Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Elegant wood-beamed restaurant with brick and wood-panelled interior serving modern French cuisine.
12 locals recommend
Bleeding Heart Tavern
1 Bleeding Heart YardElegant wood-beamed restaurant with brick and wood-panelled interior serving modern French cuisine.
Rosewood Hotel's elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu.
30 locals recommend
Holborn Dining Room
252 High HolbornRosewood Hotel's elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu.
Compact, airy restaurant hung with contemporary art and mirrors, serving Modern European cuisine.
The Chancery
90 Bromley RdCompact, airy restaurant hung with contemporary art and mirrors, serving Modern European cuisine.
Golden statues adorn this sleek, exposed-brick restaurant for Thai classics from curries to salads.
Sawadika Thai Restaurant
71 Red Lion StGolden statues adorn this sleek, exposed-brick restaurant for Thai classics from curries to salads.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mahogany-panelled 16th century pub with traditional real-ale bar and upstairs dining room.
6 locals recommend
The Ship Tavern
12 Gate StMahogany-panelled 16th century pub with traditional real-ale bar and upstairs dining room.
Real ale and pub grub in ornate Victorian bar with tiling, oak furnishings and etched glass panels.
15 locals recommend
Princess Louise
208 High HolbornReal ale and pub grub in ornate Victorian bar with tiling, oak furnishings and etched glass panels.
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.
A traditional 1547 real ale pub, tucked away in a small alleyway, with framed historical pictures.
14 locals recommend
Ye Olde Mitre
1 Ely PlA traditional 1547 real ale pub, tucked away in a small alleyway, with framed historical pictures.
Arts & Culture
Eccentric 19th-century collector's home, packed with classical sculpture, paintings and curiosities.
183 locals recommend
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsEccentric 19th-century collector's home, packed with classical sculpture, paintings and curiosities.
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.
The Ethical Society's 1920s HQ, staging talks, lectures, classes and community events, with library.
Conway Hall
25 Red Lion SquareThe Ethical Society's 1920s HQ, staging talks, lectures, classes and community events, with library.
Entertainment & Activities
Retro-American, boutique 4-lane bowling alley with burgers, cocktails and an upbeat soundtrack.
37 locals recommend
All Star Lanes-Holborn
Bloomsbury PlaceRetro-American, boutique 4-lane bowling alley with burgers, cocktails and an upbeat soundtrack.
Getting Around
Holborn station
KingswayChancery Lane station
High HolbornEssentials
Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green RdMarks and Spencer
323-324 Springfield WayLittle Waitrose & Partners
246 High Holborn