Notice to thrift store fans, street art enthusiasts, urban adventurers: Shoreditch is "the Place to be" Still unknown to tourists, the red-brick district of the East End is populated by young people all cooler than each other. The walls in the street are the canvases of street artists where impressive creations were born.
History Point
East End was once a haunt of bandits, that of Jack the Ripper, which became the fashionable landmark of young Londoners. It is a place full of life (thank you young people!) where everything can be done on foot.From Shoreditch to the Queen's House, you only need 30 minutes! You can eat lunch from all continents, listen to music from here and elsewhere, take advantage of this absence of tourists to discover the real London life.Shoreditch: street art invades the street.
Good addresses:
- Old Spitaflied Market : a huge covered market where you will find food, clothing, refreshment and above all an incredible place to enjoyfree concerts.
- Boxpark: the shopper's landmark that houses a small café that revolutionizes the palates of gourmets, run to their vegan pastries and their Chaï tea latte of the future.
- Brick Lane Market: Sunday walk in the flower market. Unusual smells in the city center.
- Dishoom : a restaurant on which I keep the mystery, it's up to you to discover it.
- Sunday Market: you can find food from all over the world and very nice second-hand clothes.
- Beyond Retro, Rokit, Absolut Vintage: the essential thrift stores.
- Blitz: THE BEST THRIFT STORE IN LONDON (really.)
- Labour and Wait: small authentic shop for the home, you will not leave empty-handed.
Where to stay?
The Dictionary Hostel: an amazing hostel. A top service, free breakfast, very clean rooms, international meetings, a very young décor, activities offered very local (PubCrawl with the English, not negligible) and a staff always ready to laugh. Nothing to do with hostels with questionable hygiene and poor service. And all this at unbeatable prices!
TIP: Install the "Citymapper" app that will save your trips.
