Guilford Street Guidebook
Food scene
The Shell
124 Southampton RowMixed shellfish platters highlighted in a relaxed restaurant with a nautical theme.
Small, snug Italian restaurant offering pizzas with creative toppings plus salads & small plates.
8 locals recommend
Pizza Sophia
50 Tavistock PlSmall, snug Italian restaurant offering pizzas with creative toppings plus salads & small plates.
Simple modern restaurant serving traditional Lebanese mezes, salads and meat dishes, plus takeaway.
Chamisse
55 Grays Inn RdSimple modern restaurant serving traditional Lebanese mezes, salads and meat dishes, plus takeaway.
All-day cafe plus bar with wooden bistro tables and leather banquettes serving Modern European menu.
51 locals recommend
The Queens Head
66 Acton StAll-day cafe plus bar with wooden bistro tables and leather banquettes serving Modern European menu.
Comfortable wood-filled pub with a selection of European & American beers, plus comfort food.
22 locals recommend
The Perseverance
63 Lamb's Conduit StComfortable wood-filled pub with a selection of European & American beers, plus comfort food.
Smart, tranquil decor pub with local ale and upstairs restaurant serving modern British cuisine.
17 locals recommend
The Lady Ottoline
11A Northington StSmart, tranquil decor pub with local ale and upstairs restaurant serving modern British cuisine.
Cavernous pub built in the 1920s but with characterful older features, a long bar and wooden booths.
9 locals recommend
Cittie of Yorke
22 High HolbornCavernous pub built in the 1920s but with characterful older features, a long bar and wooden booths.
Upscale hotel lounge featuring cocktails, bar snacks, live music & African-inspired decor.
The Leopard Bar
15 Montague StreetUpscale hotel lounge featuring cocktails, bar snacks, live music & African-inspired decor.
Husband-and-wife run cafe/dining room serving colourful salads, pastries, mezze and iced teas.
39 locals recommend
Honey & Co.
54 Warren StHusband-and-wife run cafe/dining room serving colourful salads, pastries, mezze and iced teas.
Parisian-style wine bar nook for a vast list of wines served with a concise, seasonal British menu.
37 locals recommend
Noble Rot Wine Bar & Restaurant
51 Lamb's Conduit StParisian-style wine bar nook for a vast list of wines served with a concise, seasonal British menu.
Pop art meets velvet banquettes and antiques in a restaurant serving updated classic French dishes.
23 locals recommend
Otto's French Restaurant
182 Grays Inn RdPop art meets velvet banquettes and antiques in a restaurant serving updated classic French dishes.
Sightseeing
Small arthouse cinema, focused on independent films, with underground screens and bar.
70 locals recommend
Curzon Bloomsbury
Small arthouse cinema, focused on independent films, with underground screens and bar.
A collection of treasures in Victorian glass cabinets, from jewellery to pots and ancient clothing.
11 locals recommend
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Malet PlaceA collection of treasures in Victorian glass cabinets, from jewellery to pots and ancient clothing.
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell StreetHuge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Manuscripts and personal items displayed in author's former home, where he wrote Oliver Twist.
93 locals recommend
Charles Dickens Museum
48-49 Doughty StManuscripts and personal items displayed in author's former home, where he wrote Oliver Twist.
Theatre hosting big budget musicals, dance shows and drama, including some revivals.
6 locals recommend
The Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury AveTheatre hosting big budget musicals, dance shows and drama, including some revivals.