Get a half&half 20 inch pizza. It looks too big at first but 2 people can almost eat the whole thing and take the rest of it home! Mushroom pizza/margarita is to die for! Best pizza ever!
All veggie, yet meat-eaters won't even notice the lack of animal bits. Exceptional food for the price. Haven't been upstairs in a while, but used to be decorated with exquisite Victorian porn.
A new restaurant you have to try. Think classics such as soft-shell crab with Tabasco aioli & meatball sliders, all washed down with prohibition cocktails such as the Sazerac & the Bronx. Read more.
Boat moored on Southbank near Vauxhall. Great spot for an al fresco beer with amazing views of London, and doesn't get as busy as others
Absolutely gorgeous; interior design (note booths and etched glass dividers) mean this is a stunning place to be - and cheap Sam Smiths beer!
For a treasure trove of festive delights, head to Fortnum & Mason where hampers come packaged in signature F&M-stamped wicker baskets, and for special orders, come delivered on a horse drawn carriage.
On the face of it, a great looking pub- in actual reality, the best value for money Thai food. If you can get a table- have the Pad Thai; it's the (pea)nuts!
Visit this offshoot of Borough Market - one of the winners of our 2011 Observer Food Monthly Awards - where the stalls and stock changes with the seasons Read more.
Dust off your fixie, wax your ironic moustache and raid your dad's wardrobe. This here is Hipster Country. During summer don't forget your disposable BBQ and a few cans of Red Stripe.
Great vintage store and bar relocated from Shoreditch to a much better spot right by Hackney Central. Drinks and live music at night and an excellent vintage clothes selection in the day.
