Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Good for brunch, drinks, dinner or having a class of champagne!
37 locals recommend
Dean Street Townhouse
69-71 Dean StGood for brunch, drinks, dinner or having a class of champagne!
The BEST British seafood restaurant, and under the radar. Reservations recommended.
23 locals recommend
Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack
21A Foley StThe BEST British seafood restaurant, and under the radar. Reservations recommended.
Lima Floral
14 Garrick StThe best Peruvian in London
Salt Yard
54 Goodge StIf you fancy Spanish tapas
Tasty buns with seasonal fillings. A great spot but beware, there are queues! Arrive at 12PM or 5:20PM (opens at 5:30PM)
43 locals recommend
Barrio Soho
6 Poland StTasty buns with seasonal fillings. A great spot but beware, there are queues! Arrive at 12PM or 5:20PM (opens at 5:30PM)
Great for brunch if you're tired of scrambled eggs or Bennies. Or the best fried chicken if you come for dinner.
11 locals recommend
Barnyard
18 Charlotte StreetGreat for brunch if you're tired of scrambled eggs or Bennies. Or the best fried chicken if you come for dinner.
Upscale Japanese with a little known Sunday lunch special: unlimited champagne for £25
78 locals recommend
ROKA Charlotte Street
37 Charlotte St.Upscale Japanese with a little known Sunday lunch special: unlimited champagne for £25
Great value Venetian cicchetti, good for pre- and post-theatre as well!
6 locals recommend
Augustus Harris
33 Catherine StGreat value Venetian cicchetti, good for pre- and post-theatre as well!
Ku Soho
63 Dean StOne of the best ramen restaurants in London
LEON
56 Victoria StGreat salads and hot boxes from this healthy fast food place
Beautiful grand cafe if you're in the mood for Viennese-style breakfast, lunch or dinner. Excellent decor.
36 locals recommend
The Delaunay
55 AldwychBeautiful grand cafe if you're in the mood for Viennese-style breakfast, lunch or dinner. Excellent decor.
Seafood galore and happy hour for oysters between 3-6PM everyday
7 locals recommend
Wright Brothers Soho
13 Kingly StSeafood galore and happy hour for oysters between 3-6PM everyday
Hixter
16 Great Guildford StGrab a £9.95 lunch special (on weekdays) after/before Tate Modern here!
Arts & Culture
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetBeautiful brutalist cultural centre with theatre, film, art, etc
Excellent gallery, not crowded and just a stone's throw from Oxford St if you want a break from shopping
46 locals recommend
Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies StExcellent gallery, not crowded and just a stone's throw from Oxford St if you want a break from shopping
Tate Modern
BanksideA classic, of course
Royal Academy of Arts
PiccadillyA wonderful gallery!
Everything Else
A.P.C.
48 Lexington StShop for French classics
HOB Salons, Camden
28 Jamestown RdIn case you need your hair cut, this is the best place. Book with Ryan!
Drinks & Nightlife
Dickie Fitz
48 Newman StBritish seafood and a gastropub
Amazing gastropub with English ales, game dishes and an occasional celebrity (we dined next to Ralph Fiennes the other week). Great to follow up the Barbican!
43 locals recommend
The Jugged Hare
49 Chiswell StAmazing gastropub with English ales, game dishes and an occasional celebrity (we dined next to Ralph Fiennes the other week). Great to follow up the Barbican!
Excellent wine bar and a smart selection of rotating wines. You can also just buy wine here (don't go to Tesco for wine!)
17 locals recommend
Vagabond Charlotte St
25 Charlotte St.Excellent wine bar and a smart selection of rotating wines. You can also just buy wine here (don't go to Tesco for wine!)
sketch
9 Conduit StIf you feel fancy, head to Mayfair and have drinks (or dinner) at sketch
Shopping
Sunspel
5-7 Redchurch StLuxury British staples for men and women since 1860.
Amazing concept store that sells everything from menswear and womenswear to home products, plants, magazines, etc. Even has a wine shop!
Clerkenwell London
155 Farringdon RoadAmazing concept store that sells everything from menswear and womenswear to home products, plants, magazines, etc. Even has a wine shop!