Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great stout British dishes, with meats from the rotisserie a highlight
43 locals recommend
The Jugged Hare
49 Chiswell StGreat stout British dishes, with meats from the rotisserie a highlight
Great British menu from the Martin brothers of the Botanist at Sloane Square. Excellent fish from Billingsgate market. Great coctail bar too!
9 locals recommend
Chiswell Street Dining Rooms
56 Chiswell StGreat British menu from the Martin brothers of the Botanist at Sloane Square. Excellent fish from Billingsgate market. Great coctail bar too!
Seasonal British food - dishes that have personality and are all about flavour.
91 locals recommend
Fifteen
15 Westland PlSeasonal British food - dishes that have personality and are all about flavour.
Charterhouse Square
Charterhouse SquareGreat meats and grills
Great local pub from the Martin brothers comes with the sort of food that is reassuringly familiar yet done well.
180 St John St
180 Saint John StreetGreat local pub from the Martin brothers comes with the sort of food that is reassuringly familiar yet done well.
Great steak house from Hawksmoor, with plenty of other choices with influences from Italy, Asia and the Middle East.
35 locals recommend
Foxlow Clerkenwell
69-73 St John StGreat steak house from Hawksmoor, with plenty of other choices with influences from Italy, Asia and the Middle East.
Fusion cooking that uses complementary flavours to create vibrant, zesty dishes.
83 locals recommend
The Modern Pantry
47-48 St John's SquareFusion cooking that uses complementary flavours to create vibrant, zesty dishes.
Great pub food, try the goose rillettes or chicken pie.
58 locals recommend
The Princess of Shoreditch
76-78 Paul StGreat pub food, try the goose rillettes or chicken pie.
A glorious celebration of British fare and a champion of 'nose to tail eating'. It's appealingly simple, full of flavour and very satisfying. A must try!
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John StA glorious celebration of British fare and a champion of 'nose to tail eating'. It's appealingly simple, full of flavour and very satisfying. A must try!
Eyre Brothers Restaurant
70 Leonard StGreat Iberian restaurant
The Peasant
240 St John StModern British
The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell
49-50 St John's SquareBruno Loubet's flavoursome French bistro
Hoxton Grill
81 Great Eastern StNorth American classic - opens for breakfast too
Amazing Venetian-style bacaro converted from an old meat market storage facility
64 locals recommend
Smiths of Smithfield
67-77 Charterhouse StAmazing Venetian-style bacaro converted from an old meat market storage facility
Angler
3 South Plrooftop restaurant serving British seafood
Hix Oyster & Chop House
36-37 Cowcross Stthe name says it all.
2 Baldwin St
2 Baldwin StreetGreat Peruvian food
Jane Roe Kitchen
90 Old StGreat pizza & burgers at a great price!
Cozzo
177 Whitecross StreetNice local Italian restaurant, great for people watching
Fix Coffee
161A Whitecross StThe nearest place to get a perfect flat white
Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StTop notch coffee and a late night cocktail bar
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard StGreat coffee roaster
HKK
88 Worship StreetMichelin star Chinese
Look mum no hands!
49 Old StGreat cycle cafe
Kennedys OF Barbican
169 Whitecross StReal fresh fish & chips
Arts & Culture
Spa Experience Old Street
1 Norman StLondon's oldest Turkish bath
LSO St. Luke's
161 Old Stconcert venue
Barbican Centre
Silk Streetart gallery, concert venue, and a cinema too.
Modern Art
4-8 Helmet RowBeautiful gallery from curator Stuart Shave.
Golden Lane Sport & Fitness
Fann StreetSwimming pool, tennis, squash, badminton, you name it
Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rdamazing gallery
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
32 Fitzroy Squarealso very good
Fabric London
77A Charterhouse StClubber's mecca
Vitra Showroom
188 York WayItalian design powerhouse - their London showroom is here
Sightseeing
Whitecross Street Market
132 Whitecross StGreat lunch time market
Where William Blake is buried, as well as 123,000 others.
6 locals recommend
Bunhill Fields Burial And Gardens
Bunhill Fields Burial And GardensWhere William Blake is buried, as well as 123,000 others.
Smithfield Market
Grand AvenueLondon's most famous meat market
Museum of London
Museum of LondonSurprisingly large museum showing all things London
Drinks & Nightlife
Nightjar
129 City RdAmazing secret Jazz venue
Two Brewers
114 Clapham High Streetgreat local pub
East Bloc
217 City RdShoreditch's most well known gay club