Paul's Guidebook
Food and drink
Cosy pub with fireplace. Specialises in fish and chips.
Large bar and restaurant 1 min walk away from the flat. Good coffee, deli, cocktails, brunch and all round food menu.
86 locals recommend
Mare street market
117 Mare StLarge bar and restaurant 1 min walk away from the flat. Good coffee, deli, cocktails, brunch and all round food menu.
A great market with food, crafts, fashion and other interesting stalls. Only open on Saturday morning until 4pm.
1735 locals recommend
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketA great market with food, crafts, fashion and other interesting stalls. Only open on Saturday morning until 4pm.
Small hidden away bar next to the apartment. Good beer, chilled vibe.
11 locals recommend
Forest Road Taproom
8 Netil LnSmall hidden away bar next to the apartment. Good beer, chilled vibe.
Small shops, coffee shop and food and drink places. Open Saturday and sometimes Sunday.
60 locals recommend
Netil Market
13-23 Westgate StSmall shops, coffee shop and food and drink places. Open Saturday and sometimes Sunday.
Off Broadway
63-65 Broadway MarketCocktail bar around the corner at Broadway Market. Nice atmosphere.
The Dove
24-28 Broadway MarketTraditional pub serving lots of Belgian beers and decent menu
2 floor pub at the corner of Broadway Market. Gets busy Fridays and Saturdays.
150 locals recommend
The Cat & Mutton
76 Broadway Market2 floor pub at the corner of Broadway Market. Gets busy Fridays and Saturdays.
The Virgin Queen
94 Goldsmiths RowSightseeing
Lovely park around 10 mins walk from apartment. Best way to get there is to walk down the canal that's situated end of Broadway Market.
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadLovely park around 10 mins walk from apartment. Best way to get there is to walk down the canal that's situated end of Broadway Market.
Famous flower market around 15 mins walk. Walk down broadway market and continue going to the end. Only open Sundays and gets VERY busy!
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadFamous flower market around 15 mins walk. Walk down broadway market and continue going to the end. Only open Sundays and gets VERY busy!
Food scene
Nice atmosphere and good value Italian restaurant. They have a lunch menu that's slightly cheaper.
LARDO
201 Richmond RdLovely small plate Italian food.
Buzzy atmosphere. Good value and a cheaper lunch menu available if you're around there in the daytime
55 locals recommend
Bella Vita
53-57 Broadway MarketBuzzy atmosphere. Good value and a cheaper lunch menu available if you're around there in the daytime
Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketGood cheap and small pizzeria around the corner
Tonkotsu Mare Street
382 Mare StNice Ramen place. About 15 mins walk or short bus.
Diverse menu, but good quality and good atmosphere. Gets very busy Friday and Saturday nights.
86 locals recommend
Mare street market
117 Mare StDiverse menu, but good quality and good atmosphere. Gets very busy Friday and Saturday nights.
Neighbourhoods
Some favourite places to go nearby (and one or two a little further)
Lovely shops and lots of cool bars and restaurants. Walkable from flat but can also get the bus on corner of booking street / mare street.
Highlights are Dishoom restaurant for nice Indian, Hoxton hotel for brunch, brick lane on weekends, spitalfields for indoor market, and around Rivington Street some cool shops and bars.
620 locals recommend
Shoreditch
Lovely shops and lots of cool bars and restaurants. Walkable from flat but can also get the bus on corner of booking street / mare street.
Highlights are Dishoom restaurant for nice Indian, Hoxton hotel for brunch, brick lane on weekends, spitalfields for indoor market, and around Rivington Street some cool shops and bars.
Long street with lots of bars and restaurants. If you like Turkish food, there's a few good ones around there.
140 locals recommend
Dalston
Long street with lots of bars and restaurants. If you like Turkish food, there's a few good ones around there.
A long stretch alongside the thames with Tate Gallery, National Theatre, Southbank Centre and lots of other places. A good way to do it is to start at London Bridge and walk down Bus number 48 goes straight there or tube from Bethnal Green and change at bank.
370 locals recommend
South Bank
A long stretch alongside the thames with Tate Gallery, National Theatre, Southbank Centre and lots of other places. A good way to do it is to start at London Bridge and walk down Bus number 48 goes straight there or tube from Bethnal Green and change at bank.
Entertainment
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StLocal cinema 10 mins walk away
Beautiful theatre opposite the cinema. Worth going if there's something you're interested in seeing.
202 locals recommend
Hackney Empire
291 Mare StBeautiful theatre opposite the cinema. Worth going if there's something you're interested in seeing.