Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Main courses and tapas dishes of Portuguese cuisine in authentic restaurant, with cafe open to 4am.
57 locals recommend
A Toca Restaurant
341 Wandsworth Rd
57 locals recommend
Main courses and tapas dishes of Portuguese cuisine in authentic restaurant, with cafe open to 4am.
Seasonal British dishes on daily menu, served amid mismatched recycled furniture with a design edge.
122 locals recommend
LASSCO Brunswick House
30 Wandsworth Rd
122 locals recommend
Seasonal British dishes on daily menu, served amid mismatched recycled furniture with a design edge.
Local Argentine steakhouse with exposed brick walls, wooden floors and live music every Monday.
67 locals recommend
Santa Maria del Sur
129 Queenstown Rd
67 locals recommend
Local Argentine steakhouse with exposed brick walls, wooden floors and live music every Monday.
A modern glass front gives way to carved wood and stone inside this traditional Eritrean restaurant.
60 locals recommend
Adulis
44-46 Brixton Rd
60 locals recommend
A modern glass front gives way to carved wood and stone inside this traditional Eritrean restaurant.
Greek and European food with a varied wine list in an informal, split-level bar restaurant.
12 locals recommend
Power Station
161 Battersea Park Rd
12 locals recommend
Greek and European food with a varied wine list in an informal, split-level bar restaurant.
Modern space with banquettes and a bar with a floral design, serving Japanese food plus cocktails.
68 locals recommend
Tsunami
5-7 Voltaire Rd
68 locals recommend
Modern space with banquettes and a bar with a floral design, serving Japanese food plus cocktails.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local pub adorned with vintage knick-knacks, hosting regular musicians, comedians and performers.
21 locals recommend
The Cavendish Arms
128 Hartington Rd
21 locals recommend
Local pub adorned with vintage knick-knacks, hosting regular musicians, comedians and performers.
Seasonal pub food and real ales on tap, served in the ground-floor bar or upstairs lounge.
34 locals recommend
Priory Arms
83 Lansdowne Way
34 locals recommend
Seasonal pub food and real ales on tap, served in the ground-floor bar or upstairs lounge.
Independent, traditionally-styled pub focused on real ales and simple grub, with signature burger.
28 locals recommend
The Vauxhall Griffin
8 Wyvil Rd
28 locals recommend
Independent, traditionally-styled pub focused on real ales and simple grub, with signature burger.
Local boozer turned gastropub, with a dining room serving an upscale British menu.
106 locals recommend
Canton Arms
177 S Lambeth Rd
106 locals recommend
Local boozer turned gastropub, with a dining room serving an upscale British menu.

Shopping

New Covent Garden Market is the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market in the United Kingdom.
42 locals recommend
New Covent Garden Market
Nine Elms Lane
42 locals recommend
New Covent Garden Market is the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market in the United Kingdom.

Arts & Culture

Purpose-built fringe theatre putting on global productions and one-act festivals for young people.
11 locals recommend
Stockwell playhouse
208 Wandsworth Rd
11 locals recommend
Purpose-built fringe theatre putting on global productions and one-act festivals for young people.

Parks & Nature

20 locals recommend
Larkhall Park
Courland Grove
20 locals recommend
Large parkland with woods, boating lake, peace pagoda, adventure playground and children's zoo.
935 locals recommend
Battersea Park
Battersea Park Road
935 locals recommend
Large parkland with woods, boating lake, peace pagoda, adventure playground and children's zoo.

Entertainment & Activities

Surrey Cricket Club's home, and traditionally the host of the final test match of the summer.
187 locals recommend
The Oval
Kennington Oval
187 locals recommend
Surrey Cricket Club's home, and traditionally the host of the final test match of the summer.
Home to smaller animals including otters, capuchins and chinchillas, with an interactive play area.
79 locals recommend
Battersea Park Children's Zoo
79 locals recommend
Home to smaller animals including otters, capuchins and chinchillas, with an interactive play area.

Sightseeing

Obsolete riverside Victorian power station soon to house luxury flats, shops and entertainment.
77 locals recommend
Battersea Power Station
Circus Road West
77 locals recommend
Obsolete riverside Victorian power station soon to house luxury flats, shops and entertainment.