Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Pear Tree Cafe
In Battersea Park on the lake.
Jazz band on Wednesdays.
The Mason's Arms
169 Battersea Park RdIt is a very good pub with a restaurant.
Haines of Sloane Square
Sloane SquareAway from the traffic in Duke of Yorks' Square, great food!
Belongs to the more expensive Italian restaurant next door called Manicomo.
Lovely terrace in front and another terrace at the back of the café. Closes at 8pm.
Poco Cafe
83-85 Duke of York SquareAway from the traffic in Duke of Yorks' Square, great food!
Belongs to the more expensive Italian restaurant next door called Manicomo.
Lovely terrace in front and another terrace at the back of the café. Closes at 8pm.
Comptoir Poilâne
39 Cadogan GardensBest bread and open sandwiches.
Pret A Manger
35-37 King's RdCheap and fresh and reliable.
La Poule Au Pot
231 Ebury StVery good French food in a rustic décor.
Pretty terrace.
It has a very nice long bar. Best to eat in the bar where you don't have to reserve. It is also nicer. Bit pricey.
108 locals recommend
Colbert
50-52 Sloane SquareIt has a very nice long bar. Best to eat in the bar where you don't have to reserve. It is also nicer. Bit pricey.
Beautiful décor and fun. Long bar where you can have bar snacks without booking. For a table, you need definitely to book.
202 locals recommend
The Ivy Chelsea Garden
197 King's RoadBeautiful décor and fun. Long bar where you can have bar snacks without booking. For a table, you need definitely to book.
Arts & Culture
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsNot on the usual tourist list and a must see!
Very small museum with a fantastic collection of Impressionist and XXth C art. Very nice café downstairs.
12 locals recommend
The Courtauld Gallery
StrandVery small museum with a fantastic collection of Impressionist and XXth C art. Very nice café downstairs.
Permanent collection of Modern Art, also special exhibitions.
Access it by crossing the millenium footbridge across the Thames. Wonderful views of the city. Along the embankment, you will see jugglers and buskers.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksidePermanent collection of Modern Art, also special exhibitions.
Access it by crossing the millenium footbridge across the Thames. Wonderful views of the city. Along the embankment, you will see jugglers and buskers.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe WalkIt's fun.
Parks & Nature
Battersea Park
Battersea Park RoadVery beautiful and on my doorstep.
Lovely and worth taking the time to explore. In fact, you can walk all the way to Hyde Park, then cross Hyde Park Corner down to Green Park, then walk down to Buckingham Palace and through St James' Park up to Trafalgar Square or veering right along Bird Cage Walk to Westminster Square.
664 locals recommend
Kensington Gardens
Lovely and worth taking the time to explore. In fact, you can walk all the way to Hyde Park, then cross Hyde Park Corner down to Green Park, then walk down to Buckingham Palace and through St James' Park up to Trafalgar Square or veering right along Bird Cage Walk to Westminster Square.
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
Fabulous!
Essentials
Tesco Stores Ltd
Hazle Dry Cleaners
44 Battersea Park RdInexpensive dry cleaning and laundry