Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Has a very sexy champagne bar below the restaurant, if they let you in!
26 locals recommend
L'Etranger Restaurant
36 Gloucester RoadHas a very sexy champagne bar below the restaurant, if they let you in!
The Scarsdale Tavern, Kensington
23a Edwardes SquareA great local pub. I love it here.
Food Scene
Brilliant family run pizzeria that Princess Diana always used to visit. It's well known amongst all the locals for delicious freshly made pizza. Usually buzzing and fun.
32 locals recommend
Da Mario Kensington
15 Gloucester RdBrilliant family run pizzeria that Princess Diana always used to visit. It's well known amongst all the locals for delicious freshly made pizza. Usually buzzing and fun.
A large food department store. On the more expensive side of things, but all totally delicious. The first floor has a food court with sushi to steaks. A short walk from home.
782 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High StA large food department store. On the more expensive side of things, but all totally delicious. The first floor has a food court with sushi to steaks. A short walk from home.
Totally our favourite quintessential english restaurant ever. It is utterly cosy, charming with amazing old countryside decoration. Transports you back to another era, or at least to outside of London. Amazing food, delicious wine, what's not to like! Book in advance though as they can get busy.
47 locals recommend
Maggie Jones's Restaurant
6 Old Court PlaceTotally our favourite quintessential english restaurant ever. It is utterly cosy, charming with amazing old countryside decoration. Transports you back to another era, or at least to outside of London. Amazing food, delicious wine, what's not to like! Book in advance though as they can get busy.
A big old pub turned into an mazing thai restaurant. Really fun, not expensive. Delicious food, and the best hanging plants to decorate the outside of any english pub I've seen in London. A real mix of Londoners come here.
24 locals recommend
Churchill Cars
262 Old Brompton RdA big old pub turned into an mazing thai restaurant. Really fun, not expensive. Delicious food, and the best hanging plants to decorate the outside of any english pub I've seen in London. A real mix of Londoners come here.
A very smart, very expensive, and very classy British restaurant. If you want to impress someone special, then this is your place. Classic British style and elegance. Book in advance.
37 locals recommend
Launceston Place
1A Launceston PlA very smart, very expensive, and very classy British restaurant. If you want to impress someone special, then this is your place. Classic British style and elegance. Book in advance.
Parks & Nature
A lovely park to stroll around, no matter what the season. Beautifully kept, with lakes, swans, geese, a palace where Diana used to live. Squirrels and now we seem to have green parrots! A great place to jog, especially of you go over into Hyde park and around the Serpentine. A perfect spot for a picnic in the summer like many of the English do.
664 locals recommend
Kensington Gardens
A lovely park to stroll around, no matter what the season. Beautifully kept, with lakes, swans, geese, a palace where Diana used to live. Squirrels and now we seem to have green parrots! A great place to jog, especially of you go over into Hyde park and around the Serpentine. A perfect spot for a picnic in the summer like many of the English do.
A lovely big park, similar to Kensington Gardens, with sculptures, horses and their riders, and the Serpentine art gallery.
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
A lovely big park, similar to Kensington Gardens, with sculptures, horses and their riders, and the Serpentine art gallery.
Arts & Culture
A lovely gallery in the park, usually has great curation. And a lovely cafe with amazing architecture.
240 locals recommend
Serpentine Galleries
A lovely gallery in the park, usually has great curation. And a lovely cafe with amazing architecture.
This place is amazing to get lost in for hours, mo matter what age you are!
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell RoadThis place is amazing to get lost in for hours, mo matter what age you are!
A wonderful museum. Definitely worth the visit. Often displays fashion and design collections, and other contemporary forms of creativity. as well as their permanent collection. Very interesting.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadA wonderful museum. Definitely worth the visit. Often displays fashion and design collections, and other contemporary forms of creativity. as well as their permanent collection. Very interesting.
Well, it doesn't matter your age, or how academic you are, this place is bound to teach you something amazing that you didn't know. Brilliant for inspiring young minds. And old ones too!
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadWell, it doesn't matter your age, or how academic you are, this place is bound to teach you something amazing that you didn't know. Brilliant for inspiring young minds. And old ones too!
Sightseeing
An amazing, beautiful old house owned by a painter and exquisitely decorated. Now preserved in all it's eccentricities. A secret gem in London.
105 locals recommend
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park RdAn amazing, beautiful old house owned by a painter and exquisitely decorated. Now preserved in all it's eccentricities. A secret gem in London.
Go for a long walk all the way up and down the river here. One of my favourite walks. And take a look inside the Tate Modern while you are here. The main hall is fantastically impressive.
370 locals recommend
South Bank
Go for a long walk all the way up and down the river here. One of my favourite walks. And take a look inside the Tate Modern while you are here. The main hall is fantastically impressive.
Shopping
A great selection of some of London's best high street shops with everything from Zara to high end fashion.
119 locals recommend
Kensington High Street
Kensington High StreetA great selection of some of London's best high street shops with everything from Zara to high end fashion.
London's most iconic and stylish fashion store. Way cooler than Harrods. If you like clothes, then this is the place to be. Eat lunch on the top floor and have a glass of champagne.
260 locals recommend
Harvey Nichols
109-125 KnightsbridgeLondon's most iconic and stylish fashion store. Way cooler than Harrods. If you like clothes, then this is the place to be. Eat lunch on the top floor and have a glass of champagne.
Well, you really can't beat Harrod's food hall. It is breath taking, and delicious. Stop off for champagne, caviar and oysters in between paying for some of the world's most expensive items. Just don't go around Christmas as it is way too busy.
1522 locals recommend
Harrods
87-135 Brompton RdWell, you really can't beat Harrod's food hall. It is breath taking, and delicious. Stop off for champagne, caviar and oysters in between paying for some of the world's most expensive items. Just don't go around Christmas as it is way too busy.
A decent shopping mall with many well known brands who have stores here.
142 locals recommend
The Whiteley
149 QueenswayA decent shopping mall with many well known brands who have stores here.
Essentials
This a a big pharmacy, and has everything you need from bathroom supplies to medicine. Very helpful staff who know how to guide you to what you need. Also has a large range of cosmetics and perfumes.
230 locals recommend
Boots
127A Kensington High StThis a a big pharmacy, and has everything you need from bathroom supplies to medicine. Very helpful staff who know how to guide you to what you need. Also has a large range of cosmetics and perfumes.
A good little one stop shop for lots of foody things. From the best french baguettes and croissants, to the essentials, and a good counter for cut meats and cheeses. Most of the local french shop here, even if it is quite pricey.
66 locals recommend
Partridges Food Market
5 King’s RoadA good little one stop shop for lots of foody things. From the best french baguettes and croissants, to the essentials, and a good counter for cut meats and cheeses. Most of the local french shop here, even if it is quite pricey.
A fantastic supermarket with everything you might need to eat.
124 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
128 Gloucester RdA fantastic supermarket with everything you might need to eat.
A very convenient place to get booze! Wine, spirits, champagne, beer, cider, etc. A good selection and the staff are happy to recommend.
27 locals recommend
Oddbins
2 Denbigh StA very convenient place to get booze! Wine, spirits, champagne, beer, cider, etc. A good selection and the staff are happy to recommend.