Sascha’s guidebook
Food scene
Marmelo Kitchen
169 Francis RdGreat brunch and coffee must book
Panda dim sum
767 High Rd LeytonstoneCheap local dim sum
Mora Restaurant
487 High Rd LeytonstoneHome made italian pasta and also they have a truffle menu!
The Red Lion
Crete Hall RoadBritish pub and gets lively on the weekends.
Yardarm
238 Francis Rdgreat wine, coffee and next door they have a new restaurant.
Singburi
593 High Rd LeytonstoneFamily run thai place - cash only!
must go place especially in the evenings. They have a record store, bar, forist - real east end atmosphere. Great pizzas and food in general
86 locals recommend
Mare street market
117 Mare Stmust go place especially in the evenings. They have a record store, bar, forist - real east end atmosphere. Great pizzas and food in general
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StWell known across London for amazing pakastani food
Dinerama
19 Great Eastern StThe orignal POP up food market - east london fun
Must see market - go here in the morning grab the best coffee in London at Marmello, explore the market then walk along the southbank all the way to waterloo. Stop at the tate modern
53 locals recommend
Borough Market
Must see market - go here in the morning grab the best coffee in London at Marmello, explore the market then walk along the southbank all the way to waterloo. Stop at the tate modern
Great pub with table tennis and pool tables - also fried chicken!
23 locals recommend
Heathcote & Star
344 Grove Green RdGreat pub with table tennis and pool tables - also fried chicken!
E5 Bakehouse
396 Mentmore TerraceCoffee and pastries!
Mildreds Restaurant
45 Lexington StGreat vegetarian
Eat Tokyo
169 King StBrilliant Japanase
Sightseeing
Great on a sunday with a new food market near the lake. Walk from columbia road along the canal to here and carry on along the canal to hackney wick - you can continue all the way home by foot
1666 locals recommend
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadGreat on a sunday with a new food market near the lake. Walk from columbia road along the canal to here and carry on along the canal to hackney wick - you can continue all the way home by foot
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadMust do on a sunday morning
Hackney Wick
Great bars and berlin style canal side
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneMust do on a Sunday walk - loads of food and markets
Spitalfields Market
65 Brushfield StSaturday or Sunday market must see
You can get here easily from our place. There is the overground traing at the top of our road - Leytonstone High Road. Take the tran to GOSPEL OAK. From here you can change and take the traing to HAMPSTEAD HEATH. You can spend a few hours exploring and seeing the view right over london. get lost here
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
You can get here easily from our place. There is the overground traing at the top of our road - Leytonstone High Road. Take the tran to GOSPEL OAK. From here you can change and take the traing to HAMPSTEAD HEATH. You can spend a few hours exploring and seeing the view right over london. get lost here
Great to go here on a saturday. Go and visit the maritime museum - walk to the obsevatory with amazing views. Visit the local market and explore the river
541 locals recommend
Greenwich
Great to go here on a saturday. Go and visit the maritime museum - walk to the obsevatory with amazing views. Visit the local market and explore the river
Its a 20 minute walk from our place. Its worht goign to visit and to explore. You can also find westfield shopping centre here and its close to hackney wick.
755 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Its a 20 minute walk from our place. Its worht goign to visit and to explore. You can also find westfield shopping centre here and its close to hackney wick.
Entertainment
Really good cinema with local feel. Great bar and cafe too. Book online before you go. You can get her eby taking the W15 bus
445 locals recommend
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare StReally good cinema with local feel. Great bar and cafe too. Book online before you go. You can get her eby taking the W15 bus
Winter Wonderland Park, Hyde Park
Big christmas market and fare.
Shopping
Massive MALL with every shop you can think of. IUts very busy on the wekeends so maybe go during the week. You can spend house here.
1214 locals recommend
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet RdMassive MALL with every shop you can think of. IUts very busy on the wekeends so maybe go during the week. You can spend house here.
Sainsbury's Local
14-15 Church LnThis is our local quick small supermarket for basic items
Tesco Superstore
825 High Rd Leytonmassive supermarket with everything you need
Gym and Yoga
Blok Clapton
38-40 Upper Clapton RdGreat for boxing classes and HIIT
Leyton Yoga
691 High Rd Leytonlocal yoga place - super friendly and communal
City advice
Getting around
Citymapper APP
You have to download CITYMAPPER to get around easily
What to pack
Bring a laptop or Ipad
We dont have a TV so bring your gadgets. We will leave an IPAD here too just in case. the WIFI is 200mb
Getting around
There are 2 stations here
The closet station is 4 minute walk. Its called Leytonstone High Road and it is on the overground line. You can pick it up from Blackhorse Road which is on the Victoria Line.
The other main station is Leytonstone on the Central line. Its about a 8-10 minute walk. Direct underground into central london