Some of the finest coffee, food, and service in NW3. Love sitting outside on the red benches!
ML's "Dishonesty Bar" serves up orig. 'tails like a martini sided by a bacon-coated quail's egg. They also cook up meat, so try "Big Mac on steroids" Double Bubble, which'll inflate you 'til you pop. Read more.
Brit chef Mark Hix is going Burger & Lobster-esque casual with his latest offering. The menu is serving just two things: steak and chicken. Oh, and a couple of changing starters and desserts. Read more.
Best latte and flat white in Covent Garden. Queues are long but the coffee is worth the wait.
London’s most prestigious Chinese restaurant exudes glamour and retains a reputation of serving some of the best cocktails in town. We recommend the 'Nashi Collins' made with fresh nashi pear. Read more.
is hard not to love a place where each table is adorned with a button saying “Push For Champagne," though the house speciality cocktail, a Pink Rhubarb Gin & Tonic, is also a good bet.
Hawksmoor's second steakhouse & cocktail bar uses a similarly NY-style space to showcase cuts like 55-day D-Rump, bone-in sirloin, and Chateaubriand. Read more.
Breakfast-to-go from the Albion’s bakery at the weekend is a must - the giant pastries are second to none – but be warned, there’s only one coffee machine – so prepare to queue. Read more.
Awesome London branch of the Milan bakery. Pretty much everything is yummy, best to come during the day when you have a chance of being able to get a seat. Always lots of Italians, a good sign surely.
One of the best pubs I've been to in London. Very old school. If it's packed downstairs, you'll prob find seats upstairs.
Experimental Cocktail Club is perhaps the closest we have to a genuine hidden drinking den, and the fact it's on the tourist strip of Gerrard Street makes it even more interesting. Read more.
The V&A is the world’s largest museum of decorative art and design and holds 4.5 million objects. Henry Cole, the museum’s first director, printed the world’s first Christmas card in 1843.
A restaurant and bar with a surreal yet extravagant decor. Try some of the delicious cocktails on offer!...also check out the 'unique' toilets. Read more.
One of the greatest record shops in the world. Listening booths, staff recommendations, magazines, books, loads of vinyl and surprisingly good coffee. Read more.
The stationers to the royals (though they keep mum about it), Smythson is one of those heritage brands that’s cool.
Best coffee in London as awarded by Time Out. And I agree. Drink it quick as the taste is ephemeral and delicious. Great clothes for guys as well.
This is one of my favourite places to sit and read in London - good coffee and beautiful bikes aplenty Read more.
Excellent if pricey speciality coffee served here. Shop for some fashionable cycle wares, then grab a flat white.
Fabulous cinema - my favourite in London. Go for amazingly comfortable seats (and the chocolate brownies).
The food menu is small but perfectly formed with just 3 starters, 3 mains & 3 desserts changing daily -- perfect for those who save most of their decision-making skills for the boardroom. Read more.
The original and best Italian deli. Amazing hand crafted sandwhich will set you back only £3.
Neat little Japanese place close to China Town. Tried the okonomiyaki with pork and loved it. The friendly staff cooks it right at your table!
Owned and operated by Comme des Garcons, DSM has an incredible selection of international designers, a small restaurant and more to offer.
Columbia Road flower market is every Sunday morning on Columbia Road (duh) in Shoreditch. Get there early, before 8am for best deals/best photos. Also great place to check out galleries, curioso-store
Brilliant food, great ambiance and ... If you fancy a smoothie pop over to the Innocent office ( next door ) ;) we went for a team lunch very nice!
This legendary jazz club in Soho has played host to some of the world’s biggest music greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Jimi Hendrix who played his last live performance there and now Amy Winehouse. Read more.
One of the biggest multi-art institutions in Europe. Don't miss its temporary activities.+44 (0) 20 7638 4141http://www.barbican.org.uk/ Read more.
Right on the canal, the menu changes almost daily. At the weekends get there early as when the fresh meals are gone they're gone. Perfect on summer's day.
Feels like old school Parisian brasserie. Simple but excellent food served in art deco surroundings.
Cooking up a storm in the kitchen is Ollie himself, with a mouthwatering menu of modern European cuisine to have London's sharpest-suited city boys flocking in their business card-wielding droves. Read more.
The NYC French Brasserie is finally in London. Great service, be prepared to wait for a table as reservations are full for a month and walk ins wait is usually easily and hour but the wait is worthy. Read more.
This is not a meal, it is a life experience. At 165 per person and rising (excl drinks) it is worth every penny for the 18 course tasting menu lasting 4 hours. Molecular gastronomy at its finest. Read more.
Nice coffee, free read of the days guardian but no room for your laptop on the tables and no Internet connection! Worth a visit though
