Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Ramsay's flagship where Clare Smyth coaxes polished French dishes from carefully chosen ingredients.
65 locals recommend
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
68 Royal Hospital RdRamsay's flagship where Clare Smyth coaxes polished French dishes from carefully chosen ingredients.
High-end French-style dishes with British ingredients in modern claret and white-linen dining room.
8 locals recommend
Marcus
Wilton PlaceHigh-end French-style dishes with British ingredients in modern claret and white-linen dining room.
Understated Modern British restaurant with fixed-price menu using rare herbs and seasonal produce.
15 locals recommend
The Five Fields
8-9 Blacklands TerraceUnderstated Modern British restaurant with fixed-price menu using rare herbs and seasonal produce.
Former pub, turned light-and-airy brasserie, serving all-day menu to stylish clientele.
55 locals recommend
Tom Aikens
Former pub, turned light-and-airy brasserie, serving all-day menu to stylish clientele.
Italian mainstay for a well-heeled clientele, known for people-watching and classic cuisine.
44 locals recommend
Daphne's
112 Draycott AveItalian mainstay for a well-heeled clientele, known for people-watching and classic cuisine.
Informal cafe-style diner serving a huge range of hot and cold Lebanese specialities.
9 locals recommend
Beirut Express
65 Old Brompton RdInformal cafe-style diner serving a huge range of hot and cold Lebanese specialities.
Hibachi chain serving Japanese dishes grilled tableside by theatrical chefs.
18 locals recommend
Benihana
77 King's RdHibachi chain serving Japanese dishes grilled tableside by theatrical chefs.
Drinks & Nightlife
Compact, traditional corner pub with no TVs or music, hung with pictures and mirrors.
45 locals recommend
The Fox & Hounds
66-68 Latchmere RoadCompact, traditional corner pub with no TVs or music, hung with pictures and mirrors.
Traditional alehouse with gastropub menu and bar snacks, plus outdoor seating on front terrace.
75 locals recommend
The Anglesea Arms
15 Selwood TerraceTraditional alehouse with gastropub menu and bar snacks, plus outdoor seating on front terrace.
Stylish local with leather and upholstered chairs plus original tilework, serving upscale pub grub.
127 locals recommend
The Kings Arms
251 Tooley StStylish local with leather and upholstered chairs plus original tilework, serving upscale pub grub.
Relaxed Victorian pub serving Fuller's ale and food from a blackboard menu, with outdoor seating.
34 locals recommend
The Hereford Arms
127 Gloucester RdRelaxed Victorian pub serving Fuller's ale and food from a blackboard menu, with outdoor seating.
Pub with huge windows, decorated in pastel shades of blue with an abundance of soft furnishings.
110 locals recommend
The Hollywood Arms
45 Hollywood RdPub with huge windows, decorated in pastel shades of blue with an abundance of soft furnishings.
Parks & Nature
Large parkland with woods, boating lake, peace pagoda, adventure playground and children's zoo.
935 locals recommend
Battersea Park
Battersea Park RoadLarge parkland with woods, boating lake, peace pagoda, adventure playground and children's zoo.
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.
Expansive park containing Kensington Palace and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground.
664 locals recommend
Kensington Gardens
Expansive park containing Kensington Palace and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground.
Arts & Culture
One of Britain's great Victorian splendours, most famous for the Proms classical music festival.
674 locals recommend
Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College RoadOne of Britain's great Victorian splendours, most famous for the Proms classical music festival.
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell RoadLandmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
A vast treasury of science and invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadA vast treasury of science and invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadBlockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
Imposing gallery with historic and contemporary British art, notable for its JMW Turner collection.
656 locals recommend
Tate Britain
MillbankImposing gallery with historic and contemporary British art, notable for its JMW Turner collection.