Guidebook for Greater London

Monika
Guidebook for Greater London

Food Scene

Beautifully restored gastro pub down the road from the flat. It has outdoor patio and the couple who owns it is really friendly. Local gem. Great food.
147 locals recommend
Princess Victoria
217 Uxbridge Rd
147 locals recommend
Beautifully restored gastro pub down the road from the flat. It has outdoor patio and the couple who owns it is really friendly. Local gem. Great food.
The best brunch in West London bar none. From organic scrambled eggs on sourdough to yummy omelette with chorizo and flourless cakes and almond cappuccino, this place with the quaint decor and outdoor eating facing morning sun is a perfect place for breakfast or brunch
77 locals recommend
Proud Mary's
1C Oaklands Grove
77 locals recommend
The best brunch in West London bar none. From organic scrambled eggs on sourdough to yummy omelette with chorizo and flourless cakes and almond cappuccino, this place with the quaint decor and outdoor eating facing morning sun is a perfect place for breakfast or brunch
Another new opening on Uxbridge Road, fabulous sourdough pizza in a funky industrial decor.
9 locals recommend
Little Napoli
428 Uxbridge Rd
9 locals recommend
Another new opening on Uxbridge Road, fabulous sourdough pizza in a funky industrial decor.
Just opposite the entrance to my road is this beautifully restored Victorian music venue with the brasserie. Well priced honest food in an informal atmosphere.
61 locals recommend
Next Door Records
304 Uxbridge Rd
61 locals recommend
Just opposite the entrance to my road is this beautifully restored Victorian music venue with the brasserie. Well priced honest food in an informal atmosphere.
Yummy cafe right outside the Shepherds Bush Market station to the left. Home made food, quaint interior. Fab.
14 locals recommend
Hummingbird Deli
200 Uxbridge Rd
14 locals recommend
Yummy cafe right outside the Shepherds Bush Market station to the left. Home made food, quaint interior. Fab.
Great local Thai 2 mins from my flat. Decor is terrible but food great
33 locals recommend
Esarn Kheaw
314 Uxbridge Rd
33 locals recommend
Great local Thai 2 mins from my flat. Decor is terrible but food great
Great Japanese set inside the pub with live music on Fridays
34 locals recommend
Ukai
240 Portobello Rd
34 locals recommend
Great Japanese set inside the pub with live music on Fridays
Great brunch venue with yummy breakfast and brunch menu pretty much whole day round. Wood panelled walls and comfy seats are perfect to hide away from a rainy day.
Goode & Wright
271 Portobello Road
Great brunch venue with yummy breakfast and brunch menu pretty much whole day round. Wood panelled walls and comfy seats are perfect to hide away from a rainy day.
Its a restaurant and a Nicole Farhi shop in one. Fantastic brunch with probably the best people watching in town. Next to Daylesford Organic. Secret garden at the back. The famous and the beautiful all hang out there.
22 locals recommend
202 Westbourne Grove
202 Westbourne Grove
22 locals recommend
Its a restaurant and a Nicole Farhi shop in one. Fantastic brunch with probably the best people watching in town. Next to Daylesford Organic. Secret garden at the back. The famous and the beautiful all hang out there.

Drinks & Nightlife

Another recently revamped pub with a lovely upcycled look. Its fast becoming a local favourite. Less than 10 mins walk.
12 locals recommend
The Pocket Watch
434 Uxbridge Rd
12 locals recommend
Another recently revamped pub with a lovely upcycled look. Its fast becoming a local favourite. Less than 10 mins walk.
Gorgeous Victorian music hall where a lot of future famous names play or big names when they want an intimate venue.
100 locals recommend
Bush Hall
310 Uxbridge Rd
100 locals recommend
Gorgeous Victorian music hall where a lot of future famous names play or big names when they want an intimate venue.
Amazing craft beer bar established by few guys from Edinburgh. Great interior, always busy, sometimes live music but most of all - if you are a beer lover its a must.
104 locals recommend
BrewDog pub
15-19 Goldhawk Rd
104 locals recommend
Amazing craft beer bar established by few guys from Edinburgh. Great interior, always busy, sometimes live music but most of all - if you are a beer lover its a must.
Another stunning and intimate Victorian music hall where the likes of LMFAO, Beyonce and Katy Perry had concerts.
189 locals recommend
Shepherd's Bush Empire
211 Shepherd's Bush Grn
189 locals recommend
Another stunning and intimate Victorian music hall where the likes of LMFAO, Beyonce and Katy Perry had concerts.
Great pub with granny lamps makes it very homely. Live music and DJ on Fridays
90 locals recommend
Defectors Weld
170 Uxbridge Rd
90 locals recommend
Great pub with granny lamps makes it very homely. Live music and DJ on Fridays
Great gin palace on Portobello Rd. Always buzzing
26 locals recommend
The Distillery
186 Portobello Rd
26 locals recommend
Great gin palace on Portobello Rd. Always buzzing
Great newly restored pub in the heart of Portobello with Finch's Dining Room serving quality modern British food
34 locals recommend
The Duke of Wellington
179 Portobello Rd
34 locals recommend
Great newly restored pub in the heart of Portobello with Finch's Dining Room serving quality modern British food
E&O is a very lively bar and a fusion oriental restaurant full of beautifull people. Not to be missed.
275 locals recommend
e&o Pan Asian Restaurant Notting Hill
14 Blenheim Crescent
275 locals recommend
E&O is a very lively bar and a fusion oriental restaurant full of beautifull people. Not to be missed.

Parks & Nature

Probably one of the most beautiful parks in London with legendary Kyoto Garden, peacocks strolling lazily around and in Summer - the Opera Holland Park. A total gem.
839 locals recommend
Holland Park
Ilchester Place
839 locals recommend
Probably one of the most beautiful parks in London with legendary Kyoto Garden, peacocks strolling lazily around and in Summer - the Opera Holland Park. A total gem.
Gorgeous Italianate park set up by Lord Burlington with landscaped gardens, mini river and a recently added modern cafe. In Summer it hosts open air cinema, theatre and music concerts. Bring a blanket and picnic and you may think you are in Italy.
176 locals recommend
Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
176 locals recommend
Gorgeous Italianate park set up by Lord Burlington with landscaped gardens, mini river and a recently added modern cafe. In Summer it hosts open air cinema, theatre and music concerts. Bring a blanket and picnic and you may think you are in Italy.

Arts & Culture

The V&A is the world's greatest museum of design and the arts: its collections cover two thousand years up to the present, in virtually every medium and from Britain, Europe and Asia. Holds some of the most amazing exhibitions like currently recent Alexander McQueen retrospective and now BALENCIAGA. Not to be missed.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
1694 locals recommend
The V&A is the world's greatest museum of design and the arts: its collections cover two thousand years up to the present, in virtually every medium and from Britain, Europe and Asia. Holds some of the most amazing exhibitions like currently recent Alexander McQueen retrospective and now BALENCIAGA. Not to be missed.
The name says it all. Educational, intriguing and there are always amazing exhibitions. A great place to take your kids with attractions such as middle earth, robots, etc.
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition Road
1157 locals recommend
The name says it all. Educational, intriguing and there are always amazing exhibitions. A great place to take your kids with attractions such as middle earth, robots, etc.
Museum of design just outside of Holland Park on High Street Kensington. Great place to spend a Sunday morning in culture
330 locals recommend
The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High St
330 locals recommend
Museum of design just outside of Holland Park on High Street Kensington. Great place to spend a Sunday morning in culture
The Leighton House Museum is in the Holland Park district of Kensington and Chelsea in London. The painter Frederic, Lord Leighton commissioned the architect and designer George Aitchison to build him a combined home and studio. The resulting building, now Grade II* listed, is noted for its elaborate Orientalist and aesthetic interiors.
105 locals recommend
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Rd
105 locals recommend
The Leighton House Museum is in the Holland Park district of Kensington and Chelsea in London. The painter Frederic, Lord Leighton commissioned the architect and designer George Aitchison to build him a combined home and studio. The resulting building, now Grade II* listed, is noted for its elaborate Orientalist and aesthetic interiors.

Shopping

The biggest shopping in Europe with all imaginable labels from high street to Louis Vuitton. Biggest John Lewis is opening in 2018. There is also a myriad of restaurants, 12-screen cinema with 3D and indoor ice skating rink in winter.
737 locals recommend
Westfield Shopping Centre
737 locals recommend
The biggest shopping in Europe with all imaginable labels from high street to Louis Vuitton. Biggest John Lewis is opening in 2018. There is also a myriad of restaurants, 12-screen cinema with 3D and indoor ice skating rink in winter.
Need I say more ? The most iconic market on the planet. The blue door from Notting Hill the movie is on Lancaster Road btw. You can easily spend a whole Saturday there strolling all the way from Notting Hill Gate, past antique shops right up to Golborne Road shopping mecca. Amazing food everywhere
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High St
860 locals recommend
Need I say more ? The most iconic market on the planet. The blue door from Notting Hill the movie is on Lancaster Road btw. You can easily spend a whole Saturday there strolling all the way from Notting Hill Gate, past antique shops right up to Golborne Road shopping mecca. Amazing food everywhere
Lots of cheap goodies and food & spices from all over the world.
76 locals recommend
Shepherd's Bush Market
Shepherd's Bush Market
76 locals recommend
Lots of cheap goodies and food & spices from all over the world.
Main supermarket in Shepherds Bush - part of Westfield Shopping Centre. Quality food
242 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
Ariel Way
242 locals recommend
Main supermarket in Shepherds Bush - part of Westfield Shopping Centre. Quality food

Essentials

338 locals recommend
Tesco Express
39-41 Sheen Ln
338 locals recommend
Nearest hospital
6 locals recommend
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital
Du Cane Road
6 locals recommend
Nearest hospital
Nearest pharmacy
LloydsPharmacy
377 Uxbridge Rd
Nearest pharmacy

Getting Around

Nearest tube station - 2 stops to Ladbroke Grove for Portobello Road Market
82 locals recommend
Shepherd's Bush Market station
82 locals recommend
Nearest tube station - 2 stops to Ladbroke Grove for Portobello Road Market
Central Line and Overground
126 locals recommend
Shepherd's Bush station
126 locals recommend
Central Line and Overground
Central Line next to BBC TV studios
40 locals recommend
White City Station
Wood Lane
40 locals recommend
Central Line next to BBC TV studios