Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Modern takes on classic British dishes, in former floral hall atop Borough Market with city views.
30 locals recommend
Roast
Stoney StreetModern takes on classic British dishes, in former floral hall atop Borough Market with city views.
32nd-floor New York-style rotisserie/grill with panoramic views and relaxed entertainment lounge.
40 locals recommend
Oblix
31 St Thomas St32nd-floor New York-style rotisserie/grill with panoramic views and relaxed entertainment lounge.
Airy dining room and riverside terrace with well-stocked wine cellar and Modern European menu.
High Timber
8 High Timber StAiry dining room and riverside terrace with well-stocked wine cellar and Modern European menu.
Notable cheese room and fine wine list complement Modern European menu in lightly industrial space.
7 locals recommend
Vivat Bacchus
4 Hay's LnNotable cheese room and fine wine list complement Modern European menu in lightly industrial space.
Regularly changing menu of tapas and specials made with ingredients from Borough Market.
31 locals recommend
Tapas Brindisa London Bridge
18-20 Southwark StRegularly changing menu of tapas and specials made with ingredients from Borough Market.
Simply-styled Spanish restaurant serving classic tapas in a compact former pub with stripped floors.
Mar I Terra
14 Gambia StSimply-styled Spanish restaurant serving classic tapas in a compact former pub with stripped floors.
Open Thursday to Saturday and brimming with fresh, organic produce.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High Street Open Thursday to Saturday and brimming with fresh, organic produce.
Drinks & Nightlife
Little bar specialising in a frequently changing selection of draught ales and bottled beers.
38 locals recommend
The Rake
14A Winchester WalkLittle bar specialising in a frequently changing selection of draught ales and bottled beers.
Pub named after 300 year-old boat race, spread over multiple floors with a terrace above the Thames.
Doggett's Coat and Badge
1 Blackfriars BridgePub named after 300 year-old boat race, spread over multiple floors with a terrace above the Thames.
Hip and quirky bar with exotic decor and creative, eclectic food including horse burgers.
32 locals recommend
Lord Nelson
243 Union StHip and quirky bar with exotic decor and creative, eclectic food including horse burgers.
Arts & Culture
Torture devices and grisly tales about inmates and the former medieval prison on the site.
43 locals recommend
Clink Prison Museum
1 Clink StTorture devices and grisly tales about inmates and the former medieval prison on the site.
Modern-art gallery with international works on display, plus a cafe with panoramic river views.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideModern-art gallery with international works on display, plus a cafe with panoramic river views.
Oak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air.
449 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe WalkOak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air.
Theatre with restaurant in ex chocolate factory that produces its own plays, musicals and comedy.
35 locals recommend
Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark StTheatre with restaurant in ex chocolate factory that produces its own plays, musicals and comedy.
Sightseeing
Serene, Gothic Anglican cathedral with famous daily choral Evensong and Eucharist services.
54 locals recommend
The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London,
Serene, Gothic Anglican cathedral with famous daily choral Evensong and Eucharist services.
87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform.
828 locals recommend
The Shard
32 London Bridge St87-floor glass skyscraper with a jagged peak, with restaurants, offices, hotel and viewing platform.
9-deck WWII warship-turned-museum with naval guns, permanently moored on the Thames.
195 locals recommend
HMS Belfast
9-deck WWII warship-turned-museum with naval guns, permanently moored on the Thames.
Entertainment & Activities
High tech ghost house with costumed guides taking visitors through some of London's darker periods.
489 locals recommend
London Souvenirs
Battle Bridge LaneHigh tech ghost house with costumed guides taking visitors through some of London's darker periods.
Sir Christopher Wren-designed column commemorating London's Great Fire, with a viewing platform.
107 locals recommend
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Fish Street HillSir Christopher Wren-designed column commemorating London's Great Fire, with a viewing platform.
Shopping
Historical, Victorian indoor marketplace with apparel & accessory stores, plus restaurants & bars.
47 locals recommend
Leadenhall Market
Gracechurch StreetHistorical, Victorian indoor marketplace with apparel & accessory stores, plus restaurants & bars.