Food Scene
Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit StWonderful - and very reasonably priced - Italian restaurant
Fabulous cakes and literary atmosphere - plus one of London's best bookshops
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London Review Bookshop
14-16 Bury PlFabulous cakes and literary atmosphere - plus one of London's best bookshops
Moro
34-36 Exmouth MarketOne of the most divinely delicious places to eat nearby
Try this little Moro tapas bar for fabulous tapas and delicious house cocktails
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Morito
195 Hackney RdTry this little Moro tapas bar for fabulous tapas and delicious house cocktails
Divine food - and you can get a takeaway box of salads for under £10. Dinner will need to be booked, lunches run until late.
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StDivine food - and you can get a takeaway box of salads for under £10. Dinner will need to be booked, lunches run until late.
My very favourite Japanese restaurant - delicious sushi and great value bento boxes
10 Old Compton St
10 Old Compton StreetMy very favourite Japanese restaurant - delicious sushi and great value bento boxes
Sweet little local cafe/restaurant with very reasonably priced menus & occasional Opera.
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Little Bay Restaurant Farringdon
171 Farringdon RoadSweet little local cafe/restaurant with very reasonably priced menus & occasional Opera.
Cigala
54 Lamb's Conduit StThe most delicious tapas and paella - a little pricey, but worth it!
Classic bhel poori house with dosas and thalis - I've been coming here for more than 25 years!
Diwana
96 Brick LnClassic bhel poori house with dosas and thalis - I've been coming here for more than 25 years!
Andrew's Cafe
59 Grays Inn RdGood place for breakfast
Leather Ln
Lots of little cafes here for fried breakfast, falafel and more
Banh Mi Bay
4-6 Theobalds RdGreat soups and other Vietnamese food
The best coffee bar in London - and probably also the most stylish. Worth the walk.
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The Nags Head
216 Dunmow RdThe best coffee bar in London - and probably also the most stylish. Worth the walk.
There are so many restaurants here I can't even begin to describe them - every kind of food under the sun, not too expensive either.
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Upper St
There are so many restaurants here I can't even begin to describe them - every kind of food under the sun, not too expensive either.
Even if you don't come here for Moro & Morito, there are good places to eat here or just drink and hang out
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Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketEven if you don't come here for Moro & Morito, there are good places to eat here or just drink and hang out
North Sea
7-8 Leigh StA place to get the British Classic Fish & Chips
Hunter St
Great falafel and shawarma in Lebanese and Moroccan breads
Looks like a horrible fast food place but the food is better than in many of the Chinatown places
Noodle Oodle
Looks like a horrible fast food place but the food is better than in many of the Chinatown places
Drinks & Nightlife
The Lamb
94 Lamb's Conduit Stgreat local pub - serves British Sunday lunch and good beer
Arts & Culture
October Gallery
24 Old Gloucester StLovely gallery - with excellent lunches
Curzon Bloomsbury
Lovely local art-house cinema
Great cinema - and nearby restaurants in Upper Street make it a good place to go for a night out.
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Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StGreat cinema - and nearby restaurants in Upper Street make it a good place to go for a night out.
Galerie der Fotografen
16-18 Ramillies StI love this place - great cafe there too
Great place to sit and people-watch - the bars and cafe areas are lovely
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Royal Festival Hall
Belvedere RoadGreat place to sit and people-watch - the bars and cafe areas are lovely
My favourite London gallery - easily accessible with the No 17 bus to St Paul's, then it is a short walk across the Millennium Bridge
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Tate Gallery of Modern Art
BanksideMy favourite London gallery - easily accessible with the No 17 bus to St Paul's, then it is a short walk across the Millennium Bridge
Essentials
Owned and run by a collective, this supermarket is the best ethical choice in the neighbourhood - and has fantastic bread and veg
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The People's Supermarket
72-76 Lamb's Conduit StOwned and run by a collective, this supermarket is the best ethical choice in the neighbourhood - and has fantastic bread and veg
Best nearby supermarket (after the wonderful People's Supermarket).
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Waitrose & Partners
1 New Union SquareBest nearby supermarket (after the wonderful People's Supermarket).
Everything Else
I love this street - it has cafes, a South Indian restaurant, a health food shop, The School of Life...
Marchmont St
I love this street - it has cafes, a South Indian restaurant, a health food shop, The School of Life...
Possibly the most divine chocolate ever created. Very expensive. Worth every penny.
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Paul A Young Fine Chocolates
33 Camden PsgePossibly the most divine chocolate ever created. Very expensive. Worth every penny.