Guidebook for London
Essentials
Amazing grocery shop. They have everything you need and much much more stuff you don't.
386 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
134-152 Balham High RoadAmazing grocery shop. They have everything you need and much much more stuff you don't.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a lovely pub directly by the river side. It's cheap and cheerful with a very diverse audience. Try to get a seat outside or by the window.
94 locals recommend
The Captain Kidd
108 Wapping High StThis is a lovely pub directly by the river side. It's cheap and cheerful with a very diverse audience. Try to get a seat outside or by the window.
Lamb & Flag
24 James StAnother typical Wapping pub by the riverside. Great views.
Everything Else
Use Shadwell station to get into the West End (Oxford Street, Soho, Notting Hill) really quickly. Just one stop to Bank and then onto the Central line.
97 locals recommend
Shadwell Station (Stand A)
Use Shadwell station to get into the West End (Oxford Street, Soho, Notting Hill) really quickly. Just one stop to Bank and then onto the Central line.
No need to say more. Best picture angle from in front of the ugly hotel. Next to the tacky dolphin fountain.
1577 locals recommend
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadNo need to say more. Best picture angle from in front of the ugly hotel. Next to the tacky dolphin fountain.
It's kind of expensive so no need to go in. You can walk around it for free and enjoy the amazing view.
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
It's kind of expensive so no need to go in. You can walk around it for free and enjoy the amazing view.
It looks far but it's actually just a pleasant 30-minute walk from the house. Just follow the Thames Path signs. Big skyscrapers, a shopping mall and lots of accumulated money.
651 locals recommend
Canary Wharf
1 Bank StIt looks far but it's actually just a pleasant 30-minute walk from the house. Just follow the Thames Path signs. Big skyscrapers, a shopping mall and lots of accumulated money.
You may wonder what that helmet shaped thingy is. It's where the Mayor of London works. There's a nice green area where you can sit and marvel at the skyline & Tower Bridge.
52 locals recommend
City Hall
Kamal Chunchie WayYou may wonder what that helmet shaped thingy is. It's where the Mayor of London works. There's a nice green area where you can sit and marvel at the skyline & Tower Bridge.
Take the DLR from Shadwell to Cutty Sark, walk through Greenwhich Market up to the top of the park and you'll get some amazing views of London.
736 locals recommend
Greenwich Park
Take the DLR from Shadwell to Cutty Sark, walk through Greenwhich Market up to the top of the park and you'll get some amazing views of London.
There's a cable car in London. Much cheaper than the London Eye. You can even use your Oyster card.
115 locals recommend
Emirates Greenwich Peninsula station
Edmund Halley WayThere's a cable car in London. Much cheaper than the London Eye. You can even use your Oyster card.
Food Scene
Il Bordello
70 Wapping WallOne of the more famous Wapping restaurants. Nice local Italian.
It's odd to recommend a Starbucks but this one is really lovely. Located in a little pavillion in the middle of the beautiful St Katherine docks.
74 locals recommend
Starbucks Coffee
22-23 Princes StIt's odd to recommend a Starbucks but this one is really lovely. Located in a little pavillion in the middle of the beautiful St Katherine docks.
Local independent coffee shop. Nice people, nice coffee. It's quite small so don't expect to get a seat at busy times.
40 locals recommend
Cinnamon Coffee Shop
103 Wapping LnLocal independent coffee shop. Nice people, nice coffee. It's quite small so don't expect to get a seat at busy times.
My favourite Korean family restaurant in London. Extremely cheap, very small but such great food and atmosphere. Bring cash.
6 locals recommend
Seoul Bakery
14 Great Russell StMy favourite Korean family restaurant in London. Extremely cheap, very small but such great food and atmosphere. Bring cash.
Perfect location, great pizzas. You can even sit outside. Service is not always the best though.
257 locals recommend
St Katharine Docks Marina
50 St Katharine's WayPerfect location, great pizzas. You can even sit outside. Service is not always the best though.
Sightseeing
Go to Brick Lane on Sunday when it's at its busiest. It's also great on other days if you cannot deal with the crowds. Don't eat the curry from the restaurants there. Not very good.
878 locals recommend
Brick Lane
Brick LaneGo to Brick Lane on Sunday when it's at its busiest. It's also great on other days if you cannot deal with the crowds. Don't eat the curry from the restaurants there. Not very good.
Get some food from Waitrose and hang out in this little park. No tourists, just London life with a view of Tower Bridge.
17 locals recommend
Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden
Wapping High StreetGet some food from Waitrose and hang out in this little park. No tourists, just London life with a view of Tower Bridge.
Arts & Culture
Best area, in my opinion, to just walk around and bump into 100s of coffee shops, restaurants and boutiques. Pure city life. 20 mins from the flat (Shadwell, Bank, Tottenham Court Rd).
576 locals recommend
Soho
Best area, in my opinion, to just walk around and bump into 100s of coffee shops, restaurants and boutiques. Pure city life. 20 mins from the flat (Shadwell, Bank, Tottenham Court Rd).