Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Drinks & Nightlife

Lovely pub, right across the road. Very friendly management. Great food, lovely garden and amazing pub quiz on Mondays.
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The Lord Clyde
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Lovely pub, right across the road. Very friendly management. Great food, lovely garden and amazing pub quiz on Mondays.
Lovely pub. Good Sunday Roasts. Close to a lovely parkland walk along the New River. Outdoor seating
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Marquess Tavern
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Lovely pub. Good Sunday Roasts. Close to a lovely parkland walk along the New River. Outdoor seating
Another lovely nearby pub. Outdoor seating. Good food.
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De Beauvoir Tavern
292 Kingsland Rd
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Another lovely nearby pub. Outdoor seating. Good food.
Another nice pub
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The Snooty Fox
75 Grosvenor Ave
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Another nice pub
Very friendly pub - if you want to meet some locals.
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The Alma Pub Islington
59 Newington Green Rd
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Very friendly pub - if you want to meet some locals.
Pricey but great cocktails. A speakeasy style bar.
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69 Colebrooke Row
69 Colebrooke Row
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Pricey but great cocktails. A speakeasy style bar.
Lively pub. Does a great sunday roast dinner. Upstairs there is often live music.
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Out Of The Attic Antiques
195 Blackstock Rd
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Lively pub. Does a great sunday roast dinner. Upstairs there is often live music.
Good cocktails. Not open every night.
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The Four Sisters Bar
25 Canonbury Ln
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Good cocktails. Not open every night.
If you want a late drink on the weekend without it being so busy you can't sit down, head here.
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The New Rose
84-86 Essex Road
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If you want a late drink on the weekend without it being so busy you can't sit down, head here.
Lovely garden
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Earl of Essex
25 Danbury St
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Lovely garden
One of the prettiest pubs I have ever been to. I love it here. A bit small though so reserve if you want to eat.
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Island Queen
87 Noel Rd
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One of the prettiest pubs I have ever been to. I love it here. A bit small though so reserve if you want to eat.
Does a great sunday roast
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The Crown
144-146 Hatfield Rd
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Does a great sunday roast
A games themed pub - hundreds of board games and retro video games.
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Loading Bar
129 Stoke Newington High St
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A games themed pub - hundreds of board games and retro video games.
Squat style hippy venue with a mixture of live music, workshops and talks. On the weekend it is open late.
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Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
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Squat style hippy venue with a mixture of live music, workshops and talks. On the weekend it is open late.
Rooftop bar and garden
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Dalston Roof Park
18-22 Ashwin St
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Rooftop bar and garden
Upstairs is probably the most kitch bar you have ever seen
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The Bridge
204 Castelnau
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Upstairs is probably the most kitch bar you have ever seen
Nice pub
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The Talbot
109 Mortimer Rd
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Nice pub

Everything Else

Pharmacy, just in case you need it. Open til 7pm Monday to Friday and til 4pm on Saturday.
Leoprim
328 Essex Rd
Pharmacy, just in case you need it. Open til 7pm Monday to Friday and til 4pm on Saturday.
Gardens
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Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
13 Dalston Ln
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Gardens
Lovely parkland walk
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New River Walk
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Lovely parkland walk
Heated outdoor swimming pool - 50m
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London Fields
London Fields West Side
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Heated outdoor swimming pool - 50m
Large park, popular for BBQs in summer
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Highbury Fields
Highbury Crescent
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Large park, popular for BBQs in summer
Popular street full of trendy vintage shops, cafes, live music venues and great curry restaurants. Very historic. Great market on weekends.
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Brick Lane
Brick Lane
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Popular street full of trendy vintage shops, cafes, live music venues and great curry restaurants. Very historic. Great market on weekends.
Bike hire station by the overground. 12-14 minute walk.
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Haggerston station
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Bike hire station by the overground. 12-14 minute walk.
Nearest cycle hire station. 10 minutes walk.
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Islington Green
Islington Green
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Nearest cycle hire station. 10 minutes walk.
Trade fairs, exhibitions, designer sales, and some of London's top designers operate here.
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Business Design Center
52 Upper St
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Trade fairs, exhibitions, designer sales, and some of London's top designers operate here.
World famous school of art and design.
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Central Saint Martins
1 Granary Square
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World famous school of art and design.
a great spot for people watching in summer. sometimes there are live music performances here.
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Granary Square
1 Granary Square
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a great spot for people watching in summer. sometimes there are live music performances here.
The last of the inner city wholesale food markets, Smithfields sells meat. Get up early to check it out. It's in a stunning old building and is open to anyone. An experience!
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Smithfield Market
Grand Avenue
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The last of the inner city wholesale food markets, Smithfields sells meat. Get up early to check it out. It's in a stunning old building and is open to anyone. An experience!
Tube Station - Victoria Line and Overground
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Highbury & Islington station
Holloway Road
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Tube Station - Victoria Line and Overground
Tube Station, northern line
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Angel Station
A1
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Tube Station, northern line
Nearest overground station, trains to richmond, stratford, peckham and beyond.
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Canonbury station
Wallace Road
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Nearest overground station, trains to richmond, stratford, peckham and beyond.

Food Scene

Excellent Japanese restaurant. Advisable to reserve on the weekends.
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Akari
196 Essex Rd
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Excellent Japanese restaurant. Advisable to reserve on the weekends.
Italian style deli - eat in or buy supplies.
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De Beauvoir Deli Co
98 Southgate Rd
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Italian style deli - eat in or buy supplies.
Excellent restaurant serving only locally sourced produce. Menu changes daily.
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The Duke of Cambridge
30 Saint Peter's Street
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Excellent restaurant serving only locally sourced produce. Menu changes daily.
Very romantic french food at a great price.
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Le Mercury
140a Upper St
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Very romantic french food at a great price.
Very cute cafe (upstairs). Vegetarian food.
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Candid Cafe
3 Torrens St
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Very cute cafe (upstairs). Vegetarian food.
Vegetarian restaurant. The cheapest eat in London. All you can eat for around £5
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Indian Veg
92-93 Chapel Market
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Vegetarian restaurant. The cheapest eat in London. All you can eat for around £5
Amazing, if a little pricey food and good drinks.
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The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury St
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Amazing, if a little pricey food and good drinks.
Pub with good food and a great large garden at the rear
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The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
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Pub with good food and a great large garden at the rear
A great old cafe with authentic vintage style - this place hasn't changed since the 1960s. Mostly basic food - cheap. try the Kleftico (shoulder of lamb)- you will be stuffed and it is a bargain.
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Alpino Cafe
1 Chapel Market
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A great old cafe with authentic vintage style - this place hasn't changed since the 1960s. Mostly basic food - cheap. try the Kleftico (shoulder of lamb)- you will be stuffed and it is a bargain.
Old fashioned "greasy spoon" cafe. An institution
Arthur's Cafe
495 Kingsland Rd
Old fashioned "greasy spoon" cafe. An institution
trendy cafe, popular with hipsters
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
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trendy cafe, popular with hipsters
World famous restaurant owned by a celebrity chef, that is not as expensive s you might expect.
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Fifteen
15 Westland Pl
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World famous restaurant owned by a celebrity chef, that is not as expensive s you might expect.
It's a little over the top in it's thai decorations but the food is good.
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Yum Yum
187 Stoke Newington High St
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It's a little over the top in it's thai decorations but the food is good.
Lovely cafe on the canal
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Towpath Café
42 De Beauvoir Cres
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Lovely cafe on the canal
Very cute restaurant. Reservations required
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The Elk In The Woods
37-39 Camden Passage
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Very cute restaurant. Reservations required
Retro style cafe with good food.
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Meat People
4-6 Essex Rd
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Retro style cafe with good food.
Large thai restaurant. Good value
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Thai Square Islington
347-349 Upper St
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Large thai restaurant. Good value
Excellent Eritrean food at good prices. But be prepared to wait a while for your food. The owners are charming and welcoming.
Zigni House
330 Essex Road
Excellent Eritrean food at good prices. But be prepared to wait a while for your food. The owners are charming and welcoming.
Great value vietnamese food in a basic canteen setting. Very popular with vietnamese people. Bring your own bottle. Call before visiting - I heard a rumour they may be closed for renovations.
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Vietnamese Canteen-Huong Viet
12-14 Englefield Road
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Great value vietnamese food in a basic canteen setting. Very popular with vietnamese people. Bring your own bottle. Call before visiting - I heard a rumour they may be closed for renovations.
Nice coffee shop and restaurant with outdoor seating.
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Food Lab
56 Essex Road
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Nice coffee shop and restaurant with outdoor seating.
There are several branches of Gallipoli on Upper Street, all serving good Turkish food.
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Gallipoli Cafe & Bistro
119-120 Upper St
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There are several branches of Gallipoli on Upper Street, all serving good Turkish food.
Good value middle eastern food. Very popular
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Mem & Laz Brasserie
8 Theberton St
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Good value middle eastern food. Very popular
deep south bbqw
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Duke's Brew & Que
33 Downham Road
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deep south bbqw
gorgeous food - no reservations. Top brunch spot.
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
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gorgeous food - no reservations. Top brunch spot.

Arts & Culture

Art Gallery - Excellent collection of Italian Art
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Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
39A Canonbury Square
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Art Gallery - Excellent collection of Italian Art
Free comedy upstairs 7 nights a week, stating at 8pm
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2 Camden Walk
2 Camden Walk
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Free comedy upstairs 7 nights a week, stating at 8pm
Great theatre with a mixture of drama and comedy.
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Almeida-teatteri
Almeida Street
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Great theatre with a mixture of drama and comedy.
Fringe Theatre. Also a lovely pub, open late.
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King's Head Theatre
115 Upper St
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Fringe Theatre. Also a lovely pub, open late.
Art House and Cult Film cinema
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Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper St
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Art House and Cult Film cinema
Shopping centre and multiplex cinema.
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Angel Central Shopping Centre
21 Parkfield St
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Shopping centre and multiplex cinema.
Small theatre upstairs. You can often see well known comedians trying out new material here.
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The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's Rd
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Small theatre upstairs. You can often see well known comedians trying out new material here.
Art Gallery
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Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
32 Fitzroy Square
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Art Gallery
theatre
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Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
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theatre
World class dance venue
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
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World class dance venue
Live music venue
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Kings Place
90 York Way
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Live music venue
cinema
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Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
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cinema
Great live jazz venue
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Vortex
11 Gillett Square
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Great live jazz venue
Great art house cinema in a cool redeveloped venue
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Curzon Bloomsbury
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Great art house cinema in a cool redeveloped venue
Unique small and super comfortable cinema experience. Very romantic
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Electric Cinema
64-66 Redchurch Street
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Unique small and super comfortable cinema experience. Very romantic
Live music, cinema and arts space
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
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Live music, cinema and arts space
Large Live Music venue
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O2 Academy Islington
16 Parkfield St
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Large Live Music venue
Theatre particularly focussed on puppetry for kids
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Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
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Theatre particularly focussed on puppetry for kids
Amazing live music venue
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Union Chapel
19b Compton Terrace
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Amazing live music venue
Museum on the history of London's amazing canals.
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London Canal Museum
12/13 New Wharf Rd
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Museum on the history of London's amazing canals.
Music venue, and the home of the London Symphony Orchestra
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LSO St. Luke's
161 Old St
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Music venue, and the home of the London Symphony Orchestra
Exceptional comedy venue
The Invisible Dot Ltd.
2 Northdown St
Exceptional comedy venue
Probably one of London's best theatres, and if you book early you can get tickets for just £15. Great views from the balconies too.
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Kansallisteatteri
Upper Ground
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Probably one of London's best theatres, and if you book early you can get tickets for just £15. Great views from the balconies too.
Great concerts and always lots of interesting things going on. Great views from the balcony.
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Kuningasfestivaalin sali
Belvedere Road
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Great concerts and always lots of interesting things going on. Great views from the balcony.

Shopping

Great antique / vintage shop
Past Caring London
54 Essex Rd
Great antique / vintage shop
On the weekends this street comes alive as a buzzing antiques market
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Camden Passage
Camden Passage
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On the weekends this street comes alive as a buzzing antiques market
On Saturday broadway market is a bustling mixture of organic produce and vintage clothes. Lots of fun.
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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On Saturday broadway market is a bustling mixture of organic produce and vintage clothes. Lots of fun.
Huge vintage clothes shop.
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Beyond Retro Dalston
92-100 Stoke Newington Rd
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Huge vintage clothes shop.
lots of designers have stalls at this market. Pick up something unique. Best at weekends but can be very busy.
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Old Spitalfieldsin markkinat
16 Commercial St
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lots of designers have stalls at this market. Pick up something unique. Best at weekends but can be very busy.
Your nearest Marks and Spencers. Enough said.
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Marks & Spencer Islington
5 Liverpool Rd
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Your nearest Marks and Spencers. Enough said.
One of the best Vintage clothes shops in London. They also have a soho and stoke newington branch but this one is the best!
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Beyond Retro Cheshire Street
Cheshire Street
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One of the best Vintage clothes shops in London. They also have a soho and stoke newington branch but this one is the best!

Essentials

Buy your groceries like a real Londoner at this great old street market. Open every day except Monday. the fishmonger is great.
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Chapel Market
Chapel Market
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Buy your groceries like a real Londoner at this great old street market. Open every day except Monday. the fishmonger is great.
Great fishmonger - a little pricey but worth it for high quality fresh fish.
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Steve Hatt Fishmongers
88 - 90 Essex Rd
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Great fishmonger - a little pricey but worth it for high quality fresh fish.
If you want oriental supplies this is the place.
Yen's Kitchen
23 White Conduit St
If you want oriental supplies this is the place.
Small supermarket. open 6am-11pm
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Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
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Small supermarket. open 6am-11pm
supermarket, open 6am-11pm
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Sainsbury's Local
260-268 Archway Rd
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supermarket, open 6am-11pm
Excellent quality fruit and vegetables and some health foods
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Paradise Garden Fresh Fruit & Veg London
338 Essex Rd
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Excellent quality fruit and vegetables and some health foods
large upmarket supermarket
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Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway Rd
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large upmarket supermarket
Large supermarket
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Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
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Large supermarket
Organic produce. Also a coffee shop and restaurant.
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Planet Organic - Islington
64 Essex Rd
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Organic produce. Also a coffee shop and restaurant.

Sightseeing

Excellent contemporary art gallery. Check the website to see what's on.
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Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rd
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Excellent contemporary art gallery. Check the website to see what's on.
Very good museum on the history of London
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Museum of London
Museum of London
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Very good museum on the history of London
I haven't been here yet but I imagine there is lots of information on the history of Islington borough
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Islington Museum
245 St John St
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I haven't been here yet but I imagine there is lots of information on the history of Islington borough
The home of Arsenal Football Club
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Emirates Stadium
Hornsey Road
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The home of Arsenal Football Club
Great exhibitions
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The British Library
96 Euston Rd
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Great exhibitions
World Class arts venue with great gallery, live music venue and cinemas, all in a striking brutalist estate.
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
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World Class arts venue with great gallery, live music venue and cinemas, all in a striking brutalist estate.
Wonderful museum on the changing living rooms of London through the centuries. Lots of recreations of living rooms through the ages, and some gorgeous gardens.
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Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
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Wonderful museum on the changing living rooms of London through the centuries. Lots of recreations of living rooms through the ages, and some gorgeous gardens.
A design classic - Sir Christopher Wren. I'm not religious, but I love this building. Free to enter, but to go into the dome costs.
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St. Paulin katedraali
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A design classic - Sir Christopher Wren. I'm not religious, but I love this building. Free to enter, but to go into the dome costs.
Britain's most popular museum. Come and see all the amazing stuff we stole from other countries! :)
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British Museum
Great Russell Street
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Britain's most popular museum. Come and see all the amazing stuff we stole from other countries! :)
Great exhibitions on biomedical science, always with a very creative twist.
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Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd
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Great exhibitions on biomedical science, always with a very creative twist.
Damian Hurst's art gallery.
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White Cube
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Damian Hurst's art gallery.
Amazing contemporary art gallery. Expect to see work that will blow you away on a regular basis.
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Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
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Amazing contemporary art gallery. Expect to see work that will blow you away on a regular basis.
It may be a cliche, but a tour of the tower is well worth it, and there is a trick for 2 for 1 entry. Ask me for details.
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Lontoon torni
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It may be a cliche, but a tour of the tower is well worth it, and there is a trick for 2 for 1 entry. Ask me for details.
Beautiful victorian people's palace with a wealth of history, set in a stunning park with amazing views.
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Greater London
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Beautiful victorian people's palace with a wealth of history, set in a stunning park with amazing views.
Local history museum and palace in one.
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Bruce Castle Museum
Lordship Lane
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Local history museum and palace in one.
The olympic park and stadium are well worth a visit regardless of what's going on.
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Lontoon stadion
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The olympic park and stadium are well worth a visit regardless of what's going on.
Designed by Zaha Hadid
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Lontoon uimahalli
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Designed by Zaha Hadid
Excellent museum of games and children's stuff, not just aimed at kids.
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V&A:n lastenmuseo
Cambridge Heath Road
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Excellent museum of games and children's stuff, not just aimed at kids.
a wonderful quirky museum.
Barts Pathology Museum
24 W Smithfield
a wonderful quirky museum.
Take a walk along the gorgeous Regents Canal
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Regents Canal Colebrook Row Gardens
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Take a walk along the gorgeous Regents Canal