Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Fantastic Lebanese food, tapas style and relaxed enviroment.
14 locals recommend
Berber & Q - Shawarma Bar
46 Exmouth MarketFantastic Lebanese food, tapas style and relaxed enviroment.
Exmouth Market in the weekday has food stalls at lunch time. In the evening it is a great place to visit a local eating and drinking. Only 5-7min walk from the flat.
219 locals recommend
Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketExmouth Market in the weekday has food stalls at lunch time. In the evening it is a great place to visit a local eating and drinking. Only 5-7min walk from the flat.
Voted the best Gastro Pub in London, this is my favourite place to go. It has an open grill and the food changes daily. You can't book a seat so you might have to stand at the bar for a bit. The food is great!
79 locals recommend
The Eagle Farringdon
159 Farringdon RoadVoted the best Gastro Pub in London, this is my favourite place to go. It has an open grill and the food changes daily. You can't book a seat so you might have to stand at the bar for a bit. The food is great!
J&A would be a nice place for Breakfast, located down a little lane, it is a hidden gem. They make amazing Irish Sodbread.
35 locals recommend
J + A Cafe
92A Old StJ&A would be a nice place for Breakfast, located down a little lane, it is a hidden gem. They make amazing Irish Sodbread.
For a quick bite on the go, Pret isn't a bad choice. They are located on every street corner in London (that is what it seems) but they have a good selection of Breakfast and Lunch items.
67 locals recommend
Pret A Manger
21 Saint George WharfFor a quick bite on the go, Pret isn't a bad choice. They are located on every street corner in London (that is what it seems) but they have a good selection of Breakfast and Lunch items.
Santorè
59-61 Exmouth MarketLunch / Dinner: Fav Italian in London! Book if you can.
Lunch / Dinner: For the meat eaters, this is a great choice. They often have lunch offers. I love the decor.
36 locals recommend
The Quality Chop House
92-94 Farringdon RdLunch / Dinner: For the meat eaters, this is a great choice. They often have lunch offers. I love the decor.
Breakfast / Lunch: This is my favourite place to go for Breakfast and Lunch. The food is amazing, you may want to book as it is getting busier by the day.
Après Food Co.
72 St John StBreakfast / Lunch: This is my favourite place to go for Breakfast and Lunch. The food is amazing, you may want to book as it is getting busier by the day.
A very popular modern European restaurant. I normally go at lunch time at sit outside.
83 locals recommend
The Modern Pantry
47-48 St John's SquareA very popular modern European restaurant. I normally go at lunch time at sit outside.
Spoilt yourself and have a cup of tea or cocktail at the Connaught. If is very luxury and I love it every now and then.
13 locals recommend
The Connaught Hotel
16 Carlos PlSpoilt yourself and have a cup of tea or cocktail at the Connaught. If is very luxury and I love it every now and then.
Lunch: The Langham hotel has a nice pub called The Wigmore. Go here for a great beer and a serious cheese sandwich.
The Langham
1C Regent StreetLunch: The Langham hotel has a nice pub called The Wigmore. Go here for a great beer and a serious cheese sandwich.
Lunch/Dinner: Lovely Pizza, not traditional but on a sunny day you can sit out of the back in the park.
8 locals recommend
PANZO
50 Exmouth MarketLunch/Dinner: Lovely Pizza, not traditional but on a sunny day you can sit out of the back in the park.
Breakfast: I like to go here for Breakfast. It is cycling Cafe.
81 locals recommend
Look mum no hands!
49 Old StBreakfast: I like to go here for Breakfast. It is cycling Cafe.
Mildred's
200 Pentonville RdDinner: Vegi/Vegan restaurants up the road. I am a big fan!
Breakfast: You can sit down here and enjoy breakfast. They have a great selection.
32 locals recommend
GAIL's Bakery Exmouth Market
33-35 Exmouth MarketBreakfast: You can sit down here and enjoy breakfast. They have a great selection.
Essentials
Just opposite the flat is a Waitrose supermarket, you can buy all of your essentials here. It is a very nice shop with a good selection.
385 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdJust opposite the flat is a Waitrose supermarket, you can buy all of your essentials here. It is a very nice shop with a good selection.
Tesco opens later than Waitrose until 11pm which can be helpful.
9 locals recommend
Tesco Direct Click and Collect
24 Bunhill RowTesco opens later than Waitrose until 11pm which can be helpful.
Getting Around
This is your closest station on the District and Circle line. It is easily accessed by changing at Kings Cross.
46 locals recommend
Farringdon Station
Cowcross Street This is your closest station on the District and Circle line. It is easily accessed by changing at Kings Cross.
If you are on the Central Line and want to get off (it gets very hot). You can jump off at Chancery Lane and walk 10 / 15 mins back to the flat. You can walk down Hatton Garden the famous jewellery district.
8 locals recommend
Chancery Lane Underground Station
High HolbornIf you are on the Central Line and want to get off (it gets very hot). You can jump off at Chancery Lane and walk 10 / 15 mins back to the flat. You can walk down Hatton Garden the famous jewellery district.
Angel tube station is on the Northern Line. It is a 15 minute walk downhill to the flat. Angel is a shopping area for local shops.
179 locals recommend
The Angel
61 St Giles High StAngel tube station is on the Northern Line. It is a 15 minute walk downhill to the flat. Angel is a shopping area for local shops.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great place if you want to grab a bottle of beer and watch sport. It has an amazing atmosphere in the summer with everybody spilling out of it.
32 locals recommend
Cafe Kick
43 Exmouth MarketGreat place if you want to grab a bottle of beer and watch sport. It has an amazing atmosphere in the summer with everybody spilling out of it.
Grab a cocktail in the Zetter. Interesting decor and you may need to book.
87 locals recommend
The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell
49-50 St John's SquareGrab a cocktail in the Zetter. Interesting decor and you may need to book.
Soho is a great place to visit, it is full of restaurants and bars. You can't book a restaurant in the area for some reason. If you are desperate to go to a particular place get there early.
576 locals recommend
Soho
Soho is a great place to visit, it is full of restaurants and bars. You can't book a restaurant in the area for some reason. If you are desperate to go to a particular place get there early.
The Sekforde
34 Sekforde StreetOur local Pub outside the back of the flats.
Arts & Culture
This is hands down my favourite museum. I love anything Victorian. On a rainy day, grab the tube to South Kensington and walk underground. The underground walkway allows you to go to all the museums in this area without getting wet.
80 locals recommend
Victoria & Albert Museum
This is hands down my favourite museum. I love anything Victorian. On a rainy day, grab the tube to South Kensington and walk underground. The underground walkway allows you to go to all the museums in this area without getting wet.
The Tate Modern is on the South side of the Thames. If you go to St Pauls you can wonder over the Millenium Bright at visit the gallery. From the gallery you can walk up to Borough market.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideThe Tate Modern is on the South side of the Thames. If you go to St Pauls you can wonder over the Millenium Bright at visit the gallery. From the gallery you can walk up to Borough market.
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceI love this museum, I get lost in it.
A very interesting museum, it can get busy with kids. All museums check your bags so you may need to queue.
61 locals recommend
Natural History Museum Cromwell Road (Stop GT) station
A very interesting museum, it can get busy with kids. All museums check your bags so you may need to queue.
A small museum, I think it is really interesting if you want to learn about the history of london.
300 locals recommend
Museum of London
Museum of LondonA small museum, I think it is really interesting if you want to learn about the history of london.
Parks & Nature
The Regent's Park
Green Park
Green ParkSt. James's Park Station
Every Royal park in London is amazing! Just explore :-)
Hampstead Heath
Spa fields are little pockets of green in and around Clerkenwell. The closest one is by Exmouth market. You can take your lunch and sit and enjoy people walking by.
18 locals recommend
Spa Fields Park
91 Skinner StSpa fields are little pockets of green in and around Clerkenwell. The closest one is by Exmouth market. You can take your lunch and sit and enjoy people walking by.
A park in the sky, book as soon as you can. Go high up into a huge sky scrapper to enjoy a park in the sky. Located in the City of London.
300 locals recommend
Sky Garden
A park in the sky, book as soon as you can. Go high up into a huge sky scrapper to enjoy a park in the sky. Located in the City of London.
Entertainment & Activities
Don't go to any Odean or big chain cinemas they are not nice. Stick with the independents such are the Picturehouse or Everyman Cinemas. They are the same price and much nicer and (cleaner).
20 locals recommend
Picturehouse Central
Piccadilly CircusDon't go to any Odean or big chain cinemas they are not nice. Stick with the independents such are the Picturehouse or Everyman Cinemas. They are the same price and much nicer and (cleaner).
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StThe Barbican is a very interesting place to explore. It was built in the 1960s, it a concrete jungle!
Barbican Cinema 1
Silk Street The Barbican is a very interesting place to explore. It was built in the 1960s, it a concrete jungle!