Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Elgin Crescent
Elgin CrescentBest cocktails in West London! Great vibe too. A lot of fun on the weekend
Brilliant Mexican restuarant but it's hugely popular so you need to book. Great margarita too.
29 locals recommend
Santo
299 Portobello RdBrilliant Mexican restuarant but it's hugely popular so you need to book. Great margarita too.
Lovely Italian restuarant - not cheap to beautiful food and great atmosphere.
147 locals recommend
Osteria Basilico
29 Kensington Park RdLovely Italian restuarant - not cheap to beautiful food and great atmosphere.
Another great Italian - owned by the same people as Osteria Basilico. Again booking is recommended.
56 locals recommend
Mediterraneo
37 Kensington Park RdAnother great Italian - owned by the same people as Osteria Basilico. Again booking is recommended.
Another great Italian - they do a lunchtime special which is good value.
24 locals recommend
Essenza Ristorante italiano
210 Kensington Park RdAnother great Italian - they do a lunchtime special which is good value.
Local pub - popular but quite touristy.
The serve lunch and dinner too.
34 locals recommend
The Duke of Wellington
179 Portobello RdLocal pub - popular but quite touristy.
The serve lunch and dinner too.
The Eagle
15 Clifton RdNice pub serving food and with outside space.
Food Scene
My favourite restaurant in the area. Pan Asian food and they also have a bar with great cockails. It's a little pricey but great for a treat.
275 locals recommend
e&o Pan Asian Restaurant Notting Hill
14 Blenheim CrescentMy favourite restaurant in the area. Pan Asian food and they also have a bar with great cockails. It's a little pricey but great for a treat.
I will only buy coffee from here! It's organic too, as is the milk. Great staff and laid back vibe.
75 locals recommend
Coffee
214 Portobello RdI will only buy coffee from here! It's organic too, as is the milk. Great staff and laid back vibe.
Perhaps my favourite Italian restaurant. Great food, great vibe. Wood fired oven.
35 locals recommend
Saporitalia
271 Portobello RdPerhaps my favourite Italian restaurant. Great food, great vibe. Wood fired oven.
Owned by the Soho House group this is an American style diner that's open for breakfast, lunch and diner. Very popular.
272 locals recommend
Electric Diner
191 Portobello RdOwned by the Soho House group this is an American style diner that's open for breakfast, lunch and diner. Very popular.
Good coffee shop, yummy pastries. Open for breakfast and lunch.
18 locals recommend
GAIL's Bakery Bloomsbury
11-13 Bayley StreetGood coffee shop, yummy pastries. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Mike's Cafe
12 Blenheim CresIf you fancy a proper English breakfast this is the place to go.
Pizza East Portobello
310 Portobello RdGreat spot for lunch or dinner - great vibe.
Only opened at the beginning of 2015 - serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. There's also a bar and a roof terrace. Great atmosphere though the service can be erratic at times!
8 locals recommend
West Thirty Six
36 Golborne RoadOnly opened at the beginning of 2015 - serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. There's also a bar and a roof terrace. Great atmosphere though the service can be erratic at times!
Everything Else
Beautiful Art Deco cinema with comfy armchairs and cashmere blankets. They also sell snacks, drink, coffee and donuts.
402 locals recommend
Electric Cinema
191 Portobello RdBeautiful Art Deco cinema with comfy armchairs and cashmere blankets. They also sell snacks, drink, coffee and donuts.
You can't really visit Notting Hill and not pay this a visit - or have a photo taken outside. Made famous by being featured in the film Notting Hill.
36 locals recommend
The Notting Hill Bookshop
13 Blenheim CresYou can't really visit Notting Hill and not pay this a visit - or have a photo taken outside. Made famous by being featured in the film Notting Hill.
The Windsor Castle
114 Campden Hill RdBeautiful mega old pub with a beer garden. Well worth a visit.
World famous - a 'must' to visit! It's on Fridays and Saturdays.
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High StWorld famous - a 'must' to visit! It's on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Hummingbird Bakery - Notting Hill
133 Portobello RdCupcakes to die for!
Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill GateAnother great cinema right on Notting Hill Gate.
Holland Park is about a 10 minute walk away and beautiful to visit. They also have open air theatre in the summer - and the Belvedere Restaurant in the grounds,
839 locals recommend
Holland Park
Ilchester PlaceHolland Park is about a 10 minute walk away and beautiful to visit. They also have open air theatre in the summer - and the Belvedere Restaurant in the grounds,
Definitely worth a visit. The Serpentine is in the middle with two cafes as well as pedalos and rowing boats for hire. Next to Kensington Gardens.
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
Definitely worth a visit. The Serpentine is in the middle with two cafes as well as pedalos and rowing boats for hire. Next to Kensington Gardens.
Great on the weekend - lots of stalls, cafes and boutiques. The Moroccan fish stall is great.
127 locals recommend
Golborne Road
Golborne RoadGreat on the weekend - lots of stalls, cafes and boutiques. The Moroccan fish stall is great.