Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

One of the most important sites for Modern Art. http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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One of the most important sites for Modern Art. http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
Good for old paintings http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
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Tate Britain
Millbank
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Good for old paintings http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
Europe's biggest cinema screen http://www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/bfi_imax/211/
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ODEON BFI IMAX
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Europe's biggest cinema screen http://www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/bfi_imax/211/
A hidden gem if a world-class arts and culture venue ever can be. http://www.barbican.org.uk/
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Barbican Miðstöðin
Silk Street
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A hidden gem if a world-class arts and culture venue ever can be. http://www.barbican.org.uk/
Great for arts, culture and fun by the river http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/
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Southbank Centre
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Great for arts, culture and fun by the river http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/
The home of film in the UK https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/
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BFI Southbank
0 Belvedere Rd
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The home of film in the UK https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/
For music, theatre and family fun http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall
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Kóngurinn Fjölskylduhátíðarsalur
Belvedere Road
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For music, theatre and family fun http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall
Host of come fantastic exhibitions. Martin Creed, What's the Point of It? was a recent highlight. http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery
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Hayward Gallery
Belvedere Road
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Host of come fantastic exhibitions. Martin Creed, What's the Point of It? was a recent highlight. http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery
FYI this place is called The Brixton Academy
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O2 Academy, Brixton
211 Stockwell Rd
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FYI this place is called The Brixton Academy
Theatre
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The Old Vic
103 The Cut
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Theatre
A must-see modern art venue
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Saatchi Gallery
King's Rd
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A must-see modern art venue
Modern art. A bit hit and miss
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Serpentine Listasafn
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Modern art. A bit hit and miss
Arts, cinema, drinking, chameleon, etc. http://www.ovalspace.co.uk
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Oval Space
32 The Oval
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Arts, cinema, drinking, chameleon, etc. http://www.ovalspace.co.uk
Semi-alternative theatre. http://www.youngvic.org/
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Young Vic
66 The Cut
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Semi-alternative theatre. http://www.youngvic.org/

Drinks & Nightlife

A great place to eat, relax and have fun http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/eat-drink-and-shop/level-6-restaurant
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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A great place to eat, relax and have fun http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/eat-drink-and-shop/level-6-restaurant
Great, big, great big coctails http://freud.eu/cafe-bars/
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Freedom Bar
60-66 Wardour St
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Great, big, great big coctails http://freud.eu/cafe-bars/
I personally would not recommend this club because DJs I know call it misery
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Ministry of Sound
103 Gaunt St
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I personally would not recommend this club because DJs I know call it misery
A fun club, sometimes gay, sometimes straight, depends on the DJ
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Lightbox
6 S Lambeth Pl
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A fun club, sometimes gay, sometimes straight, depends on the DJ
Experimental Cocktail Club!! http://www.chinatownecc.com/
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Experimental Cocktail Club Chinatown
13a Gerrard St
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Experimental Cocktail Club!! http://www.chinatownecc.com/
It's a club. Check who's playing. http://www.xoyo.co.uk/
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XOYO
32-37 Cowper St
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It's a club. Check who's playing. http://www.xoyo.co.uk/
A club/bar. http://www.cargo-london.com/
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Cargo
83 Rivington St
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A club/bar. http://www.cargo-london.com/
One of London's long standing nightclubs, fall out at 5am and head to the local pubs which are open thanks to the traders of Smithfields meat market
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Fabric London
77A Charterhouse St
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One of London's long standing nightclubs, fall out at 5am and head to the local pubs which are open thanks to the traders of Smithfields meat market
"High-end cocktails, low-rent basement" http://www.happinessforgets.com/
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Happiness Forgets
8-9 Hoxton Square
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"High-end cocktails, low-rent basement" http://www.happinessforgets.com/
Food and drinks! https://thehoxton.com/london/shoreditch/eat
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The Hoxton Mix
86-90 Paul St
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Food and drinks! https://thehoxton.com/london/shoreditch/eat
So boho darling http://loungebohemia.com/
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Lounge Bohemia
1e Great Eastern St
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So boho darling http://loungebohemia.com/

Sightseeing

A very big church http://www.stpauls.co.uk/
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St. Paul's Cathedral
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A very big church http://www.stpauls.co.uk/
It's tall! http://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/
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Sýn frá The Shard
32 London Bridge St
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It's tall! http://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/
Once called the wobbly bridge because it used to wobble!
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Millennium brúin
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Once called the wobbly bridge because it used to wobble!
A great way to see a full Vista of London. http://www.londoneye.com/
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London Eye
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A great way to see a full Vista of London. http://www.londoneye.com/
I don't like Cricket, I love it. (Not really)
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Oval
Kennington Oval
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I don't like Cricket, I love it. (Not really)
This was blown up in a bond movie, don't you know.
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Secret Intelligence Service MI6
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This was blown up in a bond movie, don't you know.
See an inadequate form of near-democracy in action
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Westminster-pöllinn
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See an inadequate form of near-democracy in action
The Prime Minister's official residence. White House it is not.
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10 Downing St
10 Downing Street
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The Prime Minister's official residence. White House it is not.
The Bank of banks
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Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
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The Bank of banks
Great day out for the kids
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Museum of London
Museum of London
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Great day out for the kids
Old London's gateway fort. Site of many atrocities including torture, political imprisonment and capital punishment
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Turninn í London
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Old London's gateway fort. Site of many atrocities including torture, political imprisonment and capital punishment
London's legal quarter
Temple
London's legal quarter
Olympics was ere http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/
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Queen Elizabeth Olympiska Park
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Olympics was ere http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/
A lovely part of Regent's Canal. Watch out for boaters
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City Road Basin
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A lovely part of Regent's Canal. Watch out for boaters
Looking for your stolen artefacts? http://www.britishmuseum.org/
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Breska safnið
Great Russell Street
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Looking for your stolen artefacts? http://www.britishmuseum.org/
Boris' house
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City Hall
Kamal Chunchie Way
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Boris' house
Go up to the top and get a great view of London. http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TBE/EN/
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
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Go up to the top and get a great view of London. http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TBE/EN/

Shopping

Boutique shops by the river http://www.oxotower.co.uk/
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OXO Tower Restaurant
Barge House Street
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Boutique shops by the river http://www.oxotower.co.uk/
Great for groceries, restaurants or sightseeing. http://boroughmarket.org.uk/
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Borough Market
Borough High Street
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Great for groceries, restaurants or sightseeing. http://boroughmarket.org.uk/
It's a big Apple Store
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Apple Covent Garden
1-7 The Piazza
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It's a big Apple Store
For all your homeware needs
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John Lewis & Partners
Ariel Way
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For all your homeware needs
Really nice cups in this place
Habitat
196-199 Tottenham Court Rd
Really nice cups in this place
If you don't know now you know
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Selfridges
400 Oxford St
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If you don't know now you know
A nice backyard of shops and cafes
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Neal's Yard
Neal's Yard
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A nice backyard of shops and cafes
A fun and family friendly shopping district
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Covent Garden
41 James St
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A fun and family friendly shopping district
For all the comic book fans and trekkies out there: this is nirvana! http://www.forbiddenplanet.com
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Forbidden Planet
179 Shaftesbury Ave
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For all the comic book fans and trekkies out there: this is nirvana! http://www.forbiddenplanet.com
Huge shopping mall complete with piped Radio-1-esq-musac, essex mallrats and many of the chain stores you know and love. http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity/
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Currys PC World Featuring Carphone Warehouse
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Huge shopping mall complete with piped Radio-1-esq-musac, essex mallrats and many of the chain stores you know and love. http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity/
Super-amazing comic book store! http://www.goshlondon.com
Gosh!
1 Berwick St
Super-amazing comic book store! http://www.goshlondon.com

Food Scene

One of the best places to eat in the capitol. Eat breakfast here every day. http://albiongrill.co.uk/
Albion
2-3 New Bridge St
One of the best places to eat in the capitol. Eat breakfast here every day. http://albiongrill.co.uk/
The Ivy's sister http://www.j-sheekey.co.uk
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J Sheekey
28-32 St Martin's Ct
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The Ivy's sister http://www.j-sheekey.co.uk
Excellent Korean at a great price
Bibigo
58-59 Great Marlborough St
Excellent Korean at a great price
50s style diner. Good food and good service http://www.edsdiner.co.uk
Ed's Easy Diner
19 Rupert St
50s style diner. Good food and good service http://www.edsdiner.co.uk
French. Small plates. http://www.ducksoupsoho.co.uk
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Ducksoup
41 Dean St
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French. Small plates. http://www.ducksoupsoho.co.uk
Who can say no to burger and lobster? http://www.burgerandlobster.com/city.php
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Burger & Lobster Bread Street
1 Bread St
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Who can say no to burger and lobster? http://www.burgerandlobster.com/city.php
Pretty fantastic meat! Also has a butchery so you can buy cuts to cook at home. Not cheap http://www.barbecoa.com/
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Barbecoa
20 New Change
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Pretty fantastic meat! Also has a butchery so you can buy cuts to cook at home. Not cheap http://www.barbecoa.com/
Warm food from the Levant. http://www.arabicabarandkitchen.com/
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The White Hart Beer House & Kitchen
184 New Cross Rd
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Warm food from the Levant. http://www.arabicabarandkitchen.com/
Fish, fish and more fish. Seefood also. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
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Applebee's Fish
5 Stoney St
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Fish, fish and more fish. Seefood also. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
Open morning, noon and night. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
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fish! Borough Market
Cathedral Street
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Open morning, noon and night. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
Damn good for chain-mexican and overlooking the river too
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Wahaca Southbank
Belvedere Road
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Damn good for chain-mexican and overlooking the river too
Restaurant, bar, hotel. PRICEY! https://www.morganshotelgroup.com/mondrian/mondrian-london/eat-drink/sea-containers
Sea Containers House
20 Upper Ground
Restaurant, bar, hotel. PRICEY! https://www.morganshotelgroup.com/mondrian/mondrian-london/eat-drink/sea-containers
Yum. Thai. Warm. Lovely. http://www.busaba.com/
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Busaba Hoxton Square
319 Old St
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Yum. Thai. Warm. Lovely. http://www.busaba.com/
Yep, yum. Korean http://onthebab.co.uk/
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On The Bab
305 Old Street
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Yep, yum. Korean http://onthebab.co.uk/
Pretty damn good burgers http://www.byronhamburgers.com/locations/hoxton/
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Byron Hoxton
45 Hoxton Square
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Pretty damn good burgers http://www.byronhamburgers.com/locations/hoxton/
Hmmmmm all day breakfast. There is a rather dishevelled looking que here on Sunday morning/afternoons.
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The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail Pl
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Hmmmmm all day breakfast. There is a rather dishevelled looking que here on Sunday morning/afternoons.
Pretty yummy roasts. http://www.chickenandsteak.co.uk/
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Tramshed
32 Rivington St
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Pretty yummy roasts. http://www.chickenandsteak.co.uk/
Because you should http://thehawksmoor.com/spitalfieldsbar
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Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial St
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Because you should http://thehawksmoor.com/spitalfieldsbar
Traditional pub and fantastic restaurant with a menu full of wild game and decor full of taxidermy. http://www.thejuggedhare.com/
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The Jugged Hare
49 Chiswell St
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Traditional pub and fantastic restaurant with a menu full of wild game and decor full of taxidermy. http://www.thejuggedhare.com/
Stunning food influenced by native peruvian dishes. A must eat. http://www.andinarestaurant.com/
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Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial St
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Stunning food influenced by native peruvian dishes. A must eat. http://www.andinarestaurant.com/
Thai Cafe yum yum yum http://rosasthaicafe.com/spitalfields/
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Rosa's Thai Cafe Spitalfields
12 Hanbury St
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Thai Cafe yum yum yum http://rosasthaicafe.com/spitalfields/
Super mexicana http://www.casanegra.co.uk/
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Casa Negra
54-56 Great Eastern St
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Super mexicana http://www.casanegra.co.uk/
Excellent restaurant and one of the best bakeries in Europe. https://www.stjohngroup.uk.com/
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St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
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Excellent restaurant and one of the best bakeries in Europe. https://www.stjohngroup.uk.com/
Excellent English meaty cuisine. http://www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk/
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Smiths of Smithfield
67-77 Charterhouse St
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Excellent English meaty cuisine. http://www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk/
Lovely cuts of meat in a traditional style http://thequalitychophouse.com/
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The Quality Chop House
92-94 Farringdon Rd
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Lovely cuts of meat in a traditional style http://thequalitychophouse.com/
Oysters and chops. Yep. http://www.hixoysterandchophouse.co.uk/
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Hix Oyster & Chop House
36-37 Cowcross St
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Oysters and chops. Yep. http://www.hixoysterandchophouse.co.uk/
It's a Byron
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Byron
341 Upper St
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It's a Byron
Venetian small plates. http://www.polpo.co.uk/
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Smiths of Smithfield
67-77 Charterhouse St
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Venetian small plates. http://www.polpo.co.uk/
"Portal is a modern Portuguese restaurant and wine bar that combines the buzzy conviviality of Iberian dining with bold bla bla bla..." http://www.portalrestaurant.com/
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Portal Restaurant and Bar
88 St John St
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"Portal is a modern Portuguese restaurant and wine bar that combines the buzzy conviviality of Iberian dining with bold bla bla bla..." http://www.portalrestaurant.com/
Lovely Vietnamese place http://www.banhmibay.co.uk/
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Banh Mi Bay
4-6 Theobalds Rd
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Lovely Vietnamese place http://www.banhmibay.co.uk/

Everything Else

Tube Station on the Jubilee Line
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Southwark Station
68-70 Blackfriars Rd
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Tube Station on the Jubilee Line
Enter on the south side of the river for direct trains to Luton and Gatwick Airports
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Blackfriars Station
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Enter on the south side of the river for direct trains to Luton and Gatwick Airports
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
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The LSE

Entertainment & Activities

See Shakespeare in his restored Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
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Globe leikhúsið hjá Shakespeare
21 New Globe Walk
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See Shakespeare in his restored Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
Toy museum!
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V&A Barna- og unglingamúseum
Cambridge Heath Road
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Toy museum!