Sample some of London’s finest street food and fun trinkets at this Saturday market. Locals bicycle to the market for their weekly produce shopping to support their neighboring farmers. Read more.
This covered market boasts an impressive array of vintage shops, street food, and funky bars and coffee shops. It has been around for more than 350 years and is open seven days per week. Read more.
This relaxed “locals only” park in East London hosts pick-up cricket matches on the weekend and impromptu barbecues. It turns into a massive, communal cookout and day drinking locale. Read more.
This hippie communal garden and farm is perfect to stroll through with a hot coffee and get back in touch with nature, or at least take a few farm selfies. Read more.
To really up your hipster credibility, ditch the Broadway shows in Central London and check out The Yard, a 110-person independent theatre and bar that features quirky acts in a restored warehouse. Read more.
If you find yourself in East London on a Sunday, the flower market on Columbia Road can’t be missed. Peruse through hundreds of fresh bouquets and succulents sold by aggressively brash “barrow boys." Read more.
Crate brewery is recommended for cold beers and delicious pizza in a warehouse near Olympic Park. Read more.
It’s no secret that craft beer is a hipster staple, and there are plenty of great microbreweries in East London, particularly in Hackney. Read more.
Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s parallel universes beyond the looking glass, this speakeasy on Hackney Road features mixology-focused cocktails. The Cocktail Club gets wild later in the night. Read more.
The establishment touts itself as an “American-style” watering hole and features a secret bar in the basement that turns into a raging dance party with a DJ. Read more.
The namesake duck and waffles, a unique spin on the staple chicken and waffles, can’t be missed, but will set you back £17, or roughly $26. Read more.
Caravan is a funky cafe with a working coffee roastery in the basement located in trendy Exmouth Market. They take their coffee seriously and slowly filter your order with a fancy presentation. Read more.
Dishoom is an expansive Bombay cafe located in trendy Shoreditch. Its impeccable decor and cool vibe reminded me of a Stephen Starr restaurant. It’s perfect for group dinners over bottles of red wine. Read more.
Like any good speakeasy, Lounge Bohemia has a cryptic website and is hidden from the public eye in Shoreditch. It’s located between two kebab shops through a hallway covered in old newspapers. Read more.
Tayyabs is a classic eatery serving Punjabi cuisine. The majority of the menu items are quite spicy and the lamb chops were a stand out. Read more.
