Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Real Ale Tour! Open for drinking the craft beer brewed on site, and for eating the wood-fired pizzas made in a double decker bus in the yard on Friday evenings 5-9pm and Saturdays 12pm - 9pm only.
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Brick Brewery
209 Blenheim GroveReal Ale Tour! Open for drinking the craft beer brewed on site, and for eating the wood-fired pizzas made in a double decker bus in the yard on Friday evenings 5-9pm and Saturdays 12pm - 9pm only.
Real Ale Tour! Get yourself on a beer tasting frenzy through the guest and cask ales, and accompany your drinks with pints of chips and delicious burgers.
Beer Rebellion
126 Gipsy HillReal Ale Tour! Get yourself on a beer tasting frenzy through the guest and cask ales, and accompany your drinks with pints of chips and delicious burgers.
Real Ale Tour! A small craft-beer brewery that opens its tap room Saturdays 12-5pm only. Head down to drink the beautiful beer on site amongst the kegs and vats.
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Brew by Numbers
79 Enid StReal Ale Tour! A small craft-beer brewery that opens its tap room Saturdays 12-5pm only. Head down to drink the beautiful beer on site amongst the kegs and vats.
Second-hand record and book store, with coffee and beer! Can't really argue with that for a winning combo. Open till 5pm on weekdays and 11pm at weekends with live music every week.
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The Book and Record Bar
20 Norwood High StSecond-hand record and book store, with coffee and beer! Can't really argue with that for a winning combo. Open till 5pm on weekdays and 11pm at weekends with live music every week.
Real Ale Tour! Gastro-pub with posh food but also a small selection of good craft beers/real ales. Has a cosy beer garden with heaters so good for a nice Sunday afternoon, or evening drinks.
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The Great North Wood
3 Knights HillReal Ale Tour! Gastro-pub with posh food but also a small selection of good craft beers/real ales. Has a cosy beer garden with heaters so good for a nice Sunday afternoon, or evening drinks.
Real Ale Tour! A great independent local with real ales on tap, reasonably priced food and a tiny cinema screening art house films in the back. Brilliant on a warm night when you can sit outside.
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The Montpelier
43 Choumert RdReal Ale Tour! A great independent local with real ales on tap, reasonably priced food and a tiny cinema screening art house films in the back. Brilliant on a warm night when you can sit outside.
Real Ale Tour! London's first co-operatively run pub and the venue for Lucy's Thursday morning yoga class (7am) and home to many many real ales and craft beers. Plus good food.
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The Ivy House
40 Stuart RdReal Ale Tour! London's first co-operatively run pub and the venue for Lucy's Thursday morning yoga class (7am) and home to many many real ales and craft beers. Plus good food.
Real Ale Tour! Another brilliant tap room to try out on a Saturday 9am - 2pm only. Kernel is Stu's favourite beer, so go drink it where it is brewed.
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The Kernel Brewery
Dockley RoadReal Ale Tour! Another brilliant tap room to try out on a Saturday 9am - 2pm only. Kernel is Stu's favourite beer, so go drink it where it is brewed.
Real Ale Tour! A great little pub that serves lots of fantastic real ale. On a warm evening you will see everyone from the pub spilling out onto the street. Busy with a good atmosphere.
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The Harp
47 Chandos PlReal Ale Tour! A great little pub that serves lots of fantastic real ale. On a warm evening you will see everyone from the pub spilling out onto the street. Busy with a good atmosphere.
Real Ale Tour! A Samuel Smith's pub bringing a taste of Yorkshire to London. Nice traditional pub with Yorkshire beer.
The Glasshouse Stores
55 Brewer StReal Ale Tour! A Samuel Smith's pub bringing a taste of Yorkshire to London. Nice traditional pub with Yorkshire beer.
Real Ale Tour! Really interesting beer in this tiny pub in Whitechapel. Good to stop after looking round the art galleries or shopping on Brick Lane.
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Indo
133 Whitechapel RdReal Ale Tour! Really interesting beer in this tiny pub in Whitechapel. Good to stop after looking round the art galleries or shopping on Brick Lane.
Real Ale Tour! Nice real ale pub in the heart of Camberwell. A few good food options nearby like Fish and Chips, Chinese and Galettes.
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Stormbird
25 Camberwell Church StReal Ale Tour! Nice real ale pub in the heart of Camberwell. A few good food options nearby like Fish and Chips, Chinese and Galettes.
Food Scene
All the restaurants you could ever want in one place! A buzzing and friendly market hall full of pop-up and boutique restaurants for all tastes and diets.
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Mercado de Brixton Village
Unit 74 Coldharbour LnAll the restaurants you could ever want in one place! A buzzing and friendly market hall full of pop-up and boutique restaurants for all tastes and diets.
Superb coffee roasted on the premises and served in a very lovely cafe. Sadly seem to be bit funny about serving non-dairy option, but if that doesn't bother you, head down here for a cracking coffee
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Volcano Coffee Works
244 Ferndale RdSuperb coffee roasted on the premises and served in a very lovely cafe. Sadly seem to be bit funny about serving non-dairy option, but if that doesn't bother you, head down here for a cracking coffee
Breakfast and other quick meals. We've not been but hear great things about it. Won a Time Out London award recently.
Sorrento
376 Norwood RdBreakfast and other quick meals. We've not been but hear great things about it. Won a Time Out London award recently.
Local curry house for a decent and not too pricey meal. Does special offers on Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings. Also does take away.
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LAL BAAG
8 Knights HillLocal curry house for a decent and not too pricey meal. Does special offers on Sunday afternoons and Wednesday evenings. Also does take away.
Good coffee and amazing bread and cakes. Also do a lovely gluten free chocolate cake. Have a few branches around the area so worth checking out.
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Blackbird Bakery
378 Norwood RdGood coffee and amazing bread and cakes. Also do a lovely gluten free chocolate cake. Have a few branches around the area so worth checking out.
Our favourite cafe ever! The BEST COFFEE IN LONDON! No joke. This place is amazing. And they do great food too. Brilliant for vegan/veg/gluten free as well. Win win win.
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small white elephant
28 Choumert RdOur favourite cafe ever! The BEST COFFEE IN LONDON! No joke. This place is amazing. And they do great food too. Brilliant for vegan/veg/gluten free as well. Win win win.
Amazing Gujarati Indian food. Quite pricey in the evening (but lovely) so why not try the lunch time menu where everything is around £6?
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Ganapati
38 Holly GroveAmazing Gujarati Indian food. Quite pricey in the evening (but lovely) so why not try the lunch time menu where everything is around £6?
Popular and good Indian restaurant in Whitechapel. DON'T get a curry on Brick Lane, go here instead. Expect to queue but it shouldn't take too long.
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StPopular and good Indian restaurant in Whitechapel. DON'T get a curry on Brick Lane, go here instead. Expect to queue but it shouldn't take too long.
Great coffee and an incredible selection of tea. Have iPads on the tables for you to use so if you need to check information online this is a great place to visit.
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Seven Dials
Seven DialsGreat coffee and an incredible selection of tea. Have iPads on the tables for you to use so if you need to check information online this is a great place to visit.
Great coffee and also nice cake. In the evenings they have burgers.
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Anderson & Co
139 Bellenden RdGreat coffee and also nice cake. In the evenings they have burgers.
Arts & Culture
Local gallery, theatre, film venue, yoga classes... check it out for all sorts. Who knows what it'll have on! Yoga every morning 6:30am Monday to Friday, and women's yoga on Monday evenings.
The Portico Gallery
Local gallery, theatre, film venue, yoga classes... check it out for all sorts. Who knows what it'll have on! Yoga every morning 6:30am Monday to Friday, and women's yoga on Monday evenings.
A must see. Beautiful building with a huge, free national art collection. Free talks and events on most days, check out their website for details.
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La Galería Nacional
Trafalgar SquareA must see. Beautiful building with a huge, free national art collection. Free talks and events on most days, check out their website for details.
Contemporary and modern art gallery and an amazing building. Check out the website to find out about free talks and events and special exhibitions. Good cloakroom facilities for your bags too.
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Tate Modern
BanksideContemporary and modern art gallery and an amazing building. Check out the website to find out about free talks and events and special exhibitions. Good cloakroom facilities for your bags too.
The historical collection of the Tate. Another incredible building, and a good cafe (the coffee is terrible though). Free events and talks, check out the website for details.
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Tate Britain
MillbankThe historical collection of the Tate. Another incredible building, and a good cafe (the coffee is terrible though). Free events and talks, check out the website for details.
The history of the world in objects! Another of London's amazing free museums. Check out the website for details of free talks and events.
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Museo Británico
Great Russell StreetThe history of the world in objects! Another of London's amazing free museums. Check out the website for details of free talks and events.
Historical objects such as ceramics, jewellery, fashion and clothing and much more. Vast and varied collection, and most of it is free. Beautiful building too.
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Museo Victoria y Alberto
Cromwell RoadHistorical objects such as ceramics, jewellery, fashion and clothing and much more. Vast and varied collection, and most of it is free. Beautiful building too.
Fantastic museum of natural history, including the ever popular dinosaur exhibition. Free but very busy, especially at weekends and school holidays, so go early.
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Museo de Historia Natural
Cromwell RoadFantastic museum of natural history, including the ever popular dinosaur exhibition. Free but very busy, especially at weekends and school holidays, so go early.
Great fun for adults and kids alike. Lots to learn and play with, interactive and museum-style exhibits. Free.
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Museo de Ciencias
Exhibition RoadGreat fun for adults and kids alike. Lots to learn and play with, interactive and museum-style exhibits. Free.
Small contemporary art gallery with changing exhibitions in the heart of east London. Good cafe and Stu works here!
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Galería Whitechapel
77-82 Whitechapel High StSmall contemporary art gallery with changing exhibitions in the heart of east London. Good cafe and Stu works here!
A commercial art gallery with a regular programme of changing exhibitions. Free.
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White Cube Bermondsey
Bermondsey StreetA commercial art gallery with a regular programme of changing exhibitions. Free.
Experimental music venue with many unusual and intriguing gigs. Expect noisy, atonal and a bit weird. Also has a Japanese cafe in the daytime.
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin StreetExperimental music venue with many unusual and intriguing gigs. Expect noisy, atonal and a bit weird. Also has a Japanese cafe in the daytime.
Everything Else
Brand-new leisure centre with swimming pool, gym and fitness classes. The pool is lovely as it is cleansed by UV and is chlorine-free.
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West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre
25 Devane WayBrand-new leisure centre with swimming pool, gym and fitness classes. The pool is lovely as it is cleansed by UV and is chlorine-free.
Outdoor swimming pool open all year; fantastic in summer. Also has a fab cafe overlooking the pool which is great whatever the weather. The adjacent park is lovely too.
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Brockwell Lido
Dulwich RoadOutdoor swimming pool open all year; fantastic in summer. Also has a fab cafe overlooking the pool which is great whatever the weather. The adjacent park is lovely too.
Essentials
Serve good coffee (Volcano, roasted down the road) and cake but is also a wholefoods store and deli if you like healthier, finer food options. Great cheese counter and lots of more niche food items.
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Beamish & McGlue
461 Norwood RdServe good coffee (Volcano, roasted down the road) and cake but is also a wholefoods store and deli if you like healthier, finer food options. Great cheese counter and lots of more niche food items.