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A Weekend in East Village, London

A Weekend in East Village, London

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Intro / teaserThis is London done from East Village, the corner of Stratford the 2012 Olympics built out of nothing, next to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. You base yourself in a cheap self-catering studio you can cook in, walk ten minutes across the parkland to see ABBA Voyage, eat entirely plant based, and go deep on coffee at one of the city’s most thoughtful roasters. It is green, it is walkable, and it is a fraction of the price of staying in the centre. The stay and the show are real listings on My Ideal World; the food and coffee are places we rate. A low-cost, low-impact London weekend, built around the park rather than the West End.
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Your London Itinerary at a Glance

  1. Day 1 Move into East Village
  2. Day 2 Live the Olympic Park, then ABBA and walk home
  3. Day 3 Eat plant based, drink better coffee

Where to Stay in London

Adagio Stratford London

A four-star self-catering aparthotel in East Village, the greenest new corner of Stratford, with its own kitchen and nights as low as sixty to seventy-five pounds.

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What to Do in London

Cycle the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

East Village is 37 percent green space, named the best neighbourhood in Newham, with the parkland the 2012 Games left behind folded right into it.

Westfield, Sadler's Wells and the old Stratford

Westfield Stratford City sits minutes away with a cinema, bowling and Sadler's Wells Theatre, where you can take a drink, co-work and nobody moves you on.

ABBA Voyage at the ABBA Arena

The purpose-built ABBA Arena sits in the Olympic Park at Pudding Mill Lane, about ten minutes on foot from Adagio across the parkland.

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La Tostadora, the London roaster

La Tostadora is a London coffee roaster who learned to roast in a way that throws almost nothing away, a small, near zero-waste operation worth the detour for anyone who cares where their cup comes from.

Eight things about coffee, and how little is wasted

What a near zero-waste roaster actually does day to day, from spent grounds to packaging, and the eight things about coffee and sourcing that change how you drink it back home.

Where to Eat in London

Cook in, or stock up at Westfield

The whole point of a studio with a kitchen: buy your own food at Westfield next door and cook, rather than eating out every meal.

Cook in your own studio

Shop British organic produce in season at Westfield and cook in the studio kitchen before you head out, carrots, leek, kale, your own lentils.

Vantra Vegan

Vantra is a hundred percent plant-based restaurant, seed and soil free, for a genuinely vegan meal in the city.

Your Day by Day London Itinerary

Day 1

Move into East Village

Base yourself in Stratford's East Village, by the Olympic Park, in a studio with its own kitchen.

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Adagio Stratford London

A four-star self-catering aparthotel in East Village, the greenest new corner of Stratford, with its own kitchen and nights as low as sixty to seventy-five pounds. Written by a Londoner who lived in the tall building across the street. Cheaper than the Hilton next door, and you can cook your own food.

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Cook in, or stock up at Westfield

The whole point of a studio with a kitchen: buy your own food at Westfield next door and cook, rather than eating out every meal. Keeps the weekend cheap and low waste.

Day 2

Live the Olympic Park, then ABBA and walk home

Spend the day in the greenest new neighbourhood in London before the show, then walk home across the park while everyone else fights the Tube.

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Day 3

Eat plant based, drink better coffee

A fully plant-based day: proper vegan food, then a deep dive on coffee.

Filmed and written by Celina for My Ideal World.