Who cares what the coffee is like. It's got to be one of the best places for people watching in London.
Officially the country's most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum opened to the public in 1759 in Montagu House, which then occupied this site. Read more.
Freemasons' Hall, the eye-catchingly bombastic stone building is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England and the principal meeting place for Masonic Lodges in London. Read more.
Upstairs, the chronological displays begin with 'London Before London', where artefacts include flint axes from 300,000 BC, found near Piccadilly, and the bones of an aurochs. Read more.
The NHM opened in Alfred Waterhouse's purpose-built, Romanesque palazzo on the Cromwell Road in 1881. Now joined by the splendid Darwin Centre extension. Read more.
Only marginally less popular with kids than its natural historical neighbour, the Science Museum is a celebration of the wonders of technology in the service of our daily lives. Read more.
It's difficult to remember how this old converted power station used to be before the Tate moved in in 2000, so successful has it been! One of the best view of the river, and some fab modern art too.
Great beer and nice pub, one of my favorites. Food's not bad, but it's more of a queue-for-your-own canteen arrangement. Try the Sherlock Homes Ale and the Steak and Ale pie.
This unusual street with either side linked by iron walkways at various levels, is where John Cleese was hung out of a window by Kevin Kline in a famous scene from ‘A Fish Called Wanda’.
Still a jaw-dropping sight, even after you've seen it nearly every day! Inside it's every bit an opulent cathedral. Do go up to the Whispering Gallery!
Great place to meet your friends in Leicster Square. Sit outside and have a glass of wine while celebrity spotting, especially when theres a premier on.
Such a memorable and unusual bar. When you walk through from the front bar for the first time it will blow your mind. I love taking foreign visitors here.
The most amazing cupcakes and muffins! They do customized cakes too - so delicious ;)
Ace museum. But head up to the Top Deck bar and order a cappuccino. Loving the Tube roundel-shaped sprinklings on top.
1 February: Its story is told through helpful guides, first-hand accounts of those who served on it and a chance to go below decks to see the cabins & engine rooms to get a sense of what life was like
