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A must in London
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell Street
1546 locals recommend
A must in London
Fun bowling alley and restaurant
37 locals recommend
All Star Lanes-Holborn
Bloomsbury Place
37 locals recommend
Fun bowling alley and restaurant
Manuscripts and personal items displayed in author's former home, where he wrote Oliver Twist
93 locals recommend
Charles Dickens Museum
48-49 Doughty St
93 locals recommend
Manuscripts and personal items displayed in author's former home, where he wrote Oliver Twist
The national library of the UK and the largest library in the world by number of items catalogued
430 locals recommend
The British Library
96 Euston Rd
430 locals recommend
The national library of the UK and the largest library in the world by number of items catalogued
Museum tracing the development of British cartooning from the early 18th century to the present day
18 locals recommend
The Cartoon Museum
63 Wells St
18 locals recommend
Museum tracing the development of British cartooning from the early 18th century to the present day
The history of our world-famous transport system is revealed in this interactive museum which is fun for vehicle (and London) enthusiasts of all ages
95 locals recommend
London Transport Museum
The Piazza
95 locals recommend
The history of our world-famous transport system is revealed in this interactive museum which is fun for vehicle (and London) enthusiasts of all ages
World's leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
7 locals recommend
SOAS University of London
10 Thornhaugh St
7 locals recommend
World's leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world.
High Holborn
178 High Holborn
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world.
World leading children's hospital
15 locals recommend
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
15 locals recommend
World leading children's hospital
Little garden with benches, perfect for relaxing or reading a book
Queen Square
Queen Square
Little garden with benches, perfect for relaxing or reading a book
Lovely square park
69 locals recommend
Russell Square
69 locals recommend
Lovely square park
Local Post office
Marchmont Street Post Office
33 Marchmont St
Local Post office
Neoclassical nooks and crannies, architectural gems, bones and stones.
183 locals recommend
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
183 locals recommend
Neoclassical nooks and crannies, architectural gems, bones and stones.
Museum displaying an unusual mixture of medical artifacts and original artworks exploring 'ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art'
122 locals recommend
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd
122 locals recommend
Museum displaying an unusual mixture of medical artifacts and original artworks exploring 'ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art'
London's leading multidisciplinary university
36 locals recommend
University College London
Gower Street
36 locals recommend
London's leading multidisciplinary university

Shopping

Shopping centre with supermarkets, cafeterias, restaurants, retail shops and a Cinema
83 locals recommend
The Brunswick Centre
Bernard Street
83 locals recommend
Shopping centre with supermarkets, cafeterias, restaurants, retail shops and a Cinema
Lovely street with local shops, restaurants, coffee shops and bars, for a genuine feel of the area
Marchmont Street
Marchmont Street
Lovely street with local shops, restaurants, coffee shops and bars, for a genuine feel of the area
A mainstream and academic book retailer where you can browse books and have a coffee as well
44 locals recommend
Waterstones
82 Gower St
44 locals recommend
A mainstream and academic book retailer where you can browse books and have a coffee as well
A temple for used books with a selection of 55,000 uncatalogued works to rummage through.
9 locals recommend
Skoob Books
Marchmont Street
9 locals recommend
A temple for used books with a selection of 55,000 uncatalogued works to rummage through.
Lovely athmosphere. Seven streets of independent boutiques, heritage brands, quality British labels and indulgent beauty and grooming salons.
40 locals recommend
Seven Dials
Seven Dials
40 locals recommend
Lovely athmosphere. Seven streets of independent boutiques, heritage brands, quality British labels and indulgent beauty and grooming salons.
Colourful, funky pedestrian retail area with second hand shops and organic stores
47 locals recommend
Neal's Yard
Neal's Yard
47 locals recommend
Colourful, funky pedestrian retail area with second hand shops and organic stores

Arts & Culture

Independent movies
70 locals recommend
Curzon Bloomsbury
70 locals recommend
Independent movies
Formidable art gallery (the wonderful Courtauld), a beautiful fountain court, a terraced café and a classy restaurant
217 locals recommend
Somerset House
Strand
217 locals recommend
Formidable art gallery (the wonderful Courtauld), a beautiful fountain court, a terraced café and a classy restaurant
Hosts a varied programme to suit all tastes including comedy, drama, music and dance.
12 locals recommend
Bloomsbury Theatre and Studio
15 Gordon St
12 locals recommend
Hosts a varied programme to suit all tastes including comedy, drama, music and dance.
Lavish Georgian theatre that favours crowd-pulling mainstream musicals
35 locals recommend
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Catherine Street
35 locals recommend
Lavish Georgian theatre that favours crowd-pulling mainstream musicals
Theatre hosting big budget musicals, dance shows and drama, including some revivals
6 locals recommend
The Shaftesbury Theatre
210 Shaftesbury Ave
6 locals recommend
Theatre hosting big budget musicals, dance shows and drama, including some revivals
1929 art deco theatre with Portland stone facade, home to Queen musical We Will Rock You since 2002
12 locals recommend
Dominion Theatre
268-269 Tottenham Court Rd
12 locals recommend
1929 art deco theatre with Portland stone facade, home to Queen musical We Will Rock You since 2002

Entertainment & Activities

A large (seven acres) urban open space with a children's playground, sand pits, a duck pond, a pets corner and a café
67 locals recommend
Coram's Fields
93 Guilford St
67 locals recommend
A large (seven acres) urban open space with a children's playground, sand pits, a duck pond, a pets corner and a café

Food Scene

Best pizzeria in the area, a favourite of Boris
88 locals recommend
Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit St
88 locals recommend
Best pizzeria in the area, a favourite of Boris
Modern restaurant serving gourmet vegetarian dishes in an Art Deco-inspired dining room.
7 locals recommend
Vanilla Black
17-18 Took's Ct
7 locals recommend
Modern restaurant serving gourmet vegetarian dishes in an Art Deco-inspired dining room.
Coffe, cakes and Afternoon Tea
28 locals recommend
Beauty in Bloomsbury
42 Theobalds Rd
28 locals recommend
Coffe, cakes and Afternoon Tea
Half price take away sushi half hour before closing!
itsu
103 Tottenham Court Rd
Half price take away sushi half hour before closing!
Modern dining room and veranda for progressive Indian cuisine.
21 locals recommend
Salaam Namaste
68 Millman St
21 locals recommend
Modern dining room and veranda for progressive Indian cuisine.
Elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu
30 locals recommend
Holborn Dining Room
252 High Holborn
30 locals recommend
Elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu
1960s pub with vintage film posters, booth seating and a beef-focused menu
The Bountiful Cow Public House & Dining
51 Eagle St
1960s pub with vintage film posters, booth seating and a beef-focused menu
Family-run fish and chip shop in dark-wood, pub-style restaurant, to eat in or to take away.
46 locals recommend
North Sea
7-8 Leigh St
46 locals recommend
Family-run fish and chip shop in dark-wood, pub-style restaurant, to eat in or to take away.
Light-filled, airy, white-walled restaurant delivering Italian staples, plus specials.
Balfour Restaurant
73-77 Marchmont Street
Light-filled, airy, white-walled restaurant delivering Italian staples, plus specials.
Colourful, low-lit modern Chinese in former library with wall murals and 5 dining spaces.
Shanghai Blues
193-197 High Holborn
Colourful, low-lit modern Chinese in former library with wall murals and 5 dining spaces.
Handpainted murals and a rustic chic decor in this cosy restaurant serving French favourites. Good value
Savoir Faire
42 New Oxford St
Handpainted murals and a rustic chic decor in this cosy restaurant serving French favourites. Good value
Brunswick Shopping Mall branch of small-chain Japanese canteen for sushi, ramen and rice dishes. Very good value
22 locals recommend
Hare & Tortoise
11-13 Brunswick Square
22 locals recommend
Brunswick Shopping Mall branch of small-chain Japanese canteen for sushi, ramen and rice dishes. Very good value
Homemade hummus, warm pitta and salad in an airy space with red tables and benches, or to take away.
Hummus Bros
88 Wardour St
Homemade hummus, warm pitta and salad in an airy space with red tables and benches, or to take away.
Good coffee selection, free wifi
170 locals recommend
Costa Coffee
73 Kilburn High Rd
170 locals recommend
Good coffee selection, free wifi
Good fish & chips
9 locals recommend
The Fryer's Delight
19 Theobalds Rd
9 locals recommend
Good fish & chips
Lovely little pedestrian street with traditional pubs and restaurants. Just accross the street!
Cosmo Place
Cosmo Place
Lovely little pedestrian street with traditional pubs and restaurants. Just accross the street!
Fantastic coffee shops, eateries and pubs
Store Street
Store Street
Fantastic coffee shops, eateries and pubs
Trendy restaurant scene, take a stroll to Charlotte street for a wide variety of restaurant cuisines.
27 locals recommend
Fitzrovia
27 locals recommend
Trendy restaurant scene, take a stroll to Charlotte street for a wide variety of restaurant cuisines.
Great for coffees and home-made cakes
24 locals recommend
Bloomsbury Coffee House
20 Tavistock Pl
24 locals recommend
Great for coffees and home-made cakes

Essentials

Favourite supermarket for quality groceries. Ready made fresh roast chicken available all day, good wine aisle
323 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
1 New Union Square
323 locals recommend
Favourite supermarket for quality groceries. Ready made fresh roast chicken available all day, good wine aisle
Local groceries store, in front of Holborn station
941 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse Hill
941 locals recommend
Local groceries store, in front of Holborn station
One of the best cheese shops in London
17 locals recommend
Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden
17 Short's Gardens
17 locals recommend
One of the best cheese shops in London

Drinks & Nightlife

Polish hideaway stocks some 50 different vodkas, categorised according to descriptions such as ‘clean and clear’, ‘dry and interesting’ and ‘nice and sweet’.
17 locals recommend
Bar Polski
6 Little Turnstile
17 locals recommend
Polish hideaway stocks some 50 different vodkas, categorised according to descriptions such as ‘clean and clear’, ‘dry and interesting’ and ‘nice and sweet’.
A warren of Victorian frosted-glass booths, each with direct access to the bar; mirrors; buffed wood panelling
19 locals recommend
Princess Louise
208 High Holborn
19 locals recommend
A warren of Victorian frosted-glass booths, each with direct access to the bar; mirrors; buffed wood panelling
Contemporary take on a traditional British pub
The Old Crown Public House
33 New Oxford St
Contemporary take on a traditional British pub