London Recommendations

Below are some of our favourite neighbourhoods, restaurants, pubs, museums, and things to see while you’re in town. We hope this helps you make the most of your trip and fall in love with the city the way we have.

* Indicates our favourites

Museums & Art

Tate Modern

British Museum *

Saatchi Gallery

Natural History Museum *

V&A Museum

National Gallery

History & Sightseeing

Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, London Eye (easy on hop‑on hop‑off routes or walk)

Kensington Palace (lovely walk + nice tea) *

Tower of London

St. Paul’s Cathedral

Sky Garden

Afternoon Tea

The Wolseley *

The Savoy

The Lanesborough

Sketch

Orangery at Kensington Palace *

Claridge’s

Markets & Shopping

Borough Market

Spitalfields Market

Portobello Road

Regent Street

Selfridge’s

Shoreditch (vintage markets)

Restaurants & Pubs

Islington

Sessions Art Club *

The Plimsol (best burger in the world) *

The Drapers Arms

Brutto

St John’s *

The De Beauvoir Arms (our favourite pub) *

Notting Hill / Portobello

The Pelican *

Akub

Walmer Castle

The Sun in Splendour

Marylebone

L’Entrecôte (steak frites only) *

The Marylebone

Mayfair / Green Park

The Wolseley *

The Audley Public House

Noble Rot *

Crisp Pizza

Mayfair Chippy

Soho / Covent Garden

The Devonshire *

Evelyn’s Table (our favourite restaurant) *

Kiln

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