Guidebook for London

Glenn
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Great pub with a good restaurant - just 50m away - perfect place to start your trip
106 locals raden deze aan
Canton Arms
177 S Lambeth Rd
106 locals raden deze aan
Great pub with a good restaurant - just 50m away - perfect place to start your trip
Busy Portuguese Restaurant - big cheap breakfasts, good tapas and menu
14 locals raden deze aan
Grelha D'Ouro
145 S Lambeth Rd
14 locals raden deze aan
Busy Portuguese Restaurant - big cheap breakfasts, good tapas and menu
Fun pub with good outdoor area and great restaurant
97 locals raden deze aan
Fentiman Arms
64 Fentiman Rd
97 locals raden deze aan
Fun pub with good outdoor area and great restaurant
My favourite - amazing space full of antiques and oddities - great bar and restaurant - really quirky
122 locals raden deze aan
LASSCO Brunswick House
30 Wandsworth Rd
122 locals raden deze aan
My favourite - amazing space full of antiques and oddities - great bar and restaurant - really quirky
Great fresh Portuguese style patisserie
94 locals raden deze aan
Lisboa Patisserie
57 Golborne Rd
94 locals raden deze aan
Great fresh Portuguese style patisserie
Really tasty burger place
58 locals raden deze aan
Dirty Burger Vauxhall
6 S Lambeth Rd
58 locals raden deze aan
Really tasty burger place
don't love chain store coffee but if you have to!
192 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks Coffee
2 S Lambeth Rd
192 locals raden deze aan
don't love chain store coffee but if you have to!
great coffee and deli - in cute area with a little square - love this place for lunch during nice day
44 locals raden deze aan
Italo.
13 Bonnington Square
44 locals raden deze aan
great coffee and deli - in cute area with a little square - love this place for lunch during nice day
Great vegetarian - it is a vegetarian co-op so has different chefs and different menus on a regular basis.
82 locals raden deze aan
Bonnington Cafe
11 Vauxhall Grove
82 locals raden deze aan
Great vegetarian - it is a vegetarian co-op so has different chefs and different menus on a regular basis.
Great outdoor area and Portuguese - sometimes has outdoor BBQs in summer
10 locals raden deze aan
Madeira
46b Albert Embankment
10 locals raden deze aan
Great outdoor area and Portuguese - sometimes has outdoor BBQs in summer
Portuguese style again - big portions
13 locals raden deze aan
Pico Bar & Grill
74 Albert Embankment
13 locals raden deze aan
Portuguese style again - big portions
my favourite pizza place in London
561 locals raden deze aan
Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
561 locals raden deze aan
my favourite pizza place in London
Great Indian restaurant
42 locals raden deze aan
Hot Stuff
19 Wilcox Rd
42 locals raden deze aan
Great Indian restaurant
Traditional Italian pastries and cakes, handmade and produced daily in their on-site bakery - good coffee!
21 locals raden deze aan
Dolcezza
139 Clapham Road
21 locals raden deze aan
Traditional Italian pastries and cakes, handmade and produced daily in their on-site bakery - good coffee!
Great takeaway Chinese
Dragon Garden
125 Courtlands Dr
Great takeaway Chinese
Outdoor seating is nice in good weather
32 locals raden deze aan
Estrela Bar
113 S Lambeth Rd
32 locals raden deze aan
Outdoor seating is nice in good weather
Lovely Tea Room with great cakes set up in old pub - also has theatre at night.
47 locals raden deze aan
Tea House Theatre
139 Vauxhall Walk
47 locals raden deze aan
Lovely Tea Room with great cakes set up in old pub - also has theatre at night.
Little outdoor cafe in the park
13 locals raden deze aan
Parco Cafe
190 Fentiman Rd
13 locals raden deze aan
Little outdoor cafe in the park
Wonderful food markets - great for lunch: Lunch Market - Monday / Tuesday 10-5 Full Market - Wed to Saturday 10-5 Closed Sunday
1617 locals raden deze aan
Borough Market
Borough High Street
1617 locals raden deze aan
Wonderful food markets - great for lunch: Lunch Market - Monday / Tuesday 10-5 Full Market - Wed to Saturday 10-5 Closed Sunday
Otto Lenghi Restaurant -is one of my favourite in London - iddle Eastern and Asian-inspired sharing plates
24 locals raden deze aan
Nopi
21-22 Warwick St
24 locals raden deze aan
Otto Lenghi Restaurant -is one of my favourite in London - iddle Eastern and Asian-inspired sharing plates
Great old British institution - stunning old venue - great for breakfast but you have to book generally
112 locals raden deze aan
The Wolseley
160 Piccadilly
112 locals raden deze aan
Great old British institution - stunning old venue - great for breakfast but you have to book generally
wonderful Asian fusion restaurant - expensive though - but has very good deal on Sunday for dim sum
49 locals raden deze aan
Hakkasan Hanway Place
8 Hanway Pl
49 locals raden deze aan
wonderful Asian fusion restaurant - expensive though - but has very good deal on Sunday for dim sum
Venetian tapas - cute little place with really tasty dishes
9 locals raden deze aan
Polpetto
11 Berwick St
9 locals raden deze aan
Venetian tapas - cute little place with really tasty dishes
Fun atmosphere place to go for breakfast or outdoors for evening - Granary Square now has lots of restaurants but this one is my fav
186 locals raden deze aan
Caravan King's Cross
1 Granary Square
186 locals raden deze aan
Fun atmosphere place to go for breakfast or outdoors for evening - Granary Square now has lots of restaurants but this one is my fav
best breakfasts for Aussie chef - Bill Granger - a few of these around London now - try to corn fritters - reminds me of my old home (Sydney)
58 locals raden deze aan
Granger & Co. Kings Cross
7 Pancras Square
58 locals raden deze aan
best breakfasts for Aussie chef - Bill Granger - a few of these around London now - try to corn fritters - reminds me of my old home (Sydney)
My favourite Thai in London - funny little place run by a lovely woman who has run the restaurant for years - really authentic Thai.
Thai Cottage Restaurant
34 D'Arblay St
My favourite Thai in London - funny little place run by a lovely woman who has run the restaurant for years - really authentic Thai.
Nice new bar / restaurant on the Thames - great in Summer - outdoor seating - and cosy in Winter.
22 locals raden deze aan
Nine Elms Tavern
Nine Elms Lane
22 locals raden deze aan
Nice new bar / restaurant on the Thames - great in Summer - outdoor seating - and cosy in Winter.

Drinks & Nightlife

Alternative gay pub with whole programme of entertainment - different every night
65 locals raden deze aan
Royal Vauxhall Tavern
372 Kennington Ln
65 locals raden deze aan
Alternative gay pub with whole programme of entertainment - different every night
Good pub food and Sunday roasts
77 locals raden deze aan
The Rose Fulham
1 Harwood Terrace
77 locals raden deze aan
Good pub food and Sunday roasts
late nightclub - check website for what's on www.firelondon.net
18 locals raden deze aan
Fire Club Vauxhall
South Lambeth Road
18 locals raden deze aan
late nightclub - check website for what's on www.firelondon.net
Fun, quirky local pub - my favourite pub - decor is collection of odd bits n pieces with interesting local crowd. Gay friendly. Food is basic pub grub though.
8 Wyvil Rd
8 Wyvil Road
Fun, quirky local pub - my favourite pub - decor is collection of odd bits n pieces with interesting local crowd. Gay friendly. Food is basic pub grub though.
1930s converted Dutch grain barge on the Thames that is now open daily for food and drinks - check website though - sometimes closed for private hire.
13 locals raden deze aan
The Battersea Barge
Nine Elms Lane
13 locals raden deze aan
1930s converted Dutch grain barge on the Thames that is now open daily for food and drinks - check website though - sometimes closed for private hire.
Brightly painted barge floating on the Thames, with views of Parliament, outdoor space and a bar.
71 locals raden deze aan
Tamesis Dock
Albert Embankment
71 locals raden deze aan
Brightly painted barge floating on the Thames, with views of Parliament, outdoor space and a bar.

Essentials

closest chain grocery store - Smaller Tesco - cheaper than the local 24 hour shops
8 locals raden deze aan
Clapham Oval Express
131-143 Clapham Rd
8 locals raden deze aan
closest chain grocery store - Smaller Tesco - cheaper than the local 24 hour shops
for the LIDL experience...
55 locals raden deze aan
Lidl
222-224 Streatham High Rd
55 locals raden deze aan
for the LIDL experience...
quality groceries
62 locals raden deze aan
Little Waitrose & Partners
3 Bondway
62 locals raden deze aan
quality groceries
Doctor Surgery
Riverside Medical Centre
18 Wandsworth Rd
Doctor Surgery
Groceries
1336 locals raden deze aan
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
1336 locals raden deze aan
Groceries
cheap gym close to the studio
18 locals raden deze aan
The Gym London Stockwell
15 Lett Rd
18 locals raden deze aan
cheap gym close to the studio
closest post office
18 locals raden deze aan
Post Office Ltd
121-125 Lupus St
18 locals raden deze aan
closest post office
Largest grocery store in area
98 locals raden deze aan
Tesco Superstore
Kennington Lane
98 locals raden deze aan
Largest grocery store in area
Big new Sainsbury's
644 locals raden deze aan
Sainsbury's
1 Cambridge Heath Rd
644 locals raden deze aan
Big new Sainsbury's
Big Waitrose near in new Nine Elms district
323 locals raden deze aan
Waitrose & Partners
1 New Union Square
323 locals raden deze aan
Big Waitrose near in new Nine Elms district

Entertainment & Activities

Great little cinema on cute street with bars / coffee etc
199 locals raden deze aan
Clapham Picturehouse
76 Venn St
199 locals raden deze aan
Great little cinema on cute street with bars / coffee etc
IMAX Cinema
134 locals raden deze aan
ODEON BFI IMAX
134 locals raden deze aan
IMAX Cinema
Fun cocktail bar and restaurant at the British Film Institute
109 locals raden deze aan
BFI Southbank
0 Belvedere Rd
109 locals raden deze aan
Fun cocktail bar and restaurant at the British Film Institute

Arts & Culture

Fun cinema in Brixton
371 locals raden deze aan
Ritzy Cinema and Cafe
26 Coldharbour Ln
371 locals raden deze aan
Fun cinema in Brixton
One of London's best Art Galleries - more tradition British artists - biggest collection of Turner paintings
656 locals raden deze aan
Tate Britain
Millbank
656 locals raden deze aan
One of London's best Art Galleries - more tradition British artists - biggest collection of Turner paintings
Museum on history of war - recently refurbished
461 locals raden deze aan
Imperial War Museums
Lambeth Road
461 locals raden deze aan
Museum on history of war - recently refurbished
Wicked The Musical
80 locals raden deze aan
Apollo Victoria Theater
17 Wilton Rd
80 locals raden deze aan
Wicked The Musical
Billy Elliot The Musical
43 locals raden deze aan
Victoria Palace Theatre
79 Victoria St
43 locals raden deze aan
Billy Elliot The Musical
Damien Hirst's gallery - lots of great artists exhibit like Jeff Koons 18 MAY 2016 – 16 OCT 2016
62 locals raden deze aan
Newport Street Gallery
9 Newport St
62 locals raden deze aan
Damien Hirst's gallery - lots of great artists exhibit like Jeff Koons 18 MAY 2016 – 16 OCT 2016
Iconic contemporary art museum in an old power station - a must see!
2008 locals raden deze aan
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals raden deze aan
Iconic contemporary art museum in an old power station - a must see!

Getting Around

Major transport hub connecting 3 main forms of transport - 1) Tube / Underground Station on Victoria Line 2) National Rail Station and 3) Bus station
98 locals raden deze aan
Vauxhall station
98 locals raden deze aan
Major transport hub connecting 3 main forms of transport - 1) Tube / Underground Station on Victoria Line 2) National Rail Station and 3) Bus station
Stockwell Tube / Underground Station - on Northern Line & Victoria Line
53 locals raden deze aan
Stockwell station
Clapham Road
53 locals raden deze aan
Stockwell Tube / Underground Station - on Northern Line & Victoria Line
Major train station - national rail / the Victoria Line and bus station
349 locals raden deze aan
Victoria Station
15 Victoria Street
349 locals raden deze aan
Major train station - national rail / the Victoria Line and bus station
Major train station - with links to National Rail / Northern Line / Jubilee Line / Bakerloo Line
102 locals raden deze aan
Waterloo Cars
135 Mepham St
102 locals raden deze aan
Major train station - with links to National Rail / Northern Line / Jubilee Line / Bakerloo Line
Regional Bus Station - National Bus / Easybus / Megabus etc
6 locals raden deze aan
Victoria Bus Station
6 locals raden deze aan
Regional Bus Station - National Bus / Easybus / Megabus etc

Sightseeing

you can walk here from the studio - takes about 30-40 min
668 locals raden deze aan
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans Yd
668 locals raden deze aan
you can walk here from the studio - takes about 30-40 min
you can walk here from the studio
1337 locals raden deze aan
Big Ben
1337 locals raden deze aan
you can walk here from the studio
Very large modern "ferris wheel" - is nice walk from the studio - just walk to Vauxhall then right along the river
2099 locals raden deze aan
London Eye
2099 locals raden deze aan
Very large modern "ferris wheel" - is nice walk from the studio - just walk to Vauxhall then right along the river
Main flower market for London - open early mornings until about 9am - for wholesalers etc but they sell to public
10 locals raden deze aan
New Covent Garden Flower Market
10 locals raden deze aan
Main flower market for London - open early mornings until about 9am - for wholesalers etc but they sell to public
Visit the Queen!
1912 locals raden deze aan
Buckingham Palace
1912 locals raden deze aan
Visit the Queen!