy and fluffy. Carb overload inevitable.
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Vintage Salt Upper Street
Hands down the best fish finger sandwiches and mushy peas around, plus the tartare is made fresh daily and the chips are crispy and fluffy. Carb overload inevitable.
The best tofu burger and sweet potato fries you'll find. Mildred's is my favourite vegetarian restaurant by far. All the food is fantastic and hearty, prepare to over-eat.
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Mildred's
200 Pentonville RdThe best tofu burger and sweet potato fries you'll find. Mildred's is my favourite vegetarian restaurant by far. All the food is fantastic and hearty, prepare to over-eat.
Cafe OTO is a cafe by day, and a live music venue by night, hosting a wide range of experimental music – including free improv – with a strong emphasis on the more out-there of underground artists. Expect everything from improv/free jazz/psych-rock to talks and exhibitions.
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin StreetCafe OTO is a cafe by day, and a live music venue by night, hosting a wide range of experimental music – including free improv – with a strong emphasis on the more out-there of underground artists. Expect everything from improv/free jazz/psych-rock to talks and exhibitions.
Dreamy sourdough pizzas. Daily specials, good wines and great prices (especially for London). Quick, good value and super tasty. Very easy to customise your order and add/remove items so ideal if you're veggie/vegan.
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Franco Manca
21 Lordship LnDreamy sourdough pizzas. Daily specials, good wines and great prices (especially for London). Quick, good value and super tasty. Very easy to customise your order and add/remove items so ideal if you're veggie/vegan.
This place has been part of the neighbourhood for as long as I can remember. This is comfort food at it's best. The menu is small but everything on it is a total winner. I'd recommend the Pumpkin, Sarah's special dish and the homemade bread. Seriously good, especially when London is grey and rainy.
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Afghan Kitchen
35 Islington GrnThis place has been part of the neighbourhood for as long as I can remember. This is comfort food at it's best. The menu is small but everything on it is a total winner. I'd recommend the Pumpkin, Sarah's special dish and the homemade bread. Seriously good, especially when London is grey and rainy.
Do you love metal? Do you love kebabs? You will love this place. Offering a daily changing menu of "unapologetically loud flavours and music" from chef Lee Tiernan (ex head-chef at St. John's Bread & Wine. Big flavours. Bigger riffs.
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Black Axe Mangal
156 Canonbury RdDo you love metal? Do you love kebabs? You will love this place. Offering a daily changing menu of "unapologetically loud flavours and music" from chef Lee Tiernan (ex head-chef at St. John's Bread & Wine. Big flavours. Bigger riffs.
Shopping
Camden Passage is a quaint cobble-stoned street that's home to an array of boutiques, vintage shops and antiques stalls. Main market days are Weds, Sat & Sundays. To see what's on when, check camdenpassageislington.co.uk
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Camden Passage
Camden PassageCamden Passage is a quaint cobble-stoned street that's home to an array of boutiques, vintage shops and antiques stalls. Main market days are Weds, Sat & Sundays. To see what's on when, check camdenpassageislington.co.uk
The market runs on Sundays only, between 10:00-16:00. It gets busy very quickly, so try to get there early. The stalls boast some incredible flowers and plants, but there are also shops selling traditional gifts around the edge of the market, as well as small galleries. There's often musicians performing in the street to add to the atmosphere. There are places to sit and have a coffee or breakfast on Ezra Street nearby.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadThe market runs on Sundays only, between 10:00-16:00. It gets busy very quickly, so try to get there early. The stalls boast some incredible flowers and plants, but there are also shops selling traditional gifts around the edge of the market, as well as small galleries. There's often musicians performing in the street to add to the atmosphere. There are places to sit and have a coffee or breakfast on Ezra Street nearby.
Much smaller and less frantic than Brick Lane, Broadway Market is eco-edged with a ban on plastic bags and an emphasis on the handmade and artisan. There are also plenty of boutiques, book stores, cafes and restaurants to kick back in. Get there early to dodge the prams.
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Broadway Market
Broadway MarketMuch smaller and less frantic than Brick Lane, Broadway Market is eco-edged with a ban on plastic bags and an emphasis on the handmade and artisan. There are also plenty of boutiques, book stores, cafes and restaurants to kick back in. Get there early to dodge the prams.
Chapel Market is one of the few remaining traditional markets serving the local community. If you happen to be in the area, it's worth passing through to get a taste. The stalls are a jumble of fresh fruit and veg, plastic homewares, continental cheese and odd knick-knacks. A highlight is the Sunday Farmers Market pitched up at the far end, selling lush organic local produce
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Chapel Market
Chapel MarketChapel Market is one of the few remaining traditional markets serving the local community. If you happen to be in the area, it's worth passing through to get a taste. The stalls are a jumble of fresh fruit and veg, plastic homewares, continental cheese and odd knick-knacks. A highlight is the Sunday Farmers Market pitched up at the far end, selling lush organic local produce
Great menswear boutique, stocking Our Legacy, Acne, Edwin, A.P.C. etc. The staff are super friendly and have a good eye. Pretty bad news for your bank account.
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SEFTON
196 Upper StGreat menswear boutique, stocking Our Legacy, Acne, Edwin, A.P.C. etc. The staff are super friendly and have a good eye. Pretty bad news for your bank account.
Getting Around
Angel is on the Bank Branch of the Northern Line, making it very simple to get to Camden, Euston, Kings Cross and Waterloo.
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Angel Station
A1Angel is on the Bank Branch of the Northern Line, making it very simple to get to Camden, Euston, Kings Cross and Waterloo.
Highbury & Islington is on the Victoria Line, taking you everywhere from Oxford Circus to Brixton. It's also now part of the East London Line (Overground) which makes getting to Dalston, Hackney etc super quick and simple.
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Highbury & Islington station
Holloway RoadHighbury & Islington is on the Victoria Line, taking you everywhere from Oxford Circus to Brixton. It's also now part of the East London Line (Overground) which makes getting to Dalston, Hackney etc super quick and simple.
Entertainment & Activities
By far the best single screen independent cinema, offering a great selection of films, sofa seating, quality snacks and midnight screenings. It's most famous 'Midnight Special' featured The Clash and Buzzcocks supporting The Sex Pistols in a showcase organised by Malcolm Maclaren.
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Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StBy far the best single screen independent cinema, offering a great selection of films, sofa seating, quality snacks and midnight screenings. It's most famous 'Midnight Special' featured The Clash and Buzzcocks supporting The Sex Pistols in a showcase organised by Malcolm Maclaren.
A small studio offering reasonable drop-in classes seven days a week. Check their website for full info, yogabase.org.uk
Yogabase
257 Liverpool RdA small studio offering reasonable drop-in classes seven days a week. Check their website for full info, yogabase.org.uk
Arts & Culture
The Soane Museum is the incredible house of Sir John Soane, one of the greatest English architects (responsible for designing the Bank of England, Palace of Westminster etc), who built and lived in it more than a century and a half ago.
The Museum has been kept as it was at the time of his death nearly 180 years ago. It displays his collection of antiquities, furniture, sculptures, architectural models, paintings – including work by Hogarth, Turner and Canaletto – and over 30,000 architectural drawings. It’s a vast, extraordinary collection, full of curiosities and surprises.
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Museo de Sir John Soane
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsThe Soane Museum is the incredible house of Sir John Soane, one of the greatest English architects (responsible for designing the Bank of England, Palace of Westminster etc), who built and lived in it more than a century and a half ago.
The Museum has been kept as it was at the time of his death nearly 180 years ago. It displays his collection of antiquities, furniture, sculptures, architectural models, paintings – including work by Hogarth, Turner and Canaletto – and over 30,000 architectural drawings. It’s a vast, extraordinary collection, full of curiosities and surprises.
The British Museum is home to Cleopatra's sarcophagus, need I say more? Full of surprises hidden away in the permanent collections, which are worth a browse. It's also free, apart from special exhibitions.
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Museo Británico
Great Russell StreetThe British Museum is home to Cleopatra's sarcophagus, need I say more? Full of surprises hidden away in the permanent collections, which are worth a browse. It's also free, apart from special exhibitions.
The Barbican is a multi-arts venue presenting a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance, and film. It's also home to the London Symphony Orchestra and the second biggest Conservatory in London, open to the public on Sundays. The Conservatory is worth the trip alone.
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Centro Barbican
Silk StreetThe Barbican is a multi-arts venue presenting a diverse range of art, music, theatre, dance, and film. It's also home to the London Symphony Orchestra and the second biggest Conservatory in London, open to the public on Sundays. The Conservatory is worth the trip alone.
The Museum of London documents the history of London from prehistoric to modern times, primarily concerned with the social history of London and its inhabitants throughout time. The museum is located on London Wall (for now), close to the Barbican Centre as part of the striking complex of buildings created in the 1960s and 1970s as an innovative approach to re-development within a bomb-damaged area.
It is a few minutes' walk north of St Paul's Cathedral, overlooking the remains of the Roman city wall and on the edge of the oldest part of London, now its main financial district.
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Museum of London
Museum of LondonThe Museum of London documents the history of London from prehistoric to modern times, primarily concerned with the social history of London and its inhabitants throughout time. The museum is located on London Wall (for now), close to the Barbican Centre as part of the striking complex of buildings created in the 1960s and 1970s as an innovative approach to re-development within a bomb-damaged area.
It is a few minutes' walk north of St Paul's Cathedral, overlooking the remains of the Roman city wall and on the edge of the oldest part of London, now its main financial district.
Southbank Centre is a world-famous arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames. The various sites host musical performances, art galleries, food markets and festivals.
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Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre is a world-famous arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames. The various sites host musical performances, art galleries, food markets and festivals.
The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London supports radical art and culture through a vibrant programme of exhibitions, films, events, talks and debates. They are curating some of the most exciting new media and AV performances in London.
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Institute of Contemporary Arts
The MallThe Institute of Contemporary Arts in London supports radical art and culture through a vibrant programme of exhibitions, films, events, talks and debates. They are curating some of the most exciting new media and AV performances in London.
Since 1901, Whitechapel Art Gallery has built on its reputation as a pioneering contemporary institution and is well remembered for premiering the talents of exhibitions by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo among others. Expect the rolling shows to be challenging and risqué.
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Whitechapel
Since 1901, Whitechapel Art Gallery has built on its reputation as a pioneering contemporary institution and is well remembered for premiering the talents of exhibitions by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frida Kahlo among others. Expect the rolling shows to be challenging and risqué.
The Wellcome Trust explores the connections between medicine, life and art in the past, present and future. Sir Henry Wellcome, a pioneering 19th-century pharmacist, amassed a vast and idiosyncratic collection of implements and curios relating to the medical trade, now displayed here. Items include ivory carvings of pregnant women, used guillotine blades, Napoleon’s toothbrush as well as serious works of modern art, and excellent temporary exhibitions.
The Wellcome Trust
183-193 Euston RoadThe Wellcome Trust explores the connections between medicine, life and art in the past, present and future. Sir Henry Wellcome, a pioneering 19th-century pharmacist, amassed a vast and idiosyncratic collection of implements and curios relating to the medical trade, now displayed here. Items include ivory carvings of pregnant women, used guillotine blades, Napoleon’s toothbrush as well as serious works of modern art, and excellent temporary exhibitions.
Tintype
107 Essex RdSmall contemporary art gallery, featuring international artists.
Victoria Miro represents 40 established and emerging artists. One of the largest commercial spaces in London. The gallery is almost unique in London for having its own garden, a beautiful landscaped area overlooking a restored stretch of the Regent's Canal at Wenlock Basin which has been used to great effect for installations by gallery artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Alex Hartley.
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Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf RdVictoria Miro represents 40 established and emerging artists. One of the largest commercial spaces in London. The gallery is almost unique in London for having its own garden, a beautiful landscaped area overlooking a restored stretch of the Regent's Canal at Wenlock Basin which has been used to great effect for installations by gallery artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Alex Hartley.
Cubitt is an artist-led organisation founded in 1991, comprised of a non-profit gallery, artist studios and a locally-focused education programme. Small and intimate, there's always something of interest on offer.
Cubitt Artists
8 Angel MewsCubitt is an artist-led organisation founded in 1991, comprised of a non-profit gallery, artist studios and a locally-focused education programme. Small and intimate, there's always something of interest on offer.
Essentials
A bit like a mini Whole Foods. Pricey but great for health foods, fancy smoothies and treats. Also has a good organic skincare and vitamin selection.
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Planet Organic - Islington
64 Essex RdA bit like a mini Whole Foods. Pricey but great for health foods, fancy smoothies and treats. Also has a good organic skincare and vitamin selection.
Parks & Nature
This path is part of the historic new river that brought water into London, now a peaceful oasis for wildlife, trees including swamp cypress and dawn redwood. You can still see part of the original aqueduct, completed in 1613 along the path. Perfect for a quiet scenic walk through hidden neighbourhoods.
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New River Walk
This path is part of the historic new river that brought water into London, now a peaceful oasis for wildlife, trees including swamp cypress and dawn redwood. You can still see part of the original aqueduct, completed in 1613 along the path. Perfect for a quiet scenic walk through hidden neighbourhoods.
There's an unmarked entrance to Regent's Canal where Colebrooke Row and Duncan Terrace meet. It's ideal for a morning run, as well as a leisurely walk when sunny (or snowy), brimming with canal boats and a few pubs and cafes en route. This is one of the most scenic ways to get to places like Haggerston and Broadway Market.
Duncan Terrace
Duncan TerraceThere's an unmarked entrance to Regent's Canal where Colebrooke Row and Duncan Terrace meet. It's ideal for a morning run, as well as a leisurely walk when sunny (or snowy), brimming with canal boats and a few pubs and cafes en route. This is one of the most scenic ways to get to places like Haggerston and Broadway Market.