Spent two weeks here in early 2020, and here is a lot of what I did!
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Food
Art
Drink
Things to Do
Places to Stay
Food
This is kind of a basic rec, but it's popular for a reason! I love the interior designer (India Mahdavi) and the tea is such a fun activity, even if it's a bit pricey. Get the champagne add on!!
Sketch London
Obviously, get the duck! Worth the line and reasonably priced. Fun for groups
Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant
They have a tasting menu that is so reasonable (35 pounds!!) Excellent cocktails and in a very cool neighborhood
Som Saa Thai Restaurant
Get the avo or burrata toast! Really cool building too
Crispin London
Incredible Burmese
Lahpet London
Art
awesome exhibitions and a cool building with great views of London! Fun to walk along the Thames afterward
Tate Modern
huge, so i would recommend prioritizing whatever galleries interest you most
The British Museum
super cool space and usually really great exhibitions
Whitechapel Gallery
Drink
Massive, cool space. Their gin cocktails are so fun (and pretty!)
German Gymnasium
A bunch of shipping containers with different vendors. Fun place to grab a drink and a snack!
BOXPARK Shoreditch
Things to Do
Fun to check out a farm in the city
Hackney City Farm
Great place to see comedy
Soho Theatre
Fun market to wander
Spitalfields
Obsessed with this market, so many good options and super fun energy
Mercato Metropolitano in Elephant and Castle
This place is worth the hike (I think it's 45 min outside the city??) I'm a sucker for neon. You can get beer and food here, too. Not much else to do in the area
Gods Own Junkyard
awesome, charming bookstore with two floors. harry potter dreams!
Daunt Books
Make sure to check out the greenhouse! There are some cool art exhibitions here, too
Barbican Centre
There's a fun market here! I recommend walking along the river on the way there or back
Camden Town
Super new neighborhood. It has some cool architecture and good shopping and restaurants and just fun to walk around
Coal Drops Yard
Places to Stay
Awesome location and pretty reasonable price. Nothing too fancy but it's clean and decently hip
Ibis Hotel Shoreditch
Very chic hotel, I love King's Cross neighborhood- easy train access too. Awesome views from the rooms and the bar there is great
