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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Lovely pastries sweet and vegetarian savoury pastries.
Grodzinski Stamford Hill bakery
170 Clapton Common
Lovely pastries sweet and vegetarian savoury pastries.
Great take away kebab - though there are many good Turkish restaraunts in this area - ask for more recommendations!
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The Best Turkish Kebab
125 Stoke Newington Rd
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Great take away kebab - though there are many good Turkish restaraunts in this area - ask for more recommendations!
Very good longstanding south Indian vegetarian restaurant, it's 'sister' restaurant across the road serves fish and meat also. Often need to book.
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Rasa South Indian Vegetarian Restaurant
55 Stoke Newington Church St
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Very good longstanding south Indian vegetarian restaurant, it's 'sister' restaurant across the road serves fish and meat also. Often need to book.
Famous pizza place - started as a pizza shack in Brixton Market way back (which I used to frequent!) - good reasonably priced pizza, lovely wine list, nice atmosphere.
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
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Famous pizza place - started as a pizza shack in Brixton Market way back (which I used to frequent!) - good reasonably priced pizza, lovely wine list, nice atmosphere.
Wagamama - reasonably priced noodles and rice dishes - good fast food at sit down shared tables, good atmosphere. There are a few Wagamama's in London - one in Museum Street.
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Wagamama
26-40 Kensington High St
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Wagamama - reasonably priced noodles and rice dishes - good fast food at sit down shared tables, good atmosphere. There are a few Wagamama's in London - one in Museum Street.
Huge selection of restaurants and bars and cafe's here - close to Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market also.
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Shoreditch
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Huge selection of restaurants and bars and cafe's here - close to Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market also.
Many wonderful places to eat and drink here, close to Brick Lane. Best at weekends but during the week also there are cafes and restaurants.
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Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial St
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Many wonderful places to eat and drink here, close to Brick Lane. Best at weekends but during the week also there are cafes and restaurants.
Many Indian restaurants and other types also. Plus many retro vintage shops and amazing architecture also - Fournier Street being one of the streets to visit for this.
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Brick Lane
Brick Lane
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Many Indian restaurants and other types also. Plus many retro vintage shops and amazing architecture also - Fournier Street being one of the streets to visit for this.
A fantastic location a short walk from us along the New River passed Woodbury Wetlands.
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The Coal House Cafe
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A fantastic location a short walk from us along the New River passed Woodbury Wetlands.
Fantastic French style unique patisserie cafe in Soho.
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Maison Bertaux
28 Greek St
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Fantastic French style unique patisserie cafe in Soho.
Good steak place in central London.
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Flat Iron
17 Beak St
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Good steak place in central London.
Popular burger place in Soho.
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Patty & Bun
14 Pembridge Rd
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Popular burger place in Soho.
Very popular lebanese style restaurant in Stoke Newington Church Street. It often has queues! During the day less so I think.
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The Good Egg Stoke Newington
93 Stoke Newington Church St
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Very popular lebanese style restaurant in Stoke Newington Church Street. It often has queues! During the day less so I think.
Good friendly local vietnamese restaurant.
Uncle Nam's
66 Stoke Newington High St
Good friendly local vietnamese restaurant.
Thai restaurant in central London
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Benihana
77 King's Rd
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Thai restaurant in central London
Oysters and comfort food - lunchtimes only - very English restaurant in the City of London (financial district).
Sweetings
39 Queen Victoria St
Oysters and comfort food - lunchtimes only - very English restaurant in the City of London (financial district).
The Naturalist
14 Woodberry Down

Parks & Nature

Wonderful walk - can walk from Seven Sisters Road to Finsbury Park along this river, or the other way - along via Woodbury Wetlands to Clissold Park/Stoke Newington
The New RIVER
Wonderful walk - can walk from Seven Sisters Road to Finsbury Park along this river, or the other way - along via Woodbury Wetlands to Clissold Park/Stoke Newington
A few minutes walk from our place - it's a beautiful idyll of a place - with great views, nature, birds, peace - a cafe on the reservoir. This is by far the best way to walk to Manor House Tube also. A good walk is along this path all the way to Clissold Park. Great for jogging too. http://www.woodberrywetlands.org.uk/
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Woodberry Wetlands
Woodberry Grove
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A few minutes walk from our place - it's a beautiful idyll of a place - with great views, nature, birds, peace - a cafe on the reservoir. This is by far the best way to walk to Manor House Tube also. A good walk is along this path all the way to Clissold Park. Great for jogging too. http://www.woodberrywetlands.org.uk/
Wonderful park with 2 cafes - one at top of park one at bottom near river - wonderful walks - along the River Lea - or jogging. The bus 254 or 253 from our place takes you there. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Spring+Hill,+London+E5+9BE/@51.5717099,-0.06396,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761c45cb3bde3f:0x9fff2c98b0bb2520!8m2!3d51.5717099!4d-0.0617713
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Parque Springfield
61 Ashtead Rd
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Wonderful park with 2 cafes - one at top of park one at bottom near river - wonderful walks - along the River Lea - or jogging. The bus 254 or 253 from our place takes you there. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Spring+Hill,+London+E5+9BE/@51.5717099,-0.06396,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761c45cb3bde3f:0x9fff2c98b0bb2520!8m2!3d51.5717099!4d-0.0617713
Lovely park in Stoke Newington - with a nice cafe also.
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Parque Clissold
Green Lanes
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Lovely park in Stoke Newington - with a nice cafe also.
Beautiful park - with natural ponds to swim in or a lido at Gospel Oak end. On the edge of Hampstead. Kenwood House also well worth a visit.
Parliament Hill Fields (Stop GH) station
Beautiful park - with natural ponds to swim in or a lido at Gospel Oak end. On the edge of Hampstead. Kenwood House also well worth a visit.
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St. James's Park
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Hampstead Heath
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Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
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Drinks & Nightlife

A Weatherspoon Pub - Great local pub - serving decent food; cheap good drinks; nice atmosphere; comfortable; purpose built pub - take train from Stamford Hill to Stoke Newington then short walk
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The Rochester Castle
143-145 Stoke Newington High St
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A Weatherspoon Pub - Great local pub - serving decent food; cheap good drinks; nice atmosphere; comfortable; purpose built pub - take train from Stamford Hill to Stoke Newington then short walk
Lots of cafes, restaurants, bars, boutiques within walking distance or via the overground train from Stamford Hill one stop to Stoke Newington.
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Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church Street
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Lots of cafes, restaurants, bars, boutiques within walking distance or via the overground train from Stamford Hill one stop to Stoke Newington.
Weatherspoons pub in the City of London in a former bank - an amazing experience for the architecture. Serve food and drinks.
The Crosse Keys
9 Gracechurch St
Weatherspoons pub in the City of London in a former bank - an amazing experience for the architecture. Serve food and drinks.
The Naturalist
14 Woodberry Down

Shopping

If you're looking for health food/a wide array - plus a cafe - this is a nice place to go, on the busy Kingsland High Road and close to many interesting bars/ coffee shops/ boutiques
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Harvest E8
130-132 Kingsland High St
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If you're looking for health food/a wide array - plus a cafe - this is a nice place to go, on the busy Kingsland High Road and close to many interesting bars/ coffee shops/ boutiques
Open on weekends - trendy food market - selling mainly food to eat/take away - some boutiques. On the edge of London Fields - train from Stamford Hill to London Fields.
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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Open on weekends - trendy food market - selling mainly food to eat/take away - some boutiques. On the edge of London Fields - train from Stamford Hill to London Fields.
Interesting array of carefully selected designer clothes, good local boutique.
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Hub Womenswear
49 Stoke Newington Church St
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Interesting array of carefully selected designer clothes, good local boutique.
Great vintage clothes store
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Beyond Retro Dalston
92-100 Stoke Newington Rd
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Great vintage clothes store
Fantastic shop selling many of the local and not so local craft beers.
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Clapton Craft
97 Lower Clapton Rd
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Fantastic shop selling many of the local and not so local craft beers.
Great place for market stalls- all sorts of things to buy - but mainly clothes and food. Easy to access - via 253 = direct bus from v close by.
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Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock Pl
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Great place for market stalls- all sorts of things to buy - but mainly clothes and food. Easy to access - via 253 = direct bus from v close by.
A lovely small bijou boutique for kids. Highly recommend if looking for gifts or clothing.
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Olive Loves Alfie
111 Stoke Newington Church St
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A lovely small bijou boutique for kids. Highly recommend if looking for gifts or clothing.

Everything Else

Fantastic open air swimming pool - open till 9pm (I think!) - train direct from Stamford Hill to London Fields. Great to swim in the winter - steam rising from the heated water..!!
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Campos de Londres
London Fields West Side
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Fantastic open air swimming pool - open till 9pm (I think!) - train direct from Stamford Hill to London Fields. Great to swim in the winter - steam rising from the heated water..!!
Famous Moro Restaurant - wonderful food, drink - Exmouth Market has a few other places worth checking - bus ride = number 19 from Finsbury Park, 253/4 to Finsbury Park.
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Moro
34-36 Exmouth Market
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Famous Moro Restaurant - wonderful food, drink - Exmouth Market has a few other places worth checking - bus ride = number 19 from Finsbury Park, 253/4 to Finsbury Park.

Arts & Culture

Cool very local venue - with many live events and a cafe, bar.
New River Studios
199 Eade Rd
Cool very local venue - with many live events and a cafe, bar.
Recently renovated to original standards - an English Heritage site - well worth visiting with beautiful Hampstead Heath surrounding it. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood/
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Kenwood House station
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Recently renovated to original standards - an English Heritage site - well worth visiting with beautiful Hampstead Heath surrounding it. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenwood/

Sightseeing

A great place to vist in London - lots to see and do - if only just walk along the river and see the buskers. Lots on normally at the South Bank Centre/ Royal Festival Hall - often free events also.
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South Bank
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A great place to vist in London - lots to see and do - if only just walk along the river and see the buskers. Lots on normally at the South Bank Centre/ Royal Festival Hall - often free events also.
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City of London
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You can walk across Millenium Bridge from St Pauls / the City of London to The Tate Modern and then walk along the South Bank towards the London Eye, the Shakespeares Globe is on the South Bank also - and eventually if you keep walking to the Houses of Parliament on the other side of the river.
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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You can walk across Millenium Bridge from St Pauls / the City of London to The Tate Modern and then walk along the South Bank towards the London Eye, the Shakespeares Globe is on the South Bank also - and eventually if you keep walking to the Houses of Parliament on the other side of the river.