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Just doesn't feel like london whatsoever. Fine as a place to work at but aim for something in the west. I found most people living close by to be "transient" and not looking to "belong" (not sure of that makes sense).
Not much of a vibe tbh
Completely dead on the weekends. Hard to separate work and life, if you’re also working in canary wharf. You’ll end up going to the same bars/restaurants/coffee spots, etc. in your free time as you do while you’re at work.
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Such an excellent point!
Dead zone. If you’re gonna be working there look at somewhere nearby on the west side of DLR/Jub.
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I lived in Greenwich for 4 years, which was great! Very cheap, Greenwich has lots of nice little restaurants and pubs, DLR to Canary Warf + Jubilee, Train to London Bridge
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The other option it to live in Mudchute / Island Gardens across the river. There is a foot tunnel that you can walk / cycle in 10 mins to Greenwich. It’s very calm on that side of the river. My friends paid £700 each per month for a large 3 bed.
On the flipside, you get new builds with very good views at a decent price!
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Suuuuuuuuuuper dead
Not London...totally dead.
My cousin lives there. Very dead on weekends but it’s easy for them to go out in neighbouring areas (pre covid). They have the huge gym above Waitrose that is nice but incredibly expensive. They also have a so so dim sum restaurant (the floating one). Other than that it’s just new builds, quiet, waterfront running routes. Depends what you’re looking for :)
Ha I actually meant Lotus, which is worse than Royal China.
Din Tai Fung is excellent for soup dumplings but doesn’t really do dim sum (well not the extensive menu of dim sum anyway).
Personally I like Orient London and Plum Valley in Chinatown. Both have good price/value although not every dish is perfect. Plum Valley is also really clean and you can actually book ahead (this is where my family usually goes for Lunar New Year).
The best best I’ve had is probably Yauatcha/Duck and Rice/Duddells in London Bridge but the high bill is off putting for me to indulge that frequently.
I am picky though as my uncle owns a dim sum restaurant!
What do people mean by "dead" here?
It’s mostly full of offices and not very many people after working hours or on the weekend, with the exception of the shopping centre. I also lived in Maida Vale which I would characterise as very residential and quiet (like 1 pub and a very small strip of shops, would not qualify as a high street) but even compared to that, Canary Wharf feels dead.