Guidebook for London
Food Scene
This is our local cafe and is literally just around the corner. It has great coffee (and is run by Australians, of course!) It's a small space, but I highly recommend for coffee, tea, cakes and breakfast plates of delicious food. Opening hours Tues-Fri 8am-4pm; Sat 9am-4pm; Sun 10am-4pm.
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Esters
55 Kynaston RdThis is our local cafe and is literally just around the corner. It has great coffee (and is run by Australians, of course!) It's a small space, but I highly recommend for coffee, tea, cakes and breakfast plates of delicious food. Opening hours Tues-Fri 8am-4pm; Sat 9am-4pm; Sun 10am-4pm.
This is a great cafe with an interesting range of dishes and much more than "good eggs". Great place for brunch, but also for dinner and is open until 9am-11pm on most nights (expect Mondays, when it closes as 4pm).
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The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church StThis is a great cafe with an interesting range of dishes and much more than "good eggs". Great place for brunch, but also for dinner and is open until 9am-11pm on most nights (expect Mondays, when it closes as 4pm).
The Blue Legume is open from 8:30am–10:30pm daily and serves a good selection of cafe food, ranging from brunch, salads, burgers and quiches. There is some outside space to sit outside if it's a nice day, and there is also a space at the back covered by a conservatory roof which is nice for rainy days.
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The Blue Legume
101 Stoke Newington Church StThe Blue Legume is open from 8:30am–10:30pm daily and serves a good selection of cafe food, ranging from brunch, salads, burgers and quiches. There is some outside space to sit outside if it's a nice day, and there is also a space at the back covered by a conservatory roof which is nice for rainy days.
This place is a Stoke Newington institution and serves a great array of South Indian vegetarian dishes (open from 6.30-11pm daily) and they also do home delivery. You won't miss it with it's bright pink front! Their sister restaurant, "Rasa Travancore" across the road serves a mixture of vegetarian, meat and seafood dishes.
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Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church StThis place is a Stoke Newington institution and serves a great array of South Indian vegetarian dishes (open from 6.30-11pm daily) and they also do home delivery. You won't miss it with it's bright pink front! Their sister restaurant, "Rasa Travancore" across the road serves a mixture of vegetarian, meat and seafood dishes.
Franco Manca (open 12-11pm daily) serve a good selection of sourdough pizzas at a reasonable price. The space is big and can cater for large groups for dining in, or you can take away.
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketFranco Manca (open 12-11pm daily) serve a good selection of sourdough pizzas at a reasonable price. The space is big and can cater for large groups for dining in, or you can take away.
Escocesa is an uber-trendy and very popular Spanish-inspired tapas bar on Stoke Newington Church Street, and is open from 6-11pm daily. The food and wine are very good, although not necessarily cheap. A nice place to come as a couple or in small groups. Booking essential, especially on weekends!
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Escocesa
67 Stoke Newington Church StEscocesa is an uber-trendy and very popular Spanish-inspired tapas bar on Stoke Newington Church Street, and is open from 6-11pm daily. The food and wine are very good, although not necessarily cheap. A nice place to come as a couple or in small groups. Booking essential, especially on weekends!
Jones & Sons is a classic British restaurant and cocktail bar, open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday evenings and for lunch and brunch on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. The space is large open warehouse, and the menu a wide range of British food, wine & cocktails. Bring your map with you, as there are a couple of twists and turns finding it!
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Jones & Sons
3 Gillett StJones & Sons is a classic British restaurant and cocktail bar, open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday evenings and for lunch and brunch on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. The space is large open warehouse, and the menu a wide range of British food, wine & cocktails. Bring your map with you, as there are a couple of twists and turns finding it!
Sweet Italian cafe set amidst farmyard animals, from sheep to chickens, goats, and donkeys. Good to combine with Columbia Road flower market on a Sunday morning. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm.
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Granja de la ciudad de Hackney
1a Goldsmiths RowSweet Italian cafe set amidst farmyard animals, from sheep to chickens, goats, and donkeys. Good to combine with Columbia Road flower market on a Sunday morning. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm.
Nice place for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake with a small courtyard at the back.
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The Parlour
40 Canada SquareNice place for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake with a small courtyard at the back.
This is a lovely little cafe out the back of a florist. Just keep walking to the back! It's especially nice on a warm summery day, and a good place for breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee.
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Green Room Cafe
113 Stoke Newington Church StThis is a lovely little cafe out the back of a florist. Just keep walking to the back! It's especially nice on a warm summery day, and a good place for breakfast, lunch and afternoon coffee.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Prince is our local pub, and serves great drinks as well as evening meals. The building itself is a restored Victorian Freehouse, and has lovely dark, brooding walls and floors, but is light and spacious too with an outside area for summer nights. The food here in very good, and has a separate restaurant section which you can book (essential for larger groups and on the weekend)!
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The Prince
59 Kynaston RdThe Prince is our local pub, and serves great drinks as well as evening meals. The building itself is a restored Victorian Freehouse, and has lovely dark, brooding walls and floors, but is light and spacious too with an outside area for summer nights. The food here in very good, and has a separate restaurant section which you can book (essential for larger groups and on the weekend)!
This place is small and fills up quickly, but has really friendly and knowledgeable staff and is a lovely place to grab your favourite cocktail and get a sense of the local Dalston scene!
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High Water London
23 Stoke Newington RdThis place is small and fills up quickly, but has really friendly and knowledgeable staff and is a lovely place to grab your favourite cocktail and get a sense of the local Dalston scene!
Entertainment & Activities
The Rio Cinema is a lovely independent Art Deco cinema in Dalston, about a 15-20 minute walk from our house, or you can take any bus down Stoke Newington High Street (see bus information). This is a single-screen cinema, so the selection of films is limited, but usually good quality.
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Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High StreetThe Rio Cinema is a lovely independent Art Deco cinema in Dalston, about a 15-20 minute walk from our house, or you can take any bus down Stoke Newington High Street (see bus information). This is a single-screen cinema, so the selection of films is limited, but usually good quality.
Arts & Culture
The Arcola is a small, local theatre which presents plays, operas and musicals featuring established and emerging artists. Check website for information about performances.
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Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin StThe Arcola is a small, local theatre which presents plays, operas and musicals featuring established and emerging artists. Check website for information about performances.
The Yard is a small, 110-seat community theatre in a former warehouse in Hackney Wick, staging contemporary and sometimes challenging dramatic works! To get here, take the overground train from Dalston Kingsland station - 3 stops to Hackney Wick. Check the website for performance information.
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The Yard Theatre
Unit 2a Queen's YardThe Yard is a small, 110-seat community theatre in a former warehouse in Hackney Wick, staging contemporary and sometimes challenging dramatic works! To get here, take the overground train from Dalston Kingsland station - 3 stops to Hackney Wick. Check the website for performance information.
My favourite theatre in London, showcasing excellent productions. Bookings are needed far in advance for this place, so book before you arrive. If not, you might be lucky enough to ring up and get some last-minute tickets on the day. To get here, take either a taxi from our place (10 minutes), or the the 73 and 476 buses from Stoke Newington Church Street (5 minutes walk from the house) to Angel.
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Almeida Theatre
Almeida StreetMy favourite theatre in London, showcasing excellent productions. Bookings are needed far in advance for this place, so book before you arrive. If not, you might be lucky enough to ring up and get some last-minute tickets on the day. To get here, take either a taxi from our place (10 minutes), or the the 73 and 476 buses from Stoke Newington Church Street (5 minutes walk from the house) to Angel.
Galleries like these are what makes London great! This is a modern art gallery located along the Southbank. General exhibitions are free, although you have to buy tickets for general exhibitions, so check the web! Open Sunday to Thursday 10.00–18.00; Friday to Saturday 10.00–22.00. Take the 76 bus from Stoke Newington Road/Amhurst Road and get off at St Paul's Churchyard. From here, walk 10 minutes over Millennium Bridge to the Tate.
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Tate Modern
BanksideGalleries like these are what makes London great! This is a modern art gallery located along the Southbank. General exhibitions are free, although you have to buy tickets for general exhibitions, so check the web! Open Sunday to Thursday 10.00–18.00; Friday to Saturday 10.00–22.00. Take the 76 bus from Stoke Newington Road/Amhurst Road and get off at St Paul's Churchyard. From here, walk 10 minutes over Millennium Bridge to the Tate.
Art gallery in a beautiful old building. Check the web for the latest exhibitions, and it is worth purchasing tickets in advance.
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Royal Academy of Arts
PiccadillyArt gallery in a beautiful old building. Check the web for the latest exhibitions, and it is worth purchasing tickets in advance.
Sightseeing
Hampstead Heath is hands down my favourite place in all of London! It's one of London's largest and wildest spaces, and you can ramble through the Heath for hours finding new tracks and feeling like you've completely left London behind in its small, tree-covered pathways. There is a lovely view of London from the top of the hill. Idle the afternoon away on the grass, or even your swimsuit to take a dip in one the ponds. If you like, you can even have a cup of tea at the former stately home, Kenwood House. To get to Hampstead Heath from Stoke Newington, take a bus to Dalston Kingsland station and then take then overground train to Gospel Oak station (approximately 20 mins).
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Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is hands down my favourite place in all of London! It's one of London's largest and wildest spaces, and you can ramble through the Heath for hours finding new tracks and feeling like you've completely left London behind in its small, tree-covered pathways. There is a lovely view of London from the top of the hill. Idle the afternoon away on the grass, or even your swimsuit to take a dip in one the ponds. If you like, you can even have a cup of tea at the former stately home, Kenwood House. To get to Hampstead Heath from Stoke Newington, take a bus to Dalston Kingsland station and then take then overground train to Gospel Oak station (approximately 20 mins).
Near Liverpool Street (which can be reached via the overground) has lots of interesting shops and is near Brick Lane (famous for Indian food and bars etc) and the “Jack the ripper tour”.
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Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StNear Liverpool Street (which can be reached via the overground) has lots of interesting shops and is near Brick Lane (famous for Indian food and bars etc) and the “Jack the ripper tour”.
There are many of these tours, which set off every evening around Whitechapel and meander through the streets where Jack the Ripper carried out his gruesome deeds! Check the web for more details. To get to Whitechapel, take the overground from Stoke Newington to Liverpool Street and walk (about 10 mins).
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The Jack the Ripper Tour
88 Whitechapel High StThere are many of these tours, which set off every evening around Whitechapel and meander through the streets where Jack the Ripper carried out his gruesome deeds! Check the web for more details. To get to Whitechapel, take the overground from Stoke Newington to Liverpool Street and walk (about 10 mins).
A lovely, bustling cobblestone place to wander through with lots of nice shops and street performers. The Apple Market has a number of artisanal stalls selling handmade goods such as jewellery, prints, and cards Tuesday through Sunday. Every Monday, the Apple Market hosts antiques and collectables stalls.
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Covent Garden
41 James StA lovely, bustling cobblestone place to wander through with lots of nice shops and street performers. The Apple Market has a number of artisanal stalls selling handmade goods such as jewellery, prints, and cards Tuesday through Sunday. Every Monday, the Apple Market hosts antiques and collectables stalls.
Wander round the pretty little boutique shops and climb Primrose Hill for a lovely view over London. Who knows, you might even bump into Jude Law! Close to the Hampstead Heath, also recommended here.
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Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill RoadWander round the pretty little boutique shops and climb Primrose Hill for a lovely view over London. Who knows, you might even bump into Jude Law! Close to the Hampstead Heath, also recommended here.
Behold the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, which has over 4.5 million objects to gaze at and all for free. (You need to pay for special exhibitions). This one is a little further afield: take bus 106 to Finsbury Park, and then the Piccadilly Line to South Kensington Station, about an hour's journey. I really love this place, and you can easily spend a day here!
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Museo Victoria y Alberto
Cromwell RoadBehold the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, which has over 4.5 million objects to gaze at and all for free. (You need to pay for special exhibitions). This one is a little further afield: take bus 106 to Finsbury Park, and then the Piccadilly Line to South Kensington Station, about an hour's journey. I really love this place, and you can easily spend a day here!
Historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. See the place where Anne Boleyn lost her head! I recommend buying tickets in advance. From our place, take the 67 bus to Aldgate Station and then walk 10 minutes.
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Tower of London
Historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. See the place where Anne Boleyn lost her head! I recommend buying tickets in advance. From our place, take the 67 bus to Aldgate Station and then walk 10 minutes.
This is an 18th-century department store known for its gourmet groceries including tea and posh preserves. This is well worth a browse - it's great for gifts, and you can also have some nice tea and scone here. Good to combine with a trip to the Royal Academy of Art (opposite). Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 10pm. Sunday 11.30am to 6pm.
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Fortnum & Mason
181 PiccadillyThis is an 18th-century department store known for its gourmet groceries including tea and posh preserves. This is well worth a browse - it's great for gifts, and you can also have some nice tea and scone here. Good to combine with a trip to the Royal Academy of Art (opposite). Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 10pm. Sunday 11.30am to 6pm.
Essentials
This local Sainsbury's is just around the corner and is perfect for essential items such as milk and a few basic groceries.
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Sainsbury's Local
13 Lower Clapton RdThis local Sainsbury's is just around the corner and is perfect for essential items such as milk and a few basic groceries.
Wholefoods supermarket sells delicious breads, pastries and a great range of organic products. A bit pricey, but nice and there is always a few nice things to try! It is open from 7.30am-9.30pm every day. Only a 5 minute walk from our house.
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Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High StWholefoods supermarket sells delicious breads, pastries and a great range of organic products. A bit pricey, but nice and there is always a few nice things to try! It is open from 7.30am-9.30pm every day. Only a 5 minute walk from our house.
This lovely fruit and vegetable shop which is open from 8am-9pm everyday and I highly recommend buying your fruit and vegetables here! It gets busy around the evenings, especially on Sundays.
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Stoke Newington Fruit and Veg
39 Stoke Newington Church StThis lovely fruit and vegetable shop which is open from 8am-9pm everyday and I highly recommend buying your fruit and vegetables here! It gets busy around the evenings, especially on Sundays.
Meat N16
104 Stoke Newington Church StA place to buy high quality meat products.
Parks & Nature
Picturesque Clissold Park is a lovely place to visit! It has a big café in the middle of it called the “The House at Clissold Park”, as well as animals (like deer and large goats!), a skate board park, tennis courts, and a large play area for children. It's also the perfect place for a morning run, if you are so inclined! It is only about 10 minute walk from our house, and a great place to spend an afternoon.
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Parque Clissold
Green LanesPicturesque Clissold Park is a lovely place to visit! It has a big café in the middle of it called the “The House at Clissold Park”, as well as animals (like deer and large goats!), a skate board park, tennis courts, and a large play area for children. It's also the perfect place for a morning run, if you are so inclined! It is only about 10 minute walk from our house, and a great place to spend an afternoon.