Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
The Queen Adelaide
483 Hackney RdMy Local! Love the burgers!
Habanera Restaurant
280 Uxbridge RoadArriba! Cocktails, tacos and grazing plates.
Defectors Weld
170 Uxbridge Rdlate licence and great music
The Eagle
15 Clifton RdGreat pub with large garden. Good food including Sunday roasts
Local pub with TV screens for sports. Also does decent Thai food
21 locals recommend
The Crown & Sceptre, Shepherd's Bush
57 Melina RdLocal pub with TV screens for sports. Also does decent Thai food
Hotel with great late night bar.
Also spa with full treatment menu
16 locals recommend
K West Hotel & Spa
Richmond WayHotel with great late night bar.
Also spa with full treatment menu
One of London's great wine bars, décor unchanged since the 80s and extensive wine list
40 locals recommend
Albertine
1 Wood LnOne of London's great wine bars, décor unchanged since the 80s and extensive wine list
Dorsett Shepherds Bush, London
58 Shepherd's Bush Grn5* hotel with bar, also good dim sum restaurant.
Lovely pub with garden and all-day dining
15 locals recommend
The Hampshire (Bar, Restaurant & Lounge)
225-227 King StLovely pub with garden and all-day dining
Beautiful bar and restaurant which has a buzzy feel and late licence
162 locals recommend
Beach Blanket Babylon
45 Ledbury RdBeautiful bar and restaurant which has a buzzy feel and late licence
Lonsdale
48 Lonsdale RdSuperb cocktail bar with 3am licence
Trailer Happiness
177 Portobello RdKitsch themed bar with good cocktails and late licence
Hidden gem of a pub, with flower baskets on the terrace. good restaurant too, but need to book
85 locals recommend
The Ladbroke Arms
54 Ladbroke RdHidden gem of a pub, with flower baskets on the terrace. good restaurant too, but need to book
Food Scene
Princess Victoria
217 Uxbridge RdDestinational dining and superb wine list
Hoang Lan
129 Askew RdGreat sushi and take out
Esarn Kheaw
314 Uxbridge RdRenowned and good value Thai restaurant
Moroccan cuisine, good value though slightly basic - a local favourite
45 locals recommend
Adams Cafe and Restaurant - Shepherd's Bush
77 Askew RdMoroccan cuisine, good value though slightly basic - a local favourite
The Anglesea Arms
35 Wingate RdDestinational gastropub, and lovely just for a drink
Raoul's
115 Hammersmith GroveAll day eating, especially good for brunch
Trendy new restaurant for good all day eating. Service can be patchy so don't go if in a hurry.
61 locals recommend
Next Door Records
304 Uxbridge RdTrendy new restaurant for good all day eating. Service can be patchy so don't go if in a hurry.
The Oak W12
243 Goldhawk RdGastropub with pizza made in woodfired ovens. Good wine list
Wonderful coffee and pastries, light lunch. Also a branch inside Ravenscourt Park
22 locals recommend
Fait Maison
50 Gloucester RdWonderful coffee and pastries, light lunch. Also a branch inside Ravenscourt Park
Great anytime café/bar - one of the best coffee spots and an easygoing atmosphere. It does plays too...
97 locals recommend
Bush Theatre
7 Uxbridge RdGreat anytime café/bar - one of the best coffee spots and an easygoing atmosphere. It does plays too...
High Road House
162-170 Chiswick High RdOffshoot of Soho House - brasserie style restaurant and bar.
Original London wine bar with it's 60s décor intact. Now a great restaurant too.
33 locals recommend
Julie's
Original London wine bar with it's 60s décor intact. Now a great restaurant too.
IMHO best Italian restaurant in town - small and exquisite menu, tagliata is recommended
34 locals recommend
Negozio Classica London
283 Westbourne GroveIMHO best Italian restaurant in town - small and exquisite menu, tagliata is recommended
Delicious Israeli-fusion food, to take away or eat in the bijou communal dining area
202 locals recommend
Ottolenghi
Delicious Israeli-fusion food, to take away or eat in the bijou communal dining area
Stylish Italian restaurant serving small plates. Tables or eat at the bar for informal or solo dining.
31 locals recommend
Polpo
126-128 Notting Hill GateStylish Italian restaurant serving small plates. Tables or eat at the bar for informal or solo dining.
Shopping
Largest city mall in Europe with every shop you could ever want and more.. See website for directory
1121 locals recommend
Westfield London
1081 Ariel WayLargest city mall in Europe with every shop you could ever want and more.. See website for directory
Damas Gate
81 Uxbridge RdLegendary arab food store for hummus, backlava etc
Upscale boutique shopping - Nicole Farhi, Maje, Loft, Joseph, Sandro etc - in pretty and exclusive neighbourhood
139 locals recommend
Westbourne Grove
Westbourne GroveUpscale boutique shopping - Nicole Farhi, Maje, Loft, Joseph, Sandro etc - in pretty and exclusive neighbourhood
Daylesford Organic
208-212 Westbourne GroveTop-end organic grocery and bistro
Gelato Mio
138 Holland Park AvenueItalian ice-cream parlour
Essentials
Fab organic butcher, expensive but top quality. They do lunchtime baps (sandwiches)
31 locals recommend
Ginger Pig
137-139 Askew RdFab organic butcher, expensive but top quality. They do lunchtime baps (sandwiches)
Everything Else
Natural health therapies, including acupuncture, sacro-cranial healing etc
Brackenbury Natural Health Clinic
30 Brackenbury RdNatural health therapies, including acupuncture, sacro-cranial healing etc
Hiltons Dry Cleaners & Launderers
177 Uxbridge RdLocal dry cleaners and repairers
Spa run by Soho House. Full treatment menu, luxurious manis and pedis in this very exclusive corner of London
12 locals recommend
Cowshed Clarendon Cross
119B Portland RdSpa run by Soho House. Full treatment menu, luxurious manis and pedis in this very exclusive corner of London
Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill GateArthouse cinema
Luxurious cinema with armchairs and foot rests, wine and snacks served.
402 locals recommend
Electric Cinema
191 Portobello RdLuxurious cinema with armchairs and foot rests, wine and snacks served.
Koia
32-34 Notting Hill GateLarge and reasonably priced day spa, good for massages in particular
Famous antiques market slowly changes to food and flower stalls, then vintage and original clothing. A lovely Saturday morning stroll with many cafes and ethnic cuisine along the way.
860 locals recommend
Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High StFamous antiques market slowly changes to food and flower stalls, then vintage and original clothing. A lovely Saturday morning stroll with many cafes and ethnic cuisine along the way.
Quirky and original museum devoted to packaging - 100 years of coke bottles etc
84 locals recommend
Museum of Brands
111-117 Lancaster RdQuirky and original museum devoted to packaging - 100 years of coke bottles etc
Faded grandeur at this Eastern European-style spa - various heat rooms, and vigorous massages available
41 locals recommend
The Porchester Pub
88 Bishop's Bridge RdFaded grandeur at this Eastern European-style spa - various heat rooms, and vigorous massages available
Arts & Culture
Bush Hall
310 Uxbridge RdConcerts and gigs
Sightseeing
Chiswick House and Gardens Trust
Palladian Villa set in landscaped park
Exquisite park to stroll in, with wild peacocks roaming - check out the Japanese Gardens
839 locals recommend
Holland Park
Ilchester PlaceExquisite park to stroll in, with wild peacocks roaming - check out the Japanese Gardens
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park RdArt deco mansion