Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Ink - Bringing Scandinavian cool to East London, this hip Swedish restaurant on Palmers Road offers a modern menu (complete with foam, powdered and artfully-arranged plates) in a minimalist setting. Chef Martyn Meid’s seven or five course tasting menu changes regularly, but you can expect the likes of 148 hour salted cod, sticky pork belly and a surprising chocolate salt on your culinary journey.
44 Palmers Rd
Ink - Bringing Scandinavian cool to East London, this hip Swedish restaurant on Palmers Road offers a modern menu (complete with foam, powdered and artfully-arranged plates) in a minimalist setting. Chef Martyn Meid’s seven or five course tasting menu changes regularly, but you can expect the likes of 148 hour salted cod, sticky pork belly and a surprising chocolate salt on your culinary journey.
Branch out from your usual steak and try a more unusual kind of meat at the Greedy Cow on Grove Road, where the menu stretches as far as kangaroo burgers, camel meat and even wild boar. They also serve the usual beef, chicken, lamb and fish if you aren’t feeling quite up to an edible safari.
102 lokale anbefaler
The Greedy Cow
8 Grove RdBranch out from your usual steak and try a more unusual kind of meat at the Greedy Cow on Grove Road, where the menu stretches as far as kangaroo burgers, camel meat and even wild boar. They also serve the usual beef, chicken, lamb and fish if you aren’t feeling quite up to an edible safari.
Casual neighbourhood venue turning out classic Thai noodles and curries, plus takeaway and delivery.
20 lokale anbefaler
Rama Thai Restaurant
208 Mile End RdCasual neighbourhood venue turning out classic Thai noodles and curries, plus takeaway and delivery.
Bright Italian restaurant with a traditional menu and outdoor seating on a terrace with a fountain.
77 lokale anbefaler
La Figa Restaurant
45 Narrow StBright Italian restaurant with a traditional menu and outdoor seating on a terrace with a fountain.
Cosy, family-run Italian restaurant offering pizza and classic main courses, plus takeaway option.
8 lokale anbefaler
Sapore Italiano
106 Salmon LnCosy, family-run Italian restaurant offering pizza and classic main courses, plus takeaway option.
Arts & Culture
Think you’ve got what it takes to survive a day at a Victorian school? Pay a visit to the Ragged School Museum on Copperfield Road and find out! Once a public school for destitute local children, it was later transformed into a museum, where visitors can now attend a Victorian school lesson, visit an Edwardian kitchen, and see an exhibition on what life used to be like in the East End.
17 lokale anbefaler
Ragged School Museum
46-50 Copperfield RdThink you’ve got what it takes to survive a day at a Victorian school? Pay a visit to the Ragged School Museum on Copperfield Road and find out! Once a public school for destitute local children, it was later transformed into a museum, where visitors can now attend a Victorian school lesson, visit an Edwardian kitchen, and see an exhibition on what life used to be like in the East End.
Georgian sugar warehouse, now home to a museum chronicling London's history as a trading port.
217 lokale anbefaler
Museum for Londons Docklands
Hertsmere RoadGeorgian sugar warehouse, now home to a museum chronicling London's history as a trading port.
Extensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art with workshops.
589 lokale anbefaler
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StExtensive exhibition and creative space showcasing mould-breaking contemporary art with workshops.
Drinks & Nightlife
Traditional corner pub with a jukebox and live big screen TV sports, serving real ales.
51 lokale anbefaler
The Queens Head
66 Acton StTraditional corner pub with a jukebox and live big screen TV sports, serving real ales.
Easygoing corner boozer serving a selection of craft beers, plus menu of small plates and subs.
33 lokale anbefaler
The Horn of Plenty
36 Globe RdEasygoing corner boozer serving a selection of craft beers, plus menu of small plates and subs.
Entertainment & Activities
650-metre outdoor karting track with electric karts that reach speeds of more than 50mph.
9 lokale anbefaler
Revolution Karting
Burdett Road650-metre outdoor karting track with electric karts that reach speeds of more than 50mph.
Arthouse cinema showing blockbuster and independent films in a renovated 19th-century building.
244 lokale anbefaler
Genesis Biograf
93-95 Mile End RdArthouse cinema showing blockbuster and independent films in a renovated 19th-century building.
Sightseeing
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters.
1372 lokale anbefaler
Tower of London
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters.