Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Bright, casual cafe with tiled walls, for health-conscious brunches, smoothies and sandwiches.
56 locals recommend
Farm Girl Notting Hill
59A Portobello Rd
56 locals recommend
Bright, casual cafe with tiled walls, for health-conscious brunches, smoothies and sandwiches.
Jerk, curry and gumbo dishes in an easygoing venue with colourful decor and mismatched furniture.
92 locals recommend
Rum Kitchen Notting Hill
92 locals recommend
Jerk, curry and gumbo dishes in an easygoing venue with colourful decor and mismatched furniture.
Green leather seats line the booths at this stylish American-style diner with a shake menu.
37 locals recommend
Tinseltown
44-46 St John St
37 locals recommend
Green leather seats line the booths at this stylish American-style diner with a shake menu.
Authentic cafe with colourful art and booth seating, serving milkshakes and flame-grilled burgers.
26 locals recommend
Lucky Seven Diner
127 Westbourne Park Road
26 locals recommend
Authentic cafe with colourful art and booth seating, serving milkshakes and flame-grilled burgers.
Casual concept store bringing together high fashion and a modern menu specialising in brunch.
22 locals recommend
202 Westbourne Grove
202 Westbourne Grove
22 locals recommend
Casual concept store bringing together high fashion and a modern menu specialising in brunch.
International dining with an Aussie accent in airy, no-reservations dining room with large windows.
306 locals recommend
Granger and Co.
175 Westbourne Grove
306 locals recommend
International dining with an Aussie accent in airy, no-reservations dining room with large windows.
Flavours from around North Africa and the Middle East at this chic deli and 10-seat cafe.
202 locals recommend
Ottolenghi
202 locals recommend
Flavours from around North Africa and the Middle East at this chic deli and 10-seat cafe.
Home-made tacos and Mexican street food small plates, plus takeaway boxes with rice and beans.
74 locals recommend
Taqueria
141-145 Westbourne Grove
74 locals recommend
Home-made tacos and Mexican street food small plates, plus takeaway boxes with rice and beans.
Store specialising in American-style home baking, including cupcakes, brownies and cheesecakes.
59 locals recommend
The Hummingbird Bakery - Notting Hill
133 Portobello Rd
59 locals recommend
Store specialising in American-style home baking, including cupcakes, brownies and cheesecakes.
Traditional Persian food in a vintage interior with contemporary and recycled furnishings.
23 locals recommend
Hafez
5 Hereford Rd
23 locals recommend
Traditional Persian food in a vintage interior with contemporary and recycled furnishings.
14 basement seats for sophisticated Modern European set menu from MasterChef finalist Marianne Lumb.
24 locals recommend
Marianne
104 Chepstow Road
24 locals recommend
14 basement seats for sophisticated Modern European set menu from MasterChef finalist Marianne Lumb.
Seasonal, modern British plates served in a rustic space with colourful fabrics and barrel tables.
85 locals recommend
The Shed
122 Palace Gardens Terrace
85 locals recommend
Seasonal, modern British plates served in a rustic space with colourful fabrics and barrel tables.
Chef Brett Graham's innovative cooking, paired with fine wines in a smart, modern setting.
288 locals recommend
The Ledbury
127 Ledbury Rd
288 locals recommend
Chef Brett Graham's innovative cooking, paired with fine wines in a smart, modern setting.

Drinks & Nightlife

Rococo-styled bar and vaulted Modern European cellar restaurant in Georgian townhouse.
162 locals recommend
Beach Blanket Babylon
45 Ledbury Rd
162 locals recommend
Rococo-styled bar and vaulted Modern European cellar restaurant in Georgian townhouse.
Live music, niche club nights and art exhibitions at popular venue with dance floor and small stage.
57 locals recommend
Notting Hill Arts Club
21 Notting Hill Gate
57 locals recommend
Live music, niche club nights and art exhibitions at popular venue with dance floor and small stage.
Traditional and modern cocktails served in a stripped-back contemporary bar setting, with DJs.
99 locals recommend
Portobello Star
171 Portobello Rd
99 locals recommend
Traditional and modern cocktails served in a stripped-back contemporary bar setting, with DJs.
Retro, kitsch-filled Polynesian cocktail bar with a menu of Caribbean-style snack food.
109 locals recommend
Trailer Happiness
177 Portobello Rd
109 locals recommend
Retro, kitsch-filled Polynesian cocktail bar with a menu of Caribbean-style snack food.
Cash-only, bohemian local hangout with sofas, pool table and high-tech sound system for live music.
67 locals recommend
Mau Mau Bar
265 Portobello Rd
67 locals recommend
Cash-only, bohemian local hangout with sofas, pool table and high-tech sound system for live music.
Swanky hangout featuring creative cocktails and a menu of steak, lobster and burgers, plus brunch.
34 locals recommend
The Hayden Pub & Rooms
65 Westbourne Grove
34 locals recommend
Swanky hangout featuring creative cocktails and a menu of steak, lobster and burgers, plus brunch.
Alcohol-free, gastro bar with stripped-back, artsy decor, for a health-centric menu and mocktails.
34 locals recommend
Redemption
6 Chepstow Rd
34 locals recommend
Alcohol-free, gastro bar with stripped-back, artsy decor, for a health-centric menu and mocktails.
Large gastropub with laid-back soundtrack, high ceilings, brick walls and mismatched furniture.
34 locals recommend
The Prince Bonaparte
80 Chepstow Road
34 locals recommend
Large gastropub with laid-back soundtrack, high ceilings, brick walls and mismatched furniture.

Arts & Culture

One of Britain's great Victorian splendours, most famous for the Proms classical music festival.
674 locals recommend
Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College Road
674 locals recommend
One of Britain's great Victorian splendours, most famous for the Proms classical music festival.
Elegant marquee auditorium for open-air opera performances, with picnic areas, mezzanine, terrace.
26 locals recommend
Opera Holland Park
Ilchester Place
26 locals recommend
Elegant marquee auditorium for open-air opera performances, with picnic areas, mezzanine, terrace.
Displays of contemporary design and innovation, from the everyday to the cutting edge.
330 locals recommend
The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High St
330 locals recommend
Displays of contemporary design and innovation, from the everyday to the cutting edge.
A vast treasury of science and invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition Road
1157 locals recommend
A vast treasury of science and invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
1694 locals recommend
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
1954 locals recommend
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
Small theatre producing innovative, original work and encouraging rising international talent.
20 locals recommend
Gate Theatre
26 Pembridge Rd
20 locals recommend
Small theatre producing innovative, original work and encouraging rising international talent.
20th Century Theatre
291 Westbourne Grove

Sightseeing

Free-entry art galleries hosting world-renowned temporary exhibitions on either side of the lake.
240 locals recommend
Serpentine Galleries
240 locals recommend
Free-entry art galleries hosting world-renowned temporary exhibitions on either side of the lake.
Royal palace and gardens, with exhibits on former residents like Queen Victoria and Princess Diana.
607 locals recommend
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens
607 locals recommend
Royal palace and gardens, with exhibits on former residents like Queen Victoria and Princess Diana.
Queen Victoria Statue
Kensington Palace Gardens
34 locals recommend
The Albert Memorial
34 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
3079 locals recommend
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.
Large park with woodland, sports facilities, playground and cafe, plus a Japanese Kyoto Garden.
839 locals recommend
Holland Park
Ilchester Place
839 locals recommend
Large park with woodland, sports facilities, playground and cafe, plus a Japanese Kyoto Garden.

Shopping

Enormous shopping mall with more than 350 shops/services.
1121 locals recommend
Westfield London
1081 Ariel Way
1121 locals recommend
Enormous shopping mall with more than 350 shops/services.
The most famous street market in the world.
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High St
860 locals recommend
The most famous street market in the world.
A collection of chain retailers in a former department store, plus a cinema, gym and bowling alley.
142 locals recommend
The Whiteley
149 Queensway
142 locals recommend
A collection of chain retailers in a former department store, plus a cinema, gym and bowling alley.

Essentials

8 locals recommend
Koia
32-34 Notting Hill Gate
8 locals recommend
Walk-in clinic
St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing
Exmoor Street
Walk-in clinic
20 locals recommend
Hammersmith Hospital
72 Du Cane Rd
20 locals recommend
29 locals recommend
St Mary's Hospital
Praed Street
29 locals recommend
189 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
917-921 Fulham Rd.
189 locals recommend
62 locals recommend
little Waitrose & Partners
Tottenham Court Road
62 locals recommend