Guidebook for London

Emma
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

I love this place! It's an amazing space ( a real surprise inside), great food (European/Eastern European) and good value. Highly recommended as a special night out. (600+ reviews on Tripadvisor give it a 4.5 star rating)
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Baltic Restaurant and Bar
74 Blackfriars Rd
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I love this place! It's an amazing space ( a real surprise inside), great food (European/Eastern European) and good value. Highly recommended as a special night out. (600+ reviews on Tripadvisor give it a 4.5 star rating)
Classic Turkish mezze dishes and grilled meats, in a comfortable eatery under the railway arches. If it's a nice day then you should book outside as this is a very quiet (traffic-free) frontage with lots of greenery. On a summer evening we feel like we're at a restaurant in Turkey. A unique exerience.
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Ev Restaurant
98 Isabella St
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Classic Turkish mezze dishes and grilled meats, in a comfortable eatery under the railway arches. If it's a nice day then you should book outside as this is a very quiet (traffic-free) frontage with lots of greenery. On a summer evening we feel like we're at a restaurant in Turkey. A unique exerience.
Great burgers, chips, onion rings etc. 2 mins from the house. Excellent value. https://www.byronhamburgers.com
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Byron
341 Upper St
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Great burgers, chips, onion rings etc. 2 mins from the house. Excellent value. https://www.byronhamburgers.com
Borough Market is London’s most renowned food market; a source of exceptional British and international produce. It is a haven for anybody who cares about the quality and provenance of the food they eat - chefs, restaurateurs, passionate amateur cooks and people who just happen to love eating and drinking.
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Borough Market
Borough High Street
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Borough Market is London’s most renowned food market; a source of exceptional British and international produce. It is a haven for anybody who cares about the quality and provenance of the food they eat - chefs, restaurateurs, passionate amateur cooks and people who just happen to love eating and drinking.
A very high quality Gastropub, with very interesting modern British food. Great atmosphere and cool staff. They have a £15 two course workers lunch.
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The Anchor & Hope
36 The Cut
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A very high quality Gastropub, with very interesting modern British food. Great atmosphere and cool staff. They have a £15 two course workers lunch.
Really great Mexican street food. It's a great place to share plates of food with friends in a tapas style. They also have a range of fab Margheritas.
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Wahaca Waterloo
119 Waterloo Rd
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Really great Mexican street food. It's a great place to share plates of food with friends in a tapas style. They also have a range of fab Margheritas.
A popular gastropub at the end of our street. Really nice bar snacks, burgers and more.
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The White Hart
69 Stoke Newington High St
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A popular gastropub at the end of our street. Really nice bar snacks, burgers and more.

Shopping

One of the best pastry, cake and bread shops in London. It's 300 meters from the house. Lovely, cakes and pastries. If you have a special occasion then they will ice a special cake for you (in a few hours if you're lucky http://shop.konditorandcook.com/collections/personalised-cakes). Also fresh bread and pastries every day of the week.
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Konditor
22 Cornwall Rd
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One of the best pastry, cake and bread shops in London. It's 300 meters from the house. Lovely, cakes and pastries. If you have a special occasion then they will ice a special cake for you (in a few hours if you're lucky http://shop.konditorandcook.com/collections/personalised-cakes). Also fresh bread and pastries every day of the week.

Arts & Culture

A 200 year-old theatre on our doorstep. Great shows both old and new, with a fair smattering of musicals. Pretty much everything they put on here has a great review.
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The Old Vic
103 The Cut
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A 200 year-old theatre on our doorstep. Great shows both old and new, with a fair smattering of musicals. Pretty much everything they put on here has a great review.
An intimate new(ish) arts theatre also on the doorstep. Mostly new plays or modern re-workings of classics. They also have a great restaurant and bar. I'd highly recommend both the theatre and food.
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Young Vic
66 The Cut
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An intimate new(ish) arts theatre also on the doorstep. Mostly new plays or modern re-workings of classics. They also have a great restaurant and bar. I'd highly recommend both the theatre and food.
A really great half-day out. A nice walk along the Stouthbank, or you can walk a slightly more direct route which takes us about 7 mins. It's also good for kids and we used to give mine a sketch book and pencils and get them to pick something to draw. Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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A really great half-day out. A nice walk along the Stouthbank, or you can walk a slightly more direct route which takes us about 7 mins. It's also good for kids and we used to give mine a sketch book and pencils and get them to pick something to draw. Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art
London's 4th most popular visitor attraction. Lot's of free events inside and out. The Haywood Gallery usually has great shows. The Royal Festival Hall houses the Philharmonia Orchestra. There is a constant stream of outside shows and events, many of them free. Renowned Cabaret and comedy festivals etc, etc. There's also a great food market on the weekends.
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Southbank Centre
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London's 4th most popular visitor attraction. Lot's of free events inside and out. The Haywood Gallery usually has great shows. The Royal Festival Hall houses the Philharmonia Orchestra. There is a constant stream of outside shows and events, many of them free. Renowned Cabaret and comedy festivals etc, etc. There's also a great food market on the weekends.
Home of the Royal Shakespeare Company. It's our err National Theatre, but actually there are several theatres, venues, event spaces and several good cafes and restaurants.
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National Theatre
Upper Ground
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Home of the Royal Shakespeare Company. It's our err National Theatre, but actually there are several theatres, venues, event spaces and several good cafes and restaurants.
If you want to take in an immersive. 3D film experience on a gigantic screen, with mega sound then the iMax film is for you.
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ODEON BFI IMAX
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If you want to take in an immersive. 3D film experience on a gigantic screen, with mega sound then the iMax film is for you.
The British Film Institute has several screens and is a great place for any film buff. It holds our National Archive of films and has a rolling schedule of special seasons and events.
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BFI Southbank
0 Belvedere Rd
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The British Film Institute has several screens and is a great place for any film buff. It holds our National Archive of films and has a rolling schedule of special seasons and events.
2016 is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Dozens of performances, talks, exhibitions and activities are going on throughout the year. Many of these are at local venues, including the very beautiful reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre. Check out http://www.shakespeare400.org/
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe Walk
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2016 is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. Dozens of performances, talks, exhibitions and activities are going on throughout the year. Many of these are at local venues, including the very beautiful reconstruction of the original Globe Theatre. Check out http://www.shakespeare400.org/
London's No. 1 most popular visitor attraction. FREE ENTRY! The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, from around the world. Highlights include the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection.
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Britanski muzej
Great Russell Street
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London's No. 1 most popular visitor attraction. FREE ENTRY! The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times, from around the world. Highlights include the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection.
London's No.2 most popular visitor attraction. FREE ENTRY! The crowning glory of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.
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Nacionalna galerija
Trafalgar Square
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London's No.2 most popular visitor attraction. FREE ENTRY! The crowning glory of Trafalgar Square, London's National Gallery is a vast space filled with Western European paintings from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Find works by masters such as Van Gogh, da Vinci, Botticelli, Constable, Renoir, Titian and Stubbs.

Sightseeing

It really is worth a trip! London's 6th most visited attraction. Great fun and great views of London. You can book a timed entry online. I'd suggest going at sunset if possible. Don't forget to keep an eye out so you can spot our house from the top! It'll be when you get to 1 o'clock on the wheel/clockface.
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London Eye
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It really is worth a trip! London's 6th most visited attraction. Great fun and great views of London. You can book a timed entry online. I'd suggest going at sunset if possible. Don't forget to keep an eye out so you can spot our house from the top! It'll be when you get to 1 o'clock on the wheel/clockface.
A quirky mixture of shops, events and restaurants.
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Oxo Tower Wharf
Barge House Street
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A quirky mixture of shops, events and restaurants.
This is a pedestrian area full of shops, restaurants and some of the best street performers you've seen. A great day out for visitors.
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Covent Garden
41 James St
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This is a pedestrian area full of shops, restaurants and some of the best street performers you've seen. A great day out for visitors.
London's 9th most popular attraction. Somerset House is a major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London. An inspiring space for art, culture and creative exchange.Read More Website PARTNER About Somerset House is a spectacular neo-classical building in the heart of London, sitting between the Strand and the River Thames. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink. Somerset House also hosts open-air concerts and films, contemporary art and design exhibitions, family workshops and free guided tours of spaces usually hidden to visitors. The mission of Somerset House Trust is to conserve and maintain Somerset House to the highest standards and to develop the site as a public space which is universally recognised as a world class visitor attraction and centre of excellence for culture and the arts.
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Somerset House
Strand
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London's 9th most popular attraction. Somerset House is a major arts and cultural centre in the heart of London. An inspiring space for art, culture and creative exchange.Read More Website PARTNER About Somerset House is a spectacular neo-classical building in the heart of London, sitting between the Strand and the River Thames. During summer months 55 fountains dance in the courtyard, and in winter you can skate on London's favourite ice rink. Somerset House also hosts open-air concerts and films, contemporary art and design exhibitions, family workshops and free guided tours of spaces usually hidden to visitors. The mission of Somerset House Trust is to conserve and maintain Somerset House to the highest standards and to develop the site as a public space which is universally recognised as a world class visitor attraction and centre of excellence for culture and the arts.
The Palace is the residence of our Queen. The Staterooms and Queen's Gallery have some of the most amazing interiors, furniture, sculpture and art anywhere in the world. There are daily tours and you can book into special events online. Very much worth a visit.
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Buckingham Palace
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The Palace is the residence of our Queen. The Staterooms and Queen's Gallery have some of the most amazing interiors, furniture, sculpture and art anywhere in the world. There are daily tours and you can book into special events online. Very much worth a visit.

Drinks & Nightlife

Just 100 yards away from the house, this is a well-known classic London Pub that's been there for 200 years. It has a constantly changing list of 20 or so real ales and craft beers. They also do a very decent pub lunch on Sundays, whilst in the week they serve Thai food in the restaurant at the back.
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The Kings Arms
251 Tooley St
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Just 100 yards away from the house, this is a well-known classic London Pub that's been there for 200 years. It has a constantly changing list of 20 or so real ales and craft beers. They also do a very decent pub lunch on Sundays, whilst in the week they serve Thai food in the restaurant at the back.

Essentials

Open 24 hours! A great local convenience store. A 2 minute walk from the house.
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Sainsbury's Local
76-77 Chalk Farm Rd
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Open 24 hours! A great local convenience store. A 2 minute walk from the house.

Getting Around

Waterloo is Britain's busiest railway station by passenger usage. It is the Central London terminus for South West Trains providing the majority of commuter/regional services to South West London, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and parts of Berkshire. Major destinations served include Wimbledon, Epsom, Dorking, Guildford, Woking, Reading, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton, Salisbury, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Exeter. It is also served by several underground lines including Bakerloo Line Northern Line Jubilee Line Waterloo and City Line
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Waterloo Cars
135 Mepham St
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Waterloo is Britain's busiest railway station by passenger usage. It is the Central London terminus for South West Trains providing the majority of commuter/regional services to South West London, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and parts of Berkshire. Major destinations served include Wimbledon, Epsom, Dorking, Guildford, Woking, Reading, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton, Salisbury, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Exeter. It is also served by several underground lines including Bakerloo Line Northern Line Jubilee Line Waterloo and City Line