Guidebook for London

Chris
Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

World class gallery on Trafalgar Square.
796 locals recommend
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
796 locals recommend
World class gallery on Trafalgar Square.
Always something great to see at the National Portrait Gallery.
353 locals recommend
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's Place
353 locals recommend
Always something great to see at the National Portrait Gallery.
Favorites here at the Rosetta Stone and the Parntheon Sculptures taken from Greece! :(
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell Street
1546 locals recommend
Favorites here at the Rosetta Stone and the Parntheon Sculptures taken from Greece! :(
Great gallery devoted to photography and has nice cafe and great bookstore/shop. A nice spot for a quiet break from Oxford Street.
46 locals recommend
Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies St
46 locals recommend
Great gallery devoted to photography and has nice cafe and great bookstore/shop. A nice spot for a quiet break from Oxford Street.
Art school with nice exhibitions at it's gallery.
161 locals recommend
Royal Academy of Arts
Piccadilly
161 locals recommend
Art school with nice exhibitions at it's gallery.
Maybe see the ballet or opera?
252 locals recommend
Royal Opera House
Bow Street
252 locals recommend
Maybe see the ballet or opera?
See Shakespeare as it was written to be seen, in the Globe Theater replica built near the original site.
449 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe Walk
449 locals recommend
See Shakespeare as it was written to be seen, in the Globe Theater replica built near the original site.

Sightseeing

Location of Nelson's Column and maybe public events in London. Check out the Fourth Plinth which changes sculptures every few years!
634 locals recommend
Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
634 locals recommend
Location of Nelson's Column and maybe public events in London. Check out the Fourth Plinth which changes sculptures every few years!
The local park. Great for people watching or playing outdoor table tennis!
93 locals recommend
Soho Square
Soho Square
93 locals recommend
The local park. Great for people watching or playing outdoor table tennis!
Indoor/Outdoor marketplace with plenty of shops and restaurants.
955 locals recommend
Covent Garden
41 James St
955 locals recommend
Indoor/Outdoor marketplace with plenty of shops and restaurants.
Very close to British Museum and worth it if you have interest.
18 locals recommend
The Cartoon Museum
63 Wells St
18 locals recommend
Very close to British Museum and worth it if you have interest.
Great museum that's do-able in a couple hours and has a nice restaurant in the glass covered courtyard. A little gem.
230 locals recommend
Wallace Collection
Manchester Square
230 locals recommend
Great museum that's do-able in a couple hours and has a nice restaurant in the glass covered courtyard. A little gem.
Nice selection of Impressionist paintings in the fabulous Somerset House.
12 locals recommend
The Courtauld Gallery
Strand
12 locals recommend
Nice selection of Impressionist paintings in the fabulous Somerset House.
World class art museum.
656 locals recommend
Tate Britain
Millbank
656 locals recommend
World class art museum.
Fantastic Modern art museum housed in a refurbished power plant. Amazing site.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
Fantastic Modern art museum housed in a refurbished power plant. Amazing site.

Essentials

All your organic and posh food needs.
782 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High St
782 locals recommend
All your organic and posh food needs.
Cheese shop!
17 locals recommend
Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden
17 Short's Gardens
17 locals recommend
Cheese shop!
ANOTHER fantastic Italian grocery/deli! Blocks away.
14 locals recommend
Lina Stores
18 Brewer St
14 locals recommend
ANOTHER fantastic Italian grocery/deli! Blocks away.
Big foodhall and also some homewares.
26 locals recommend
Marks & Spencer Marble Arch
458 Oxford St
26 locals recommend
Big foodhall and also some homewares.
Closest grocery store and certainly least expensive.
The Co-operative Food - Soho - Berwick Street
104-105 Berwick Street
Closest grocery store and certainly least expensive.

Shopping

Close by pharmacy/drugstore.
230 locals recommend
Boots
127A Kensington High St
230 locals recommend
Close by pharmacy/drugstore.
Famous Carnaby Street with lots of great fashion shopping and other shops and restaurants. Very nice. Don't miss Liberte at the end!
41 locals recommend
Carnaby Street
Carnaby Street
41 locals recommend
Famous Carnaby Street with lots of great fashion shopping and other shops and restaurants. Very nice. Don't miss Liberte at the end!
Great fashion label department store. A must see.
193 locals recommend
Liberty London
Regent Street
193 locals recommend
Great fashion label department store. A must see.
Highend grocery and more. Great place for getting gifts.
193 locals recommend
Fortnum & Mason
181 Piccadilly
193 locals recommend
Highend grocery and more. Great place for getting gifts.
Your one stop shop for all things pop culture and comics related.
7 locals recommend
Forbidden Planet
179 Shaftesbury Ave
7 locals recommend
Your one stop shop for all things pop culture and comics related.
Excellent large scale bookstore.
19 locals recommend
Foyles
86 Bond St
19 locals recommend
Excellent large scale bookstore.
Lovely bookstore with emphasis on travel.
13 locals recommend
Daunt Books for Travellers
13 locals recommend
Lovely bookstore with emphasis on travel.
Nearby Apple Store.
22 locals recommend
Apple Regent Street
235 Regent St.
22 locals recommend
Nearby Apple Store.
Nearby Apple Store.
11 locals recommend
Apple Covent Garden
1-7 The Piazza
11 locals recommend
Nearby Apple Store.
Really nice fine chocolates shop.
18 locals recommend
Paul A Young Fine Chocolates
33 Camden Psge
18 locals recommend
Really nice fine chocolates shop.

Food Scene

My favorite local coffee.
18 locals recommend
Flat White
17 Berwick St
18 locals recommend
My favorite local coffee.
One of my favorite local restaurants. Lovely.
6 locals recommend
10 Greek Street
10 Greek St
6 locals recommend
One of my favorite local restaurants. Lovely.
Fantastic Japanese Udon restaurant.
26 locals recommend
Koya Soho
50 Frith St
26 locals recommend
Fantastic Japanese Udon restaurant.
Sister coffee house to Flat White. Also very good.
Milkbar
3 Bateman St
Sister coffee house to Flat White. Also very good.
Best local burger! And thats about all they do. Veggie friendly.
35 locals recommend
Honest Burgers Meard St - Soho
4a Meard Street
35 locals recommend
Best local burger! And thats about all they do. Veggie friendly.
Moew great coffee.
43 locals recommend
Kaffeine
66 Great Titchfield St.
43 locals recommend
Moew great coffee.
Excellent coffee.
91 locals recommend
Monmouth coffee
36 Maltby St
91 locals recommend
Excellent coffee.
Cheese shop and cafe!
143 locals recommend
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
143 locals recommend
Cheese shop and cafe!
The smallest and cutest of the 3 sister resteraunts in Soho. Tucked down a little street.
15 locals recommend
Fernandez & Wells
8A Exhibition Rd
15 locals recommend
The smallest and cutest of the 3 sister resteraunts in Soho. Tucked down a little street.
Italian Venetian foods meets NYC diner. Awesome nice space to eat.
24 locals recommend
Spuntino
61 Rupert St
24 locals recommend
Italian Venetian foods meets NYC diner. Awesome nice space to eat.
Top notch Italian/Venetian restaurant. Great atmosphere!
37 locals recommend
Polpo Soho
41 Beak St
37 locals recommend
Top notch Italian/Venetian restaurant. Great atmosphere!
Coffee, croissants, breakfast....
151 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
70 Parsons Green Ln
151 locals recommend
Coffee, croissants, breakfast....
If you must, but there are so many other better places! :)
109 locals recommend
Starbucks Coffee
170 Randolph Ave
109 locals recommend
If you must, but there are so many other better places! :)
French small plates. Lovely decor. Can book ahead.
9 locals recommend
Blanchette
9 D'Arblay St
9 locals recommend
French small plates. Lovely decor. Can book ahead.
Spanish Tapas. Great wine list and gin & tonics. Excellent food.
15 locals recommend
Copita
27 D'Arblay St
15 locals recommend
Spanish Tapas. Great wine list and gin & tonics. Excellent food.
Lovely Spanish restaurant. A favorite. Beautiful interior. Bar downstairs, can book ahead.
Ember Yard
60 Berwick St
Lovely Spanish restaurant. A favorite. Beautiful interior. Bar downstairs, can book ahead.
Peruvian and Japanese fusion mash up! Lively, hip place, with lots of new things to try.
32 locals recommend
Chotto Matte London
13 Frith St
32 locals recommend
Peruvian and Japanese fusion mash up! Lively, hip place, with lots of new things to try.
Nice romantic dining on excellent Italian food.
27 locals recommend
Bocca di Lupo
12 Archer St
27 locals recommend
Nice romantic dining on excellent Italian food.
Champagne and hot dogs. That's it! Yum.
16 locals recommend
Bubbledogs
16 locals recommend
Champagne and hot dogs. That's it! Yum.

Drinks & Nightlife

Self-serve wine bar. Over 100 in machines to do self tastings. Nice causal place with food on hand as well.
17 locals recommend
Vagabond Charlotte St
25 Charlotte St.
17 locals recommend
Self-serve wine bar. Over 100 in machines to do self tastings. Nice causal place with food on hand as well.