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Drinks & Nightlife

There is a lovely big beer garden round the back, and the burger is very good :)
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Old George
379 Bethnal Green Rd
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There is a lovely big beer garden round the back, and the burger is very good :)
The burgers here are famous – better than the Old George! It is also a live music venue downstairs and when there's a gig on there's always a good atmosphere
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Sebright Arms
31-35 Coate St
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The burgers here are famous – better than the Old George! It is also a live music venue downstairs and when there's a gig on there's always a good atmosphere
Best Sunday Lunch in London
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The Plough at Swan Wharf
60 Dace Rd
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Best Sunday Lunch in London
Fun place with quirky nights...
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Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
42-46 Pollard Row
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Fun place with quirky nights...
Lovely beer garden after a walk up Broadway Market and through London Fields.
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The Spurstowe Arms
68 Greenwood Rd
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Lovely beer garden after a walk up Broadway Market and through London Fields.
Recently refurbished (gentrification, *sigh*) pub at the bottom of Columbia Road, very friendly staff...
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Birdcage
80 Columbia Rd
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Recently refurbished (gentrification, *sigh*) pub at the bottom of Columbia Road, very friendly staff...
This was my old local – it's probably my favourite pub in London. It is the only pub in London run by a cat. Do not try and stroke the Landlord, he will have you barred!
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The Pride of Spitalfields London
3 Heneage St
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This was my old local – it's probably my favourite pub in London. It is the only pub in London run by a cat. Do not try and stroke the Landlord, he will have you barred!
Good pizza and interesting beer. Always different art on the walls. It's a bit smelly, but you get used to it after five minutes ;) Lots of charm, good place to make new friends.
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Indo
133 Whitechapel Rd
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Good pizza and interesting beer. Always different art on the walls. It's a bit smelly, but you get used to it after five minutes ;) Lots of charm, good place to make new friends.
Good burgers and an enormous psychedelic beer garden with massive fish in a pond in the back corner.
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The Blind Beggar
337 Whitechapel Rd
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Good burgers and an enormous psychedelic beer garden with massive fish in a pond in the back corner.
The food here is actually very good, but it's the roof terrace that wins it for me. A good local pub if you find yourself in Old Street
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Old Fountain
3 Baldwin St
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The food here is actually very good, but it's the roof terrace that wins it for me. A good local pub if you find yourself in Old Street
Good when it's raining, turns into a bit of a party on Saturday nights
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The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
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Good when it's raining, turns into a bit of a party on Saturday nights
This pub is owned by Vice Magazine, so there's lots of pressure to be incredibly trendy. Upstairs there are often fun bands playing and you can have a bit of a boogie.
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The Old Blue Last
38 Great Eastern St
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This pub is owned by Vice Magazine, so there's lots of pressure to be incredibly trendy. Upstairs there are often fun bands playing and you can have a bit of a boogie.
Not been for a couple of years, but I remember this place being a fun and funky place for a couple of drinks
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Phoenix Bar
138-139 Shoreditch High Street
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Not been for a couple of years, but I remember this place being a fun and funky place for a couple of drinks
Upside-down plant pots in the roof. This is probably the epicentre of Shoreditch hipster?
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No.1 Café The Old Shoreditch Station
1 Kingsland Rd
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Upside-down plant pots in the roof. This is probably the epicentre of Shoreditch hipster?
Charming old pub with a lovely roof terrace overlooking East London.
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The Red Lion
Crete Hall Road
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Charming old pub with a lovely roof terrace overlooking East London.
Lovely old pub, normally a great atmosphere too
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Marksman Public House
254 Hackney Rd
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Lovely old pub, normally a great atmosphere too

Food Scene

Lovely local pizza restaurant at the top of Columbia Road. Incredibly good value!
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Stringray Globe Cafe
109 Columbia Rd
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Lovely local pizza restaurant at the top of Columbia Road. Incredibly good value!
The staff here are very friendly – it's a proper old East London caff serving breakfast, brunch 'n' lunch.
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E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green Rd
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The staff here are very friendly – it's a proper old East London caff serving breakfast, brunch 'n' lunch.
Lovely atmosphere and very good coffee. Newspapers and comfy sofas :)
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Fuckoffee
429 Bethnal Green Rd
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Lovely atmosphere and very good coffee. Newspapers and comfy sofas :)
This is a butchers during the day that turns into a restaurant at night. Good wine and excellent food. Avoid if you're vegetarian!!
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Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway Market
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This is a butchers during the day that turns into a restaurant at night. Good wine and excellent food. Avoid if you're vegetarian!!
Cute vegetarian cafe with lovely food and ever-changing art work on display
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Gallery Cafe
21 Old Ford Rd
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Cute vegetarian cafe with lovely food and ever-changing art work on display
This charming restaurant has eclipsed the famous recording studios for many Londoners as the reason to visit... enormous portions – good place for sharing, and good value too
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The Premises
209 Hackney Road
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This charming restaurant has eclipsed the famous recording studios for many Londoners as the reason to visit... enormous portions – good place for sharing, and good value too
My favourite place in London. Really good food, very informal and overlooking Hoxton Square
Ruby Restaurant Café Hoxton
8-9 Hoxton Square
My favourite place in London. Really good food, very informal and overlooking Hoxton Square
A trip to East London wouldn't be complete without trying a smoked salmon and cream cheese beigel from this place – the one on the right!!
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Beigel Bake
159 Brick Ln
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A trip to East London wouldn't be complete without trying a smoked salmon and cream cheese beigel from this place – the one on the right!!
Walk down brick lane looking nonchalant and see what offer you get from the men outside... a good deal is two free pints and 25% off – but it is possible to get even better than this!
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Aladin Indian Restaurant
132 Brick Ln
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Walk down brick lane looking nonchalant and see what offer you get from the men outside... a good deal is two free pints and 25% off – but it is possible to get even better than this!
Best fish and chips in the world, but priced accordingly... Worth it ;)
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Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury St
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Best fish and chips in the world, but priced accordingly... Worth it ;)
Funky new co-working space with a very fancy restaurant in the front. The food is good, but is a bit pricey.
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Second Home Spitalfields
68 Hanbury St
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Funky new co-working space with a very fancy restaurant in the front. The food is good, but is a bit pricey.
There are lots of Vietnamese on the Kingsland Road... BYOB and very good value!
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Mien Tay
106-108 Kingsland Rd
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There are lots of Vietnamese on the Kingsland Road... BYOB and very good value!
Good Shisha, incredible kebabs. It is actually at the top of Mansford Street, the map has got it wrong!
Shisha Garden Grill
388 Hackney Rd
Good Shisha, incredible kebabs. It is actually at the top of Mansford Street, the map has got it wrong!
cool coffee shop on the Old Street roundabout. Perhaps a bit too cool?!
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Shoreditch Grind
213 Old St
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cool coffee shop on the Old Street roundabout. Perhaps a bit too cool?!
Just round the corner from my old office, this place is a proper greasy spoon and the staff are absolutely lovely
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Shepherdess Cafe
221 City Rd
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Just round the corner from my old office, this place is a proper greasy spoon and the staff are absolutely lovely
Cheep 'n' cheerful curry – good for a late night takeaway, always best to pop in and carry it home from this place, I don't think they deliver.
Curry 2000 London
357 Bethnal Green Rd
Cheep 'n' cheerful curry – good for a late night takeaway, always best to pop in and carry it home from this place, I don't think they deliver.
Incredible Bombay cafe with a very different approach to Indian food. Absolutely exquisite.
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary St
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Incredible Bombay cafe with a very different approach to Indian food. Absolutely exquisite.
Tapas, quite smart – I've been a couple of times with people, it's not really my bag but I know it's lots of other people's!
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Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial St
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Tapas, quite smart – I've been a couple of times with people, it's not really my bag but I know it's lots of other people's!

Sightseeing

Fascinating place offering a great insight into the English middle-classes over the centuries. Free!
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Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
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Fascinating place offering a great insight into the English middle-classes over the centuries. Free!
Beautiful big park, great for getting lost in on a sunny afternoon. Look out for the old balustrades from the old London Bridge at the Eastern Edge...
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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Beautiful big park, great for getting lost in on a sunny afternoon. Look out for the old balustrades from the old London Bridge at the Eastern Edge...

Arts & Culture

There's a lovely cafe and always lots to see here after exploring Hackney Wick
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Stour Space
7 Roach Rd
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There's a lovely cafe and always lots to see here after exploring Hackney Wick
Independent cinema. Look out for anything in Studio 5 – you get to sit on a sofa and have a proper drink watching your film. Also very good value. If you're going to do cinema, do it here.
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โรงภาพยนตร์เจเนซิส
93-95 Mile End Rd
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Independent cinema. Look out for anything in Studio 5 – you get to sit on a sofa and have a proper drink watching your film. Also very good value. If you're going to do cinema, do it here.
Community-run space with a cinema and exhibitions. Worth popping in to see what's on
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
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Community-run space with a cinema and exhibitions. Worth popping in to see what's on
Really cool gallery with lots of prints and originals of the street artists you'll see all around you...
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Nelly Duff
156 Columbia Rd
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Really cool gallery with lots of prints and originals of the street artists you'll see all around you...

Everything Else

An actual farm – you can go in for free and look at the chickens and goats and things. A bit smelly!
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ฟาร์มเมืองแฮกนีย์
1a Goldsmiths Row
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An actual farm – you can go in for free and look at the chickens and goats and things. A bit smelly!

Shopping

Semi-private shop selling British Design classics. Buzz the buzzer. Play it cheeky and say you're staying in Ali's Air B'n'B (I built their website back in the day!)
Jasper Morrison Shop
24b Kingsland Rd
Semi-private shop selling British Design classics. Buzz the buzzer. Play it cheeky and say you're staying in Ali's Air B'n'B (I built their website back in the day!)

Essentials

This is a free outdoor gym!
E2 6PU
Teesdale Street
This is a free outdoor gym!