Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Rosewood Hotel's elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu.
30 locals recommend
Holborn Dining Room
252 High HolbornRosewood Hotel's elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu.
Long-standing celebrity haunt in art deco surrounds for Modern British food and a pre-theatre menu.
42 locals recommend
The Ivy
1-5 West StLong-standing celebrity haunt in art deco surrounds for Modern British food and a pre-theatre menu.
London version of cult New York French brasserie with dark wood and red-leather banquettes.
40 locals recommend
Balthazar
4-6 Russell StLondon version of cult New York French brasserie with dark wood and red-leather banquettes.
Refined shop for designer cakes and upmarket sweets to take away or enjoy with a glass of champagne.
28 locals recommend
Beauty in Bloomsbury
42 Theobalds RdRefined shop for designer cakes and upmarket sweets to take away or enjoy with a glass of champagne.
Smart contemporary Korean restaurant with shared tables, open kitchen and charcoal barbecue.
34 locals recommend
Kimchee
71 High HolbornSmart contemporary Korean restaurant with shared tables, open kitchen and charcoal barbecue.
Small Victorian pub with a no-music policy, old-fashioned interior, and traditional British menu.
78 locals recommend
The Lamb
94 Lamb's Conduit StSmall Victorian pub with a no-music policy, old-fashioned interior, and traditional British menu.
Arts & Culture
Manuscripts and personal items displayed in author's former home, where he wrote Oliver Twist.
93 locals recommend
Charles Dickens Museum
48-49 Doughty StManuscripts and personal items displayed in author's former home, where he wrote Oliver Twist.
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell StreetHuge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Parks & Nature
Large Georgian square with statue of founder, the Duke of Bedford, plaza and water feature.
69 locals recommend
Russell Square
Large Georgian square with statue of founder, the Duke of Bedford, plaza and water feature.
Drinks & Nightlife
1990s pub in a 1720 building with a facsimile 18th-century interior, selling ales and fruit beers.
59 locals recommend
The Jerusalem Tavern
55 Britton St1990s pub in a 1720 building with a facsimile 18th-century interior, selling ales and fruit beers.
Real ale and pub grub in ornate Victorian bar with tiling, oak furnishings and etched glass panels.
15 locals recommend
Princess Louise
208 High HolbornReal ale and pub grub in ornate Victorian bar with tiling, oak furnishings and etched glass panels.