Guidebook for London
Arts & Culture
Museum of London
Museum of LondonSurprisingly large museum showing all things London
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
32 Fitzroy Squaregreat art gallery
Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rdgreat contemporary art gallery
Golden Lane Sport & Fitness
Fane LaneSwimming pool, tennis, squash, badminton, you name it
Modern Art
4-8 Helmet RowBeautiful gallery from curator Stuart Shave.
Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue with a great art gallery and cinemas.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetEurope's largest multi-arts and conference venue with a great art gallery and cinemas.
LSO St. Luke's
161 Old Stclassical concert venue
Spa Experience Old Street
1 Norman StLondon's oldest Turkish bath
Drinks & Nightlife
East Bloc
217 City RdShoreditch's most well known gay club
Fabric London
77A Charterhouse StClubber's mecca
Two Brewers
114 Clapham High Streetgreat local pub
Nightjar
129 City RdAmazing speakeasy Jazz venue
Food Scene
Look mum no hands!
49 Old StGreat cycle cafe
HKK
88 Worship StreetMichelin starred Chinese
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard Stgreat coffee roaster
Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StTop notch coffee and a late night cocktail bar
Cozzo
177 Whitecross StreetNice local Italian restaurant, great for people watching
Jane Roe Kitchen
90 Old StGreat pizza & burgers at a great price!
Ceviche Old St
2 Baldwin StFantastic Peruvian cuisine, great atmosphere too
Hix Oyster & Chop House
36-37 Cowcross Stthe name says it all.
Angler
3 South Plrooftop restaurant serving British seafood
Amazing Venetian-style bacaro converted from an old meat market storage facility
64 locals recommend
Smiths of Smithfield
67-77 Charterhouse StAmazing Venetian-style bacaro converted from an old meat market storage facility
Hoxton Grill
81 Great Eastern StNorth American classic - opens for breakfast too
The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell
49-50 St John's SquareBruno Loubet's flavoursome French bistro
The Peasant
240 St John StModern British
Eyre Brothers Restaurant
70 Leonard StGreat Iberian restaurant
A glorious celebration of British fare and a champion of 'nose to tail eating'. It's appealingly simple, full of flavour and very satisfying. A must try!
Crusader House
A glorious celebration of British fare and a champion of 'nose to tail eating'. It's appealingly simple, full of flavour and very satisfying. A must try!
Great pub food, try the goose rillettes or chicken pie.
58 locals recommend
The Princess of Shoreditch
76-78 Paul StGreat pub food, try the goose rillettes or chicken pie.
Fusion cooking that uses complementary flavours to create vibrant, zesty dishes
83 locals recommend
The Modern Pantry
47-48 St John's SquareFusion cooking that uses complementary flavours to create vibrant, zesty dishes
Great steak house from Hawksmoor, with plenty of other choices with influences from Italy, Asia and the Middle East.
35 locals recommend
Foxlow Clerkenwell
69-73 St John StGreat steak house from Hawksmoor, with plenty of other choices with influences from Italy, Asia and the Middle East.
Great local pub from the Martin brothers comes with the sort of food that is reassuringly familiar yet done well.
24 locals recommend
Simmons Bar | Clerkenwell
180 St John StGreat local pub from the Martin brothers comes with the sort of food that is reassuringly familiar yet done well.
Seasonal British food - dishes that have personality and are all about flavour.
91 locals recommend
Fifteen
15 Westland PlSeasonal British food - dishes that have personality and are all about flavour.
Great British menu from the Martin brothers of the Botanist at Sloane Square. Excellent fish from Billingsgate market. Great coctail bar too
9 locals recommend
Chiswell Street Dining Rooms
56 Chiswell StGreat British menu from the Martin brothers of the Botanist at Sloane Square. Excellent fish from Billingsgate market. Great coctail bar too
Great stout British dishes, with meats from the rotisserie a highlight
43 locals recommend
The Jugged Hare
49 Chiswell StGreat stout British dishes, with meats from the rotisserie a highlight
Tramshed
32 Rivington StPerfect chicken and steak in a beautiful space
Sightseeing
Smithfield Market
Grand AvenueLondon's most famous meat market
Where William Blake is buried, as well as some 123,000 others.
6 locals recommend
Bunhill Fields Burial And Gardens
Bunhill Fields Burial And GardensWhere William Blake is buried, as well as some 123,000 others.
Great lunch time market with a fantastic selection of street food
53 locals recommend
Whitecross Street Market
132 Whitecross StGreat lunch time market with a fantastic selection of street food