The Haven Guidebook for London

Marianne
The Haven Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Absolutely gorgeous for a Sunday (!) Brunch - or any other days of the week. Great quality food and coffee. But be ready to queue!
127 habitants recommandent
SUNDAY cafe & restaurant
169 Hemingford Rd
127 habitants recommandent
Absolutely gorgeous for a Sunday (!) Brunch - or any other days of the week. Great quality food and coffee. But be ready to queue!
Great Gastro pub with a Garden at the back. Good selection of wines and great food.
167 habitants recommandent
The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
167 habitants recommandent
Great Gastro pub with a Garden at the back. Good selection of wines and great food.
Gastro Pub with a garden space at the back. 10 minutes walk from here.
102 habitants recommandent
The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury St
102 habitants recommandent
Gastro Pub with a garden space at the back. 10 minutes walk from here.
Lots of bars, cafés and restaurants are located on Upper Street
193 habitants recommandent
Upper Street
Upper Street
193 habitants recommandent
Lots of bars, cafés and restaurants are located on Upper Street
Absolutely fab Thai food 15 minutes walk from the flat at the bottom of Caledonian Road (or 5 minutes on the Bus). My favourite restaurant at the moement. Worth booking as it gets very busy.
7 habitants recommandent
Supawan Thai Food
38 Caledonian Rd
7 habitants recommandent
Absolutely fab Thai food 15 minutes walk from the flat at the bottom of Caledonian Road (or 5 minutes on the Bus). My favourite restaurant at the moement. Worth booking as it gets very busy.
Amazing vegetarian and vegan food on Upper Street. Worth booking as it gets booked out especially at weekends. 15 minutes walk from the flat.
6 habitants recommandent
Wild Food Café, Islington
269 Upper St
6 habitants recommandent
Amazing vegetarian and vegan food on Upper Street. Worth booking as it gets booked out especially at weekends. 15 minutes walk from the flat.
Nice Indian Restaurant on Upper Street next to The Screen on The Green.
10 habitants recommandent
Masala Zone Islington
80 Upper St
10 habitants recommandent
Nice Indian Restaurant on Upper Street next to The Screen on The Green.
Dishoom is an experience! The place is designed like an old Indian train station and worth the visit just for that. the food is lovely too! Be prepared to queue!
219 habitants recommandent
Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable St
219 habitants recommandent
Dishoom is an experience! The place is designed like an old Indian train station and worth the visit just for that. the food is lovely too! Be prepared to queue!
Beautiful building and delicious food. Conveniently located just 15 minutes walk from the flat, just behind Kings Cross.
43 habitants recommandent
German Gymnasium
1 King's Blvd
43 habitants recommandent
Beautiful building and delicious food. Conveniently located just 15 minutes walk from the flat, just behind Kings Cross.
Gorgeous redevelopment with shops, cafes and restaurants. Only 15 minutes walk from the flat.
70 habitants recommandent
Coal Drops Yard
Stable Street
70 habitants recommandent
Gorgeous redevelopment with shops, cafes and restaurants. Only 15 minutes walk from the flat.
Beautiful space with access to restaurants and regents Canal
164 habitants recommandent
Place des Grains
1 Granary Square
164 habitants recommandent
Beautiful space with access to restaurants and regents Canal
A delight for all the senses.
364 habitants recommandent
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
364 habitants recommandent
A delight for all the senses.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great places for an evening out
Nice Corner pub for a leisurely drink
129 habitants recommandent
The Crown
144-146 Hatfield Rd
129 habitants recommandent
Nice Corner pub for a leisurely drink
In Camden great for Jazz
137 habitants recommandent
Jazz Cafe
5 Parkway
137 habitants recommandent
In Camden great for Jazz
Oldest and most famous Jazz Venue in London
123 habitants recommandent
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
47 Frith St
123 habitants recommandent
Oldest and most famous Jazz Venue in London
Gorgeous gastro pub. Great for a drink or a meal out. Lovely beer garden in the back for a leisurely evening in the summer.
167 habitants recommandent
The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
167 habitants recommandent
Gorgeous gastro pub. Great for a drink or a meal out. Lovely beer garden in the back for a leisurely evening in the summer.
Amazing views of London on 32nd floor of the Shard.
40 habitants recommandent
Oblix
31 St Thomas St
40 habitants recommandent
Amazing views of London on 32nd floor of the Shard.

Essentials

Good quality food
36 habitants recommandent
Marks & Spencer Islington
5 Liverpool Rd
36 habitants recommandent
Good quality food
Good for general shopping
941 habitants recommandent
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
941 habitants recommandent
Good for general shopping
Great for food, wine and flowers
385 habitants recommandent
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway Rd
385 habitants recommandent
Great for food, wine and flowers
Good for a small shop, not for general shopping
72 habitants recommandent
The Co-Operative Food
159 Great Dover St
72 habitants recommandent
Good for a small shop, not for general shopping
Post Office on Caledonian Road
Caledonian Road Post Office
320 Caledonian Rd
Post Office on Caledonian Road
Main brands and shops like Gap, H&M, Butlers, Paperchase, French Connection, L'Occitane, MUJI, Accessorize, Oasis and also a large Cinema Complex VUE Islington
70 habitants recommandent
Angel Central Shopping Centre
21 Parkfield St
70 habitants recommandent
Main brands and shops like Gap, H&M, Butlers, Paperchase, French Connection, L'Occitane, MUJI, Accessorize, Oasis and also a large Cinema Complex VUE Islington
A larger Waitrose on Granary Square. Great for all your food and practical shopping needs
50 habitants recommandent
Waitrose & Partners Kings Cross
1 Wharf Road
50 habitants recommandent
A larger Waitrose on Granary Square. Great for all your food and practical shopping needs

Arts & Culture

Great for small and grown up kids!
61 habitants recommandent
Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
61 habitants recommandent
Great for small and grown up kids!
2008 habitants recommandent
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 habitants recommandent
Great Art, great exhibitions and a lovely café
1694 habitants recommandent
Musée Victoria et Albert
Cromwell Road
1694 habitants recommandent
Great Art, great exhibitions and a lovely café
Great Art Gallery, a bus ride away with number 43 from Angel in the London Bridge direction
95 habitants recommandent
Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rd
95 habitants recommandent
Great Art Gallery, a bus ride away with number 43 from Angel in the London Bridge direction
Great place for dance performances
253 habitants recommandent
Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
253 habitants recommandent
Great place for dance performances
Lovely small Theatre just off Upper Street
224 habitants recommandent
Théâtre Almeida
Almeida Street
224 habitants recommandent
Lovely small Theatre just off Upper Street
The Southbank is great for a stroll along the Thames, for food, music or Art.
436 habitants recommandent
Southbank Centre
436 habitants recommandent
The Southbank is great for a stroll along the Thames, for food, music or Art.
For Art, modernist architecture and a drink on the terrace.
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
For Art, modernist architecture and a drink on the terrace.
An exotic garden in the heart of the city
16 habitants recommandent
Barbican Conservatory
Silk Street
16 habitants recommandent
An exotic garden in the heart of the city
The British Library stores a copy of each book that has ever been published. There are temporary exhibitions, a Café and interesting architecture. It makes for a break on a London city tour.
430 habitants recommandent
The British Library
96 Euston Rd
430 habitants recommandent
The British Library stores a copy of each book that has ever been published. There are temporary exhibitions, a Café and interesting architecture. It makes for a break on a London city tour.
The Wellcome Collection has interesting exhibitions, a great bookstore and two lovely cafés.
The Wellcome Trust
183-193 Euston Road
The Wellcome Collection has interesting exhibitions, a great bookstore and two lovely cafés.
The first Tate for all Lovers of traditional Art. You can hop on a boat from one Tate to the other. Makes a lovely trip.
Tate Britain
Millbank
The first Tate for all Lovers of traditional Art. You can hop on a boat from one Tate to the other. Makes a lovely trip.
Stunning historic building - inside and out!
1954 habitants recommandent
Musée d'Histoire Naturelle
Cromwell Road
1954 habitants recommandent
Stunning historic building - inside and out!

Parks & Nature

Beautiful Botanical gardens with indoor and outdoor exploration. A beautiful day out. You can get there with the overground in about 45 minutes
637 habitants recommandent
Stationnement du Jardin botanique royal
637 habitants recommandent
Beautiful Botanical gardens with indoor and outdoor exploration. A beautiful day out. You can get there with the overground in about 45 minutes
A lovely Wood a bus ride away. Number 43 to Muswell Hill takes you there
96 habitants recommandent
Highgate Wood
Muswell Hill Road
96 habitants recommandent
A lovely Wood a bus ride away. Number 43 to Muswell Hill takes you there
Opposite Highgate Woods, a lovey little forest with a tiny café for a coffee or small bite to eat. My favourite nature spot in the capital.
34 habitants recommandent
Queen's Wood
34 habitants recommandent
Opposite Highgate Woods, a lovey little forest with a tiny café for a coffee or small bite to eat. My favourite nature spot in the capital.
A small Wood tucked away a few minutes from here. Only open on certain days, but lovely.
8 habitants recommandent
Barnsbury Wood Nature Reserve
18a Crescent St
8 habitants recommandent
A small Wood tucked away a few minutes from here. Only open on certain days, but lovely.
Walk across the 0 degree Meridian. Beautiful park and different view of the Capital with Canary Wharf in the foreground. Greenwich also has a market which is fun to visit. You can get there by DLR or a boat from Embankment which makes a great day trip.
Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Blackheath Avenue
Walk across the 0 degree Meridian. Beautiful park and different view of the Capital with Canary Wharf in the foreground. Greenwich also has a market which is fun to visit. You can get there by DLR or a boat from Embankment which makes a great day trip.
If you fancy being immersed in nature and observing birds just outside London - this place is for you!
117 habitants recommandent
Centre de zones humides de Londres WWT
Queen Elizabeth Walk
117 habitants recommandent
If you fancy being immersed in nature and observing birds just outside London - this place is for you!

Getting Around

To go to Stratford or Richmond
27 habitants recommandent
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury London Overground Station
Hemingford Road
27 habitants recommandent
To go to Stratford or Richmond
Tube and trains
323 habitants recommandent
King's Cross
323 habitants recommandent
Tube and trains
Northern Line south to Bank or north to Hampstead
173 habitants recommandent
Angel Station
A1
173 habitants recommandent
Northern Line south to Bank or north to Hampstead
Nearest Bus stop on Caledonian Road. Buses to Kings Cross (17, 91, 259) or Angel (274)
Story Street
Story Street
Nearest Bus stop on Caledonian Road. Buses to Kings Cross (17, 91, 259) or Angel (274)
Bus number 153 goes to Angel, the Barbican or to Finsbury Park
Hemingford Road (Stop H) station
Bus number 153 goes to Angel, the Barbican or to Finsbury Park
Great local mini cab service
Imperial Cars And Couriers
360 Caledonian Rd
Great local mini cab service

Entertainment & Activities

Selection of screens with the latest movies. Not a boutique cinema
137 habitants recommandent
Vue Cinema London - Islington
36 Parkfield St
137 habitants recommandent
Selection of screens with the latest movies. Not a boutique cinema
Lovely cinema full of character
177 habitants recommandent
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper St
177 habitants recommandent
Lovely cinema full of character
17 habitants recommandent
Everyman Kings Cross
14-18 Handyside St
17 habitants recommandent
A boat trip down the river gives you fab views and new perspectives of London. Highly recommended.
8 habitants recommandent
Thames Boat Rides from Embankment Pier
Victoria Embankment
8 habitants recommandent
A boat trip down the river gives you fab views and new perspectives of London. Highly recommended.