Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Thai street food in a dark red shaded basement lounge bar and contemporary ground floor dining room.
63 locals recommend
Addies Thai
121 Earls Ct RdThai street food in a dark red shaded basement lounge bar and contemporary ground floor dining room.
Siam Secret
Lovely, discrete Thai restaurant, with quality food at decent prices!
Home-style Filipino cuisine including kamayan meals served on banana leaves and eaten using hands.
Lutong Pinoy
10 Kenway RdHome-style Filipino cuisine including kamayan meals served on banana leaves and eaten using hands.
Flatbreads, sourdough loaves and pastries, plus meze and grilled meats, in a small Lebanese cafe.
39 locals recommend
Maroush Bakehouse
131 Earls Ct RdFlatbreads, sourdough loaves and pastries, plus meze and grilled meats, in a small Lebanese cafe.
Traditional and modern tapas, mains and regional wines in sunset-coloured rooms with dramatic art.
48 locals recommend
Cambio De Tercio
163 Old Brompton RdTraditional and modern tapas, mains and regional wines in sunset-coloured rooms with dramatic art.
Love Walk Cafe
12 Jerdan PlHomely café, perfect for breakfast
Organic meats and fresh fish cooked on a Basque charcoal grill in a pub's first-floor dining room.
The Library
474-476 Fulham RoadOrganic meats and fresh fish cooked on a Basque charcoal grill in a pub's first-floor dining room.
Meaning 'mum', alluding to the home-style cooking, with regional flavour variations, it dishes up.
9 locals recommend
Me Me
565 Fulham Rd.Meaning 'mum', alluding to the home-style cooking, with regional flavour variations, it dishes up.
Famous, quirky, old cafe and bar. Great for brunch or just to grab a coffee. Also a small live music venue.
226 locals recommend
The Troubadour
265-267 Old Brompton RdFamous, quirky, old cafe and bar. Great for brunch or just to grab a coffee. Also a small live music venue.
One of the closest Starbucks.... if you really can't live without a frappuccino.
192 locals recommend
Starbucks Coffee
2 S Lambeth RdOne of the closest Starbucks.... if you really can't live without a frappuccino.
One of the closest.... if you really can't live without a frappuccino.
192 locals recommend
Starbucks Coffee
2 S Lambeth RdOne of the closest.... if you really can't live without a frappuccino.
Great, authentic, Italian pizza made with a sour dough base.
56 locals recommend
Franco Manca Earls Court
151 Earls Ct RdGreat, authentic, Italian pizza made with a sour dough base.
Santa Lucia
2 Hollywood RdGreat Italian restaurant and authentic Napolitan pizza.
il trillo Ristorante & Giardino
4 Hollywood RdHigh priced but great Italian food.
A little pricey but an excellent Indian restaurant. Very popular with locals.
50 locals recommend
Noor Jahan
2A Bina GardensA little pricey but an excellent Indian restaurant. Very popular with locals.
High quality Indian restaurant. Lovely food and just across the road from a nice pub.
30 locals recommend
Star of India
875 High Road LeytonstoneHigh quality Indian restaurant. Lovely food and just across the road from a nice pub.
Byron
341 Upper StGourmet burgers. Good quality.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (Earls Court)
163-165 Earls Court RoadGourmet burgers. Good quality.
Diagonally opposite the tube station on Earls Court Rd, if you fancy some fast food.
27 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Earls Court
210-212 Earls Ct RdDiagonally opposite the tube station on Earls Court Rd, if you fancy some fast food.
McDonald's Earls Court
208 Earls Ct RdIf you are really in the mood for familiar fast food....
Burger King
Earls Court RoadIf you are really in the mood for familiar fast food....
Quaint little coffee shop serving decent coffee and home made cakes and pastries.
13 locals recommend
Brownie Box
247 Old Brompton RdQuaint little coffee shop serving decent coffee and home made cakes and pastries.
Drinks & Nightlife
A modern take on an old-school pub with colourful mismatched tiles on the floor around the bar.
124 locals recommend
The King's Head
17 Hogarth PlA modern take on an old-school pub with colourful mismatched tiles on the floor around the bar.
Traditional pub in former bank with high ceilings, marble columns and a menu of home-made pies.
112 locals recommend
The Blackbird
Traditional pub in former bank with high ceilings, marble columns and a menu of home-made pies.
The Pembroke
261 Old Brompton RdNice local pub and also serves meals.
The Hollywood Arms
45 Hollywood RdNice old pub, close to Fulham Rd.
Brinkley's
47 Hollywood RdBar and restaurant. Very popular with fashionable locals.
Arts & Culture
The Victorian era building is stunning. Free entry but crowded in the summer. Opens at 10am so arrive early to avoid the queues.
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell RoadThe Victorian era building is stunning. Free entry but crowded in the summer. Opens at 10am so arrive early to avoid the queues.
Worth a visit and very big, if you like science - great space section, transport exhibits also interesting. Free entry and a good alternative if the next door Natural History Museum is too crowded.
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadWorth a visit and very big, if you like science - great space section, transport exhibits also interesting. Free entry and a good alternative if the next door Natural History Museum is too crowded.
Fabulous museum of design covering a broad cultural and historical range.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadFabulous museum of design covering a broad cultural and historical range.
Parks & Nature
Take a walk in the gardens of Kensington Palace. Feed ducks and swans in the round pond. Grab a coffee or ice cream from a vendor. Wander through the flower gardens. Feed the squirrels. A lovely park, right next door to Hyde Park.
664 locals recommend
Kensington Gardens
Take a walk in the gardens of Kensington Palace. Feed ducks and swans in the round pond. Grab a coffee or ice cream from a vendor. Wander through the flower gardens. Feed the squirrels. A lovely park, right next door to Hyde Park.
Central London's huge and lovely park. In the warmer months you can hire a boat and row on the lake (The Serpentine).
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
Central London's huge and lovely park. In the warmer months you can hire a boat and row on the lake (The Serpentine).
Smaller than nearby Kensington Gardens or Hyde Park but also lovely. Used to be the grounds of Lord Holland's London home but was donated to the borough when he died. Has some open areas, playing fields and tennis courts as well as wooded paths to wander along. Look out for the peacocks that wander free in the grounds.
839 locals recommend
Holland Park
Ilchester PlaceSmaller than nearby Kensington Gardens or Hyde Park but also lovely. Used to be the grounds of Lord Holland's London home but was donated to the borough when he died. Has some open areas, playing fields and tennis courts as well as wooded paths to wander along. Look out for the peacocks that wander free in the grounds.
Sightseeing
If you are a football fan this one is definitely worth a visit.
184 locals recommend
Chelsea Football Club
Fulham RoadIf you are a football fan this one is definitely worth a visit.
Want to see one of Britain's most expensive streets? Wander down The Boltons with its two crescents and private, communal gardens in the centre. Homes here don't come on the market often but the last time a house sold in The Boltons was in 2012 for almost £54 million.
10 locals recommend
The Boltons
The BoltonsWant to see one of Britain's most expensive streets? Wander down The Boltons with its two crescents and private, communal gardens in the centre. Homes here don't come on the market often but the last time a house sold in The Boltons was in 2012 for almost £54 million.
Essentials
Open 24 hours except for Saturday nights. Has everything you could possibly want.
178 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
Tilling RoadOpen 24 hours except for Saturday nights. Has everything you could possibly want.
Local pharmacy, open 24 hours a day (the only one in the UK).
32 locals recommend
Zafash 24Hour Pharmacy
235 Old Brompton RdLocal pharmacy, open 24 hours a day (the only one in the UK).
Medium-sized supermarket but very nice quality food. Great if you want to grab a ready meal, fresh bread, fruit and vegetables etc
68 locals recommend
Marks and Spencer
226 Plumstead RoadMedium-sized supermarket but very nice quality food. Great if you want to grab a ready meal, fresh bread, fruit and vegetables etc
Shopping
Very big, quite new shopping centre. Really great range of shops (chain stores and smaller boutiques as well as designer shops like Prada and Tiffany), a big cinema complex and lots of restaurants.
1121 locals recommend
Westfield London
1081 Ariel WayVery big, quite new shopping centre. Really great range of shops (chain stores and smaller boutiques as well as designer shops like Prada and Tiffany), a big cinema complex and lots of restaurants.
Lined with all kinds of shops, boutiques, cafes and pubs, Kings Rd is a well known place to shop for well-heeled locals. Great for celebrity spotting - a while back I saw Kate Middleton doing some shoe shopping, Terence Stamp buying groceries and Hugh Grant grabbing a coffee in Starbucks. Best to start from the Sloane Square end (you can take the tube to Sloane Square) and wander down the street.
146 locals recommend
Kings Road
King's RoadLined with all kinds of shops, boutiques, cafes and pubs, Kings Rd is a well known place to shop for well-heeled locals. Great for celebrity spotting - a while back I saw Kate Middleton doing some shoe shopping, Terence Stamp buying groceries and Hugh Grant grabbing a coffee in Starbucks. Best to start from the Sloane Square end (you can take the tube to Sloane Square) and wander down the street.
World famous Saturday market. Antiques, bric-a-brac, souvenirs, food stalls and all kinds of other interesting things on sale. Take the 328 bus to Notting Hill or the tube to Notting Hill station. Definitely worth a visit.
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High StWorld famous Saturday market. Antiques, bric-a-brac, souvenirs, food stalls and all kinds of other interesting things on sale. Take the 328 bus to Notting Hill or the tube to Notting Hill station. Definitely worth a visit.