California girl looking for social hotspots in London

hmm.. never been to Hackney. Should I check it out? lol

Try Upper Street area (my favourite) and anywhere in Soho. And let's not forget the legendary Bar Italia in Frith Street (another favourite) where everyone gravitates to after a long night out partying/drinking/bar hopping etc.

I want to check out Westfield Stratford city one day! I like the shepard's bush one but would be nice to compare

No idea tbh @Queen Bee . Only been West Westfield once and that was back in 2011(just before the East one was built).

err... No

But does it have the London feeling to it?!

I go there every summer when I come back to England. Stratford is great but it's like an hour by tube compared to ~10 mins for Shepherd's Bush. Erk

Guys, I'm not actually serious. As gutted as I am that she turned me down, I think I'll get over it fast.

Why don't you go to the shepard's bush one of it closer?

I lived in Liverpool as well for a few years so I think I have right to talk about this. It's a fantastic place in every sense of the word. There are so many things to do. The centre is affordable, great pubs, good bars if that's your kinda thing. The student atmosphere in the centre of Liverpool is great and also since I had that freedom to just go everywhere I wanted in Liverpool without too many issues financially(unlike in London) there was that amazing vibe.
Liverpool has a very good day and night life. With Liverpool it's a bit more affordable but you still get a lot of that vibe of London. I used to love going to Liverpool one, was a neat burritos place and I used to just go there and chill with my mates.London is better though, ain't nothing like my hometown.

why, is it really sketch? haha

Any cool places in Greenwich or anywhere SE? because that's where I have some family

Cause the Shepherd's Bush one seems to have more fashion/designer stores Not my thing

Ah makes sense. Extortionate prices smh

Ha , what a wisecracker you are dear!

Any cool places in Greenwich or anywhere SE? because that's where I have some family

I heard south East London is so dangerous. Places like Peckham,especially.

Greenwich is OK, but it's not London and if you are looking for more funky places (or social hotspots as you say) you definitely need to at least explore (ie go out in) areas like Upper Street and Soho. Oh, and South Bank which is amazing. Other great places are Spitalfields and Notting Hill.

A lot of people here talk about places which are very touristy and hence cringeworthy and which Londoners mostly avoid (eg Oxford Street - ugh!).

Also, why on earth would someone go to Westfield, that is the equivalent of an American mall and mostly uninteresting, surely someone would want get a more authentic British/London feel of things...?

I'm going to study abroad in London soon and was wondering where the best places to socialize or just have a good evening out with friends are in the London area(: