Guidebook for London
Sightseeing
Museum of London
Museum of LondonSurprisingly large museum showing all things London
Magnificent Baroque church designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673
845 locals recommend
St. Paul's Cathedral
Magnificent Baroque church designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673
Housed in a beautiful grade II listed Victorian building, the largest wholesale meat market in the UK and one of the largest of its kind in Europe
60 locals recommend
Smithfield Market
Grand AvenueHoused in a beautiful grade II listed Victorian building, the largest wholesale meat market in the UK and one of the largest of its kind in Europe
Whitecross Street Market
132 Whitecross StGreat lunch time market
Barts Pathology Museum
24 W SmithfieldNamed one of CNN's Ten Weirdest Medical Museums in the World.
London’s oldest parish church - and the most complete Norman one - dates back to 1123.
30 locals recommend
St Bartholomew the Great
West SmithfieldLondon’s oldest parish church - and the most complete Norman one - dates back to 1123.
Millennium Bridge
Beautiful footbridge linking St. Paul's & Tate Modern
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe WalkGreat reconstructed theatre
Ornate, Victorian Gothic building, opened in 1882, with a high-ceilinged great hall and law courts
20 locals recommend
Royal Courts of Justice
StrandOrnate, Victorian Gothic building, opened in 1882, with a high-ceilinged great hall and law courts
Arts & Culture
Fabric London
77A Charterhouse StLondon's clubbing mecca
Vitra Showroom
188 York WayItalian design powerhouse - their London showroom is here
Modern Art
4-8 Helmet RowGreat art gallery
Charles Dickens Museum
48-49 Doughty StWhere he lived in London
Virgin Active
Lillie RoadNearest gym with a 25m swimming pool, steam room & sauna.
Golden Lane Sport & Fitness
Fane LaneSwimming pool, tennis, squash, badminton, you name it
Art gallery, concert venue, and a cinema too in this amazing brutalist building complex.
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk StreetArt gallery, concert venue, and a cinema too in this amazing brutalist building complex.
Eccentric 19th-century collector's home, packed with classical sculpture, paintings and curiosities.
183 locals recommend
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsEccentric 19th-century collector's home, packed with classical sculpture, paintings and curiosities.
Food Scene
Look mum no hands!
49 Old StOur fav cycle cafe
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
Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard StGreat coffee roaster
Shoreditch Grind
213 Old StTop notch coffee and a late night cocktail bar
Hix Oyster & Chop House
36-37 Cowcross Stthe name says it all.
The Zetter Townhouse Clerkenwell
49-50 St John's SquareBruno Loubet's flavoursome French bistro
The Peasant
240 St John StModern British
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!
38 locals recommend
Saint John Restaurant
26 Saint John StreetA 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!
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 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.
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 British menu from the Martin brothers of the Botanist at Sloane Square. Excellent fish from Billingsgate market. Great cocktail 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 cocktail bar too!
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
Gorgeous and intensely flavoured French cooking, awarded with a Michelin star.
22 locals recommend
Club Gascon - French Michelin Starred Restaurant
57 W SmithfieldGorgeous and intensely flavoured French cooking, awarded with a Michelin star.
Dose
70 Long Lnperfect flat white and amazing cheesecake
Everything Else
Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rdamazing contemporary art gallery
Drinks & Nightlife
Nightjar
129 City RdAmazing speakeasy Jazz venue
Smiths of Smithfield
67-77 Charterhouse StGreat local bar
Great candlelit bar with a Modern European menu and a wide choice of wines
26 locals recommend
Vinoteca Farringdon
7 St John StGreat candlelit bar with a Modern European menu and a wide choice of wines
Rising Sun, Carter Lane
61 Fleet StGreat local pub & old fashioned pub food
Rising Sun
38 Cloth FairOur fav local pub
Shopping
Hamiltons The Jewellers
32/34 Greville StLondon's infamous Jewellery street
One New Change
New ChangeNearest shopping mall with a great roof terrace bar / restaurant