Has been my home for the last 25 years, most importantly I believe is my job to show people around in this hard core city with all its epic architecture, fantastic greenery and multicultural face. I truly think London is the capital of the world.
Food
Breakfast/Brunch
I absolutely love The Albion for breakfast an you’re 2 minutes walk from brick lane, try the Stilton and Marmite roll.
http://albion-uk.london/
Nude expresso is great for really good coffee and they roast it right opposite where you can buy coffee beans, their breakfast is great. There’s a shop and a cafe opposite to each other so you can buy their coffee too.
http://www.nudeespresso.com
Lunch/dinner
For the best steak in town, Hawksmoor, my favourite one is in Air Street. Try the full fat old fashioned.
http://thehawksmoor.com
Out of the 2 St John restaurants I honestly prefer Bread and Wine next to the Ten Bells in spirafields, (Jack the ripper used to pick up victims there)
https://www.stjohngroup.uk.com/smithfield/
Street Feast in Dalston is great to hang out in a group and taste various bits from all over the world.
http://streetfeast.com
In Kingsland rd there’s a Place called Chick n’Sours pretty amazing, on Sunday the do a whole fried chicken, great whiskey sour cocktails too.
http://www.chicknsours.co.uk
If you want to try some Latin American stuff you have Arepa and Co.
http://arepaandco.com
Rasa does incredible Kerala dishes, not too spicy but incredibly tasty, just go for the Kerala feast and share, Theres 2 restaurants in Church street opposite to each other, one is fully veggie and the other does everything, both amazing.
http://www.rasarestaurants.com
Tonkotsu in mare street is awesome for ramen and loads of tasty sides.
http://www.tonkotsu.co.uk
Real Neapolitan pizza at Franco Manca. Is a chain but is pretty decent.
http://www.francomanca.co.uk
And my fav pizza is called Pizzeria Papagone.
http://www.pizzeriapappagone.co.uk
Sushi at Eat Tokyo in red lion street not far from a great pub called The Enterprise.
http://www.eattokyo.co.uk/holborn
Drinks:
The Enterprise
http://www.the-enterprise.co.uk
My favourite cocktail bar is called High Water.
http://highwaterlondon.com
Also Bad sports does the best tacos in london and really good cocktails downstairs, very relaxed family fair.
http://www.badsports.co.uk
The Dove is a great pub in Broadway Market: does tones of nice beers and have great food there, good Sunday roast, must book.
http://dovepubs.com
Brew dog pub does fantastic beers abs made by them, not on that pub itself but it is an independent brewery.
https://www.brewdog.com/bars/uk/shoreditch
Visit Jaguar shoes, for drinks, hipsters bar but pretty cool. You can order pizza from next door.
http://www.jaguarshoes.com
Gordon’s wine bar, gets packed quickly but is ancient and really good and you can eat loads of good cheeses, cold meats, pies etc.
http://gordonswinebar.com
Oriole, voted best bar in the world in Feb 2017, won 3 class awards, must book, easier to get a table on week days, prices £12 to £17 but well worth it.
http://www.oriolebar.com
