Guidebook for Greater London

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Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

It's just great x
91 locals recommend
Monmouth coffee
36 Maltby St
91 locals recommend
It's just great x
Gorgeous old family owned cafe of yesteryear. A time capsule.. and the Cakes.. oh my God.. the CAKES!
46 locals recommend
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek St
46 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Taro
412 Kennington Rd
17 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Kastner & Ovens
52 Floral St
6 locals recommend
Best local takeaway lunch for under a fiver, great fresh food, something for everyone :-)
Romance! ;-)
16 locals recommend
Andrew Edmunds Restaurant
46 Lexington St
16 locals recommend
Romance! ;-)
Best brunch in universe.
10 locals recommend
The Black Penny
34 Great Queen St
10 locals recommend
Best brunch in universe.
Magic xx
36 locals recommend
Scooter Cafe Ltd
36 locals recommend
Magic xx
Best little cafe ever x
Cafe Murano Covent Garden
36 Tavistock St
Best little cafe ever x
Great 1950s Italian!
14 locals recommend
Lina Stores
18 Brewer St
14 locals recommend
Great 1950s Italian!
Packed, vibrant, late night, great dim sum, trolleys and trolleys of it..
15 locals recommend
Golden Dragon Chinatown
28-29 Gerrard St
15 locals recommend
Packed, vibrant, late night, great dim sum, trolleys and trolleys of it..
Vegetarian Heaven.
45 locals recommend
Mildreds Restaurant
45 Lexington St
45 locals recommend
Vegetarian Heaven.
Posh and perfect place to hang out x
56 locals recommend
Yauatcha Soho
15-17 Broadwick St
56 locals recommend
Posh and perfect place to hang out x
Great combined with a walk in Kensington Gardens.. friendly.. offbeat.. old London.. perfect x
47 locals recommend
Maggie Jones's Restaurant
6 Old Court Place
47 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Wong Kei
41-43 Wardour St
10 locals recommend
Rude legend of old Soho.
Cheap as chips, always yummy. A proper London Fish and chip shop, not an extortionate tourist trap.
9 locals recommend
The Fryer's Delight
19 Theobalds Rd
9 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Barrio Soho
6 Poland St
43 locals recommend
You have to queue, but worth it.
Ask for a table upstairs by a fireplace in autumn. Gorgeous.
17 locals recommend
The Duck and Rice
90 Berwick St
17 locals recommend
Ask for a table upstairs by a fireplace in autumn. Gorgeous.
Great coffee and breakfast, no mucking about!
18 locals recommend
Flat White
17 Berwick St
18 locals recommend
Great coffee and breakfast, no mucking about!
Best booked ahead, understandably gets rammed, great Indian food!
93 locals recommend
Dishoom
12 Upper St Martin's Ln
93 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Lemonia
89 Regent's Park Rd
105 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Balthazar
4-6 Russell St
40 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The Delaunay
55 Aldwych
36 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Marios Cafe
90 Lower Marsh
44 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Mon Plaisir - French Restaurant Covent Garden
19-21 Monmouth Street
8 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Bageriet
24 Rose St
14 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Abeno
47 Museum St
24 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Princi
135 Wardour St
52 locals recommend
Fun Italian, handsome staff! X

Drinks & Nightlife

Fab old Soho legend xx
23 locals recommend
French House
49 Dean St
23 locals recommend
Fab old Soho legend xx
The American Bar.. :-)
23 locals recommend
The Savoy Hotel
Strand
23 locals recommend
The American Bar.. :-)
Classy!
9 locals recommend
Kettners
29 Romilly St
9 locals recommend
Classy!
Amazing view of the Thames with your cocktail!
40 locals recommend
Skylon
40 locals recommend
Amazing view of the Thames with your cocktail!
Always a winner!
22 locals recommend
Cafe Boheme
13 Old Compton St
22 locals recommend
Always a winner!
A quirky classic!
114 locals recommend
Champagne Bar
87-135 Brompton Rd
114 locals recommend
A quirky classic!
Cocktails! Swanky, swanky cocktails.. :-)
47 locals recommend
Charlotte Street Hotel
15-17 Charlotte St.
47 locals recommend
Cocktails! Swanky, swanky cocktails.. :-)
Late night food, for when It's late-late and you're still out-out ;-)
39 locals recommend
Balans Soho, No.34
34 Old Compton St
39 locals recommend
Late night food, for when It's late-late and you're still out-out ;-)
:-)
20 locals recommend
Freedom Bar
60-66 Wardour St
20 locals recommend
:-)
Glorious view from the restaurant..
106 locals recommend
OXO Tower Restaurant
Barge House Street
106 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The Seven Stars
53 Carey Street
9 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The Duke, Deptford
125 Creek Rd
40 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Somerset House
Strand
217 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
South Bank
370 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Neal's Yard
Neal's Yard
47 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The Photographers' Gallery Café
16-18 Ramillies St
45 locals recommend
It's always a joy ;-)
Cinema, art, bar, bookshop, lovely!
38 locals recommend
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
38 locals recommend
Cinema, art, bar, bookshop, lovely!
Astonishing. Exquisite. Amazing. Opulent. Every time.
252 locals recommend
Royal Opera House
Bow Street
252 locals recommend
Astonishing. Exquisite. Amazing. Opulent. Every time.
Thought provoking, and wonderful, every visit x
353 locals recommend
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's Place
353 locals recommend
Thought provoking, and wonderful, every visit x
Ten minutes walk over the bridge. A dazzling array of wonderful work.
218 locals recommend
National Theatre
Upper Ground
218 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Royal Festival Hall
Belvedere Road
130 locals recommend
Ten minutes walk over the bridge. A dazzling array of wonderful work.
Fifteen minutes walk over the bridge. Brilliant theatre.
192 locals recommend
The Old Vic
103 The Cut
192 locals recommend
Fifteen minutes walk over the bridge. Brilliant theatre.
Beautiful, atmospheric, moving.
461 locals recommend
Imperial War Museums
Lambeth Road
461 locals recommend
Beautiful, atmospheric, moving.
Fab, walkable, and the view from the cafe, oh my!
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
Fab, walkable, and the view from the cafe, oh my!
Best New Writing. Lively bar and kitchen.
47 locals recommend
The Royal Court Theatre
50-51 Sloane Square
47 locals recommend
Best New Writing. Lively bar and kitchen.

Essentials

Does the job!
1048 locals recommend
TESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park Rd
1048 locals recommend
Does the job!
Closest ATM cash point.
16 locals recommend
Barclays Bank
132-134 Kensington High St
16 locals recommend
Closest ATM cash point.
Closest Chemist.
230 locals recommend
Boots
127A Kensington High St
230 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Holborn station
Kingsway
41 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
The Hoxton, Holborn
199-206 High Holborn
13 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden
17 Short's Gardens
17 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Paul Smith Westbourne House
122 Kensington Park Rd
16 locals recommend
Always a pleasure to truffle about in here.. :-)
If you visit one shop.. its got to be this one..
193 locals recommend
Liberty London
Regent Street
193 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Paul A Young Fine Chocolates
33 Camden Psge
18 locals recommend
The best chocolate in London, nay, the world! X
Mondays. Antiques. Magical x
Jubilee Market
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 locals recommend
Selfridges
400 Oxford St
554 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Exmouth Market
Exmouth Market
219 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Present & Correct
12 Arlington Way
6 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Stanfords
7 Mercer Walk
7 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
183 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill Road
790 locals recommend
The view from here will make your heart sing :-)
The Boating Lake, the wonderful walk to Primrose Hill..
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
1607 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Wallace Collection
Manchester Square
230 locals recommend
Gilded treasure trove!
The boat down to London Bridge and a walk around Borough Market..
8 locals recommend
Thames Boat Rides from Embankment Pier
Victoria Embankment
8 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Waterloo Bridge
46 locals recommend
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 locals recommend
Eltham Palace
30 locals recommend
A short train ride from Charing Cross will get you to Eltham, where lies the most unspeakably beautiful place, Eltham Palace.