Guidebook for London
Arts & Culture
Tate Modern
BanksideGreat art, if you like that sort of thing :)
Sightseeing
Borough Market
Borough High StreetGreat food and drink
London Eye
Great view!
London's only battleship! You can see tower bridge from here.
Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
195 locals recommend
HMS Belfast
London's only battleship! You can see tower bridge from here.
Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
The Tower Of London! 800+ years old, a London must-see. Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
The Tower Of London! 800+ years old, a London must-see. Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
London Eye
Great views of the city!
Bankside
BanksideEverything along the south bank is AMAZING!
Food Scene
The Table Café
83 Southwark StGreat for breakfast, brunch or lunch
Cafe Nawaz Indian Restaurant
92 SnowsfieldsGood, cheap, Indian food, and you can bring a bottle
Pub/restaurant. Oldest continuously open pub in England. Frequented by Oliver Goldsmith, Mark Twain, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton and Dr. Samuel Johnson
The Cheshire Cheese
5 Little Essex StreetPub/restaurant. Oldest continuously open pub in England. Frequented by Oliver Goldsmith, Mark Twain, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton and Dr. Samuel Johnson
This place does great Turkish food and isn't too expensive. The location is great and the decor is brilliant. It's a beautifully reclaimed railway arch.
29 locals recommend
Ev Restaurant
98 Isabella StThis place does great Turkish food and isn't too expensive. The location is great and the decor is brilliant. It's a beautifully reclaimed railway arch.
You have to go! Best food in London, for a couple miles along the archways...
23 locals recommend
Ropewalk
RopewalkYou have to go! Best food in London, for a couple miles along the archways...
This is a great, quirky little place for breakfasts and lunches. A mixture of Mexican and mediterranean - highly recommended!
24 locals recommend
El Vergel, Latin American Caterers
132 Webber StThis is a great, quirky little place for breakfasts and lunches. A mixture of Mexican and mediterranean - highly recommended!
This is a great selection of shops, bars and restaurants in the vibrant South Bank. Lots of delicious eateries for various budgets.
6 locals recommend
Gabriel's Wharf
Upper GroundThis is a great selection of shops, bars and restaurants in the vibrant South Bank. Lots of delicious eateries for various budgets.
Wonderful Full English breakfasts, traditional London style! Highly recommended!
26 locals recommend
Terry's cafe London
158 Great Suffolk StWonderful Full English breakfasts, traditional London style! Highly recommended!
The Real Greek Bankside
2A Southwark Bridge RdGreat greek food and great views of the river
Drinks & Nightlife
Founder's Arms
52 Hopton StGood beer, great views
Meson Don Felipe
53 The CutTerrific tapas
The Charles Dickens
160 Union StGood beer in a nice pub setting. Not usually too busy.
Le Pont de la Tour
36D Shad ThamesVerrrrrry nice restaurant. £££
The Market Porter
9 Stoney StreetNice pub. Lots of nice pubs around here.
The Ring
72 Blackfriars RdGreat beer here.
Baltic Restaurant and Bar
74 Blackfriars RdYummy vodka bar
A great pub that's almost always busy! In summer it flows out in to the street, and being at the edge of Borough Market it always has great people-watching potential
The Southwark Tavern
22 Southwark StA great pub that's almost always busy! In summer it flows out in to the street, and being at the edge of Borough Market it always has great people-watching potential
Black Friar
174 Queen Victoria StLively typical London pub
Everything Else
Millennium Bridge
Great views
Young Vic
66 The CutA theatre with a great bar and restaurant
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadYou have to see it!
Holm Wood
101 Southwark StreetThis Apartment Roxy - great location!
Entertainment & Activities
Everything's here! Entertainment, shopping, food, art etc. Quick walk from here to Soho, Piccadilly circus, Regent Street, Oxford St etc. Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
955 locals recommend
Covent Garden
41 James StEverything's here! Entertainment, shopping, food, art etc. Quick walk from here to Soho, Piccadilly circus, Regent Street, Oxford St etc. Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
Everything to do along the south bank! Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
370 locals recommend
South Bank
Everything to do along the south bank! Get here easily and cheaply on the RV1 bus from just outside the front door.
Essentials
TESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park RdSainsbury's Local
13-14 Bermondsey SquareMuch larger selection than other supermarkets in the area
24 locals recommend
M&S Bankside Simply Food
90 Southwark StMuch larger selection than other supermarkets in the area