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Food Scene
Delicious Lebanese food - bring your own booze and very generous portions
9 locals recommend
Aya Lebanese Cuisine Wimbledon
195-197 Merton RdDelicious Lebanese food - bring your own booze and very generous portions
Lovely Thai owner, nicely decorated inside and most importantly the food is delicious
iYara Thai Restaurant
136 Merton RdLovely Thai owner, nicely decorated inside and most importantly the food is delicious
Good value bento boxes and freshly prepared sushi - we get a takeaway from here frequently
Noodle Foodle
148 Merton RdGood value bento boxes and freshly prepared sushi - we get a takeaway from here frequently
Really good Chinese food and popular with celebrities and sports stars during Wimbledon
Bayee Village
24 High Street WimbledonReally good Chinese food and popular with celebrities and sports stars during Wimbledon
Nice formal restaurant with good food prepared by a highly respected chef
14 locals recommend
The White Onion, Wimbledon Village
67 High StNice formal restaurant with good food prepared by a highly respected chef
Merton Kebab House
Apparently the best kebabs in Wimbledon (haven't tried them myself..!)
One of the best curry restaurants in South London, if not all London. No frills, bring your own booze but great value and deliciously spicy
16 locals recommend
Mirch Masala Tooting
213 Upper Tooting RdOne of the best curry restaurants in South London, if not all London. No frills, bring your own booze but great value and deliciously spicy
Another great restaurant in Tooting if you like Asian food - I think they are Sri Lankan?
18 locals recommend
Apollo Banana Leaf
190 Tooting High StAnother great restaurant in Tooting if you like Asian food - I think they are Sri Lankan?
This is supposed to be a fabulous (but pricey) Japanese restaurant - friends recommended highly!
43 locals recommend
Sticks'n'Sushi Wimbledon
58 Wimbledon Hill RdThis is supposed to be a fabulous (but pricey) Japanese restaurant - friends recommended highly!
We all need a coffee sometimes and this one is conveniently located right by Wimbledon station
192 locals recommend
Starbucks Coffee
2 S Lambeth RdWe all need a coffee sometimes and this one is conveniently located right by Wimbledon station
A very sweet local cafe with decent coffee, sandwiches and homemade cakes - there is actually a sit down version round the corner on Merton High Street
Eggs Benedict
248 Merton RdA very sweet local cafe with decent coffee, sandwiches and homemade cakes - there is actually a sit down version round the corner on Merton High Street
Confucius
271-273 The BroadwayA reasonably nice Chinese restaurant.
Pizza Express
316 Kennington RdFor a quick, cheap pizza or takeaway
Fab steaks, amazing cocktails in a beautiful art deco bar. One of my favourite places in London and just off Regent Street which is great for shopping
13 locals recommend
Hawksmoor Air Street
5A Air StFab steaks, amazing cocktails in a beautiful art deco bar. One of my favourite places in London and just off Regent Street which is great for shopping
Lovely decor, a sweet little restaurant for coffee & cake or for lunch. In the evening the candles are lit & its a bit more romantic. Its a chain, but a chain that does good food for a good price
16 locals recommend
Bill's Wimbledon Restaurant
20 Hartfield RoadLovely decor, a sweet little restaurant for coffee & cake or for lunch. In the evening the candles are lit & its a bit more romantic. Its a chain, but a chain that does good food for a good price
Sightseeing
Wimbledon Tennis Club & Museum (Stop W) station
For the tennis lovers among you!
Gorgeous gardens, take a picnic and a bottle of wine. Free entry, there is a bar/restaurant there but service can be slow
18 locals recommend
Hotel du Vin Wimbledon
West Side CommonGorgeous gardens, take a picnic and a bottle of wine. Free entry, there is a bar/restaurant there but service can be slow
Putney Heath
Putney HeathA wonderful, wild, open space - great for walks, picnics and games
An amazing space in London, just a bus or bike ride away. See Henry VIII's deer, a beautiful protected view down to St Pauls Cathedral and then go for a nice lunch in posh, riverside Richmond
932 locals recommend
Richmond Park
An amazing space in London, just a bus or bike ride away. See Henry VIII's deer, a beautiful protected view down to St Pauls Cathedral and then go for a nice lunch in posh, riverside Richmond
The best view in London! Stand on the middle of the bridge & look to your left, you will see Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. To your right, the city, skyscrapers and St Pauls. Wow!
46 locals recommend
Waterloo Bridge
The best view in London! Stand on the middle of the bridge & look to your left, you will see Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. To your right, the city, skyscrapers and St Pauls. Wow!
Everything Else
Wimbledon station
For getting to Waterloo and the South Coast
Go and see some football whilst you are here - the local premier league team is Fulham FC and tickets are reasonably affordable (plus one of your hosts is a supporter!)
48 locals recommend
Fulham Football Club Limited
Stevenage RoadGo and see some football whilst you are here - the local premier league team is Fulham FC and tickets are reasonably affordable (plus one of your hosts is a supporter!)
Barclays Bank PLC
2 Highbury CorATMs and banks including Natwest and Santander are near here too
Merton Road (SV) station
Get off the bus from Wimbledon and get on the bus to Tooting from here.
Merton Road (SV) station
Get on the bus to Wimbledon and Putney here
Merton Medical Practice
12-17 Abbey ParadeLocal Doctors & Dentist
Wimbledon Post Office
56 Wimbledon Hill RdLocal post office
Arts & Culture
If you want to see a movie whilst staying here, they also play 3D films
56 locals recommend
Odeon Wimbledon
39 The CrescentIf you want to see a movie whilst staying here, they also play 3D films
Shopping
Contains clothes shops, luggage shops, health & beauty stores and has a few coffee shops and banks nearby
54 locals recommend
Centre Court Shopping Centre
4 Queen's RdContains clothes shops, luggage shops, health & beauty stores and has a few coffee shops and banks nearby
Drinks & Nightlife
Alexandra
33 Wimbledon Hill RdDecent pub terrace with a DJ in the summer
The Terrace Wimbledon
4 Queen's RoadNice balcony and decent food - good pizza oven
The most beautiful pub restaurant in Wimbledon - pricey but we love it!
19 locals recommend
The Fox & Grapes Wimbledon
9 Camp RdThe most beautiful pub restaurant in Wimbledon - pricey but we love it!
Fun for a drink especially during Wimbledon tennis when hundreds of people congregate outside. Spot the tennis player...!
57 locals recommend
Dog & Fox
24 High Street WimbledonFun for a drink especially during Wimbledon tennis when hundreds of people congregate outside. Spot the tennis player...!
Prince of Wales
Cleaver SquareA decent pub with no frills, it shows sports
Leather Bottle
538 Garratt LnA fabulous pub garden, really huge and great during summer.
A fantastic pub in the West End, voted pub of the year. Go there for real ale and typical British pub atmosphere.
15 locals recommend
The Harp
47 Chandos PlA fantastic pub in the West End, voted pub of the year. Go there for real ale and typical British pub atmosphere.
A decent pub, it shows sport at the back and often has a quiz or band on. Nice set up at the front for food or a few drinks, the staff are usually lovely
20 locals recommend
The Old Frizzle
74-78 The BroadwayA decent pub, it shows sport at the back and often has a quiz or band on. Nice set up at the front for food or a few drinks, the staff are usually lovely
Essentials
Grab your groceries in the small Tesco directly opposite the flat! Also an ATM
65 locals recommend
Tesco Esso Express
86 London RdGrab your groceries in the small Tesco directly opposite the flat! Also an ATM