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Museum of London
Museum of LondonA nice place for a rainy day :)
Konditor
22 Cornwall RdA really nice cake shop
The nearest small supermarket, also Sainsburys on Clerkenwell road.
1336 locals recommend
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High StThe nearest small supermarket, also Sainsburys on Clerkenwell road.
A big M&Snfood shop that is very handy. Just walk along Hatton Garden towards High Holborn.
9 locals recommend
Marks and Spencer
323-324 Springfield WayA big M&Snfood shop that is very handy. Just walk along Hatton Garden towards High Holborn.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Eagle Farringdon
159 Farringdon RoadAtmospheric gastropub
The Jerusalem Tavern
55 Britton StVery historic pub
Ye Olde Mitre
1 Ely PlHistoric pub in a small alleyway off Hatton Garden
A very cosy and simple place for French cooking and wine. Bleeding Hart Yard itself has another restaurant and is rather atmospheric.
12 locals recommend
Bleeding Heart Tavern
1 Bleeding Heart YardA very cosy and simple place for French cooking and wine. Bleeding Hart Yard itself has another restaurant and is rather atmospheric.
Shopping
A very nice supermarket within walking distance. Just walk towards Clerkenwell Green and head eastwards from there to St John Street
385 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway RdA very nice supermarket within walking distance. Just walk towards Clerkenwell Green and head eastwards from there to St John Street
155 Farringdon Rd
A new shop with stylish objects, furniture, wine, clothes etc..
Sourdough bread, cafe too. Light lunches, pastries, cakes.
32 locals recommend
GAIL's Bakery Exmouth Market
33-35 Exmouth MarketSourdough bread, cafe too. Light lunches, pastries, cakes.
Fabrique
239 High HolbornFor sourdough bread. Cafe too.
Sightseeing
Four Weddings a Funeral was shot in here. A very peaceful corner and one of London's oldest churches founded in 1123
30 locals recommend
St Bartholomew the Great
West SmithfieldFour Weddings a Funeral was shot in here. A very peaceful corner and one of London's oldest churches founded in 1123
Lots of nice restaurants and cafes around Smithfield Market. The market comes to life at night and the early hours of the morning with wholesale meat deliveries.
60 locals recommend
Smithfield Market
Grand AvenueLots of nice restaurants and cafes around Smithfield Market. The market comes to life at night and the early hours of the morning with wholesale meat deliveries.
Hatton Garden
For Jewelry
Clerkenwell Green
The streets behind the church on this Green are worth exploring
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn FieldsAccess this from alleyways off High Holborn
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsA treasure trove
Dr. Johnson's House
17 Gough SquareTucked away behind Fetter Lane
Tate Modern
BanksideFood scene
Moro
34-36 Exmouth MarketSpanish-moorish cooking on an open fire. Really good vegetarian mezze.
Exmouth Market
Exmouth MarketCheck out the restaurants, cafes, shops
The Eagle Farringdon
159 Farringdon RoadGastropub. Busy!
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John StSpartan decor but known for meat and offal dishes
Le Café du Marché
22 Charterhouse SquareVery charming
Luca
88 St John StExpensive but lovely atmosphere
Ngon Ngon
144 Clerkenwell RdVery local and cheap
The Wolseley
160 PiccadillyGreat for breakfast and afternoon tea. Ring ahead!
Take bus 243 to the Aldwych. Great atmosphere and food. There is also a cafe next door, the Delaunay Counter. Nice cakes for tea.
36 locals recommend
The Delaunay
55 AldwychTake bus 243 to the Aldwych. Great atmosphere and food. There is also a cafe next door, the Delaunay Counter. Nice cakes for tea.
There is a great delicatessen and cafe attached to the restaurant
36 locals recommend
The Quality Chop House
92-94 Farringdon RdThere is a great delicatessen and cafe attached to the restaurant
Oxeye
14 New Union SquareFine dining by the new American embassy. Take the new northern line branch to Nine Elms.