Brick Lane Market is where Eastern promise meets East End chaos. As well as bric-a-brac and fruit and veg, you can now pick up everything from retro furniture to vintage jewellery. Read more.
A super little neighbourhood pub in Bloomsbury with an inspired beer selection, cheese and meat boards, and thoughtful design touches. There’s live music, comedy and a regular quiz. Read more.
Order a gimlet using Plymouth Royal Navy Strength Gin and ask one of the liveried barmen to demonstrate the “hard shake” while they make it. Prices for a cocktail at The Connaught Bar are not cheap. Read more.
The V&A is one of the world's most magnificent museums, its foundation stone laid on this site by Queen Victoria in her last official public engagement in 1899. Read more.
This great Young’s local shines like a riverside beacon. The relaxing front bar is ideal for quiet conversation, whereas the larger conservatory by the Thames attracts a lively crowd. Read more.
Amazing, simple, fresh, innovative; definitely worth the slight wait and don't forget to grab a dessert piece with your main package!
Lord Burlington built a grand Palladian villa here with sculpture, gardens and a dome modelled on those of Imperial Rome. He also displayed treasures collected on his ‘Grand Tour’ of classical Europe.
Live music most Saturday nights. Makes a great atmosphere but be prepared to wait a little to get a drink during the interval.
Hollyhock Cafe is the perfect place for a relaxing afternoon lunch or a cup of coffee and cake. It's also open for breakfast and dinner. Located in Richmond's Terrace Garden with outdoor seating.
This sausage deli declares announces its sloppy intentions w/ a wash basin in the corner, for trying to cleanse yourself of their 27cm grilled missiles. They also offer double-caffeinated "Fritz Cola" Read more.
one of the best burgers i've ever had in my life (for the record: i've been to the famous burger joint in NY and many others). ask for a burger+salad instead of burger+fries!
it's one hell of a meaty treat! and the cocktails are delish. considered pricey but worth every penny!!
New hotel from the US group that already has funky hotels in NYC, Seattle, Portland, LA and Panama!! This one is in hip Shoreditch close to all the bars and restaurants
Really great restaurant! Food is good and desserts are amazing! However, I would recommend to get table near the window and there are tables only for couples.
This is an awesome pub with tasty pies, cocktails and tasty barmaids too...(umm I'm one of them)!!!
The menu is great, almost comically Brit retro. The hero dish is mince and potatoes, as stark a confection as it sounds. Metro gave it 5 out of 5 Stars. Read more.
Hatfield house, specifically the long gallery, served as the headquarters of the ‘Temple of the Four Orders’ in Sherlock Holmes (2009), where Holmes meets with Sir Thomas and the Home Secretary.
Try the currywurst with chips - perfect drinking food. the jagerschnitzel is also amazing.
Proper martinis. Particularly with Hendrick's and a zest of lemon from Amalfi coast. Top notch.
80's-tastic with amazing music, staff and unfortunately jäger bombs. Try and get there before 11 on weekends to avoid a hideous queue
It's a cute Lebanese bistro with great outside seating area for the warmer months.
Gorgeous cemetery, nicely maintained. Peace in west London can be found here along with a few celebrity residents.
Usually pubs in a station are dreadful but this is a great pub by any standards. Great selection of beers, original station memorabilia and cavernous rooms to explore.
Posh brasserie specializing in Central European dishes and serving the best Wiener schnitzel in town.
