Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Tasty Indian food and a small popular local restaurant. Only open in the evenings.
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Zaffrani
47 Cross St
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Tasty Indian food and a small popular local restaurant. Only open in the evenings.
Full of tasty Middle Eastern food and visual foodie treats. Great for brunch. Great for healthy and tasty portions to take home for post-work supper.
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
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Full of tasty Middle Eastern food and visual foodie treats. Great for brunch. Great for healthy and tasty portions to take home for post-work supper.
Great and attentive service. Friendly, and very tasty Turkish food. Delicious for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.
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PERA
170 Upper St
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Great and attentive service. Friendly, and very tasty Turkish food. Delicious for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.
Classic Italian Restaurant. Quieter than most Upper Street eateries.
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Antonio's Ristorante
137 Upper Street
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Classic Italian Restaurant. Quieter than most Upper Street eateries.
Tasty Thai food, with decent veggie options.
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Rosa's Thai Cafe Angel
6 Theberton St
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Tasty Thai food, with decent veggie options.
Tasty Japanese food, an open kitchen, and a few veggie options.
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Tenshi
61 Upper Street
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Tasty Japanese food, an open kitchen, and a few veggie options.
One of London's original gastro pubs, and a proper gastro-pub atmosphere in really lovely surroundings. Fresh and tasty food and well-chosen beer and wine. Absolutely delicous.
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The Eagle Farringdon
159 Farringdon Road
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One of London's original gastro pubs, and a proper gastro-pub atmosphere in really lovely surroundings. Fresh and tasty food and well-chosen beer and wine. Absolutely delicous.
Good coffee and Italian treats in a delicatessen where you can stop awhile and eat. Quiet garden at the back, or tables on the south-facing pavement (cross street is relatively quiet). Charismatic owner who cooks several lunch dishes. Also does made to order pannini etc.
Angel Delicatessen London
48 Cross St
Good coffee and Italian treats in a delicatessen where you can stop awhile and eat. Quiet garden at the back, or tables on the south-facing pavement (cross street is relatively quiet). Charismatic owner who cooks several lunch dishes. Also does made to order pannini etc.
If you want organic food and drink then this has the widest choice locally. They also have takeaway food to eat out.
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Planet Organic - Islington
64 Essex Rd
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If you want organic food and drink then this has the widest choice locally. They also have takeaway food to eat out.

Parks & Nature

Lungs full of fresh air. Views. Green. Mature trees. Space. Also, you can swim in the spring-fed water of the famous swimming ponds. lovely to walk/cycle around, take a picnic...15 mins on the Overground from Highbury & Islington.
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Hampstead Heath
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Lungs full of fresh air. Views. Green. Mature trees. Space. Also, you can swim in the spring-fed water of the famous swimming ponds. lovely to walk/cycle around, take a picnic...15 mins on the Overground from Highbury & Islington.
Walking or cycling by the canal you really see different characters of each borough or part of a borough. It runs east or west.
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Regent's Canal
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Walking or cycling by the canal you really see different characters of each borough or part of a borough. It runs east or west.
You can lose yourself here. Take the Overground and a book and have a siesta after wondering trough the stunning conservatories or more open planting of mature trees.
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Kew
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You can lose yourself here. Take the Overground and a book and have a siesta after wondering trough the stunning conservatories or more open planting of mature trees.

Arts & Culture

Performances by musicians and other creatives in an amazing venue.
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Union Chapel
19b Compton Terrace
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Performances by musicians and other creatives in an amazing venue.
Dance in all forms.
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
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Dance in all forms.
Contemporary bands, opera, classical music - in an iconic venue.
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Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College Road
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Contemporary bands, opera, classical music - in an iconic venue.
Ballet and Opera at the iconic venue in covent garden
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Royal Opera House
Bow Street
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Ballet and Opera at the iconic venue in covent garden
If you love film. A very different experience to mainstream cinema in choice as well as atmosphere. Regular previews and QnAs with directors/actors.
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BFI Southbank
0 Belvedere Rd
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If you love film. A very different experience to mainstream cinema in choice as well as atmosphere. Regular previews and QnAs with directors/actors.
Amazing collections. Mostly free. A short bus ride away or a longer meander on foot.
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British Museum
Great Russell Street
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Amazing collections. Mostly free. A short bus ride away or a longer meander on foot.
Stunning displays. Iconic venue.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
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Stunning displays. Iconic venue.
If you're lucky enough to get tickets to a show, it is just a few mins walk from the flat.
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Almeida Theater
Almeida Street
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If you're lucky enough to get tickets to a show, it is just a few mins walk from the flat.
Music, dance, film, visual arts.....in an iconic building. A short bus ride or pleasant walk from the flat.
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
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Music, dance, film, visual arts.....in an iconic building. A short bus ride or pleasant walk from the flat.
A gem. It's an internationally recognised "children's" puppet theatre about 5 mins walk away.
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Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
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A gem. It's an internationally recognised "children's" puppet theatre about 5 mins walk away.
Concerts, dance, talks...all on the SouthBank in an amazing building, a bus ride, or a decent walk, away.
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Royal Festival Hall
Belvedere Road
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Concerts, dance, talks...all on the SouthBank in an amazing building, a bus ride, or a decent walk, away.

Drinks & Nightlife

A classic. Upstairs is live bands and dancing. Downstairs are the main events and the seated venue.
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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
47 Frith St
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A classic. Upstairs is live bands and dancing. Downstairs are the main events and the seated venue.
A pleasant and quiet pub with friendly service, and a restaurant with tasty food. A short stroll from the flat and in a green and quiet location.
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The Marquess Tavern
32 Canonbury St
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A pleasant and quiet pub with friendly service, and a restaurant with tasty food. A short stroll from the flat and in a green and quiet location.
If you like craft beer. Opposite the street my home is on.
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The Taproom
163 Upper St
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If you like craft beer. Opposite the street my home is on.

Shopping

Stunning sexy lingerie. Very helpful and lovely business-owner.
Tallulah Lingerie
65 Cross St
Stunning sexy lingerie. Very helpful and lovely business-owner.
A jewellery experience that's equivalent to an art gallery - each case displays a different jeweler, some precious metals and stones and others mixed materials, completely different styles, and a decent price range.
Gill Wing Jewellery London
182 Upper St
A jewellery experience that's equivalent to an art gallery - each case displays a different jeweler, some precious metals and stones and others mixed materials, completely different styles, and a decent price range.

Essentials

3 mins walk away. Turn right along Upper Street and just past town hall.
Spots Dry Cleaners
264 Upper St
3 mins walk away. Turn right along Upper Street and just past town hall.
A decent choice of food and drink and essentials. About 5 mins walk - head right along Upper Street and cross over. It's opposite the green park by Union Chapel.
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Budgens
199-205 Haverstock Hill
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A decent choice of food and drink and essentials. About 5 mins walk - head right along Upper Street and cross over. It's opposite the green park by Union Chapel.
This is 1 min away, open late at night, and has the usual of licence fayre with some fruit and veg, canned foods and dairy and pasta/rice and basic toiletries. Turn right on Upper Street, cross at the zebra crossing and you can't miss it.
Zaco Supermarket Off Licence
175 Upper St
This is 1 min away, open late at night, and has the usual of licence fayre with some fruit and veg, canned foods and dairy and pasta/rice and basic toiletries. Turn right on Upper Street, cross at the zebra crossing and you can't miss it.

Getting Around

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Angel Station
A1
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Highbury & Islington station
Holloway Road
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Essex Road station
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