Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Drinks & Nightlife

Much-loved minimalist bar in concrete cellar, serving potent classic cocktails.
20 locals recommend
Freedom Bar
60-66 Wardour St
20 locals recommend
Much-loved minimalist bar in concrete cellar, serving potent classic cocktails.
Wood-panelled Victorian pub with cask ales, bottled beers and nightly live music in the basement.
7 locals recommend
The Spice of Life - Soho
6 Moor St
7 locals recommend
Wood-panelled Victorian pub with cask ales, bottled beers and nightly live music in the basement.
Typical Victorian boozer with a pub grub menu and an upstairs room for live stand-up comedy.
37 locals recommend
The Comedy Store
1a Oxendon St
37 locals recommend
Typical Victorian boozer with a pub grub menu and an upstairs room for live stand-up comedy.
Lively bar and dance club with daily salsa classes, drinks deals, weekend live music and Latin food.
23 locals recommend
Salsa! Soho
96 Charing Cross Road
23 locals recommend
Lively bar and dance club with daily salsa classes, drinks deals, weekend live music and Latin food.
Simple Japanese diner serving sushi, bento, noodles and curries. Always very busy. Great service, great food!
Tokyo Diner
2 Newport Pl
Simple Japanese diner serving sushi, bento, noodles and curries. Always very busy. Great service, great food!

Food Scene

More than 30 types of bread are offered at this chain bakery serving coffee, breakfast and lunch. Try the carrot cake - best I ever had! :)
14 locals recommend
GAIL's Bakery Soho
128 Wardour St
14 locals recommend
More than 30 types of bread are offered at this chain bakery serving coffee, breakfast and lunch. Try the carrot cake - best I ever had! :)
Stylish venue specialising in American home-baking and desserts, especially known for its cupcakes.
19 locals recommend
The Hummingbird Bakery
155a Wardour St
19 locals recommend
Stylish venue specialising in American home-baking and desserts, especially known for its cupcakes.
Tiny, quirky coffee bar in restored Victorian public convenience, serving breakfast and light lunch. 27A Foley St, London W1W 6DY
29 locals recommend
Attendant Fitzrovia
27A Foley St
29 locals recommend
Tiny, quirky coffee bar in restored Victorian public convenience, serving breakfast and light lunch. 27A Foley St, London W1W 6DY
Authentic Greek restaurant with tasty food. Try the soft pork souvlaki wraps which are the highlight, stuffed with charcoal-grilled flesh and drizzled with tangy tzatziki.
6 locals recommend
Suvlaki Soho
21 Bateman St
6 locals recommend
Authentic Greek restaurant with tasty food. Try the soft pork souvlaki wraps which are the highlight, stuffed with charcoal-grilled flesh and drizzled with tangy tzatziki.
Simple, modern chain dining room serving Vietnamese noodle soup and street-food dishes. 165 Wardour St London W1F 8WW
9 locals recommend
Paper Soho
163-165 Wardour St
9 locals recommend
Simple, modern chain dining room serving Vietnamese noodle soup and street-food dishes. 165 Wardour St London W1F 8WW
English and American breakfasts, plus comfort foods and burgers in cheerful, quirky surrounds. Reservations recommended +4420 7434 2571
34 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club Soho
33 D'Arblay St
34 locals recommend
English and American breakfasts, plus comfort foods and burgers in cheerful, quirky surrounds. Reservations recommended +4420 7434 2571
Great pizza place! Have to try ;) Concise menu of Pizza, Not Pizza and After Pizza to take away or eat in on check-clothed tables.
28 locals recommend
Pizza Pilgrims
11 Dean Street
28 locals recommend
Great pizza place! Have to try ;) Concise menu of Pizza, Not Pizza and After Pizza to take away or eat in on check-clothed tables.
Jumbo burgers, glazed buns and rosemary-salted chips, served in a compact, trendy space.
35 locals recommend
Honest Burgers Meard St - Soho
4a Meard Street
35 locals recommend
Jumbo burgers, glazed buns and rosemary-salted chips, served in a compact, trendy space.
Low-lit Thai chain restaurant with a modern dark wood interior and square communal table
46 locals recommend
Busaba Soho
106-110 Wardour St
46 locals recommend
Low-lit Thai chain restaurant with a modern dark wood interior and square communal table
Flagship branch selling hummus with various toppings, salads and warm pittas for eat-in or takeaway.
Hummus Bros
88 Wardour St
Flagship branch selling hummus with various toppings, salads and warm pittas for eat-in or takeaway.
Euro-chic chain for pastas, pizzas & more, ordered cafeteria-style in modern environs with a bar.
38 locals recommend
Vapiano Soho
84 Wardour St
38 locals recommend
Euro-chic chain for pastas, pizzas & more, ordered cafeteria-style in modern environs with a bar.
Food from the Indochina region in a canteen-style venue with an open kitchen and communal tables.
9 locals recommend
Banana Tree Soho
103 Wardour St
9 locals recommend
Food from the Indochina region in a canteen-style venue with an open kitchen and communal tables.
Small deli selling German wurst sausages with crispy onions, fresh-baked bread and pretzels.
10 locals recommend
Herman ze German
19 Villiers St
10 locals recommend
Small deli selling German wurst sausages with crispy onions, fresh-baked bread and pretzels.
Spacious gastropub with contemporary country house-style interior, for traditional British cuisine.
34 locals recommend
The Grazing Goat Marylebone
6 New Quebec St
34 locals recommend
Spacious gastropub with contemporary country house-style interior, for traditional British cuisine.
Mexican cafe/bar (Moor Street entrance), plus restaurant and cocktail bar (Compton Street entrance).
16 locals recommend
La Bodega Negra
9 Old Compton St
16 locals recommend
Mexican cafe/bar (Moor Street entrance), plus restaurant and cocktail bar (Compton Street entrance).
Best pizza I've ever eaten. Worth to try.
13 locals recommend
Homeslice Fitzrovia
52 Wells St
13 locals recommend
Best pizza I've ever eaten. Worth to try.
Best pizza I've ever eaten. Worth to try.
48 locals recommend
Homeslice Neal's Yard
13 Neal's Yard
48 locals recommend
Best pizza I've ever eaten. Worth to try.
Traditional mirrored dining room serving classic food and unlimited fries with the signature steak.
Rowley's Restaurant
113 Jermyn St
Traditional mirrored dining room serving classic food and unlimited fries with the signature steak.
Modern tandoori dishes and curries served in lounge-style restaurant with long cocktail bar.
27 locals recommend
Mint Leaf Restaurant & Bar
1B Suffolk Pl
27 locals recommend
Modern tandoori dishes and curries served in lounge-style restaurant with long cocktail bar.
Bare brickwork, chequerboard tiles and a menu heavy on steak and chops, pâté and other meats.
Chop Shop
66 Haymarket
Bare brickwork, chequerboard tiles and a menu heavy on steak and chops, pâté and other meats.

Sightseeing

Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks.
2099 locals recommend
London Eye
2099 locals recommend
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks.
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer.
305 locals recommend
Palace of Westminster
305 locals recommend
Neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays and in summer.
Protestant abbey hosting daily services that and every English and British coronation since 1066.
668 locals recommend
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans Yd
668 locals recommend
Protestant abbey hosting daily services that and every English and British coronation since 1066.
Iconic doorway glimpsed through guarded gates, where serving British Prime Minister lives and works.
43 locals recommend
10 Downing Street
10 Downing St
43 locals recommend
Iconic doorway glimpsed through guarded gates, where serving British Prime Minister lives and works.
Costumed actors and themed fairground rides depicting macabre stories from London's past.
28 locals recommend
The London Dungeon
28-34 Tooley St
28 locals recommend
Costumed actors and themed fairground rides depicting macabre stories from London's past.
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
1912 locals recommend
Buckingham Palace
1912 locals recommend
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
Neoclassical riverside palace hosting courtyard events, a winter ice rink and the Courtauld Gallery.
217 locals recommend
Somerset House
Strand
217 locals recommend
Neoclassical riverside palace hosting courtyard events, a winter ice rink and the Courtauld Gallery.
Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross.
634 locals recommend
Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
634 locals recommend
Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross.

Arts & Culture

Refurbished 1930s Soho theatre with people-watching outside balcony. Hosts long-running musicals.
12 locals recommend
Prince Edward Theatre
Old Compton Street
12 locals recommend
Refurbished 1930s Soho theatre with people-watching outside balcony. Hosts long-running musicals.
Paintings and photographs of aristocratic and famous figures throughout British history.
796 locals recommend
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
796 locals recommend
Paintings and photographs of aristocratic and famous figures throughout British history.
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell Street
1546 locals recommend
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Grand Victorian redbrick theatre, built for opera, now hosting long-running musicals.
13 locals recommend
Palace Theatre
113 Shaftesbury Ave
13 locals recommend
Grand Victorian redbrick theatre, built for opera, now hosting long-running musicals.
Edwardian theatre with plush, galleried auditorium staging modern dramas and classic plays.
8 locals recommend
Apollo Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue
8 locals recommend
Edwardian theatre with plush, galleried auditorium staging modern dramas and classic plays.
Refurbished theatre with modern facilities that hosts long-running, mainstream musicals.
10 locals recommend
Prince of Wales Theatre
Coventry Street
10 locals recommend
Refurbished theatre with modern facilities that hosts long-running, mainstream musicals.
Multiplex cinema chain showing the latest international blockbusters in 2D and 3D formats.
Empire Cinemas - London Haymarket
63-65 Haymarket
Multiplex cinema chain showing the latest international blockbusters in 2D and 3D formats.

Essentials

Monday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Tuesday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Wednesday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Thursday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Friday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Saturday 6:00 am – 10:00 pm Sunday 12:00 – 6:00 pm
405 locals recommend
Tesco Metro
224-226 Portobello Rd
405 locals recommend
Monday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Tuesday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Wednesday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Thursday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Friday 6:00 am – 12:00 am Saturday 6:00 am – 10:00 pm Sunday 12:00 – 6:00 pm