Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Comfort food and all-day brasserie classics in quirky, retro-inspired surrounds.
67 locals recommend
Riding House Café
43-51 Great Titchfield St.
67 locals recommend
Comfort food and all-day brasserie classics in quirky, retro-inspired surrounds.
With hearty breakfasts, lunchtime toasties and healthy snacks, to eat in or take away, The Larder cafe and food store ensures Fitrovia's hungry locals are well stocked.
The Larder
8 Pearson Square
With hearty breakfasts, lunchtime toasties and healthy snacks, to eat in or take away, The Larder cafe and food store ensures Fitrovia's hungry locals are well stocked.
Gaucho Grills have now sprung up all over the city, but the original in Soho is by far the best, and boasts the finest Argentine steak (Bife de Lomo) in London.
19 locals recommend
Gaucho Piccadilly
25 Swallow St
19 locals recommend
Gaucho Grills have now sprung up all over the city, but the original in Soho is by far the best, and boasts the finest Argentine steak (Bife de Lomo) in London.

Drinks & Nightlife

Chic cocktail spot with plush Phillipe Starck-designed decor of violet silk curtains and mirrors.
9 locals recommend
The Purple Bar
50 Berners St
9 locals recommend
Chic cocktail spot with plush Phillipe Starck-designed decor of violet silk curtains and mirrors.

Sightseeing

Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks.
2099 locals recommend
London Eye
2099 locals recommend
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks.

Arts & Culture

Museum with kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons.
17 locals recommend
Ripley's Believe It or Not! London
17 locals recommend
Museum with kitschy oddities on display, including shrunken human heads & rare animal skeletons.
The biggest bookshop in Europe, Waterstone's Piccadilly's huge floorspace in an attractive 1930s building makes book shopping a real pleasure.
44 locals recommend
Waterstones
82 Gower St
44 locals recommend
The biggest bookshop in Europe, Waterstone's Piccadilly's huge floorspace in an attractive 1930s building makes book shopping a real pleasure.

Parks & Nature

Major city zoo and research centre helping to conserve numerous species in naturalistic habitats.
713 locals recommend
ZSL London Zoo
Outer Circle
713 locals recommend
Major city zoo and research centre helping to conserve numerous species in naturalistic habitats.

Shopping

High street fashion and lifestyle stores in a mall with restaurants and an arthouse cinema.
83 locals recommend
The Brunswick Centre
Bernard Street
83 locals recommend
High street fashion and lifestyle stores in a mall with restaurants and an arthouse cinema.
This Covent Garden Diesel store has everything you need for 'successful living' as the uber cool denim brand's strapline goes.
DIESEL MENSWEAR STORE LONDON
25 Carnaby St
This Covent Garden Diesel store has everything you need for 'successful living' as the uber cool denim brand's strapline goes.

Essentials

Supermarket chain selling groceries and household goods, with a focus on ethical practices.
7 locals recommend
Co-op Food - London - Great Portland
118-122 Great Portland St
7 locals recommend
Supermarket chain selling groceries and household goods, with a focus on ethical practices.