Guidebook for London

Mary
Guidebook for London

Entertainment & Activities

The Ritzy is a great venue which shows the latest films (blockbusters and art house), has 2 great bars and a space for live music and other events (many of which are free)!
371 locals recommend
Ritzy Cinema and Cafe
26 Coldharbour Ln
371 locals recommend
The Ritzy is a great venue which shows the latest films (blockbusters and art house), has 2 great bars and a space for live music and other events (many of which are free)!
The Whirled is a small cinema under the train arches in Loughborough Junction, a few minutes walk from Brixton. Great bar and funky ambience!
14 locals recommend
Whirled Cinema
14 locals recommend
The Whirled is a small cinema under the train arches in Loughborough Junction, a few minutes walk from Brixton. Great bar and funky ambience!
You can ice skate in Streatham!
61 locals recommend
Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre
390 Streatham High Rd
61 locals recommend
You can ice skate in Streatham!
The Clapham Picturehouse shows a great range of films, both mainstream and art house
199 locals recommend
Clapham Picturehouse
76 Venn St
199 locals recommend
The Clapham Picturehouse shows a great range of films, both mainstream and art house
For great talks and films on current events. Nearby is Edgware Road where there are many Middle Eastern restaurants and shisha bars
22 locals recommend
The Frontline Club
13 Norfolk Pl
22 locals recommend
For great talks and films on current events. Nearby is Edgware Road where there are many Middle Eastern restaurants and shisha bars
The Odeon is a 5-screen cinema showing the latest films and also hosts occasional film premiers! It is 10 minutes from me. National Express coaches to and from Gatwick Airport, stop here (bus: A3)
63 locals recommend
ODEON Streatham
47-49 Streatham High Rd
63 locals recommend
The Odeon is a 5-screen cinema showing the latest films and also hosts occasional film premiers! It is 10 minutes from me. National Express coaches to and from Gatwick Airport, stop here (bus: A3)
A fantastic playground for kids, inside Kensington Gardens. Adults will only be allowed in if accompanied by a child. The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain is nearby.
78 locals recommend
Diana Memorial Playground
Broad Walk
78 locals recommend
A fantastic playground for kids, inside Kensington Gardens. Adults will only be allowed in if accompanied by a child. The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain is nearby.
Probably London's cheapest cinema (aka movie theatre)! All films are £4.99! Nearest station is Peckham Rye.
213 locals recommend
Peckhamplex
95A Rye Ln
213 locals recommend
Probably London's cheapest cinema (aka movie theatre)! All films are £4.99! Nearest station is Peckham Rye.
The Roxy is a pub - at the back of which they screen films for £4 a show! There are lots of comfortable sofas to watch from!
11 locals recommend
Roxy Bar and Screen
128-132 Borough High Street
11 locals recommend
The Roxy is a pub - at the back of which they screen films for £4 a show! There are lots of comfortable sofas to watch from!

Drinks & Nightlife

The Brixton Academy is one of London's leading music venues, and hosts big name acts from hip hop to heavy metal!
250 locals recommend
O2 Academy, Brixton
211 Stockwell Rd
250 locals recommend
The Brixton Academy is one of London's leading music venues, and hosts big name acts from hip hop to heavy metal!
The Conquering Hero is a cozy pub serving good food and also has its very own friendly pet pig called Frances Bacon!
The Conquering Hero
262 Beulah Hill
The Conquering Hero is a cozy pub serving good food and also has its very own friendly pet pig called Frances Bacon!
An atmospheric drinking establishment in a former sports club dedicated to bowles (or 'boules' in French). They also puts on a variety of events from pub quizzes to film nights!
53 locals recommend
Balham Bowls Club
7-9 Ramsden Rd
53 locals recommend
An atmospheric drinking establishment in a former sports club dedicated to bowles (or 'boules' in French). They also puts on a variety of events from pub quizzes to film nights!
Cozy pub on Brixton Hill with its own resident doggy!
75 locals recommend
White Horse Brixton
94 Brixton Hill
75 locals recommend
Cozy pub on Brixton Hill with its own resident doggy!
Huge pub with lots of sofas and pool tables
39 locals recommend
Dogstar
389 Coldharbour Ln
39 locals recommend
Huge pub with lots of sofas and pool tables
Relaxing, spacious pub with its own wood fired pizza oven
39 locals recommend
The Prince of Wales Brixton
467- 469 Brixton Rd
39 locals recommend
Relaxing, spacious pub with its own wood fired pizza oven
The Sugar Cane is a Polynesian themed cocktail bar in Clapham Junction - a kitsch and funky place for a drink. They also serve food
25 locals recommend
Sugar Cane Bar
247 Lavender Hill
25 locals recommend
The Sugar Cane is a Polynesian themed cocktail bar in Clapham Junction - a kitsch and funky place for a drink. They also serve food
Former Victorian music hall which hosts alternative cabaret and drag acts. Their gay Christmas panto is very recommended!
65 locals recommend
Royal Vauxhall Tavern
372 Kennington Ln
65 locals recommend
Former Victorian music hall which hosts alternative cabaret and drag acts. Their gay Christmas panto is very recommended!
The oldest surviving music hall in the world! It hosts concerts, films, cabaret and other events. Very atmospheric. Check out the mural commemorating the Battle of Cable Street nearby!
162 locals recommend
Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Aly
162 locals recommend
The oldest surviving music hall in the world! It hosts concerts, films, cabaret and other events. Very atmospheric. Check out the mural commemorating the Battle of Cable Street nearby!
By day a relaxed cafe. At night Cafe OTO hosts live avant garde music. (Very unpretentiously avant garde though!)
203 locals recommend
Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
203 locals recommend
By day a relaxed cafe. At night Cafe OTO hosts live avant garde music. (Very unpretentiously avant garde though!)
Cozy pub with live music, comedy, cabaret, and other events. Near Balham tube station
57 locals recommend
The Bedford
77 Bedford Hill
57 locals recommend
Cozy pub with live music, comedy, cabaret, and other events. Near Balham tube station
Spacious pub in a former bank with high ceilings and a stained-glass cupola above the huge oval bar.
The Crosse Keys
9 Gracechurch St
Spacious pub in a former bank with high ceilings and a stained-glass cupola above the huge oval bar.
Delicious hot chocolate and nice ambience in the heart of gay-friendly Vauxhall, just by the station.
24 locals recommend
Counter Vauxhall
7-11 S Lambeth Pl
24 locals recommend
Delicious hot chocolate and nice ambience in the heart of gay-friendly Vauxhall, just by the station.
The Jazz Café in Camden Town is a tiny venue, which means you can see performers up close! All sorts of musical styles are performed here, not just jazz!
137 locals recommend
Jazz Cafe
5 Parkway
137 locals recommend
The Jazz Café in Camden Town is a tiny venue, which means you can see performers up close! All sorts of musical styles are performed here, not just jazz!
Union Chapel is a working church, live entertainment venue and a charity drop-in centre for the homeless. Its great accoustics and gothic ambience make it an amazing venue for concerts!
87 locals recommend
Union Chapel
19b Compton Terrace
87 locals recommend
Union Chapel is a working church, live entertainment venue and a charity drop-in centre for the homeless. Its great accoustics and gothic ambience make it an amazing venue for concerts!
The Hootanany is a no-frill pub which also hosts live music. A Brixton institution!
112 locals recommend
Hootananny Brixton
95 Greater
112 locals recommend
The Hootanany is a no-frill pub which also hosts live music. A Brixton institution!

Sightseeing

Believe it or not, Brixton has its very own windmill!! Nearby is the Windmill pub, a live music venue which hosts an eclectic range of bands
72 locals recommend
Brixton Windmill
100 Blenheim Gardens
72 locals recommend
Believe it or not, Brixton has its very own windmill!! Nearby is the Windmill pub, a live music venue which hosts an eclectic range of bands
Clapham Common is a beautiful place to go for a jog, do some fishing or just people watch! Lots of cafes, pubs and restaurants nearby, especially around Clapham Common station.
254 locals recommend
Clapham Common
Windmill Drive
254 locals recommend
Clapham Common is a beautiful place to go for a jog, do some fishing or just people watch! Lots of cafes, pubs and restaurants nearby, especially around Clapham Common station.
Tooting has a large south Indian community where you can try delicious (and cheap!) specialities such as dosas! Also: Greasby's Auction House and lots of cheap shopping (Primark, Wilkinsons etc).
91 locals recommend
Tooting Broadway Station
Tooting High Street
91 locals recommend
Tooting has a large south Indian community where you can try delicious (and cheap!) specialities such as dosas! Also: Greasby's Auction House and lots of cheap shopping (Primark, Wilkinsons etc).
From here its an easy walk to Leicester Square, China Town, Soho, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Regents Street and Oxford Street.
142 locals recommend
Piccadilly Circus Station
Piccadilly Circus
142 locals recommend
From here its an easy walk to Leicester Square, China Town, Soho, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Regents Street and Oxford Street.
Home ofGreenwich Mean Time (GMT), the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, the Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park and Market, the Foot Tunnel and O2 Centre.
736 locals recommend
Greenwich Park
736 locals recommend
Home ofGreenwich Mean Time (GMT), the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, the Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park and Market, the Foot Tunnel and O2 Centre.
Probably London's most famous market where you can buy clothes, bags, shoes and crafts and watch the weird and wonderful people go by! Great music venues too, such as the Jazz Cafe, Roundhouse + Koko
1028 locals recommend
Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock Pl
1028 locals recommend
Probably London's most famous market where you can buy clothes, bags, shoes and crafts and watch the weird and wonderful people go by! Great music venues too, such as the Jazz Cafe, Roundhouse + Koko
Shoreditch & Hoxton are for hipsters, Brick Lane, street art, shopping, eating, Rough Trade Records, the Rich Mix, Whitechapel Gallery, Columbia Road Flower Market and the White Cube Gallery
620 locals recommend
Shoreditch
620 locals recommend
Shoreditch & Hoxton are for hipsters, Brick Lane, street art, shopping, eating, Rough Trade Records, the Rich Mix, Whitechapel Gallery, Columbia Road Flower Market and the White Cube Gallery
Here you'll find Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, also Westminster Abbey. Horse Guards Parade and Trafalgar Square are a short walk away.
1337 locals recommend
Big Ben
1337 locals recommend
Here you'll find Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, also Westminster Abbey. Horse Guards Parade and Trafalgar Square are a short walk away.
Fantastic corner of London that feels more like Amsterdam or Hamburg! Try the Mayflower pub (where the pilgrims set sail), Sands Film Studios or take a sauna at the Finnish church!
14 locals recommend
Rotherhithe
14 locals recommend
Fantastic corner of London that feels more like Amsterdam or Hamburg! Try the Mayflower pub (where the pilgrims set sail), Sands Film Studios or take a sauna at the Finnish church!
For shopping in High Street Kensington and Portobello Market. You can also have a drink at the Churchill Arms, eat delicious Japanese food at Eat Tokyo and watch a film at either the Coronet or Gate!
358 locals recommend
Notting Hill
358 locals recommend
For shopping in High Street Kensington and Portobello Market. You can also have a drink at the Churchill Arms, eat delicious Japanese food at Eat Tokyo and watch a film at either the Coronet or Gate!
Only an hour away from London you can experience this funky, bohemian, eclectic seaside town!
339 locals recommend
Brighton
339 locals recommend
Only an hour away from London you can experience this funky, bohemian, eclectic seaside town!
Windrush Square is just in front of the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton and hosts a night-time food market every Friday and Saturday (5-11pm)! Any time of day, it's a great place to chill and people watch!
8 locals recommend
Windrush Square
Effra Road
8 locals recommend
Windrush Square is just in front of the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton and hosts a night-time food market every Friday and Saturday (5-11pm)! Any time of day, it's a great place to chill and people watch!
Whitstable is a beautiful and relaxing seaside town which is famous for its oysters!
220 locals recommend
Whitstable
220 locals recommend
Whitstable is a beautiful and relaxing seaside town which is famous for its oysters!
Bristol is an awesome university town - vibrant, young and cultural! (and the home town of the elusive street artist Banksy). Every August it hosts an amazing hot air balloon festival!
314 locals recommend
Bristol
314 locals recommend
Bristol is an awesome university town - vibrant, young and cultural! (and the home town of the elusive street artist Banksy). Every August it hosts an amazing hot air balloon festival!
For the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Festival Hall, British Film Insitute, Hayward Gallery, Oxo Tower, London Aquarium, National Theatre, London Dungeon and the Golden Hinde!
370 locals recommend
South Bank
370 locals recommend
For the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Festival Hall, British Film Insitute, Hayward Gallery, Oxo Tower, London Aquarium, National Theatre, London Dungeon and the Golden Hinde!
The amazing Lloyds Building, designed by Richard Rogers. All the lifts, stairs and pipes are on the outside to save space. The inside of the building is equally amazing!
15 locals recommend
Lloyds of London
1 Lime St
15 locals recommend
The amazing Lloyds Building, designed by Richard Rogers. All the lifts, stairs and pipes are on the outside to save space. The inside of the building is equally amazing!
This tunnel under Waterloo station is a dedicated graffiti and street art space. You are legally allowed to graffiti and you'll often see street artists at work!
9 locals recommend
Leake Street
Leake Street
9 locals recommend
This tunnel under Waterloo station is a dedicated graffiti and street art space. You are legally allowed to graffiti and you'll often see street artists at work!
Walk under the Thames River! The tunnel crosses the river from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs. On the Isle of Dogs, you can also visit Mudchute City Farm.
52 locals recommend
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
52 locals recommend
Walk under the Thames River! The tunnel crosses the river from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs. On the Isle of Dogs, you can also visit Mudchute City Farm.
Panoramic views of London at the Sky Garden which is at the top of London's newest sky scraper, the Walkie Talke (aka 20 Fenchurch Street). It is FREE, but you need to book a place in advance
98 locals recommend
Darwin Brasserie
20 Philpot Ln
98 locals recommend
Panoramic views of London at the Sky Garden which is at the top of London's newest sky scraper, the Walkie Talke (aka 20 Fenchurch Street). It is FREE, but you need to book a place in advance
The flower market is open every Sunday from 8am to 3pm and has a wonderfully funky atmosphere, especially in the summer. There are lots of small independent shops and cafes too!
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 locals recommend
The flower market is open every Sunday from 8am to 3pm and has a wonderfully funky atmosphere, especially in the summer. There are lots of small independent shops and cafes too!
On Sundays, people are allowed to speak, debate and discuss at Speaker's Corner. Most speakers concentrate on politics and religion and can be very entertaining! Near Marble Arch tube station.
21 locals recommend
Speakers Corner
21 locals recommend
On Sundays, people are allowed to speak, debate and discuss at Speaker's Corner. Most speakers concentrate on politics and religion and can be very entertaining! Near Marble Arch tube station.
The very best views of London! Here you have a beautiful panorama of some of London's most iconic buildings including the London Eye and Big Ben. Beautiful both day and night.
46 locals recommend
Waterloo Bridge
46 locals recommend
The very best views of London! Here you have a beautiful panorama of some of London's most iconic buildings including the London Eye and Big Ben. Beautiful both day and night.
Liverpool is a great city to spend a couple of days in, and not only for Beatles fans! Every June there is a fantastic FREE African music festival in Sefton Park called Africa Oyé!
167 locals recommend
Liverpool
167 locals recommend
Liverpool is a great city to spend a couple of days in, and not only for Beatles fans! Every June there is a fantastic FREE African music festival in Sefton Park called Africa Oyé!
This huge white marble Hindu temple (also known as the Neasden Temple) stands incongruously among the red brick houses of this northwest London suburb! There is also an Indian restaurant & sweet shop
58 locals recommend
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Pramukh Swami Road
58 locals recommend
This huge white marble Hindu temple (also known as the Neasden Temple) stands incongruously among the red brick houses of this northwest London suburb! There is also an Indian restaurant & sweet shop
This mural was painted in 2013 and became a shrine to Bowie after his death on the 11th of January 2016. You can also visit the house where he was born at 40 Stansfield Road.
Tunstall Road
Tunstall Road
This mural was painted in 2013 and became a shrine to Bowie after his death on the 11th of January 2016. You can also visit the house where he was born at 40 Stansfield Road.
A genuine Thai temple in the heart of Wimbledon! Every April there is a lively festival with food and entertainment to celebrate Song Kran, the Thai New Year
33 locals recommend
Buddhapadipa Temple
14 Calonne Rd
33 locals recommend
A genuine Thai temple in the heart of Wimbledon! Every April there is a lively festival with food and entertainment to celebrate Song Kran, the Thai New Year
The Monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London which started in nearby Pudding Lane in 1666. You can climb 331 steps to get to the top and some panoramic views of London.
107 locals recommend
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Fish Street Hill
107 locals recommend
The Monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London which started in nearby Pudding Lane in 1666. You can climb 331 steps to get to the top and some panoramic views of London.

Food Scene

Try some delicious and authentic Jamaican food at Negril in Brixton Hill!
68 locals recommend
Negril
132 Brixton Hill
68 locals recommend
Try some delicious and authentic Jamaican food at Negril in Brixton Hill!
Marie's Thai Cafe is wonderful combination of Thai + English greasy spoon! Their food is cheap and tasty and it's 3 minutes from the Banksy Tunnel, the only place in London you can legally graffiti!
44 locals recommend
Marios Cafe
90 Lower Marsh
44 locals recommend
Marie's Thai Cafe is wonderful combination of Thai + English greasy spoon! Their food is cheap and tasty and it's 3 minutes from the Banksy Tunnel, the only place in London you can legally graffiti!
For the best range of Turkish food in London! You can also visit Alexander Palace and Finsbury Park nearby
23 locals recommend
Green Lanes
23 locals recommend
For the best range of Turkish food in London! You can also visit Alexander Palace and Finsbury Park nearby
The Whole Meal Cafe serves delicious vegan and vegetarian food and is only 10 minutes away from my home!
8 locals recommend
Wholemeal Cafe
1 Shrubbery Rd
8 locals recommend
The Whole Meal Cafe serves delicious vegan and vegetarian food and is only 10 minutes away from my home!
The Rookery is at the top of Streatham Common and has several lovely gardens as well as tennis courts, a rookery and a cafe
27 locals recommend
The Rookery Café
37 Streatham Common S
27 locals recommend
The Rookery is at the top of Streatham Common and has several lovely gardens as well as tennis courts, a rookery and a cafe
Delicious fish and chips, only a few minutes walk away from my home!
22 locals recommend
Kennedy's Fish & Chips Streatham
5 Leigham Ct Rd
22 locals recommend
Delicious fish and chips, only a few minutes walk away from my home!
Tasty Japanese food in Brixton! Their "futomaki" (thick rolls) are especially good!
23 locals recommend
New Fujiyama
5-7 Vining Street
23 locals recommend
Tasty Japanese food in Brixton! Their "futomaki" (thick rolls) are especially good!
A friendly "greasy spoon" serving delicious English breakfasts!
Cafe Vivaldi
Streatham High Road
A friendly "greasy spoon" serving delicious English breakfasts!
Foodilic serves healthy, delicious and cheap food - can't recommend it more highly!
23 locals recommend
La Valle
330 Upper Street
23 locals recommend
Foodilic serves healthy, delicious and cheap food - can't recommend it more highly!
I love their bbq pork on rice and no nonsense service!
10 locals recommend
Wong Kei
41-43 Wardour St
10 locals recommend
I love their bbq pork on rice and no nonsense service!
The Stockpot serves a variety of Western dishes at very reasonable prices!
8 locals recommend
The Stockpot
273 King's Rd
8 locals recommend
The Stockpot serves a variety of Western dishes at very reasonable prices!
Wonderful gourmet food from all over the world - and lots of free samples for you to try! Weekends are usually the best time to visit the market.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High Street
1617 locals recommend
Wonderful gourmet food from all over the world - and lots of free samples for you to try! Weekends are usually the best time to visit the market.
This is a very photogenic pub, the outside of which is covered in flowers and plants! At the back of the pub is a Thai restaurant.
152 locals recommend
The Churchill Arms
119 Kensington Church Street
152 locals recommend
This is a very photogenic pub, the outside of which is covered in flowers and plants! At the back of the pub is a Thai restaurant.
Britain's oldest patisserie (cake shop!) Lovely cakes combined with a somewhat ramshackle interior!
46 locals recommend
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek St
46 locals recommend
Britain's oldest patisserie (cake shop!) Lovely cakes combined with a somewhat ramshackle interior!
Try traditional London food such as pie and mash, "liquor" (parsley sauce) and jellied eels!
33 locals recommend
Goddards at Greenwich
22 King William Walk
33 locals recommend
Try traditional London food such as pie and mash, "liquor" (parsley sauce) and jellied eels!
Famous Hungarian restaurant which has been popular with left wing politicians for over 50 years
Gay Hussar
2 Greek St
Famous Hungarian restaurant which has been popular with left wing politicians for over 50 years
Delicious vegetarian food! There are 2 branches, one in Soho and the other in Camden.
45 locals recommend
Mildreds Restaurant
45 Lexington St
45 locals recommend
Delicious vegetarian food! There are 2 branches, one in Soho and the other in Camden.
Delicious Turkish food near the South Bank and the Old and Young Vic Theatres
37 locals recommend
Tas The Cut
33 The Cut
37 locals recommend
Delicious Turkish food near the South Bank and the Old and Young Vic Theatres
Have a coffee in the crypt of St Martin in the Fields Church, just next to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery! Beneath you are the bones of various deceased nobles!
6 locals recommend
Café in the Crypt
Trafalgar Square
6 locals recommend
Have a coffee in the crypt of St Martin in the Fields Church, just next to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery! Beneath you are the bones of various deceased nobles!
Trendy pop up bars, restaurants and boutiques housed in old shipping containers
245 locals recommend
Pop Brixton
49 Brixton Station Rd
245 locals recommend
Trendy pop up bars, restaurants and boutiques housed in old shipping containers
Dragon Castle serves great dim sum and other Cantonese food. It's in Elephant and Castle, which is undergoing massive redevelopment
74 locals recommend
Dragon Castle
100 Walworth Rd
74 locals recommend
Dragon Castle serves great dim sum and other Cantonese food. It's in Elephant and Castle, which is undergoing massive redevelopment
A delicious, unpretentious place serving a fusion of Indian and Mexican food! Cheap and cheerful and close to Angel tube station.
Bombay Burrito
357 Goswell Rd
A delicious, unpretentious place serving a fusion of Indian and Mexican food! Cheap and cheerful and close to Angel tube station.
Funky cafe with large murals and comfy sofas very near Angel tube station
10 locals recommend
Candid Cafe
3 Torrens St
10 locals recommend
Funky cafe with large murals and comfy sofas very near Angel tube station
Absolutely delicious and very friendly Turkish restaurant! Worth the trek to Lewisham!
69 locals recommend
Meze Mangal Restaurant
245 Lewisham Way
69 locals recommend
Absolutely delicious and very friendly Turkish restaurant! Worth the trek to Lewisham!
As far as I know, Britain's only Tibetan restaurant! Delicious and friendly! Very near Woolwich station.
8 locals recommend
Kailash Momo
79 Woolwich New Rd
8 locals recommend
As far as I know, Britain's only Tibetan restaurant! Delicious and friendly! Very near Woolwich station.
Cozy restaurant with friendly service serving Georgian food. Across the road from Clapham South tube station.
8 locals recommend
The Georgian
27 Balham Hill
8 locals recommend
Cozy restaurant with friendly service serving Georgian food. Across the road from Clapham South tube station.
Restaurant serving posh pub grub in a converted post office! Near to Forest Hill train station
34 locals recommend
Sylvan Post
24-28 Dartmouth Rd
34 locals recommend
Restaurant serving posh pub grub in a converted post office! Near to Forest Hill train station
Delicious, non-pretentious Turkish restaurant very near the Hackney Empire Theatre. Nearest station is Hackney Central.
21 locals recommend
Tad Restaurant - Charcoal Grill
261 Mare St
21 locals recommend
Delicious, non-pretentious Turkish restaurant very near the Hackney Empire Theatre. Nearest station is Hackney Central.
Govinda's serves delicious vegetarian food (both Indian and Western). Upstairs is a Hare Krishna Temple, where you can pay a visit at certain times of the day.
11 locals recommend
Genesis Shoreditch
60 Aldermans Hill
11 locals recommend
Govinda's serves delicious vegetarian food (both Indian and Western). Upstairs is a Hare Krishna Temple, where you can pay a visit at certain times of the day.
Full of interesting restaurants and funky independent shops - it's especially lively on Friday and Saturday nights!
492 locals recommend
Brixton Village Market
Unit 74 Coldharbour Ln
492 locals recommend
Full of interesting restaurants and funky independent shops - it's especially lively on Friday and Saturday nights!
Have a coffee or a drink at this 24-hour Soho institution! You will see lots of Vespas parked in front!
29 locals recommend
Bar Italia
22 Frith St
29 locals recommend
Have a coffee or a drink at this 24-hour Soho institution! You will see lots of Vespas parked in front!
Meya Meya serves cheap and delicious Egyptian food! Their kushari is recommended!
Meya Meya Coffee Shop
15 Bell St
Meya Meya serves cheap and delicious Egyptian food! Their kushari is recommended!
Competely authentic and totally delicious Neapolitan restaurant - a 1 minute walk from Streatham Hill station. Fantastic pizzas and friendly service too!
17 locals recommend
Addommé
17-21 Sternhold Ave
17 locals recommend
Competely authentic and totally delicious Neapolitan restaurant - a 1 minute walk from Streatham Hill station. Fantastic pizzas and friendly service too!
Britain's first "cat cafe". Not as good as the ones in Japan, but still worth a visit for cat lovers!
32 locals recommend
Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium
Bethnal Green Road
32 locals recommend
Britain's first "cat cafe". Not as good as the ones in Japan, but still worth a visit for cat lovers!
As far as I am aware, Mandalay is the only Burmese restaurant in London, and it's delicious! It's very small and popular though, so try to book in advance.
10 locals recommend
Mandalay Golden
302 Kilburn High Road
10 locals recommend
As far as I am aware, Mandalay is the only Burmese restaurant in London, and it's delicious! It's very small and popular though, so try to book in advance.
Santafereño is a Colombian restaurant in Brixton Village and by far one of the most delicious places to eat in London! Everything I've eaten there (including dessert) has been gorgeous!
Santafereno
Coldharbour Lane
Santafereño is a Colombian restaurant in Brixton Village and by far one of the most delicious places to eat in London! Everything I've eaten there (including dessert) has been gorgeous!
Delicious, authentic Japanese food at very reasonable prices! They have a few other branches in other parts of London like Soho, Holborn and Hammersmith
58 locals recommend
Eat Tokyo
169 King St
58 locals recommend
Delicious, authentic Japanese food at very reasonable prices! They have a few other branches in other parts of London like Soho, Holborn and Hammersmith
Very charming and quaint interior with healthy vegetarian and vegan food!
21 locals recommend
Cafe Van Gogh
88 Brixton Rd
21 locals recommend
Very charming and quaint interior with healthy vegetarian and vegan food!
Relaxing place to have a coffee in the crypt of Christ Church in Spitalfields, a beautiful baroque church designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor in the early 1700s
Cafe in the Crypt
88-90 Commercial Street
Relaxing place to have a coffee in the crypt of Christ Church in Spitalfields, a beautiful baroque church designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor in the early 1700s
Huge portions of Portuguese food served by friendly staff!
22 locals recommend
O Cantinho De Portugal
137 Stockwell Rd
22 locals recommend
Huge portions of Portuguese food served by friendly staff!
Delicious and cheap food from South India.
Chennai Dosa
33 Upper Tooting Rd
Delicious and cheap food from South India.

Parks & Nature

Dinosaurs!! And a very beautiful and diverse park!
149 locals recommend
Crystal Palace Park
149 locals recommend
Dinosaurs!! And a very beautiful and diverse park!
Brockwell Park is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy London, especially in the warmer weather. Nearby is Herne Hill, another hidden gem of London
287 locals recommend
Brockwell Park
Brockwell Park Gardens
287 locals recommend
Brockwell Park is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy London, especially in the warmer weather. Nearby is Herne Hill, another hidden gem of London
The Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world and consists of 10 very futuristic-looking steel gates.
33 locals recommend
Thames Barrier Park
North Woolwich Road
33 locals recommend
The Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world and consists of 10 very futuristic-looking steel gates.
Battersea Park beautiful located next to the Thames river. It has a small zoo, a Peace Pagoda and bicycles to rent. It is also famous for its annual Guy Fawkes Night display of fireworks (held around the 5th of November every year)
935 locals recommend
Battersea Park
Battersea Park Road
935 locals recommend
Battersea Park beautiful located next to the Thames river. It has a small zoo, a Peace Pagoda and bicycles to rent. It is also famous for its annual Guy Fawkes Night display of fireworks (held around the 5th of November every year)

Arts & Culture

If you can't face the crowds at the British Museum, try the Horniman! It also has an aquarium and is set in beautiful grounds. Very child friendly with a small petting zoo
395 locals recommend
Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London Road
395 locals recommend
If you can't face the crowds at the British Museum, try the Horniman! It also has an aquarium and is set in beautiful grounds. Very child friendly with a small petting zoo
Great Brixton gallery specializing in photography
7 locals recommend
Photofusion
6 Canterbury Cres
7 locals recommend
Great Brixton gallery specializing in photography
One of London's most famous museums, housed in an enormous old power station. It's on the South Bank, where you can admire many of London's most famous landmarks and ride the London Eye
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
One of London's most famous museums, housed in an enormous old power station. It's on the South Bank, where you can admire many of London's most famous landmarks and ride the London Eye
The Photographer's Gallery is probably the best of its kind in London and is just off Oxford Street.
46 locals recommend
Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies St
46 locals recommend
The Photographer's Gallery is probably the best of its kind in London and is just off Oxford Street.
Amazing building and free exhibitions by contemporary artists. On King's Road and near Chelsea, Sloane Square and Battersea Park
585 locals recommend
Saatchi Gallery
King's Rd
585 locals recommend
Amazing building and free exhibitions by contemporary artists. On King's Road and near Chelsea, Sloane Square and Battersea Park
Amazing permanent collection and interesting temporary exhibitions to do with medicine and the body. Across the road is the equally amazing British Library!
14 locals recommend
Wellcome Trust
215 Euston Rd
14 locals recommend
Amazing permanent collection and interesting temporary exhibitions to do with medicine and the body. Across the road is the equally amazing British Library!
Come to the Peckham Multistorey Car Park for an al fresco drink in the summer as well as contemporary art! There are several arty and funky hangouts nearby in Peckham, like the CLF Cafe
17 locals recommend
Bold Tendencies
95a Rye Ln
17 locals recommend
Come to the Peckham Multistorey Car Park for an al fresco drink in the summer as well as contemporary art! There are several arty and funky hangouts nearby in Peckham, like the CLF Cafe
See where Darwin wrote 'On the Origin of Species'!
21 locals recommend
Home of Charles Darwin - Down House
Luxted Road
21 locals recommend
See where Darwin wrote 'On the Origin of Species'!
Several of the best museums in London are here - including the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum (the V+A) and the Institut Français which houses the Ciné Lumière
275 locals recommend
South Kensington
Pelham Street
275 locals recommend
Several of the best museums in London are here - including the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum (the V+A) and the Institut Français which houses the Ciné Lumière
The world’s first purpose-built public art gallery with works by Canaletto, Veronese, Watteau, Poussin, Constable, Reynolds, Rembrandt, Hogarth and other old masters. Nearby is Dulwich Village + park
271 locals recommend
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery Road
271 locals recommend
The world’s first purpose-built public art gallery with works by Canaletto, Veronese, Watteau, Poussin, Constable, Reynolds, Rembrandt, Hogarth and other old masters. Nearby is Dulwich Village + park
The Tate Streatham Library was built from money donated by Henry Tate (of whom the Tate Gallery and Tate Modern are named after). He lived in Streatham Common.
10 locals recommend
Tate Streatham Library
63 Streatham High Rd
10 locals recommend
The Tate Streatham Library was built from money donated by Henry Tate (of whom the Tate Gallery and Tate Modern are named after). He lived in Streatham Common.
Funky arts venue in Peckham showing films, plays, art exhibitions, music and dance!
114 locals recommend
Bussey Building
114 locals recommend
Funky arts venue in Peckham showing films, plays, art exhibitions, music and dance!
Free modern art gallery right next to Aldgate East tube station. Freedom Press, the oldest anarchist bookshop in the English-speaking world, is nearby!
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 locals recommend
Free modern art gallery right next to Aldgate East tube station. Freedom Press, the oldest anarchist bookshop in the English-speaking world, is nearby!
One of the best collections of (non-British!) antiquities and artefacts in the world! The Great Court is incredibly beautiful.
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell Street
1546 locals recommend
One of the best collections of (non-British!) antiquities and artefacts in the world! The Great Court is incredibly beautiful.
Multi-purpose venue in Dalston hosting everything from improv to book readings
Ophelia
574 Kingsland Rd
Multi-purpose venue in Dalston hosting everything from improv to book readings
Great venue on the Mall between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace with a fantastic bookshop. The ICA hosts films, exhibitions, concerts and other events.
38 locals recommend
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
38 locals recommend
Great venue on the Mall between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace with a fantastic bookshop. The ICA hosts films, exhibitions, concerts and other events.
OK, it's bingo, but it's housed in the old Streatham Hill Theatre which opened in 1929! Very atmospheric
Beacon Bingo
110 Streatham Hill
OK, it's bingo, but it's housed in the old Streatham Hill Theatre which opened in 1929! Very atmospheric
Specializing in films, exhibitions, talks and other events to do with Asia (east, south, north and west).
Asia House
63 New Cavendish St
Specializing in films, exhibitions, talks and other events to do with Asia (east, south, north and west).
The Bethlem Royal Hospital (from where the word "Bedlam" comes) was founded in 1247 and was the first hospital for the mentally ill. This free museum opened in 2015.
7 locals recommend
Bethlem Museum of the Mind
Monks Orchard Road
7 locals recommend
The Bethlem Royal Hospital (from where the word "Bedlam" comes) was founded in 1247 and was the first hospital for the mentally ill. This free museum opened in 2015.
Sigmund Freud spent the last year of his life in this house in London. Here you can see the famous couch where he treated his patients as well as his living quarters. Near Finchley Road tube station
88 locals recommend
Freud Museum London
20 Maresfield Gardens
88 locals recommend
Sigmund Freud spent the last year of his life in this house in London. Here you can see the famous couch where he treated his patients as well as his living quarters. Near Finchley Road tube station
A really unique bohemian cultural centre and live music venue. The bar upstairs is full of weird and electic furniture and is a great place to chill out in Dalston!
49 locals recommend
Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
49 locals recommend
A really unique bohemian cultural centre and live music venue. The bar upstairs is full of weird and electic furniture and is a great place to chill out in Dalston!
The RA is a great museum which hosts diverse exhibitions from David Hockney to Ai Weiwei to the Old Masters and Impressionists. The Summer Exhibition is especially amazing and fun!
161 locals recommend
Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly
161 locals recommend
The RA is a great museum which hosts diverse exhibitions from David Hockney to Ai Weiwei to the Old Masters and Impressionists. The Summer Exhibition is especially amazing and fun!
This is an awesome Victorian museum of zoological curiosities including specimens in jars and the skeletons of every kind of animal (big or small) you can imagine!
43 locals recommend
Grant Museum of Zoology
21 University St
43 locals recommend
This is an awesome Victorian museum of zoological curiosities including specimens in jars and the skeletons of every kind of animal (big or small) you can imagine!
Multi-purpose entertainment venue in Shoreditch - great for films, concerts, exhibitions or just a drink. Very near Brick Lane too.
260 locals recommend
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
260 locals recommend
Multi-purpose entertainment venue in Shoreditch - great for films, concerts, exhibitions or just a drink. Very near Brick Lane too.
93 Feet East is just off Brick Lane and is a great place for a drink, with a big courtyard in front and a bar inside. They also host music and film nights as well as other events.
14 locals recommend
93 Feet East
150 Brick Ln
14 locals recommend
93 Feet East is just off Brick Lane and is a great place for a drink, with a big courtyard in front and a bar inside. They also host music and film nights as well as other events.
Angel Comedy holds free comedy almost 7 nights a week, often by famous comedians trying out new material! It's above the Camden Head pub near Angel tube station
16 locals recommend
Angel Comedy
2 2 Camden Passage
16 locals recommend
Angel Comedy holds free comedy almost 7 nights a week, often by famous comedians trying out new material! It's above the Camden Head pub near Angel tube station
Bonkers!! A very fun way to spend a few hours! Don't bring your children though!
22 locals recommend
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History
11 Mare St
22 locals recommend
Bonkers!! A very fun way to spend a few hours! Don't bring your children though!
Amazing home of Sir John Soane, the 19th century architect and collector. Entrance is FREE! and they also offer candle-lit tours on the first Tuesday of every month
183 locals recommend
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
183 locals recommend
Amazing home of Sir John Soane, the 19th century architect and collector. Entrance is FREE! and they also offer candle-lit tours on the first Tuesday of every month
The Black Cultural Archives is a museum with exhibitions relating to the history of people of African descent in Britain. It also has a cosy cafe
57 locals recommend
Black Cultural Archives
1 Windrush Square
57 locals recommend
The Black Cultural Archives is a museum with exhibitions relating to the history of people of African descent in Britain. It also has a cosy cafe

Shopping

If you like sewing and arts and crafts, this is the shop for you! It is huge and has an enormous range of stock
Wimbledon Sewing Machine Co Ltd
Balham High Road
If you like sewing and arts and crafts, this is the shop for you! It is huge and has an enormous range of stock
Westbury Pharmacy is open from 9:00 until 24:00, 365 days a year! It is a 10-15 minute walk away from my home.
Westbury Chemist
84-90 Streatham High Rd
Westbury Pharmacy is open from 9:00 until 24:00, 365 days a year! It is a 10-15 minute walk away from my home.
Pempamsie is a great little shop that stocks a range of African-themed crafts, clothes and art!
Pempamsie
102 Brixton Hill
Pempamsie is a great little shop that stocks a range of African-themed crafts, clothes and art!
Grow you own!
It's All About the Vape
51-53 Anerley Rd
Grow you own!
Top Shop in Brixton!
36 locals recommend
Topshop
36 locals recommend
Top Shop in Brixton!
Hennes in Brixton!
35 locals recommend
H&M
8 King St
35 locals recommend
Hennes in Brixton!
TK Maxx in Brixton!
15 locals recommend
TK Maxx
150-154 Lewisham High St
15 locals recommend
TK Maxx in Brixton!
M+S Brixton!
19 locals recommend
Marks & Spencer Brixton
446 Brixton Rd
19 locals recommend
M+S Brixton!
Book Mongers is a wonderful second hand bookshop on Coldharbour Lane, a few minutes from Brixton station!
9 locals recommend
BookMongers
439 Coldharbour Ln
9 locals recommend
Book Mongers is a wonderful second hand bookshop on Coldharbour Lane, a few minutes from Brixton station!
Great selection of second hand books, dvds, cds and vinyl being sold to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (a charity)
British Heart Foundation Books & Music
94 Streatham High Rd
Great selection of second hand books, dvds, cds and vinyl being sold to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (a charity)