Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StLondon's most famous Indian restaurant
Needoo Grill
87 New RdGreat and affordable Indian food, try their mango lassi
Motown Desserts
157 Bethnal Green RdSome of the best homemade ice cream in the city
Aldgate Coffee House
68 Whitechapel High StReally good breakfast and brunch
The Crêpe Shop
103 Fieldgate StPretty good crèpes and coffee!
Foxcroft & Ginger Whitechapel
69-89 Mile End RoadGood breakfast, brunch and pizza dinner
Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StMy favorite restaurant in London
Lahore Kebab House
Umberston StreetAnother famous east London restaurant
Arts & Culture
Genesis Cinema
93-95 Mile End RdReally great independent cinema
Really great collection of modern and old art from east London — free entrance (museums in the UK are free)
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StReally great collection of modern and old art from east London — free entrance (museums in the UK are free)
Essentials
Tesco Metro
361 Bethnal Green RdLarge supermarket nearby
Drinks & Nightlife
Sushinoen
2 White Church LnGood sushi near the park
Rossopomodoro Hoxton
1 Rufus StMy favorite pizza in London
Sightseeing
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick LaneYou have to see this on a Sunday
Old Spitalfields Market
16 Commercial StShopping, eating, and Jack the Ripper
Tower of London
You can't come and not see it
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadArguable the most iconic landmark in London
Royal London Hospital Museum
Newark StreetCan be interesting for the right people
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
34 Whitechapel RoadOne of the oldest church-bell maker's
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadEvery Sunday
Broadway Market
Broadway MarketBig food stall market on Saturdays
London Fields
London Fields West SideReally great East End park
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
30 St Mary AxeOne of London's most iconic modern buildings
Hoxton Square
Hoxton SquareCome to this area for some Shoreditch nightlife
Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadAmazing park, with beautiful canal-side walks
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
This is really beautiful and modern
Some really great views of the river Thames, and many restaurants
257 locals recommend
St Katharine Docks Marina
50 St Katharine's WaySome really great views of the river Thames, and many restaurants
An interesting view of London from the 90s — continue walking along the river eastwards from here
6 locals recommend
Shadwell Basin
Shadwell BasinAn interesting view of London from the 90s — continue walking along the river eastwards from here
Everything Else
Great subway link with the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City trains
90 locals recommend
Aldgate East Station
Whitechapel High StreetGreat subway link with the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City trains
Whitechapel Station
263c Whitechapel RdStation with both underground and overground trains
Shadwell Station (Stand A)
If you're going to Canary Wharf, this is perfect
Liverpool Street Station
Train to/from London Stansted airport