Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great coffee, great breakfast. On the pricier side. £2.40 for coffee but breakfast is slightly on the pricier side.
66 locals recommend
The London Particular
401 New Cross RoadGreat coffee, great breakfast. On the pricier side. £2.40 for coffee but breakfast is slightly on the pricier side.
Great turkish food...at good prices with a lovely ambience and attentive service
69 locals recommend
Meze Mangal Restaurant
245 Lewisham WayGreat turkish food...at good prices with a lovely ambience and attentive service
Great vietnamese! Closed on tuesdays. No booking in advance needed, just turn up.
35 locals recommend
Cafe Mama Pho
24 Evelyn StGreat vietnamese! Closed on tuesdays. No booking in advance needed, just turn up.
Vietnamese food - even better than Mama Pho! Closed on tuesdays.
No booking in advance needed, just turn up
105 locals recommend
Cafe East
3-5 Redriff RdVietnamese food - even better than Mama Pho! Closed on tuesdays.
No booking in advance needed, just turn up
Saravanaa Bhavan
300 High Street NorthGreat vegetarian Indian food
Great English breakfast! You can then go on to the National Portrait gallery straight after.
Scott's Cafe
10 New RowGreat English breakfast! You can then go on to the National Portrait gallery straight after.
Great food! (Indian/Pakistani cuisine). Lamb chops are a must for starter if you eat meat. Buy your own wine - no alcohol is served. Please book or turn up by 6 pm if no booking or wait 1 hour.
381 locals recommend
Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate StGreat food! (Indian/Pakistani cuisine). Lamb chops are a must for starter if you eat meat. Buy your own wine - no alcohol is served. Please book or turn up by 6 pm if no booking or wait 1 hour.
http://therosemary.org.uk/
Great, organic Hungarian food! Pretty inexpensive. Also a nice cafe in the day time...178 New Cross Rd
6 locals recommend
178 New Cross Rd
178 New Cross Roadhttp://therosemary.org.uk/
Great, organic Hungarian food! Pretty inexpensive. Also a nice cafe in the day time...178 New Cross Rd
The Greenhouse Deptford
481 New Cross Rdgreat coffee, great breakfast - organic, vegan options
Sightseeing
Greenwich Park
Great walks...a beautiful park..
Great views of London. Quick train from New Cross station to London Bridge, change for Waterloo East and there you are. About 20 minutes train journey
39 locals recommend
London Eye Millennium Pier - Embankment Pier
Great views of London. Quick train from New Cross station to London Bridge, change for Waterloo East and there you are. About 20 minutes train journey
Stunning palace ofcourse...About 30 minutes travel by tube. 20 minutes to Green Park, change to Hydepark corner.
1912 locals recommend
Buckingham Palace
Stunning palace ofcourse...About 30 minutes travel by tube. 20 minutes to Green Park, change to Hydepark corner.
Tower of London
Close by, about 15-20 minutes by train.
Great art, great building...take in the local culture and then walk along Southbank
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideGreat art, great building...take in the local culture and then walk along Southbank
Bank of England
Threadneedle StreetFinancial district, lovely old buildings.
Great educational hours spent here learning about the war...
461 locals recommend
Imperial War Museums
Lambeth RoadGreat educational hours spent here learning about the war...
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge RoadGreat bridge, great views of the river
The National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareGreat museum
China Town London Market
Great place to walk, browse, have some dim sum
Great place for an evening walk along the river, take in the local culture and free entertainment.
436 locals recommend
Southbank Centre
Great place for an evening walk along the river, take in the local culture and free entertainment.
Hyde Park
Great park to walk around
Essentials
Deptford High Street
Deptford High StreetTake in the local culture on market day...
Local farmer's market, vibrant and nice to get an insight into the local life.
101 locals recommend
Brockley Market
Lewisham WayLocal farmer's market, vibrant and nice to get an insight into the local life.
Waitrose & Partners Greenwich
Dowells StreetFood shopping
Sainsbury's New Cross Gate
Food shopping, supermarket
Shopping
Canary Wharf
1 Bank StShopping & the new financial district
Bond Street
Oxford StreetShopping
Oxford Street
Oxford StreetShopping
Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet RdShopping
Everything Else
Goldsmiths, University of London
8 Lewisham Waynearby University
Post Office. New Cross Gate
Exchange currency, etc
British Museum
Great Russell StreetGreat Museum
Great market. Great park to walk around before lunch. Explore maritime museum nearby
469 locals recommend
Greenwich Market
5B Greenwich MarketGreat market. Great park to walk around before lunch. Explore maritime museum nearby
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High StreetGreat street art, grafitti, free music
Natural History Museum
Cromwell RoadGreat museum
Again, great coffee/breakfast...roam the high street once you are done...
21 locals recommend
London Velo
18 Deptford High StAgain, great coffee/breakfast...roam the high street once you are done...
Arts & Culture
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceGreat place to spend an afternoon
Entertainment & Activities
Science Museum
Exhibition RoadGreat place for kids, great museum