Guidebook for London
Arts & Culture
I-National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareWorld class gallery on Trafalgar Square.
Always something great to see at the National Portrait Gallery.
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I-National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceAlways something great to see at the National Portrait Gallery.
Favorites here at the Rosetta Stone and the Parntheon Sculptures taken from Greece! :(
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I-British Museum
Great Russell StreetFavorites here at the Rosetta Stone and the Parntheon Sculptures taken from Greece! :(
Great gallery devoted to photography and has nice cafe and great bookstore/shop. A nice spot for a quiet break from Oxford Street.
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Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies StGreat gallery devoted to photography and has nice cafe and great bookstore/shop. A nice spot for a quiet break from Oxford Street.
Art school with nice exhibitions at it's gallery.
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I-Academy ye-Royal ye-Arts
PiccadillyArt school with nice exhibitions at it's gallery.
Indlu yase Opera yeRoyal
Bow StreetMaybe see the ballet or opera?
See Shakespeare as it was written to be seen, in the Globe Theater replica built near the original site.
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I-Globe Theatre kaShakespeare
21 New Globe WalkSee Shakespeare as it was written to be seen, in the Globe Theater replica built near the original site.
Sightseeing
Location of Nelson's Column and maybe public events in London. Check out the Fourth Plinth which changes sculptures every few years!
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Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
Location of Nelson's Column and maybe public events in London. Check out the Fourth Plinth which changes sculptures every few years!
The local park. Great for people watching or playing outdoor table tennis!
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Soho Square
Soho SquareThe local park. Great for people watching or playing outdoor table tennis!
Indoor/Outdoor marketplace with plenty of shops and restaurants.
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Covent Garden
41 James StIndoor/Outdoor marketplace with plenty of shops and restaurants.
Very close to British Museum and worth it if you have interest.
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I-Museum yase-Cartoon
63 Wells StVery close to British Museum and worth it if you have interest.
Great museum that's do-able in a couple hours and has a nice restaurant in the glass covered courtyard. A little gem.
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I-Wallace Collection
Manchester SquareGreat museum that's do-able in a couple hours and has a nice restaurant in the glass covered courtyard. A little gem.
Nice selection of Impressionist paintings in the fabulous Somerset House.
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I-Courtauld Gallery
StrandNice selection of Impressionist paintings in the fabulous Somerset House.
Tate Britain
MillbankWorld class art museum.
Fantastic Modern art museum housed in a refurbished power plant. Amazing site.
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Tate Modern
BanksideFantastic Modern art museum housed in a refurbished power plant. Amazing site.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High StAll your organic and posh food needs.
Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden
17 Short's GardensCheese shop!
Lina Stores
18 Brewer StANOTHER fantastic Italian grocery/deli! Blocks away.
Marks & Spencer Marble Arch
458 Oxford StBig foodhall and also some homewares.
The Co-operative Food - Soho - Berwick Street
104-105 Berwick StreetClosest grocery store and certainly least expensive.
Shopping
Boots
127A Kensington High StClose by pharmacy/drugstore.
Famous Carnaby Street with lots of great fashion shopping and other shops and restaurants. Very nice. Don't miss Liberte at the end!
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Carnaby Street
Carnaby StreetFamous Carnaby Street with lots of great fashion shopping and other shops and restaurants. Very nice. Don't miss Liberte at the end!
Liberty London
Regent StreetGreat fashion label department store. A must see.
Highend grocery and more. Great place for getting gifts.
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Fortnum & Mason
181 PiccadillyHighend grocery and more. Great place for getting gifts.
Your one stop shop for all things pop culture and comics related.
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Forbidden Planet
179 Shaftesbury AveYour one stop shop for all things pop culture and comics related.
Foyles
86 Bond StExcellent large scale bookstore.
Lovely bookstore with emphasis on travel.
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Daunt Books for Travellers
Lovely bookstore with emphasis on travel.
Apple Regent Street
235 Regent St.Nearby Apple Store.
Apple Covent Garden
1-7 The PiazzaNearby Apple Store.
Paul A Young Fine Chocolates
33 Camden PsgeReally nice fine chocolates shop.
Food Scene
Flat White
17 Berwick StMy favorite local coffee.
10 Greek Street
10 Greek StOne of my favorite local restaurants. Lovely.
Koya Soho
50 Frith StFantastic Japanese Udon restaurant.
Milkbar
3 Bateman StSister coffee house to Flat White. Also very good.
Best local burger! And thats about all they do. Veggie friendly.
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Honest Burgers Meard St - Soho
4a Meard StreetBest local burger! And thats about all they do. Veggie friendly.
Kaffeine
66 Great Titchfield St.Moew great coffee.
Monmouth coffee
36 Maltby StExcellent coffee.
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury ParkCheese shop and cafe!
The smallest and cutest of the 3 sister resteraunts in Soho. Tucked down a little street.
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Fernandez & Wells
8A Exhibition RdThe smallest and cutest of the 3 sister resteraunts in Soho. Tucked down a little street.
Italian Venetian foods meets NYC diner. Awesome nice space to eat.
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Spuntino
61 Rupert StItalian Venetian foods meets NYC diner. Awesome nice space to eat.
Top notch Italian/Venetian restaurant. Great atmosphere!
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Polpo Soho
41 Beak StTop notch Italian/Venetian restaurant. Great atmosphere!
Le Pain Quotidien
70 Parsons Green LnCoffee, croissants, breakfast....
If you must, but there are so many other better places! :)
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Starbucks Coffee
170 Randolph AveIf you must, but there are so many other better places! :)
Blanchette
9 D'Arblay StFrench small plates. Lovely decor. Can book ahead.
Spanish Tapas. Great wine list and gin & tonics. Excellent food.
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Copita
27 D'Arblay StSpanish Tapas. Great wine list and gin & tonics. Excellent food.
Lovely Spanish restaurant. A favorite. Beautiful interior. Bar downstairs, can book ahead.
Ember Yard
60 Berwick StLovely Spanish restaurant. A favorite. Beautiful interior. Bar downstairs, can book ahead.
Peruvian and Japanese fusion mash up! Lively, hip place, with lots of new things to try.
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Chotto Matte London
13 Frith StPeruvian and Japanese fusion mash up! Lively, hip place, with lots of new things to try.
Bocca di Lupo
12 Archer StNice romantic dining on excellent Italian food.
Bubbledogs
Champagne and hot dogs. That's it! Yum.
Drinks & Nightlife
Self-serve wine bar. Over 100 in machines to do self tastings. Nice causal place with food on hand as well.
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Vagabond Charlotte St
25 Charlotte St.Self-serve wine bar. Over 100 in machines to do self tastings. Nice causal place with food on hand as well.