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30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
30 St Mary AxeA landmark - very close.
On Sundays, this is packed with market stalls and shops. You can shop and eat all day. You should try it at least the once, in conjunction with the Spitalfields Market which is practically next door.
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Mercado de los domingos de Brick Lane
Brick LaneOn Sundays, this is packed with market stalls and shops. You can shop and eat all day. You should try it at least the once, in conjunction with the Spitalfields Market which is practically next door.
This is a great place to immerse yourself in London history and it's fairly local so please do try it. The shop is good too.
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Museum of London
Museum of LondonThis is a great place to immerse yourself in London history and it's fairly local so please do try it. The shop is good too.
Take the outside glass lift to the restaurant and bar on the 40th floor! It's like going up in a rocket. Amazing.
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Heron Tower
110 BishopsgateTake the outside glass lift to the restaurant and bar on the 40th floor! It's like going up in a rocket. Amazing.
Food Scene
This is a great area to eat, shop and wander around in. Saturdays and Sundays are buzzing with market activitiy.
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Mercado de Old Spitalfields
16 Commercial StThis is a great area to eat, shop and wander around in. Saturdays and Sundays are buzzing with market activitiy.
Everyone raves about Poppies Fish n' chips near Brick Lane, but you've got this local chippy practically on the doorstep, which is just as good, if not better.
Happy Days
44 46 Goulston StEveryone raves about Poppies Fish n' chips near Brick Lane, but you've got this local chippy practically on the doorstep, which is just as good, if not better.
OK, so this is a Vietnamese chain BUT it has a reasonable menu and it's really near so I always go here if I'm in need of a good spicy tiger prawn pho, or a spicy salad.
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Pho
48 Brushfield StOK, so this is a Vietnamese chain BUT it has a reasonable menu and it's really near so I always go here if I'm in need of a good spicy tiger prawn pho, or a spicy salad.
The best Parsi Indian street food. You'll have to book in advance because the place is always packed out. Unless you go at 3pm on a weekday. I love it.
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Dishoom Shoreditch
7 Boundary StThe best Parsi Indian street food. You'll have to book in advance because the place is always packed out. Unless you go at 3pm on a weekday. I love it.
Pizza Union
246-250 Pentonville RdCheap and cheerful pizza.
Essentials
Really, really cheap fruit and veg. This is like the Ridley Rd market so very gritty, packed with locals. Nothing posh here, but I love it. The food kiosk at the corner of Vallance Rd is a treasure.
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Whitechapel Market
131 Whitechapel RdReally, really cheap fruit and veg. This is like the Ridley Rd market so very gritty, packed with locals. Nothing posh here, but I love it. The food kiosk at the corner of Vallance Rd is a treasure.
Sightseeing
You'll have to try it the once, if only to say you've done a typical London thing and it's 10 minutes walk down the road.
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Torre de Londres
You'll have to try it the once, if only to say you've done a typical London thing and it's 10 minutes walk down the road.