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Shoreditch

Practical London guides tagged Shoreditch.

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Banksy's Blind Patriotism statue on its plinth on Waterloo Place, a flag blowing across the figure's face, with a crowd photographing it from behind green barriers

London areas

The London Banksy Route: Ten Originals from St James's to Stoke Newington

A numbered route past the best original Banksys still standing in London, from the 2026 statue on Waterloo Place to the 2001 Royal Family in Stoke Newington — on foot, with one Tube ride and one Overground train where the walk would otherwise drag.

  • Banksy
  • Street art
  • Walks
  • Free things to do
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Market stalls filling Brick Lane beneath the railway bridge on a Sunday, crowds moving between them

London areas

A Walk Through Shoreditch and Spitalfields: Columbia Road to Petticoat Lane in Eleven Stops

A numbered walking route from Columbia Road Flower Market to Petticoat Lane, through the Boundary Estate, the Truman Brewery's basement vintage market, Brick Lane and Christ Church Spitalfields. With which market runs on which day, from each operator.

  • Shoreditch
  • Brick Lane
  • Spitalfields
  • Walks
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A tray of sliced beef brisket with a black bark and a pink smoke ring, glazed pork ribs and pulled pork, with pickles and a pot of sauce on a wooden table

Food and drink

The Best Barbecue in London, Cross-Referenced Across Every Major List

Fifteen independent sources, no judged award, and a search for the best brisket in London that returns no journalism at all. What each smokehouse actually cooks, and when they are shut.

  • Restaurants
  • Barbecue
  • American restaurants
  • Dining
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A clay pot of caramel-braised fish topped with sliced red chilli and spring onion, photographed from above on a white plate

Food and drink

The Best Vietnamese Restaurants in London, Cross-Referenced Across Every Major List

Thirteen independent sources, one Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the question the lists keep dancing around: is Kingsland Road still where the best Vietnamese food in London is?

  • Restaurants
  • Vietnamese restaurants
  • Cheap eats
  • Dining
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The open lobby at The Hoxton, Shoreditch: a brass ring chandelier over armchairs, an exposed brick fireplace, a herringbone bar under a Hoxton Grill sign, and a red bus passing the window

Plan your trip

Where to Stay in Shoreditch — and the Cheaper Streets Just Outside It

Shoreditch hotels compared, which streets are loud at 2am, and the areas within fifteen minutes where the same night costs half as much.

  • Where to stay
  • Hotels
  • Shoreditch
  • Neighbourhoods
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A large painted mural covering a brick wall on Bacon Street off Brick Lane

Things to do

Banksy and London Street Art: What's Still There

Fifteen Banksys still standing and the ones that are gone, a walking route past the central London ones, the two ticketed Banksy exhibitions, where the city's other street art actually is, and where to buy a print.

  • Street art
  • Banksy
  • Free things to do
  • Things to do
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Traders' stalls under the glass and iron roof of Old Spitalfields Market, busy with shoppers

London areas

Shoreditch Area Guide: Street Art, Brick Lane and Spitalfields

A complete Shoreditch guide: where the street art actually is, which market runs on which day, Brick Lane curry houses and bagels, and when to come.

  • Shoreditch
  • Brick Lane
  • Spitalfields
  • Hoxton
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