Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

One of the most important sites for Modern Art. http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
One of the most important sites for Modern Art. http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
Good for old paintings http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
656 locals recommend
Tate Britain
Millbank
656 locals recommend
Good for old paintings http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
Europe's biggest cinema screen http://www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/bfi_imax/211/
134 locals recommend
ODEON BFI IMAX
134 locals recommend
Europe's biggest cinema screen http://www.odeon.co.uk/cinemas/bfi_imax/211/
A hidden gem if a world-class arts and culture venue ever can be. http://www.barbican.org.uk/
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
509 locals recommend
A hidden gem if a world-class arts and culture venue ever can be. http://www.barbican.org.uk/
Great for arts, culture and fun by the river http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/
436 locals recommend
Southbank Centre
436 locals recommend
Great for arts, culture and fun by the river http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/
The home of film in the UK https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/
109 locals recommend
BFI Southbank
0 Belvedere Rd
109 locals recommend
The home of film in the UK https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/
For music, theatre and family fun http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall
130 locals recommend
Royal Festival Hall
Belvedere Road
130 locals recommend
For music, theatre and family fun http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall
Host of come fantastic exhibitions. Martin Creed, What's the Point of It? was a recent highlight. http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery
61 locals recommend
Hayward Gallery
Belvedere Road
61 locals recommend
Host of come fantastic exhibitions. Martin Creed, What's the Point of It? was a recent highlight. http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery
FYI this place is called The Brixton Academy
250 locals recommend
O2 Academy, Brixton
211 Stockwell Rd
250 locals recommend
FYI this place is called The Brixton Academy
Theatre
192 locals recommend
The Old Vic
103 The Cut
192 locals recommend
Theatre
A must-see modern art venue
585 locals recommend
Saatchi Gallery
King's Rd
585 locals recommend
A must-see modern art venue
Modern art. A bit hit and miss
240 locals recommend
Serpentine Galleries
240 locals recommend
Modern art. A bit hit and miss
Arts, cinema, drinking, chameleon, etc. http://www.ovalspace.co.uk
71 locals recommend
Oval Space
32 The Oval
71 locals recommend
Arts, cinema, drinking, chameleon, etc. http://www.ovalspace.co.uk
Semi-alternative theatre. http://www.youngvic.org/
112 locals recommend
Young Vic
66 The Cut
112 locals recommend
Semi-alternative theatre. http://www.youngvic.org/

Drinks & Nightlife

A great place to eat, relax and have fun http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/eat-drink-and-shop/level-6-restaurant
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
A great place to eat, relax and have fun http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/eat-drink-and-shop/level-6-restaurant
Great, big, great big coctails http://freud.eu/cafe-bars/
20 locals recommend
Freedom Bar
60-66 Wardour St
20 locals recommend
Great, big, great big coctails http://freud.eu/cafe-bars/
I personally would not recommend this club because DJs I know call it misery
197 locals recommend
Ministry of Sound
103 Gaunt St
197 locals recommend
I personally would not recommend this club because DJs I know call it misery
A fun club, sometimes gay, sometimes straight, depends on the DJ
11 locals recommend
Lightbox
6 S Lambeth Pl
11 locals recommend
A fun club, sometimes gay, sometimes straight, depends on the DJ
Experimental Cocktail Club!! http://www.chinatownecc.com/
45 locals recommend
Experimental Cocktail Club Chinatown
13a Gerrard St
45 locals recommend
Experimental Cocktail Club!! http://www.chinatownecc.com/
It's a club. Check who's playing. http://www.xoyo.co.uk/
96 locals recommend
XOYO
32-37 Cowper St
96 locals recommend
It's a club. Check who's playing. http://www.xoyo.co.uk/
A club/bar. http://www.cargo-london.com/
88 locals recommend
Cargo
83 Rivington St
88 locals recommend
A club/bar. http://www.cargo-london.com/
One of London's long standing nightclubs, fall out at 5am and head to the local pubs which are open thanks to the traders of Smithfields meat market
100 locals recommend
Fabric London
77A Charterhouse St
100 locals recommend
One of London's long standing nightclubs, fall out at 5am and head to the local pubs which are open thanks to the traders of Smithfields meat market
"High-end cocktails, low-rent basement" http://www.happinessforgets.com/
117 locals recommend
Happiness Forgets
8-9 Hoxton Square
117 locals recommend
"High-end cocktails, low-rent basement" http://www.happinessforgets.com/
Food and drinks! https://thehoxton.com/london/shoreditch/eat
55 locals recommend
The Hoxton Mix
86-90 Paul St
55 locals recommend
Food and drinks! https://thehoxton.com/london/shoreditch/eat
So boho darling http://loungebohemia.com/
27 locals recommend
Lounge Bohemia
1e Great Eastern St
27 locals recommend
So boho darling http://loungebohemia.com/

Sightseeing

A very big church http://www.stpauls.co.uk/
845 locals recommend
St. Paul's Cathedral
845 locals recommend
A very big church http://www.stpauls.co.uk/
It's tall! http://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/
154 locals recommend
The View from The Shard
32 London Bridge St
154 locals recommend
It's tall! http://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/
Once called the wobbly bridge because it used to wobble!
129 locals recommend
Millennium Bridge
129 locals recommend
Once called the wobbly bridge because it used to wobble!
A great way to see a full Vista of London. http://www.londoneye.com/
2099 locals recommend
London Eye
2099 locals recommend
A great way to see a full Vista of London. http://www.londoneye.com/
I don't like Cricket, I love it. (Not really)
187 locals recommend
The Oval
Kennington Oval
187 locals recommend
I don't like Cricket, I love it. (Not really)
This was blown up in a bond movie, don't you know.
43 locals recommend
Secret Intelligence Service MI6
43 locals recommend
This was blown up in a bond movie, don't you know.
See an inadequate form of near-democracy in action
305 locals recommend
Palace of Westminster
305 locals recommend
See an inadequate form of near-democracy in action
The Prime Minister's official residence. White House it is not.
38 locals recommend
10 Downing St
10 Downing Street
38 locals recommend
The Prime Minister's official residence. White House it is not.
The Bank of banks
48 locals recommend
Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
48 locals recommend
The Bank of banks
Great day out for the kids
300 locals recommend
Museum of London
Museum of London
300 locals recommend
Great day out for the kids
Old London's gateway fort. Site of many atrocities including torture, political imprisonment and capital punishment
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
1372 locals recommend
Old London's gateway fort. Site of many atrocities including torture, political imprisonment and capital punishment
London's legal quarter
Temple
London's legal quarter
Olympics was ere http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/
755 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
755 locals recommend
Olympics was ere http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/
A lovely part of Regent's Canal. Watch out for boaters
14 locals recommend
City Road Basin
14 locals recommend
A lovely part of Regent's Canal. Watch out for boaters
Looking for your stolen artefacts? http://www.britishmuseum.org/
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell Street
1546 locals recommend
Looking for your stolen artefacts? http://www.britishmuseum.org/
Boris' house
52 locals recommend
City Hall
Kamal Chunchie Way
52 locals recommend
Boris' house
Go up to the top and get a great view of London. http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TBE/EN/
1577 locals recommend
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
1577 locals recommend
Go up to the top and get a great view of London. http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TBE/EN/

Shopping

Boutique shops by the river http://www.oxotower.co.uk/
106 locals recommend
OXO Tower Restaurant
Barge House Street
106 locals recommend
Boutique shops by the river http://www.oxotower.co.uk/
Great for groceries, restaurants or sightseeing. http://boroughmarket.org.uk/
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High Street
1617 locals recommend
Great for groceries, restaurants or sightseeing. http://boroughmarket.org.uk/
It's a big Apple Store
11 locals recommend
Apple Covent Garden
1-7 The Piazza
11 locals recommend
It's a big Apple Store
For all your homeware needs
59 locals recommend
John Lewis & Partners
Ariel Way
59 locals recommend
For all your homeware needs
Really nice cups in this place
Habitat
196-199 Tottenham Court Rd
Really nice cups in this place
If you don't know now you know
554 locals recommend
Selfridges
400 Oxford St
554 locals recommend
If you don't know now you know
A nice backyard of shops and cafes
47 locals recommend
Neal's Yard
Neal's Yard
47 locals recommend
A nice backyard of shops and cafes
A fun and family friendly shopping district
955 locals recommend
Covent Garden
41 James St
955 locals recommend
A fun and family friendly shopping district
For all the comic book fans and trekkies out there: this is nirvana! http://www.forbiddenplanet.com
7 locals recommend
Forbidden Planet
179 Shaftesbury Ave
7 locals recommend
For all the comic book fans and trekkies out there: this is nirvana! http://www.forbiddenplanet.com
Huge shopping mall complete with piped Radio-1-esq-musac, essex mallrats and many of the chain stores you know and love. http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity/
173 locals recommend
Currys PC World Featuring Carphone Warehouse
173 locals recommend
Huge shopping mall complete with piped Radio-1-esq-musac, essex mallrats and many of the chain stores you know and love. http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity/
Super-amazing comic book store! http://www.goshlondon.com
Gosh!
1 Berwick St
Super-amazing comic book store! http://www.goshlondon.com

Food Scene

One of the best places to eat in the capitol. Eat breakfast here every day. http://albiongrill.co.uk/
Albion
2-3 New Bridge St
One of the best places to eat in the capitol. Eat breakfast here every day. http://albiongrill.co.uk/
The Ivy's sister http://www.j-sheekey.co.uk
24 locals recommend
J Sheekey
28-32 St Martin's Ct
24 locals recommend
The Ivy's sister http://www.j-sheekey.co.uk
Excellent Korean at a great price
Bibigo
58-59 Great Marlborough St
Excellent Korean at a great price
50s style diner. Good food and good service http://www.edsdiner.co.uk
Ed's Easy Diner
19 Rupert St
50s style diner. Good food and good service http://www.edsdiner.co.uk
French. Small plates. http://www.ducksoupsoho.co.uk
19 locals recommend
Ducksoup
41 Dean St
19 locals recommend
French. Small plates. http://www.ducksoupsoho.co.uk
Who can say no to burger and lobster? http://www.burgerandlobster.com/city.php
12 locals recommend
Burger & Lobster Bread Street
1 Bread St
12 locals recommend
Who can say no to burger and lobster? http://www.burgerandlobster.com/city.php
Pretty fantastic meat! Also has a butchery so you can buy cuts to cook at home. Not cheap http://www.barbecoa.com/
15 locals recommend
Barbecoa
20 New Change
15 locals recommend
Pretty fantastic meat! Also has a butchery so you can buy cuts to cook at home. Not cheap http://www.barbecoa.com/
Warm food from the Levant. http://www.arabicabarandkitchen.com/
14 locals recommend
The White Hart Beer House & Kitchen
184 New Cross Rd
14 locals recommend
Warm food from the Levant. http://www.arabicabarandkitchen.com/
Fish, fish and more fish. Seefood also. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
6 locals recommend
Applebee's Fish
5 Stoney St
6 locals recommend
Fish, fish and more fish. Seefood also. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
Open morning, noon and night. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
11 locals recommend
fish! Borough Market
Cathedral Street
11 locals recommend
Open morning, noon and night. http://www.applebeesfish.com/
Damn good for chain-mexican and overlooking the river too
14 locals recommend
Wahaca Southbank
Belvedere Road
14 locals recommend
Damn good for chain-mexican and overlooking the river too
Restaurant, bar, hotel. PRICEY! https://www.morganshotelgroup.com/mondrian/mondrian-london/eat-drink/sea-containers
Sea Containers House
20 Upper Ground
Restaurant, bar, hotel. PRICEY! https://www.morganshotelgroup.com/mondrian/mondrian-london/eat-drink/sea-containers
Yum. Thai. Warm. Lovely. http://www.busaba.com/
71 locals recommend
Busaba Hoxton Square
319 Old St
71 locals recommend
Yum. Thai. Warm. Lovely. http://www.busaba.com/
Yep, yum. Korean http://onthebab.co.uk/
54 locals recommend
On The Bab
305 Old Street
54 locals recommend
Yep, yum. Korean http://onthebab.co.uk/
Pretty damn good burgers http://www.byronhamburgers.com/locations/hoxton/
21 locals recommend
Byron Hoxton
45 Hoxton Square
21 locals recommend
Pretty damn good burgers http://www.byronhamburgers.com/locations/hoxton/
Hmmmmm all day breakfast. There is a rather dishevelled looking que here on Sunday morning/afternoons.
172 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
1 Crossrail Pl
172 locals recommend
Hmmmmm all day breakfast. There is a rather dishevelled looking que here on Sunday morning/afternoons.
Pretty yummy roasts. http://www.chickenandsteak.co.uk/
100 locals recommend
Tramshed
32 Rivington St
100 locals recommend
Pretty yummy roasts. http://www.chickenandsteak.co.uk/
Because you should http://thehawksmoor.com/spitalfieldsbar
152 locals recommend
Hawksmoor Spitalfields
157A Commercial St
152 locals recommend
Because you should http://thehawksmoor.com/spitalfieldsbar
Traditional pub and fantastic restaurant with a menu full of wild game and decor full of taxidermy. http://www.thejuggedhare.com/
43 locals recommend
The Jugged Hare
49 Chiswell St
43 locals recommend
Traditional pub and fantastic restaurant with a menu full of wild game and decor full of taxidermy. http://www.thejuggedhare.com/
Stunning food influenced by native peruvian dishes. A must eat. http://www.andinarestaurant.com/
139 locals recommend
Andina Shoreditch
60-62 Commercial St
139 locals recommend
Stunning food influenced by native peruvian dishes. A must eat. http://www.andinarestaurant.com/
Thai Cafe yum yum yum http://rosasthaicafe.com/spitalfields/
45 locals recommend
Rosa's Thai Cafe Spitalfields
12 Hanbury St
45 locals recommend
Thai Cafe yum yum yum http://rosasthaicafe.com/spitalfields/
Super mexicana http://www.casanegra.co.uk/
15 locals recommend
Casa Negra
54-56 Great Eastern St
15 locals recommend
Super mexicana http://www.casanegra.co.uk/
Excellent restaurant and one of the best bakeries in Europe. https://www.stjohngroup.uk.com/
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
136 locals recommend
Excellent restaurant and one of the best bakeries in Europe. https://www.stjohngroup.uk.com/
Excellent English meaty cuisine. http://www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk/
64 locals recommend
Smiths of Smithfield
67-77 Charterhouse St
64 locals recommend
Excellent English meaty cuisine. http://www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk/
Lovely cuts of meat in a traditional style http://thequalitychophouse.com/
36 locals recommend
The Quality Chop House
92-94 Farringdon Rd
36 locals recommend
Lovely cuts of meat in a traditional style http://thequalitychophouse.com/
Oysters and chops. Yep. http://www.hixoysterandchophouse.co.uk/
16 locals recommend
Hix Oyster & Chop House
36-37 Cowcross St
16 locals recommend
Oysters and chops. Yep. http://www.hixoysterandchophouse.co.uk/
It's a Byron
264 locals recommend
Byron
341 Upper St
264 locals recommend
It's a Byron
Venetian small plates. http://www.polpo.co.uk/
64 locals recommend
Smiths of Smithfield
67-77 Charterhouse St
64 locals recommend
Venetian small plates. http://www.polpo.co.uk/
"Portal is a modern Portuguese restaurant and wine bar that combines the buzzy conviviality of Iberian dining with bold bla bla bla..." http://www.portalrestaurant.com/
6 locals recommend
Portal Restaurant and Bar
88 St John St
6 locals recommend
"Portal is a modern Portuguese restaurant and wine bar that combines the buzzy conviviality of Iberian dining with bold bla bla bla..." http://www.portalrestaurant.com/
Lovely Vietnamese place http://www.banhmibay.co.uk/
12 locals recommend
Banh Mi Bay
4-6 Theobalds Rd
12 locals recommend
Lovely Vietnamese place http://www.banhmibay.co.uk/

Everything Else

Tube Station on the Jubilee Line
35 locals recommend
Southwark Station
68-70 Blackfriars Rd
35 locals recommend
Tube Station on the Jubilee Line
Enter on the south side of the river for direct trains to Luton and Gatwick Airports
11 locals recommend
Blackfriars Station
11 locals recommend
Enter on the south side of the river for direct trains to Luton and Gatwick Airports
The LSE
22 locals recommend
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
22 locals recommend
The LSE

Entertainment & Activities

See Shakespeare in his restored Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
449 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe Walk
449 locals recommend
See Shakespeare in his restored Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
Toy museum!
418 locals recommend
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road
418 locals recommend
Toy museum!