Guidebook for Greater London

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Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

It's just great x
91 habitants recommandent
Monmouth coffee
36 Maltby St
91 habitants recommandent
It's just great x
Gorgeous old family owned cafe of yesteryear. A time capsule.. and the Cakes.. oh my God.. the CAKES!
46 habitants recommandent
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek St
46 habitants recommandent
Gorgeous old family owned cafe of yesteryear. A time capsule.. and the Cakes.. oh my God.. the CAKES!
Totally yummy Japanese, always packed! Good prices, fab food x
17 habitants recommandent
Taro
412 Kennington Rd
17 habitants recommandent
Totally yummy Japanese, always packed! Good prices, fab food x
Best local takeaway lunch for under a fiver, great fresh food, something for everyone :-)
6 habitants recommandent
Kastner & Ovens
52 Floral St
6 habitants recommandent
Best local takeaway lunch for under a fiver, great fresh food, something for everyone :-)
Romance! ;-)
16 habitants recommandent
Andrew Edmunds Restaurant
46 Lexington St
16 habitants recommandent
Romance! ;-)
Best brunch in universe.
10 habitants recommandent
The Black Penny
34 Great Queen St
10 habitants recommandent
Best brunch in universe.
Magic xx
36 habitants recommandent
Scooter Cafe Ltd
36 habitants recommandent
Magic xx
Best little cafe ever x
Cafe Murano Covent Garden
36 Tavistock St
Best little cafe ever x
Great 1950s Italian!
14 habitants recommandent
Lina Stores
18 Brewer St
14 habitants recommandent
Great 1950s Italian!
Packed, vibrant, late night, great dim sum, trolleys and trolleys of it..
15 habitants recommandent
Golden Dragon Chinatown
28-29 Gerrard St
15 habitants recommandent
Packed, vibrant, late night, great dim sum, trolleys and trolleys of it..
Vegetarian Heaven.
45 habitants recommandent
Mildreds Restaurant
45 Lexington St
45 habitants recommandent
Vegetarian Heaven.
Posh and perfect place to hang out x
56 habitants recommandent
Yauatcha Soho
15-17 Broadwick St
56 habitants recommandent
Posh and perfect place to hang out x
Great combined with a walk in Kensington Gardens.. friendly.. offbeat.. old London.. perfect x
47 habitants recommandent
Maggie Jones's Restaurant
6 Old Court Place
47 habitants recommandent
Great combined with a walk in Kensington Gardens.. friendly.. offbeat.. old London.. perfect x
Open all day, welcoming, relaxing, yummy food x
Abuelo
26 Southampton St
Open all day, welcoming, relaxing, yummy food x
Rude legend of old Soho.
10 habitants recommandent
Wong Kei
41-43 Wardour St
10 habitants recommandent
Rude legend of old Soho.
Cheap as chips, always yummy. A proper London Fish and chip shop, not an extortionate tourist trap.
9 habitants recommandent
The Fryer's Delight
19 Theobalds Rd
9 habitants recommandent
Cheap as chips, always yummy. A proper London Fish and chip shop, not an extortionate tourist trap.
Off the charts baking, 15 mins walk away..
Fortitude Bakehouse
35 Colonnade
Off the charts baking, 15 mins walk away..
30 seconds away, great coffee and breakfast or brunch.
Lundenwic
45 Aldwych
30 seconds away, great coffee and breakfast or brunch.
You have to queue, but worth it.
43 habitants recommandent
Barrio Soho
6 Poland St
43 habitants recommandent
You have to queue, but worth it.
Ask for a table upstairs by a fireplace in autumn. Gorgeous.
17 habitants recommandent
The Duck and Rice
90 Berwick St
17 habitants recommandent
Ask for a table upstairs by a fireplace in autumn. Gorgeous.
Great coffee and breakfast, no mucking about!
18 habitants recommandent
Flat White
17 Berwick St
18 habitants recommandent
Great coffee and breakfast, no mucking about!
Best booked ahead, understandably gets rammed, great Indian food!
93 habitants recommandent
Dishoom
12 Upper St Martin's Ln
93 habitants recommandent
Best booked ahead, understandably gets rammed, great Indian food!
Healthy, reasonably priced, caters for all special needs, and two minutes up the road.
Farmstand Covent Garden
42 Drury Ln
Healthy, reasonably priced, caters for all special needs, and two minutes up the road.
Fantastic family run Greek restaurant if you happen to be up Primrose Hill, seeing those glorious views of London.
105 habitants recommandent
Lemonia
89 Regent's Park Rd
105 habitants recommandent
Fantastic family run Greek restaurant if you happen to be up Primrose Hill, seeing those glorious views of London.
30 seconds from the flat. Bakery and restaurant, perfect any time of day, for loaves of bread and soup and croissants and coffee to take on your journey, or a slap up steak or seafood dinner.
40 habitants recommandent
Balthazar
4-6 Russell St
40 habitants recommandent
30 seconds from the flat. Bakery and restaurant, perfect any time of day, for loaves of bread and soup and croissants and coffee to take on your journey, or a slap up steak or seafood dinner.
30 seconds from the flat. Amazing restaurant and cafe, classy and beautifully chic with yummy food, glorious sweet treats. Sit in the main dining room or the more informal Delaunay Counter.
36 habitants recommandent
The Delaunay
55 Aldwych
36 habitants recommandent
30 seconds from the flat. Amazing restaurant and cafe, classy and beautifully chic with yummy food, glorious sweet treats. Sit in the main dining room or the more informal Delaunay Counter.
Near the South Bank so great for the London Eye or theatres on that side of the river. Incredibly cheap, but truly wonderful Thai food served in plain but clean surroundings. And you can also get a fry up in the mornings. Of course you can. Full of locals. Bring your own bottle. A fiver is all you need for a really good meal :-)
44 habitants recommandent
Marios Cafe
90 Lower Marsh
44 habitants recommandent
Near the South Bank so great for the London Eye or theatres on that side of the river. Incredibly cheap, but truly wonderful Thai food served in plain but clean surroundings. And you can also get a fry up in the mornings. Of course you can. Full of locals. Bring your own bottle. A fiver is all you need for a really good meal :-)
Like going to Paris for lunch. Oooh la la! X
8 habitants recommandent
Mon Plaisir - French Restaurant Covent Garden
19-21 Monmouth Street
8 habitants recommandent
Like going to Paris for lunch. Oooh la la! X
Need ice cream, really late at night, close by, with hardly any fat in it and yummy extras? Tick box.
Snog Covent Garden
5 Garrick Street
Need ice cream, really late at night, close by, with hardly any fat in it and yummy extras? Tick box.
5 minutes walk, buns so blooming good they had to hide them down the teeny tiny Rose Street for fear of a stampede.
14 habitants recommandent
Bageriet
24 Rose St
14 habitants recommandent
5 minutes walk, buns so blooming good they had to hide them down the teeny tiny Rose Street for fear of a stampede.
Favourite London Restaurant, so yummy you can't believe your mouth..
24 habitants recommandent
Abeno
47 Museum St
24 habitants recommandent
Favourite London Restaurant, so yummy you can't believe your mouth..
Salt beef of quality and all the other goodies that superpower your Oxford Street shopping marathon :-)
The Brass Rail
300 Oxford St
Salt beef of quality and all the other goodies that superpower your Oxford Street shopping marathon :-)
Fun Italian, handsome staff! X
52 habitants recommandent
Princi
135 Wardour St
52 habitants recommandent
Fun Italian, handsome staff! X

Drinks & Nightlife

Fab old Soho legend xx
23 habitants recommandent
French House
49 Dean St
23 habitants recommandent
Fab old Soho legend xx
The American Bar.. :-)
23 habitants recommandent
The Savoy Hotel
Strand
23 habitants recommandent
The American Bar.. :-)
Classy!
9 habitants recommandent
Kettners
29 Romilly St
9 habitants recommandent
Classy!
Amazing view of the Thames with your cocktail!
40 habitants recommandent
Skylon
40 habitants recommandent
Amazing view of the Thames with your cocktail!
Always a winner!
22 habitants recommandent
Cafe Boheme
13 Old Compton St
22 habitants recommandent
Always a winner!
A quirky classic!
114 habitants recommandent
Champagne Bar
87-135 Brompton Rd
114 habitants recommandent
A quirky classic!
Cocktails! Swanky, swanky cocktails.. :-)
47 habitants recommandent
Charlotte Street Hotel
15-17 Charlotte St.
47 habitants recommandent
Cocktails! Swanky, swanky cocktails.. :-)
Late night food, for when It's late-late and you're still out-out ;-)
39 habitants recommandent
Balans Soho, No.34
34 Old Compton St
39 habitants recommandent
Late night food, for when It's late-late and you're still out-out ;-)
:-)
20 habitants recommandent
Freedom Bar
60-66 Wardour St
20 habitants recommandent
:-)
Glorious view from the restaurant..
106 habitants recommandent
OXO Tower Restaurant
Barge House Street
106 habitants recommandent
Glorious view from the restaurant..
This pub is wonderful. There is a resident cat who wears a ruff, always full of interesting people, and nice food.
9 habitants recommandent
The Seven Stars
53 Carey Street
9 habitants recommandent
This pub is wonderful. There is a resident cat who wears a ruff, always full of interesting people, and nice food.
Cosy, cosy, cosy art deco pub.. comforting food, lovely atmosphere.
40 habitants recommandent
The Duke, Deptford
125 Creek Rd
40 habitants recommandent
Cosy, cosy, cosy art deco pub.. comforting food, lovely atmosphere.

Everything Else

Run through the fountains in Summer, go skating in Winter.. see art, gigs, open air cinema, go to Spring for ice cream.. whats not to love ..
217 habitants recommandent
Somerset House
Strand
217 habitants recommandent
Run through the fountains in Summer, go skating in Winter.. see art, gigs, open air cinema, go to Spring for ice cream.. whats not to love ..
A lovely walk along the shore when the tide is out.. see London from a different angle..
370 habitants recommandent
South Bank
370 habitants recommandent
A lovely walk along the shore when the tide is out.. see London from a different angle..
It's something else.. entirely.. a jewel..check for opening times.
Fitzrovia Chapel
2 Pearson Square
It's something else.. entirely.. a jewel..check for opening times.
Sunday mornings never looked so good. Take a wander down Brick Lane.. 243 bus stops 1 minute from the flat..
1660 habitants recommandent
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 habitants recommandent
Sunday mornings never looked so good. Take a wander down Brick Lane.. 243 bus stops 1 minute from the flat..
Everything about London that you ever wanted to know.
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Rd
Everything about London that you ever wanted to know.
Cafes, shops, A Honeymoon for Hippies :-)
47 habitants recommandent
Neal's Yard
Neal's Yard
47 habitants recommandent
Cafes, shops, A Honeymoon for Hippies :-)
A hippy haven.. x
Mysteries
34 Short's Gardens
A hippy haven.. x

Arts & Culture

It's always a joy ;-)
45 habitants recommandent
The Photographers' Gallery Café
16-18 Ramillies St
45 habitants recommandent
It's always a joy ;-)
Cinema, art, bar, bookshop, lovely!
38 habitants recommandent
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
38 habitants recommandent
Cinema, art, bar, bookshop, lovely!
Astonishing. Exquisite. Amazing. Opulent. Every time.
252 habitants recommandent
Opéra royal
Bow Street
252 habitants recommandent
Astonishing. Exquisite. Amazing. Opulent. Every time.
Thought provoking, and wonderful, every visit x
353 habitants recommandent
Galerie nationale de portraits
Saint Martin's Place
353 habitants recommandent
Thought provoking, and wonderful, every visit x
Ten minutes walk over the bridge. A dazzling array of wonderful work.
218 habitants recommandent
Théâtre National
Upper Ground
218 habitants recommandent
Ten minutes walk over the bridge. A dazzling array of wonderful work.
Ten minutes walk over the bridge. A dazzling array of wonderful work.
130 habitants recommandent
Salle de festival royal
Belvedere Road
130 habitants recommandent
Ten minutes walk over the bridge. A dazzling array of wonderful work.
Fifteen minutes walk over the bridge. Brilliant theatre.
192 habitants recommandent
The Old Vic
103 The Cut
192 habitants recommandent
Fifteen minutes walk over the bridge. Brilliant theatre.
Beautiful, atmospheric, moving.
461 habitants recommandent
Musées de la guerre impériale
Lambeth Road
461 habitants recommandent
Beautiful, atmospheric, moving.
Fab, walkable, and the view from the cafe, oh my!
2008 habitants recommandent
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 habitants recommandent
Fab, walkable, and the view from the cafe, oh my!
Best New Writing. Lively bar and kitchen.
47 habitants recommandent
The Royal Court Theatre
50-51 Sloane Square
47 habitants recommandent
Best New Writing. Lively bar and kitchen.

Essentials

Does the job!
1048 habitants recommandent
TESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park Rd
1048 habitants recommandent
Does the job!
Closest ATM cash point.
16 habitants recommandent
Barclays Bank
132-134 Kensington High St
16 habitants recommandent
Closest ATM cash point.
Closest Chemist.
230 habitants recommandent
Boots
127A Kensington High St
230 habitants recommandent
Closest Chemist.
NHS walk in centre, please God let this never be closed down!
Soho Square Surgery
30 Soho Square
NHS walk in centre, please God let this never be closed down!
One minute away, massage by the minute..
Walk-in Backrub
40 Tavistock St
One minute away, massage by the minute..
Practical market stalls x 2 selling fruit and flowers with a smile :-)
41 habitants recommandent
Holborn station
Kingsway
41 habitants recommandent
Practical market stalls x 2 selling fruit and flowers with a smile :-)
Open almost constantly, this swish mid century design hotel lobby doubles as a workplace where there is always a hot drink, a nice bite to eat, a free table, some wifi and plug socket.
13 habitants recommandent
The Hoxton, Holborn
199-206 High Holborn
13 habitants recommandent
Open almost constantly, this swish mid century design hotel lobby doubles as a workplace where there is always a hot drink, a nice bite to eat, a free table, some wifi and plug socket.

Shopping

To call this shop a shop is an understatement. This shop is a lifesaver and a local institution, a West End legend who can fix anything you put in front of him. Particularly good with dancing shoes! Nearly always ready in minutes. Great dry cleaning and repairs and things are always done when they say they will be done.
ShoeMaster
28 Bedfordbury
To call this shop a shop is an understatement. This shop is a lifesaver and a local institution, a West End legend who can fix anything you put in front of him. Particularly good with dancing shoes! Nearly always ready in minutes. Great dry cleaning and repairs and things are always done when they say they will be done.
Exquisite shop, owned by two extremely talented former Royal Ballet stars. Lovely service, gorgeous fresh flowers, an oasis of beauty in the middle of London Town!
Bloomsbury Flowers
29 Great Queen St
Exquisite shop, owned by two extremely talented former Royal Ballet stars. Lovely service, gorgeous fresh flowers, an oasis of beauty in the middle of London Town!
A time warp of glorious wares and fabulous service..
James Smith & Sons
53 New Oxford St
A time warp of glorious wares and fabulous service..
Cheese you can have a bit of.. and all the bits to go with it.. excellent!
17 habitants recommandent
Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden
17 Short's Gardens
17 habitants recommandent
Cheese you can have a bit of.. and all the bits to go with it.. excellent!
High End Vintage for ladies and gentlemen. Lovely shop, lovely owners x
Blackout II - Vintage Clothing London
51 Endell St
High End Vintage for ladies and gentlemen. Lovely shop, lovely owners x
Always a pleasure to truffle about in here.. :-)
16 habitants recommandent
Paul Smith Westbourne House
122 Kensington Park Rd
16 habitants recommandent
Always a pleasure to truffle about in here.. :-)
If you visit one shop.. its got to be this one..
193 habitants recommandent
Liberty London
Regent Street
193 habitants recommandent
If you visit one shop.. its got to be this one..
Lovely independent shop, wonderful owners, everything for our furry creatures x
Bow Wow London
36 Earlham St
Lovely independent shop, wonderful owners, everything for our furry creatures x
The best chocolate in London, nay, the world! X
18 habitants recommandent
Paul A Young Fine Chocolates
33 Camden Psge
18 habitants recommandent
The best chocolate in London, nay, the world! X
Mondays. Antiques. Magical x
Marché Jubilee
1 Tavistock Street
Mondays. Antiques. Magical x
Many sweeties! Especially nice if you are Swedish and missing home!
SugarSin
1 Russell St
Many sweeties! Especially nice if you are Swedish and missing home!
Beautiful art shop x
L. Cornelissen & Son
105 Great Russell St
Beautiful art shop x
Best old shop in the neighbourhood x
Arthur Beale
Best old shop in the neighbourhood x
Because everything, yes all of it, is in here!!
554 habitants recommandent
Selfridges
400 Oxford St
554 habitants recommandent
Because everything, yes all of it, is in here!!
Full of shops and cafes, Dickensian and villagey, 15 mins walk away, also the streets just off it.. Look out for La Fromagerie, Ben Pentreath and The Espresso Room. A lovely wander off the beaten track..
Lamb's Conduit Street
Lamb's Conduit Street
Full of shops and cafes, Dickensian and villagey, 15 mins walk away, also the streets just off it.. Look out for La Fromagerie, Ben Pentreath and The Espresso Room. A lovely wander off the beaten track..
Pleased to meet you. Meat to please you.
McKanna Meats Ltd
21 Theobalds Rd
Pleased to meet you. Meat to please you.
A wealth of shops and restaurants, and the beautiful Morito. Pop in for a rum and raisin ice cream and the best little plates you'll find... 25 minutes walk.
219 habitants recommandent
Exmouth Market
Exmouth Market
219 habitants recommandent
A wealth of shops and restaurants, and the beautiful Morito. Pop in for a rum and raisin ice cream and the best little plates you'll find... 25 minutes walk.
Annie is the godmother of the rebirth of vintage. She has the most exceptional eye, the most exquisite stock, and Kate Moss is a regular.
Annie's London
12 Islington High St
Annie is the godmother of the rebirth of vintage. She has the most exceptional eye, the most exquisite stock, and Kate Moss is a regular.
Even gazing through the window feels extremely glamourous.. gorgeous!
Stephen Jones Millinery Ltd.
36 Great Queen St
Even gazing through the window feels extremely glamourous.. gorgeous!
If you are a stationery anorak, this is your dreamiest dream..
6 habitants recommandent
Present & Correct
12 Arlington Way
6 habitants recommandent
If you are a stationery anorak, this is your dreamiest dream..
Could it be magic? Yes it could..!
International Magic Shop
89 Clerkenwell Rd
Could it be magic? Yes it could..!
Travel book tastic x
7 habitants recommandent
Stanfords
7 Mercer Walk
7 habitants recommandent
Travel book tastic x
Snakes alive, this shop is brilliant. Music and film Aladdin's cave :-)
FOPP
1 Earlham St
Snakes alive, this shop is brilliant. Music and film Aladdin's cave :-)

Sightseeing

5 minutes from the flat, a hop skip and jump through the beautiful Lincolns Inn Fields... a treasure trove.. At Christmas they do candlelit tours..
183 habitants recommandent
Musée Sir John Soane
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
183 habitants recommandent
5 minutes from the flat, a hop skip and jump through the beautiful Lincolns Inn Fields... a treasure trove.. At Christmas they do candlelit tours..
The view from here will make your heart sing :-)
790 habitants recommandent
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill Road
790 habitants recommandent
The view from here will make your heart sing :-)
The Boating Lake, the wonderful walk to Primrose Hill..
1607 habitants recommandent
Parc Regent
1607 habitants recommandent
The Boating Lake, the wonderful walk to Primrose Hill..
Beautiful little shops, old London, full of curiosities..
Cecil Court
Cecil Court
Beautiful little shops, old London, full of curiosities..
Gilded treasure trove!
230 habitants recommandent
Collection Wallace
Manchester Square
230 habitants recommandent
Gilded treasure trove!
The boat down to London Bridge and a walk around Borough Market..
8 habitants recommandent
Thames Boat Rides from Embankment Pier
Victoria Embankment
8 habitants recommandent
The boat down to London Bridge and a walk around Borough Market..
Completely free, 3 minutes away and breathtaking. The best view in all of London in my opinion. Waterloo Sunset aaaahhh...
46 habitants recommandent
Pont de Waterloo
46 habitants recommandent
Completely free, 3 minutes away and breathtaking. The best view in all of London in my opinion. Waterloo Sunset aaaahhh...
A short train ride from Charing Cross will get you to Eltham, where lies the most unspeakably beautiful place, Eltham Palace.
30 habitants recommandent
Eltham Palace
30 habitants recommandent
A short train ride from Charing Cross will get you to Eltham, where lies the most unspeakably beautiful place, Eltham Palace.