Guidebook for London
Shopping
Beautiful small shopping area comprising: supermarket (Waitrose), cafes (eg Starbucks), restaurants, high street shops, a bookshop, a pharmacy, and a cinema. A wonderful summer fête on Saturdays.
83 locals recommend
The Brunswick Centre
Bernard StreetBeautiful small shopping area comprising: supermarket (Waitrose), cafes (eg Starbucks), restaurants, high street shops, a bookshop, a pharmacy, and a cinema. A wonderful summer fête on Saturdays.
Food Scene
There are several restaurants on this small street (Italian, Indian, Chinese). None of them are expensive, and they're all quite good. There are other shops here and a post office.
Marchmont Street
Marchmont StreetThere are several restaurants on this small street (Italian, Indian, Chinese). None of them are expensive, and they're all quite good. There are other shops here and a post office.
Leigh Street
Leigh StreetAn excellent traditional fish and chip restaurant: "North Sea Fish".
44 Charlotte St
44 Goodge StreetItalian Pizzeria. Cheap but good. Basic Restaurant.
Hummus Bros: A very delightful little restaurant that specialises in Hummus. A nice light dish to start your day out on your way to the West End.
50 Southampton Row
50 Southampton RowHummus Bros: A very delightful little restaurant that specialises in Hummus. A nice light dish to start your day out on your way to the West End.
Delicious Korean dishes in this trendy restaurant. Very reasonable prices. Typical dish around £9.
34 locals recommend
Kimchee
71 High HolbornDelicious Korean dishes in this trendy restaurant. Very reasonable prices. Typical dish around £9.
Very nice family-owned cafe. Excellent for breakfast and lunch. Sells some excellent bread too.
49 Cafe
49 Marchmont StVery nice family-owned cafe. Excellent for breakfast and lunch. Sells some excellent bread too.
Grays Inn Road
Grays Inn RoadA number of good eateries along Gray's Inn Road
Wonderful Turkish food - Family-run cafe & deli serving authentic Turkish food and Turkish coffee and tea. Average dish £8. Highly rated by tripadvisor.com Open from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm
Pitted Olive
3 Leigh StWonderful Turkish food - Family-run cafe & deli serving authentic Turkish food and Turkish coffee and tea. Average dish £8. Highly rated by tripadvisor.com Open from 8:00 am to 7:30 pm
Upmarket Italian restaurant. Romantic setting. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Pasta dishes from £9, meat and fish dishes from £12.
8 locals recommend
Carluccio's - Brunswick Centre
Upmarket Italian restaurant. Romantic setting. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Pasta dishes from £9, meat and fish dishes from £12.
Norfolk Arms
28 Leigh StExcellent food and nice historic feel.
North Sea
7-8 Leigh StGreat real British Fish n Chips!
Really good Chinese restaurant - very popular with Chinese diners!
9 locals recommend
Chillicool Restaurant
15 Leigh StReally good Chinese restaurant - very popular with Chinese diners!
Entertainment & Activities
Judd Street Park
Judd StreetSmall park with play-area for children.
Arts & Culture
Culture: A museum for the "incurably curious". It has a mixture of medical artifacts and other artwork. Some good educational material too.
122 locals recommend
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston RdCulture: A museum for the "incurably curious". It has a mixture of medical artifacts and other artwork. Some good educational material too.
Sightseeing
Needs no introduction. Well worth a visit -less than 3 minutes from my flat. There's always an exhibition running. The library is free, some exhibitions are not.
430 locals recommend
The British Library
96 Euston RdNeeds no introduction. Well worth a visit -less than 3 minutes from my flat. There's always an exhibition running. The library is free, some exhibitions are not.
Ranked in the Top 5 Little Shopping Streets by the Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/jul/27/london-top-five-little-shopping-streets). Some lovely shops and a classy Italian restaurant.
24 locals recommend
Lamb's Conduit Street
Lamb's Conduit StreetRanked in the Top 5 Little Shopping Streets by the Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/jul/27/london-top-five-little-shopping-streets). Some lovely shops and a classy Italian restaurant.
Everything Else
82 Marchmont St
Bookstore. A good good and not expensive bookstore "Judd Books".
Beautiful Garden Square. Has a nice cafe and a fountain; also many pretty squirrels that like hazelnuts.
Russell Square Cafe
Russell SquareBeautiful Garden Square. Has a nice cafe and a fountain; also many pretty squirrels that like hazelnuts.
Relax and unwind in this luxury spa and victorian bath: swimming, massage, steam and sauna, and facials and other treatments. Prices from £60.
http://www.stpancrasspa.co.uk/
19 locals recommend
St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London
Euston RoadRelax and unwind in this luxury spa and victorian bath: swimming, massage, steam and sauna, and facials and other treatments. Prices from £60.
http://www.stpancrasspa.co.uk/
Drinks & Nightlife
Cosmo Place
Cosmo PlaceHistoric alleyway with traditional British pubs.