Guidebook for London
Entertainment & Activities
PAUL Holland Park
82a Holland Park AveLovely breakfast and lunchtime hub
Food Scene
Patisserie Valerie - Holland Park (London)
Ilchester PlaceTea room and comfy chairs
Maison Blanc
102 Holland Park AvenueCoffee, pastries and cakes
Polpo
126-128 Notting Hill GateItalian "tapas" restaurant
Eat Tokyo (Notting Hill Gate)
17 Notting Hill GateGreat value authentic Japanese sushi and food
Delicious Southern Indian food. An institution in the Notting Hill area
21 locals recommend
Malabar Restaurant
27 Uxbridge StDelicious Southern Indian food. An institution in the Notting Hill area
The simple menu at this Notting Hill restaurant takes you through classics including fish cakes, scampi and, of course, cod and chips (£11.90).
13 locals recommend
The Fish House
29 Pembridge RdThe simple menu at this Notting Hill restaurant takes you through classics including fish cakes, scampi and, of course, cod and chips (£11.90).
This restaurant has changed little in its many years of serving Spanish food to north Notting Hill. The grudging effort at décor, the rarely smiling (but still efficient and personable) service, the cooking – all emphatically reject food fashion. On a Saturday lunchtime the place is heaving, with a nicely mixed clientele, including Spanish men clustering in the bar. The tapas are old-fashioned dishes you will find all over Spain.
26 locals recommend
Galicia Restaurant
323 Portobello RoadThis restaurant has changed little in its many years of serving Spanish food to north Notting Hill. The grudging effort at décor, the rarely smiling (but still efficient and personable) service, the cooking – all emphatically reject food fashion. On a Saturday lunchtime the place is heaving, with a nicely mixed clientele, including Spanish men clustering in the bar. The tapas are old-fashioned dishes you will find all over Spain.
Italian restaurant in Notting Hill serving pizzas by the metre and simple Italian food
15 locals recommend
Pizza Metro Pizza
147 Notting Hill GateItalian restaurant in Notting Hill serving pizzas by the metre and simple Italian food
Shopping
Speck Delicatessen
Wonderful Italian delicatessen
C. Lidgate
110 Holland Park AveGreat butcher shop
Jeroboams Holland Park
96 Holland Park AveWonderful assortment of cheese and wine
Nicolas
98 Holland Park AveGreat assortment of French wines
Quirky shops, a London institution, ethnic food, great food and vegetable stalls
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High StQuirky shops, a London institution, ethnic food, great food and vegetable stalls
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlNear the canal, music, young people, quirky shops and food stalls
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StWell stored supermarket for all necessities
Michanicou Bros
2 Clarendon RdOne of the best organic groceries
Everything Else
The Castle
100 Holland Park AveTypical English pub serving food - young and lively atmosphere
Arts & Culture
Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill GateIndependent picture house
Gate Theatre
26 Pembridge RdFringe theatre above pub
Parks & Nature
Japanese Garden and Holland Park Opera in the summer.
Good for running, jogging, playing tennis, golf practice and other sports field
839 locals recommend
Holland Park
Ilchester PlaceJapanese Garden and Holland Park Opera in the summer.
Good for running, jogging, playing tennis, golf practice and other sports field
Green expanse in the heart of London. Kensington Palace, the home of Princess Diana and William and Kate
664 locals recommend
Kensington Gardens
Green expanse in the heart of London. Kensington Palace, the home of Princess Diana and William and Kate