This place is everything that James Bond would want it to be: sexy, shiny and classic all rolled into one long room Read more.
This imposing building was originally a car showroom (Wolseley Motors Limited). Now it is one of London’s smartest restaurants - designed by David Collins - it is a joy to dine in! Read more.
The London home of Belgian beer. Whether you’re into pilsners, gueuzes or trappists, you’ll be spoilt for choice by a tome-like drinks list. Head on market day for atmosphere to rival any Brussels bar Read more.
In Brixton, up until 2009, the old Granville Arcade was just another of London's many retail spaces in abandoned disrepair, until Spacemakers were called in to regenerate the space. Read more.
Big Chill Bar offers world-class hip-hop and funk, a low-key, sociable atmosphere, and free entry. Before stopping in, though, work up a thirst by going record shopping in Brick Lane’s famed stores. Read more.
Headquarters of the English Folk Dance And Song Society (a shadowy offshoot of MI5 of which little is known, or provable), Cecil Sharp House is a great place to visit even when there isn’t any music. Read more.
Highgate Wood has an excellent and well-equipped playground, complete with sandpits, climbing equipment of various levels of difficulty and a zip wire that gets very busy at peak times. Read more.
"Amid the bronzes, murals and ladies in hats, the Royal Academy restaurant manages to make dinner into a fine art..." Read more.
Probably the best tourist attraction in London, mainly because of the Beefeaters (Yeoman of the Guard) who do the tours (optional, but unmissable) - they tell a story very well! Read more.
This is possibly the best value for money Vietnamese restaurant in London and one of the best. Order the salt and spicy squid. AMAZING.. Read more.
offers a completely new modern European menu each and every day to just 35 lucky diners (think hearty, carnivorous dishes, such as grilled ox tongue, saddle of wild hare and lamb pie). Read more.
As the mecca of London clubland, one really can't go amiss. Check out the Fabriclive CD vending machine as you come in! Read more.
Recommended: Not for the faint hearted, this two-floor museum offers both a brilliantly intellectual and educational experience - with everything from bones to pickled guts. Yum yum! Read more.
The concrete-clad, 1960s modernist grandmother of them all: no theatrical tour of London is complete without a visit to the National. Read more.
It is small and round and located in the heart of the city just behind behind Liverpool Street station. Turn up and go. £9 entrance plus £2 skate hire Read more.
The rink is just outside the West Front of the palace, so you can enjoy stunning panoramic views and an enchanting Christmas atmosphere. £12.50 for adults, £9 for children and £36 for families. Read more.