Guidebook for London
Food Scene
a handy local fish & chips place. you can take away chips only as well as with other British delicacy (?)
8 locals recommend
Fish Bone
82 Cleveland Sta handy local fish & chips place. you can take away chips only as well as with other British delicacy (?)
Nando's
29 Chamberlayne Rdcheap and cheerful chicken & chips chain restaurant.
very popular with chinese and local crowd with authentic chinese menu. as good as any chinese restaurants in china town.
6 locals recommend
Oriental Dragon
100 Cleveland Stvery popular with chinese and local crowd with authentic chinese menu. as good as any chinese restaurants in china town.
a trendy and extremely popular cafe restaurant with middle eastern food. with the success, more and more 'honey & ' cafes and restaurants keep appearing in the area.
39 locals recommend
Honey & Co.
54 Warren Sta trendy and extremely popular cafe restaurant with middle eastern food. with the success, more and more 'honey & ' cafes and restaurants keep appearing in the area.
i haven't tried yet but very appealing concept and with fixed price.
7 locals recommend
Steak & Lobster Warren Street
6-7 Warren Sti haven't tried yet but very appealing concept and with fixed price.
famous vegetarian south indian buffet restaurant. it's 'bring your own bottle' system is great for budget-minded. established for decades at this location. drummond street is lined with south indian restaurants (many vegetarian) and indian sweet shops.
10 locals recommend
Diwana Bhel Poori House
123 Drummond Stfamous vegetarian south indian buffet restaurant. it's 'bring your own bottle' system is great for budget-minded. established for decades at this location. drummond street is lined with south indian restaurants (many vegetarian) and indian sweet shops.
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Marketa good sourdough pizza chain.
a self-service indian lunch canteen on the ground floor of YMCA Indian hostel. only serving the public on weekday lunch time (strictly 12pm - 2pm). an institution!
6 locals recommend
YMCA Indian Student Hostel
41 Fitzroy Squarea self-service indian lunch canteen on the ground floor of YMCA Indian hostel. only serving the public on weekday lunch time (strictly 12pm - 2pm). an institution!
a japanese 'izakaya' style restaurant only serving dinners. authentic japanese fair for quite reasonable price. you'll see lots of japanese office men & women eating and drinking.
YoiSho
33 Goodge Sta japanese 'izakaya' style restaurant only serving dinners. authentic japanese fair for quite reasonable price. you'll see lots of japanese office men & women eating and drinking.
Most reasonable yet authentic revolving sushi chain. This branch has a bit more elbow space than Brewer St one. You can order from menu. Green tea is self-service and free.
24 locals recommend
Kulu Kulu Sushi
76 Brewer StMost reasonable yet authentic revolving sushi chain. This branch has a bit more elbow space than Brewer St one. You can order from menu. Green tea is self-service and free.
Italia Uno
91 Charlotte St.very authentic italian cafe for good coffee and panini sandwiches.
Shoryu
5 Kingly Stone of numerous shoryu ramen noodle branch. kingly court houses other restaurants and cafes.
coffee and sandwich chain (everywhere!). good place for rest/coffee/quick food.
59 locals recommend
Pret A Manger
230-232 Earls Ct Rdcoffee and sandwich chain (everywhere!). good place for rest/coffee/quick food.
*Location is wrong on this map! it's now at Great Russell Street in front of YMCA gym!* no-frill bibimbap cafe with shared table. bibimbap and other korean dishes all priced around 3.99 - 9.99. there often a long queue outside this tiny place but if you are doing take-away, you can ignore the queue and walk in to order.
6 locals recommend
Seoul Bakery
14 Great Russell St*Location is wrong on this map! it's now at Great Russell Street in front of YMCA gym!* no-frill bibimbap cafe with shared table. bibimbap and other korean dishes all priced around 3.99 - 9.99. there often a long queue outside this tiny place but if you are doing take-away, you can ignore the queue and walk in to order.
so here's london's china town. touristy, maybe, but always fun and really essential for me for it's grocery options.
138 locals recommend
Chinatown
Gerrard Streetso here's london's china town. touristy, maybe, but always fun and really essential for me for it's grocery options.
Essentials
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StMini supermarket 7am - 11pm
Sainsbury's Local
105-109 Salusbury RdMedium size super market 7am - 10pm
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StMini supermarket OPEN 24 hours
Sainsbury's
62 Wandsworth RdOne of the biggest Supermarket in the area with more to choose from.
Tesco Metro
224-226 Portobello RdOne of the biggest Supermarket in the area with more to choose from.
Parks & Nature
the inner circle of regent's park is particularly beautiful. around boating lake and also broadwalk are great for strolling. early in the morning and late in the evening recommended.
10 locals recommend
The Regent's Bar and Kitchen
Inner Circlethe inner circle of regent's park is particularly beautiful. around boating lake and also broadwalk are great for strolling. early in the morning and late in the evening recommended.
quite new redevelopment behind st pancras and kings cross stations. very trendy. but also from here, you can walk along the canal towards camden market. very nice walk.
164 locals recommend
Granary Square
1 Granary Squarequite new redevelopment behind st pancras and kings cross stations. very trendy. but also from here, you can walk along the canal towards camden market. very nice walk.
Sightseeing
sunday flower market is very busy but really fun. it goes on from early morning til midday. aside from packed flower market, there are lots of trendy/cute/designy shops and also many baskers. you can then walk onto brick lane and spitalfield market.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Roadsunday flower market is very busy but really fun. it goes on from early morning til midday. aside from packed flower market, there are lots of trendy/cute/designy shops and also many baskers. you can then walk onto brick lane and spitalfield market.
endless street + indoor markets selling all sorts of things/foods. some of the shops are legendary including the 24hr bagul bakery. you can get there by circle line to liverpool street + walk, or bus number 8 from oxford street.
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick Laneendless street + indoor markets selling all sorts of things/foods. some of the shops are legendary including the 24hr bagul bakery. you can get there by circle line to liverpool street + walk, or bus number 8 from oxford street.