Guidebook for London

Samantha
Guidebook for London

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun and youthful pub, good beer selection and decent food.
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The New Rose
84-86 Essex Road
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fun and youthful pub, good beer selection and decent food.
Meaty delicious lunch and dinner spot. I believe they smoke their own meats, great spot and very close to the flat.
82 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Smokehouse
63-69 Canonbury Rd
82 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Meaty delicious lunch and dinner spot. I believe they smoke their own meats, great spot and very close to the flat.
In the style of an LA dive bar, lots of fun, good rocky jukebox, gets lively on a Saturday night.
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Slim Jim's Liquor Store
112 Upper St
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
In the style of an LA dive bar, lots of fun, good rocky jukebox, gets lively on a Saturday night.
Britain's only fully organic pub - great food, slightly snooty service, but worth it!
141 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's Street
141 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Britain's only fully organic pub - great food, slightly snooty service, but worth it!
Great sushi bar, really authentic, super close to the flat.
63 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Akari
196 Essex Rd
63 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great sushi bar, really authentic, super close to the flat.
Funky mexican bar, good vibes, good cocktails and happy hour.
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Simmons Bar | Angel
43 Essex Rd
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Funky mexican bar, good vibes, good cocktails and happy hour.
Sunday roasts are good here and also inexpensive. Short walk from flat towards Angel tube station.
The Winchester London
2 Essex Rd
Sunday roasts are good here and also inexpensive. Short walk from flat towards Angel tube station.
American style breakfast, brunch, burgers and shakes, good times, friendly relaxed service :)
28 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Diner
28 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
American style breakfast, brunch, burgers and shakes, good times, friendly relaxed service :)
Beautiful pub, feels echoey as it should, good for people watching.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Angelic
57 Liverpool Rd
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beautiful pub, feels echoey as it should, good for people watching.
Lovely pub on the canal, good food, good beers.
122 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Narrowboat
119 St Peter's St
122 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lovely pub on the canal, good food, good beers.
Amazing barbecue joint, great cocktails
115 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Duke's Brew & Que
33 Downham Road
115 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Amazing barbecue joint, great cocktails
Great bar with restaurant and bar menu. Club upstairs, check website to see who is playing, easy short bus ride away from the flat.
148 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Oslo Hackney
1A Amhurst Rd
148 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great bar with restaurant and bar menu. Club upstairs, check website to see who is playing, easy short bus ride away from the flat.
Spanish tapas bar, great selection of gin and tonic, whiskey and Spanish wines.
15 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Copita
27 D'Arblay St
15 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Spanish tapas bar, great selection of gin and tonic, whiskey and Spanish wines.
Great barbecue food and live music - check website for details on who's playing
104 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Blues Kitchen
134-146 Curtain Rd
104 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great barbecue food and live music - check website for details on who's playing

Food Scene

Lovely pub, really feels like you are in an English country village. Beautiful pub garden with lovely roast dinners at the weekend, booking ahead is advisable.
167 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
167 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lovely pub, really feels like you are in an English country village. Beautiful pub garden with lovely roast dinners at the weekend, booking ahead is advisable.
Great little Thai cafe, fast service, authentic and super tasty food.
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Rosa's Thai Cafe Angel
6 Theberton St
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great little Thai cafe, fast service, authentic and super tasty food.
Fun mexican street food, great margaritas :)
27 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Wahaca Islington
68-69 Upper St
27 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fun mexican street food, great margaritas :)
Fresh and tasty, wholesome food, lots of vegetarian options. Great brunch.
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Blue Legume London
177 Upper Street
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fresh and tasty, wholesome food, lots of vegetarian options. Great brunch.
Amazing coffee
64 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The CoffeeWorks Project
96-98 Islington High St
64 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Amazing coffee
Obama's favourite burger place, need I say more?!
57 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Five Guys
71 Upper St
57 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Obama's favourite burger place, need I say more?!
Meaty restaurant - fresh and seasonal, beautifully cooked, also great wine selection. Usually busy so book ahead.
102 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Pig and Butcher
80 Liverpool Rd
102 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Meaty restaurant - fresh and seasonal, beautifully cooked, also great wine selection. Usually busy so book ahead.
Great home made Turkish food
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Gi Restaurant
95 High St
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great home made Turkish food
Great coffee
49 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Vagabond N7
105 Holloway Rd
49 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great coffee
Enjoyable, good brunch
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fig & Olive
151 Upper St
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Enjoyable, good brunch
Venezuelan food, canalside.... funky atmosphere tasty food and great coffee
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Arepa & Co - Haggerston
58A De Beauvoir Cres
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Venezuelan food, canalside.... funky atmosphere tasty food and great coffee
Beautiful location on the canal and architectural restaurant, always busy - good brunch
80 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Proud East
2-10 Hertford Road
80 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Beautiful location on the canal and architectural restaurant, always busy - good brunch
Always busy good Vietnamese, cheap and cheerful :)
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Green Papaya Vietnamese Restaurant
97 Kingsland Rd
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Always busy good Vietnamese, cheap and cheerful :)
Great sushi, casual lunch or quick dinner
Yoobi
38 Lexington St
Great sushi, casual lunch or quick dinner
Tasty Thai food, I can recommend the vege Pad Thai :)
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Thai City
110 Old St
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tasty Thai food, I can recommend the vege Pad Thai :)
Amazing Vegan Cafe in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, they have a great attitude towards the environment and living healthily from the land. Great atmosphere, burgers and salads are wonderful
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Wild Food Café
14 Neal's Yard
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Amazing Vegan Cafe in Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, they have a great attitude towards the environment and living healthily from the land. Great atmosphere, burgers and salads are wonderful
Cute square off Regent Street. Delicious vegetarian buffet, food is sold by weight. Also does great juices. Good spot for lunch when shopping near Oxford Circus.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
tibits
12-14 Heddon St
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cute square off Regent Street. Delicious vegetarian buffet, food is sold by weight. Also does great juices. Good spot for lunch when shopping near Oxford Circus.
Smart vegetarian, really inspiring menu
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Gate Islington
370 Saint John Street
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Smart vegetarian, really inspiring menu
Great coffees!
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
EZ & Moss
183 Holloway Rd
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great coffees!
Yummy Vietnamese food, cheap and cheerful East London fare.
70 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Green Papaya
191 Mare St
70 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Yummy Vietnamese food, cheap and cheerful East London fare.
Hot ramen, Pho... what more can I say... MMMM MMM!
91 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Salvation in Noodles
122 Balls Pond Rd
91 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hot ramen, Pho... what more can I say... MMMM MMM!
Peruvian food, really different, but I can't argue with cheese and quinoa :)
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tierra Peru
164 Essex Rd
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Peruvian food, really different, but I can't argue with cheese and quinoa :)
Nice little coffee and tea shop.
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Appestat
102 Islington High St
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nice little coffee and tea shop.
Homemade Italian food, good vegetarian selection and great cakes and pastries, really close by so fab to pick up coffee and breakfast o the go!
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Food Lab
56 Essex Road
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Homemade Italian food, good vegetarian selection and great cakes and pastries, really close by so fab to pick up coffee and breakfast o the go!
A favourite, great for family, a date, a night out with friends, good cocktails and fusion food, welcoming atmosphere, good happy hour for cocktails.
74 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Islington
96-98 Pentonville Rd
74 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A favourite, great for family, a date, a night out with friends, good cocktails and fusion food, welcoming atmosphere, good happy hour for cocktails.
Really close to the flat and great to pick up fresh bread and pastries.
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Raab's The Bakers
136 Essex Rd
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Really close to the flat and great to pick up fresh bread and pastries.

Everything Else

Lively pub with late license at the weekend - lots of dancing!
67 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Out Of The Attic Antiques
195 Blackstock Rd
67 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lively pub with late license at the weekend - lots of dancing!

Entertainment & Activities

Multiplex cinema very close by, all new releases available and surrounded by lots of bars and restaurants.
137 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Vue Cinema London - Islington
36 Parkfield St
137 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Multiplex cinema very close by, all new releases available and surrounded by lots of bars and restaurants.
Great indie cinema
445 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
445 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great indie cinema
Traditional British pub with FREE comedy every night upstairs! Show starts at 8, be there at 7.30pm to make sure you get in! Check the website for listings
6 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
2 Camden Walk
2 Camden Walk
6 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Traditional British pub with FREE comedy every night upstairs! Show starts at 8, be there at 7.30pm to make sure you get in! Check the website for listings
Intimate indie cinema, enjoy the bar as you catch a movie
177 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper St
177 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Intimate indie cinema, enjoy the bar as you catch a movie
Theatre pub - a great concept, Angel has about 5 of these, small productions shown which you can enjoy for minimsl expense with your favourite drink in hand
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Old Red Lion Theatre Pub
418 St John St
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Theatre pub - a great concept, Angel has about 5 of these, small productions shown which you can enjoy for minimsl expense with your favourite drink in hand

Essentials

Saturdays there is a farmers' market on this street, great produce and very reasonable prices.
136 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Chapel Market
Chapel Market
136 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Saturdays there is a farmers' market on this street, great produce and very reasonable prices.
Mini super market a minute from the flat, very handy, open late most days.
128 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Co-op Food
116-118 Pitshanger Ln
128 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mini super market a minute from the flat, very handy, open late most days.
Organic grocery store, also great coffee and juices
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Planet Organic - Islington
64 Essex Rd
72 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Organic grocery store, also great coffee and juices
Large supermarket, fresh deli counters too
385 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway Rd
385 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Large supermarket, fresh deli counters too

Shopping

Super handy baker's a minute from the flat for fresh baked goods.
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Raab's The Bakers
136 Essex Rd
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Super handy baker's a minute from the flat for fresh baked goods.
Check out Camden Passage at weekends for the craft fair, lots of vintage treats and quirky independant shops
213 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Camden Passage
Camden Passage
213 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Check out Camden Passage at weekends for the craft fair, lots of vintage treats and quirky independant shops
Fruit and veg and farmers market is on Saturdays - enjoy great cheeses an bread!
136 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Chapel Market
Chapel Market
136 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fruit and veg and farmers market is on Saturdays - enjoy great cheeses an bread!
Indoor market near Liverpool Street, bustling at the weekend with crafts, clothes, accessories and art. Also lots of food stalls and restaurants, a nice way to spend a few hours at the weekend.
157 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Spitalfields Arts Market
1 Market St
157 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Indoor market near Liverpool Street, bustling at the weekend with crafts, clothes, accessories and art. Also lots of food stalls and restaurants, a nice way to spend a few hours at the weekend.
Great little art student fashion stores, quirky designs. Trendy. Lots of indian restaurants int his neigbourhood and a lot of Jewish history too, try the salt beef bagels if you get a chance!
825 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mercado dominical de Brick Lane
Brick Lane
825 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great little art student fashion stores, quirky designs. Trendy. Lots of indian restaurants int his neigbourhood and a lot of Jewish history too, try the salt beef bagels if you get a chance!

Sightseeing

Great on a Saturday, fantastic coffees, international food, great people watching, also. check out the lido (outdoor pool) in the park (London fields). You can walk here along the canalside towpath.
1735 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great on a Saturday, fantastic coffees, international food, great people watching, also. check out the lido (outdoor pool) in the park (London fields). You can walk here along the canalside towpath.