Guidebook for Greater London

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Guidebook for Greater London

Drinks & Nightlife

Cheese and wine in a relaxed shop with really helpful staff. The shop supplies some top restauraunts.
23 locals recommend
Provisions
167 Holloway Rd
23 locals recommend
Cheese and wine in a relaxed shop with really helpful staff. The shop supplies some top restauraunts.
Relaxed, candle-lit pub serving standard beers.
78 locals recommend
The Lamb
94 Lamb's Conduit St
78 locals recommend
Relaxed, candle-lit pub serving standard beers.
Good selection of beers on tap and good quality pub fare from a big pub group with a winning formula.
20 locals recommend
The Alwyne Castle
83 St Paul's Rd
20 locals recommend
Good selection of beers on tap and good quality pub fare from a big pub group with a winning formula.
Big Irish sports bar with a pretty beer garden out the back and a large space with long tables. Cheap Thai food served in the long tables area and there are big screens in the long tables area showing the big games. Arsenal pub.
171 locals recommend
The Faltering Fullback
19 Perth Rd
171 locals recommend
Big Irish sports bar with a pretty beer garden out the back and a large space with long tables. Cheap Thai food served in the long tables area and there are big screens in the long tables area showing the big games. Arsenal pub.
If you must - if you want to stay out all night that is.
32 locals recommend
Egg London Nightclub
5-13 Vale Royal
32 locals recommend
If you must - if you want to stay out all night that is.
Renowned for having the best booking policy in the city: house, techno, drum and bass, garage, grime - check RA for listings.
100 locals recommend
Fabric London
77A Charterhouse St
100 locals recommend
Renowned for having the best booking policy in the city: house, techno, drum and bass, garage, grime - check RA for listings.
Nightclub in a converted horse stables, check listings but usually a fun night to end a pub crawl in Camden.
60 locals recommend
Proud Embankment
8 Victoria Embankment
60 locals recommend
Nightclub in a converted horse stables, check listings but usually a fun night to end a pub crawl in Camden.
Grungy Camden pub with a great playlist of classic hits and it's full of character - classic Camden.
57 locals recommend
The Hawley Arms
2 Castlehaven Rd
57 locals recommend
Grungy Camden pub with a great playlist of classic hits and it's full of character - classic Camden.

Food Scene

Best pizza in town (Try to ignore the tatty menus and the long queue)
81 locals recommend
Zia Lucia
157 Holloway Rd
81 locals recommend
Best pizza in town (Try to ignore the tatty menus and the long queue)
Primeur wines and tasting plates in a converted old laundry - book well in advance or take a table at the counter if there is space.
47 locals recommend
Westerns Laundry
34 Drayton Park
47 locals recommend
Primeur wines and tasting plates in a converted old laundry - book well in advance or take a table at the counter if there is space.
Excellent coffee and vegan food.
38 locals recommend
EZ & Moss
183 Holloway Rd
38 locals recommend
Excellent coffee and vegan food.
One of the best places to buy French cheese in the city. There is a humidified room at the back.
143 locals recommend
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
143 locals recommend
One of the best places to buy French cheese in the city. There is a humidified room at the back.
New Italian restaurant getting excellent reviews.
10 locals recommend
Radici
30 Almeida St
10 locals recommend
New Italian restaurant getting excellent reviews.
Great coffee.
49 locals recommend
Vagabond N7
105 Holloway Rd
49 locals recommend
Great coffee.
Australian (sic) coffee joint with a short list of tasty brunch options in a small space.
38 locals recommend
Maison d'etre
38 locals recommend
Australian (sic) coffee joint with a short list of tasty brunch options in a small space.
Sharing plates and mezze's of superb middle-eastern / European fusion cuisine. This was the first of Yotam Ottolenghi's London success stories - see also Nopi, Soho.
364 locals recommend
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
364 locals recommend
Sharing plates and mezze's of superb middle-eastern / European fusion cuisine. This was the first of Yotam Ottolenghi's London success stories - see also Nopi, Soho.
Low-key cocktail bar. There is a guest gin every week, a weekly pub quiz night and there are pop-up restaurants serving food. Small beer garden out the back, ping pong table downstairs.
9 locals recommend
Highbury Library
66A Drayton Park
9 locals recommend
Low-key cocktail bar. There is a guest gin every week, a weekly pub quiz night and there are pop-up restaurants serving food. Small beer garden out the back, ping pong table downstairs.
Go for brunch - it's outstanding. Ignore the hostess if they tell you it will take 90 mins for a table - it probably won't.
186 locals recommend
Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary Square
186 locals recommend
Go for brunch - it's outstanding. Ignore the hostess if they tell you it will take 90 mins for a table - it probably won't.
Longstanding, atmospheric Italian restauraunt - a local favourite.
153 locals recommend
Trullo
300-302 St Paul's Rd
153 locals recommend
Longstanding, atmospheric Italian restauraunt - a local favourite.

Essentials

It's got everything you need, including an ATM.
33 locals recommend
Co Op
136 New N Rd
33 locals recommend
It's got everything you need, including an ATM.
Large, well-stocked, medium-high end supermarket chain. Good beer and wine selection, butchers counter, fish mongers, fresh fruit and veg. (Tip - Free coffee if you sign up for the free member points card)
385 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway Rd
385 locals recommend
Large, well-stocked, medium-high end supermarket chain. Good beer and wine selection, butchers counter, fish mongers, fresh fruit and veg. (Tip - Free coffee if you sign up for the free member points card)
Butchers.
18 locals recommend
Godfreys.co
7 Highbury Park
18 locals recommend
Butchers.
Pharmacy.
Hornsey Road Pharmacy
84 Hornsey Rd
Pharmacy.
Snow White Dry Cleaners
78 Stroud Green Rd
Holloway Road Post Office
118 Holloway Rd
Men's and ladies' hairdressers.
Chaps & Dames
203 Tollington Park
Men's and ladies' hairdressers.

Parks & Nature

They are one of the few London parks that allow you to BBQ - buy a disposable in the Co-op and stock up on food to BBQ. (There are containers for BBQ disposal at the park).
209 locals recommend
Highbury Fields
Highbury Crescent
209 locals recommend
They are one of the few London parks that allow you to BBQ - buy a disposable in the Co-op and stock up on food to BBQ. (There are containers for BBQ disposal at the park).
Hop on the Overground at H&I and head to this lovely viewing point - there are beautiful views of the city from the top.
90 locals recommend
Parliament Hill Viewpoint
90 locals recommend
Hop on the Overground at H&I and head to this lovely viewing point - there are beautiful views of the city from the top.
It's worth the trip down town to walk through this beautiful park in the heart of Westminster. There is a good cafe in the park that has several snack options for lunch - no need to book , always plenty of seating indoors or out and in the summer they have a BBQ and ice cream stand outside.
250 locals recommend
St. James's Park
250 locals recommend
It's worth the trip down town to walk through this beautiful park in the heart of Westminster. There is a good cafe in the park that has several snack options for lunch - no need to book , always plenty of seating indoors or out and in the summer they have a BBQ and ice cream stand outside.
It's hipster central - go for people watching or to do a BBQ in the designated area.
591 locals recommend
London Fields
London Fields West Side
591 locals recommend
It's hipster central - go for people watching or to do a BBQ in the designated area.

Arts & Culture

It's probably the best 'off-West End' theatre in London, but with prices to match. The quality of productions can be even higher. Book early to avoid disappointment
224 locals recommend
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street
224 locals recommend
It's probably the best 'off-West End' theatre in London, but with prices to match. The quality of productions can be even higher. Book early to avoid disappointment
Often hosts 'Work in Progress' comedy gigs from some of the biggest names on the UK scene.
41 locals recommend
The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's Rd
41 locals recommend
Often hosts 'Work in Progress' comedy gigs from some of the biggest names on the UK scene.
An offshoot of its famous Edinburgh sister venue - good for low budget theatre productions, and work in progress comedy (Michael McIntyre, Dara O'Briain, Frankie Boyle ... etc)
Pleasance Theatre Carpenters Mews
North Road
An offshoot of its famous Edinburgh sister venue - good for low budget theatre productions, and work in progress comedy (Michael McIntyre, Dara O'Briain, Frankie Boyle ... etc)

Entertainment & Activities

Small, upscale movie theatre that serves luxury options like alcoholic drinks, barista coffees and homemade sweets.
177 locals recommend
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper St
177 locals recommend
Small, upscale movie theatre that serves luxury options like alcoholic drinks, barista coffees and homemade sweets.

Shopping

Go here early on a Sunday and plan to spend a couple of hours there soaking up the atmosphere at this long-running flower market. Plan to have lunch in one of the cafe's alongside.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
Go here early on a Sunday and plan to spend a couple of hours there soaking up the atmosphere at this long-running flower market. Plan to have lunch in one of the cafe's alongside.