This London Travel Guide has the ultimate list of the best things to do in London. As a London local, these are my recommendations for the best restaurants, bars, cafes, markets, hotels, and activities in London.
London Restaurants
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Kiln, Dishoom, Seabird, Smoking Goat, Circolo Popolare, Hoppers, Gloria, Fatt Pundit, Ave Mario, Kricket, La Bodega Negra, Fallow, Jolene, Bancone, Manteca
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Daphne’s, Sushisamba, NoMad Hotel, COYA, OXO tower, Luca, Madera Treehouse, Duck & Waffle, Kahani, Chotto Matte, Hawksmoor, J Sheeky
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Gymkhana, ROKA, Bob Bob Riccard, Nobu, 34 Mayfair, Amazonico, 14 Hills, Hakkasan, Cecconi, Novikov, Scott’s, Sucre, Casa Cruz, Core by Clare Smyth, Claude Bosi at Bibendum, Sketch
London Activities & Places to Visit
MUSEUMS
V&A Museum, Natural History Museum, Design Museum, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, National Gallery
LANDMARKS
Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace
PLACES
Chinatown, Barbican, Brick Lane, Little Venice, King’s Cross, Notting Hill, Soho
PARKS & GARDENS
Regent’s Park, Hyde Park, Kyoto Gardens, Kew Gardens, Hampstead Heath, Richmond Park
ACTIVITIES
Up at the O2, River Thames Cruise, West End Theatre Show, Backyard Cinema
London Brunch & Bakeries
Granger & Co
Beam
Sunday in Brooklyn
Jolene
Farmers Mistress
Buns From Home
Bondi Green
Bread Ahead
Milk Beach
Arôme
Fortitude
Layla
Milk
Ole & Steen
Palaette
Miel
Lantana
London Rooftop Bars
Sky Garden
Madison
Netil 360
JOIA Rooftop
Wagtail
The Nest
Roof East
The Rooftop
Florattica
Sabine
Skylight
Garden Rooftop
The Shard
12th Knot
Bar Elba
London Markets
Borough Market
Camden Market
Portobello Road
Greenwich Market
Broadway Market
Maltby Street Market
Spitalfields Market
Columbia Road Flower Market
Brick Lane Market
Covent Garden Market
Map of London
Here’s a map of all the places in London mentioned in this post.
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