Guidebook for London
Food Scene
French dining, rooftop bar and grill in a converted Victorian warehouse.
125 locals recommend
Boundary London
2-4 Boundary StFrench dining, rooftop bar and grill in a converted Victorian warehouse.
Prime cuts of matured beef and other British classics served in stripped-back, bare-brick surrounds.
152 locals recommend
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial StPrime cuts of matured beef and other British classics served in stripped-back, bare-brick surrounds.
Bakery and small plates restaurant from the pioneer of the resurgent interest in offal dishes.
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John StBakery and small plates restaurant from the pioneer of the resurgent interest in offal dishes.
Simple, modern chain dining room serving Vietnamese noodle soup and street-food dishes.
12 locals recommend
Pho
48 Brushfield StSimple, modern chain dining room serving Vietnamese noodle soup and street-food dishes.
Gourmet New French cuisine in grand former Victorian chapel with 30-metre vaulted ceiling.
50 locals recommend
Galvin La Chapelle
35 Spital SquareGourmet New French cuisine in grand former Victorian chapel with 30-metre vaulted ceiling.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar and club hosting dance DJs, live music and installations on 3 levels, with roof garden barbecue.
110 locals recommend
Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain RdBar and club hosting dance DJs, live music and installations on 3 levels, with roof garden barbecue.
Familiar city centre boozer with an oasis-like leafy patio garden serving real ales and pub food.
16 locals recommend
Princess of Prussia
15 Prescot StFamiliar city centre boozer with an oasis-like leafy patio garden serving real ales and pub food.
Upscale pub fare and creative cocktails served in an airy, industrial-chic space with a roof garden.
98 locals recommend
The Culpeper
40 Commercial StUpscale pub fare and creative cocktails served in an airy, industrial-chic space with a roof garden.
Cosy unchanging boozer with piano and pavement terrace in a cobbled backstreet.
61 locals recommend
The Pride of Spitalfields London
3 Heneage StCosy unchanging boozer with piano and pavement terrace in a cobbled backstreet.
Leman Street bar with more than 300 gin varieties behind the bar and more types of tonic than your average bar (seven, to be exact), as well as a fair number of cocktails, including negronis, brambles and martinis. Keep an eye out for gin flights and tastings, too.
18 locals recommend
The Oliver Conquest
70 AldgateLeman Street bar with more than 300 gin varieties behind the bar and more types of tonic than your average bar (seven, to be exact), as well as a fair number of cocktails, including negronis, brambles and martinis. Keep an eye out for gin flights and tastings, too.
Arts & Culture
Extensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art with workshops.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StExtensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art with workshops.