Guidebook for East London
Entertainment & Activities
Beautiful oasis in the city, for all garden and animal lovers. You can even book an animal encounter!
44 habitants recommandent
Spitalfields City Farm
Buxton StreetBeautiful oasis in the city, for all garden and animal lovers. You can even book an animal encounter!
Cinéma Genesis
93-95 Mile End RdArt house cinema less than 10 mins walk from the flat.
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdCinema and arts complex at the North end of Brick Lane.
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StCurzon Aldgate
2 Canter WyBroadway Market
Weekend market stalls, with independent shops and eateries.
Open on Sundays. A lively market selling plants and flowers, alongside boutique shops, cafes, and live street music.
1660 habitants recommandent
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadOpen on Sundays. A lively market selling plants and flowers, alongside boutique shops, cafes, and live street music.
Historic East End market. Worth checking out their antiques/vintage day every Thursday.
Old Spitalfields Market
Historic East End market. Worth checking out their antiques/vintage day every Thursday.
Arts & Culture
Interesting contemporary art gallery, plus good bookshop and cafe.
589 habitants recommandent
Galerie Whitechapel
77-82 Whitechapel High StInteresting contemporary art gallery, plus good bookshop and cafe.
The Last Tuesday Society
11 Mare StCuriosity museum, art gallery and cocktail bar.
Brilliant arts complex with theatre, concerts, cinemas, art gallery, an incredible greenhouse, waterside cafe, gin bar and restaurant.
509 habitants recommandent
Centre Barbican
Silk StreetBrilliant arts complex with theatre, concerts, cinemas, art gallery, an incredible greenhouse, waterside cafe, gin bar and restaurant.
Essentials
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillLocal supermarket with a huge range of products.
Idea Store Whitechapel
Local library with free wifi, study areas and a cafe.
New Town Hall in former Royal London Hospital building opposite the flat. New cafe opening. Free wifi.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Town Hall
New Town Hall in former Royal London Hospital building opposite the flat. New cafe opening. Free wifi.
Not only for medical needs, there's also great art exhibited throughout the hospital corridors!
Royal London Hospital
Not only for medical needs, there's also great art exhibited throughout the hospital corridors!
Whitechapel Sports Centre
55 Durward StLocal gym on the other side of the train tracks.
Food and Drink
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StFamous Punjabi curry house and grill.
Iconic East end cafe in Bethnal Green. The food isn’t great but the atmosphere is!
160 habitants recommandent
E Pellicci
332 Bethnal Green RdIconic East end cafe in Bethnal Green. The food isn’t great but the atmosphere is!
Chegworth Valley, Borough Market
8 Southwark StFamous food market next to London Bridge.
The BEST ramen in town! It's south of the river in Bermondsey, but worth the travel. Lots of veggie and vegan options too.
Tokoton ramen
The BEST ramen in town! It's south of the river in Bermondsey, but worth the travel. Lots of veggie and vegan options too.
The Camel
277 Globe RdFun East end pub, with boardgames and a pie & mash menu.
Monohon Ramen
102 Old StDelicious ramen with home made noodles.
Efes Turkish Restaurant
1 Whitechapel RdNice Turkish restaurant 10 mins from the flat.
Biryani House
A tasty and cheap nearby biriyani and curry place. Very simple interior.
A great selection of food stalls in the indoor market - I can recommend the Ethiopian.
117 habitants recommandent
Marché de Spitalfields
65 Brushfield StA great selection of food stalls in the indoor market - I can recommend the Ethiopian.
Rosa's Thai Cafe Spitalfields
12 Hanbury StDelicious inexpensive Thai food.
A good place for a classic fish and chips meal.
131 habitants recommandent
Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury StA good place for a classic fish and chips meal.
A neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar with seasonal Mediterranean menu.
162 habitants recommandent
Brawn
49 Columbia RdA neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar with seasonal Mediterranean menu.
Parks & Nature
Chilled out family park with a playground, exercise area, sports fields.
30 habitants recommandent
Weavers Fields
Vallance RoadChilled out family park with a playground, exercise area, sports fields.
Large beautiful park with boating lake, the incredible Pavilion cafe, an adventure playground, tennis courts, and rose gardens. Also home to the annual All Points East music festival every August.
61 habitants recommandent
Victoria Park
Grove RoadLarge beautiful park with boating lake, the incredible Pavilion cafe, an adventure playground, tennis courts, and rose gardens. Also home to the annual All Points East music festival every August.