Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Regularly changing menu of tapas and specials made with ingredients from Borough Market.
31 locals recommend
Tapas Brindisa London Bridge
18-20 Southwark StRegularly changing menu of tapas and specials made with ingredients from Borough Market.
Modern choice with a garden terrace & panoramic skyline views serving globally influenced brasserie.
106 locals recommend
OXO Tower Restaurant
Barge House StreetModern choice with a garden terrace & panoramic skyline views serving globally influenced brasserie.
Upscale spot with lanterns, silk curtains and city views, serving dim sum and northern Chinese fare.
50 locals recommend
Hutong
31 St Thomas StUpscale spot with lanterns, silk curtains and city views, serving dim sum and northern Chinese fare.
Panoramic views and Modern British food from a dining room and bar on the 31st floor of The Shard.
124 locals recommend
Aqua Shard
31 St Thomas StPanoramic views and Modern British food from a dining room and bar on the 31st floor of The Shard.
European craft beers on tap, plus pizza and charcuterie, in simple cellar bar with vaulted ceiling.
Pelt Trader
Dowgate HillEuropean craft beers on tap, plus pizza and charcuterie, in simple cellar bar with vaulted ceiling.
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High StreetHuge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods.
Euro-chic chain for pastas, pizzas & more, ordered cafeteria-style in modern environs with a bar.
26 locals recommend
Vapiano Bankside
90 B Southwark StEuro-chic chain for pastas, pizzas & more, ordered cafeteria-style in modern environs with a bar.
Drinks & Nightlife
Little bar specialising in a frequently changing selection of draught ales and bottled beers.
38 locals recommend
The Rake
14A Winchester WalkLittle bar specialising in a frequently changing selection of draught ales and bottled beers.
Authentic 17th-century coaching inn and pub with oak beams and large courtyard seating area.
45 locals recommend
George
Borough High StreetAuthentic 17th-century coaching inn and pub with oak beams and large courtyard seating area.
Hip and quirky bar with exotic decor and creative, eclectic food including horse burgers.
32 locals recommend
Lord Nelson
243 Union StHip and quirky bar with exotic decor and creative, eclectic food including horse burgers.
Arts & Culture
Theatre with restaurant in ex chocolate factory that produces its own plays, musicals and comedy.
35 locals recommend
Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark StTheatre with restaurant in ex chocolate factory that produces its own plays, musicals and comedy.
Oak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air.
449 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe WalkOak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air.
Casual 6th-floor dining within Tate Modern, with seasonal British menu and river views.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideCasual 6th-floor dining within Tate Modern, with seasonal British menu and river views.
Actors in period costume inhabit this copy of the first English vessel to circumnavigate the globe.
51 locals recommend
Golden Hinde
Cathedral StreetActors in period costume inhabit this copy of the first English vessel to circumnavigate the globe.
9-deck WWII warship-turned-museum with naval guns, permanently moored on the Thames.
195 locals recommend
HMS Belfast
9-deck WWII warship-turned-museum with naval guns, permanently moored on the Thames.
Sightseeing
Sir Christopher Wren-designed column commemorating London's Great Fire, with a viewing platform.
107 locals recommend
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Fish Street HillSir Christopher Wren-designed column commemorating London's Great Fire, with a viewing platform.
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building.
845 locals recommend
St. Paul's Cathedral
Churchyard and gardens outside Saint Paul's cathedral, with a floor-plan of the original building.