Guidebook for London
Essentials
For a big grocery shop, the Waitrose supermarket has everything you might want, although it's not cheap.
242 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
Ariel WayFor a big grocery shop, the Waitrose supermarket has everything you might want, although it's not cheap.
This is a small, reasonably priced grocery store with a good range of basics.
1336 locals recommend
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StThis is a small, reasonably priced grocery store with a good range of basics.
This is a really good Budgens supermarket - good cheese/deli counters, and lots of high end/organic food as well as basics.
110 locals recommend
Budgens
199-205 Haverstock HillThis is a really good Budgens supermarket - good cheese/deli counters, and lots of high end/organic food as well as basics.
Food Scene
If you need takeaway coffee in the morning, Starbucks is convenient (celebrities are always being snapped in this branch). There are lots of little independent cafes on Englands Lane as well.
65 locals recommend
Starbucks
201A W End LnIf you need takeaway coffee in the morning, Starbucks is convenient (celebrities are always being snapped in this branch). There are lots of little independent cafes on Englands Lane as well.
A neighbourhood classic: traditional Greek mezze, and lots of fun especially if you're eating in a big group.
105 locals recommend
Lemonia
89 Regent's Park RdA neighbourhood classic: traditional Greek mezze, and lots of fun especially if you're eating in a big group.
A Russian tea room and restaurant - in the evening they quite often have music there.
Trojka Restaurant
A Russian tea room and restaurant - in the evening they quite often have music there.
Beyoglu
72 Belsize LnRelaxed neighbourhood Turkish restaurant with great food.
A new Persian restaurant on Haverstock Hill - I ate here a couple of months ago with my brother and we loved it.
8 locals recommend
Tandis
73 Haverstock HillA new Persian restaurant on Haverstock Hill - I ate here a couple of months ago with my brother and we loved it.
My friend used to live round the corner from here and this was his favourite restaurant. Delicious curries and charming service.
20 locals recommend
Paradise
My friend used to live round the corner from here and this was his favourite restaurant. Delicious curries and charming service.
Arts & Culture
There are often some really interesting plays here, with well-known actors and directors.
56 locals recommend
Hampstead Theatre
Eton AvenueThere are often some really interesting plays here, with well-known actors and directors.
A great little cinema - shows art-house and mainstream films in a beautiful theatre, with comfortable sofas and a great range of wine/snacks.
79 locals recommend
Everyman Cinemas Belsize Park
203 Haverstock HillA great little cinema - shows art-house and mainstream films in a beautiful theatre, with comfortable sofas and a great range of wine/snacks.
Drinks & Nightlife
A local Victorian pub, which has managed to keep some of its original character.
62 locals recommend
The Washington
50 GreaterA local Victorian pub, which has managed to keep some of its original character.
Sir Richard Steele Pub and Dining
97 Haverstock HillAnother Victorian pub, with quirky decorations.
This is a lovely Italian wine bar - a great place to stop by for a glass of prosecco or a cocktail.
15 locals recommend
La Ferme London
154 Regent's Park RdThis is a lovely Italian wine bar - a great place to stop by for a glass of prosecco or a cocktail.
This is a maze-like pub in a beautiful setting in Hampstead Village - up a staircase of winding streets. Very popular and gets full quite early.
80 locals recommend
Holly Bush
22 Holly MountThis is a maze-like pub in a beautiful setting in Hampstead Village - up a staircase of winding streets. Very popular and gets full quite early.
There are lots of gastropubs in the area, but this is one of our favourites - good bar food downstairs, and a more formal restaurant upstairs. Much better than the Engineer further down the road.
42 locals recommend
The Lansdowne Pub & Dining Room
90 Gloucester AveThere are lots of gastropubs in the area, but this is one of our favourites - good bar food downstairs, and a more formal restaurant upstairs. Much better than the Engineer further down the road.
Sightseeing
Incredibly beautiful, rolling heathland which makes it feel as if you are in the countryside. Highlights: Stunning views from Parliament Hill, bathing ponds, woodland trails and Kenwood House.
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
Incredibly beautiful, rolling heathland which makes it feel as if you are in the countryside. Highlights: Stunning views from Parliament Hill, bathing ponds, woodland trails and Kenwood House.
Definitely worth a walk to the top of the hill for wonderful views over London. The little high street, Regents Park Road, has lots of shops and cafes too.
785 locals recommend
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill RoadDefinitely worth a walk to the top of the hill for wonderful views over London. The little high street, Regents Park Road, has lots of shops and cafes too.
Ignore the dot on the map - this goes all the way from the East End to Little Venice. I'd get onto the canal at Camden Lock or Primrose Hill and head for Little Venice for an interesting London walk.
339 locals recommend
Regent's Canal
Ignore the dot on the map - this goes all the way from the East End to Little Venice. I'd get onto the canal at Camden Lock or Primrose Hill and head for Little Venice for an interesting London walk.