My secret guide for Greater London

Beatrix
My secret guide for Greater London

Food Scene

Great place to buy exquisite food and ingredients.
Delicious english food with an amazing selection of wines. A must!! Also one of Anthony Bourdain’s favourite restaurants in London
136 locals recommend
St. JOHN Restaurant
26 St John St
136 locals recommend
Delicious english food with an amazing selection of wines. A must!! Also one of Anthony Bourdain’s favourite restaurants in London
Sophisticated restaurant and delicious food.
49 locals recommend
Brasserie Zédel
20 Sherwood St
49 locals recommend
Sophisticated restaurant and delicious food.
The place for eat Wagyu/ Kobe meat in London! Imported directly from Japan. Amazing quality.
15 locals recommend
Tokyo Sukiyaki Tei
85 Sloane Ave
15 locals recommend
The place for eat Wagyu/ Kobe meat in London! Imported directly from Japan. Amazing quality.
Pizza restaurant
28 locals recommend
Arancina
19 Pembridge Rd
28 locals recommend
Pizza restaurant
Compact Italian restaurant with monthly themed nights, booth seating and a family feel.
De Amicis
14 Notting Hill Gate
Compact Italian restaurant with monthly themed nights, booth seating and a family feel.
Cosy, elegant pub with fireplaces offers real ale, seasonal pub food, a quiz and a beer garden.
31 locals recommend
The Champion
12-13 Wells St
31 locals recommend
Cosy, elegant pub with fireplaces offers real ale, seasonal pub food, a quiz and a beer garden.
Seasonal, modern British plates served in a rustic space with colourful fabrics and barrel tables
85 locals recommend
The Shed
122 Palace Gardens Terrace
85 locals recommend
Seasonal, modern British plates served in a rustic space with colourful fabrics and barrel tables
Amazing Indian restaurant, one of my favourites in London!
219 locals recommend
Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable St
219 locals recommend
Amazing Indian restaurant, one of my favourites in London!
Levantine restaurant, perfect if you love spices and different food. Great quality and price!
10 locals recommend
Ceru
7-9 Bute St
10 locals recommend
Levantine restaurant, perfect if you love spices and different food. Great quality and price!
782 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High St
782 locals recommend
My favourite place in West Hampstead for brunch! *Don't miss Eggs Royale with spinach
80 locals recommend
The Wet Fish Cafe
242 West End Lane
80 locals recommend
My favourite place in West Hampstead for brunch! *Don't miss Eggs Royale with spinach
My favourite Thai in West Hampstead!
20 locals recommend
Rosa's Thai Cafe
25 Gillingham St
20 locals recommend
My favourite Thai in West Hampstead!
My favourite Japanese in Notting Hill!
59 locals recommend
Eat Tokyo (Notting Hill Gate)
17 Notting Hill Gate
59 locals recommend
My favourite Japanese in Notting Hill!
Perfect for finishing the shopping in the area with a Mexican dinner I love the soft drinks and the Mexican beers, Modelo Pacifico.
Wahaca Oxford Circus
26-28 Great Portland St
Perfect for finishing the shopping in the area with a Mexican dinner I love the soft drinks and the Mexican beers, Modelo Pacifico.
Lovely food and brunchs
33 locals recommend
Muriel's Kitchen
1-3 Pelham St
33 locals recommend
Lovely food and brunchs
Best Serrano Jam and manchego cheese bocadillo in London! Lovely for a quick lunch take away or to buy top quality Spanish food and meats
Viandas Hacienda Zorita · Jamonería
38-40 Thurloe St
Best Serrano Jam and manchego cheese bocadillo in London! Lovely for a quick lunch take away or to buy top quality Spanish food and meats

Parks & Nature

One of my favourites places is London! I love the palms pavilion and the great collection of pictures and draws of Marianne North.
637 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
637 locals recommend
One of my favourites places is London! I love the palms pavilion and the great collection of pictures and draws of Marianne North.
30 locals recommend
Holland Park
Holland Park
30 locals recommend
117 locals recommend
Kyoto Garden
Holland Park Avenue
117 locals recommend
Kensington Park Gardens
Kensington Park Gardens
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
3079 locals recommend
Lovely park in the city centre
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
1607 locals recommend
Lovely park in the city centre

Everything Else

The world’s largest antiques market with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible. Visitors flock from all over the world to discover one of London’s best loved landmarks which contains the most extensive selection of antiques in Britain. Market opening times 09:00 – 18:00 Monday To Wednesday 09:00 – 13:00 Thursday 09:00 – 19:00 Friday 09:00 – 19:00 Saturday Sunday (closed)
51 locals recommend
Portabello Market
51 locals recommend
The world’s largest antiques market with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible. Visitors flock from all over the world to discover one of London’s best loved landmarks which contains the most extensive selection of antiques in Britain. Market opening times 09:00 – 18:00 Monday To Wednesday 09:00 – 13:00 Thursday 09:00 – 19:00 Friday 09:00 – 19:00 Saturday Sunday (closed)

Shopping

Music store buying and selling vinyl records, CDs and DVDs, with comic books.
Music & Video Exchange
38 Notting Hill Gate
Music store buying and selling vinyl records, CDs and DVDs, with comic books.
The Tudor-inspired exterior of this upscale department store is a treasure. Inside, find curated designer fashions, homewares, fragrances, and the iconic floral prints for which it is famed. My favourite shop to buy luxury fabrics and accessories :)
193 locals recommend
Liberty London
Regent Street
193 locals recommend
The Tudor-inspired exterior of this upscale department store is a treasure. Inside, find curated designer fashions, homewares, fragrances, and the iconic floral prints for which it is famed. My favourite shop to buy luxury fabrics and accessories :)
Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. Voted the best department store in the world
554 locals recommend
Selfridges
400 Oxford St
554 locals recommend
Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1908. Voted the best department store in the world
Fortnum & Mason is an upmarket department store in Piccadilly, London, Its headquarters are located at 181 Piccadilly, where it was established in 1707 by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason. On the top floor, they provide the most iconic and luxury afternoon tea. Recommended place to buy teas, cookies, shortbreads and gifts
193 locals recommend
Fortnum & Mason
181 Piccadilly
193 locals recommend
Fortnum & Mason is an upmarket department store in Piccadilly, London, Its headquarters are located at 181 Piccadilly, where it was established in 1707 by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason. On the top floor, they provide the most iconic and luxury afternoon tea. Recommended place to buy teas, cookies, shortbreads and gifts
Santa Maria Novella was established is 1612 and is one of the oldest pharmacies in the world. The Pharmacia was started by Dominican friars who use to make these remedies and was continued by the family up to this day. Products are formulated with perfectly natural herbs and oils and include moisturising face creams, body milks, tonics, shampoos and conditioners, bubble bath, tanning products and luxury gifts for the home such as scented candles, potpourri, liqueurs, honeys and compotes.
Santa Maria Novella
1 Piccadilly
Santa Maria Novella was established is 1612 and is one of the oldest pharmacies in the world. The Pharmacia was started by Dominican friars who use to make these remedies and was continued by the family up to this day. Products are formulated with perfectly natural herbs and oils and include moisturising face creams, body milks, tonics, shampoos and conditioners, bubble bath, tanning products and luxury gifts for the home such as scented candles, potpourri, liqueurs, honeys and compotes.
One of my favourites shops in London for fashion and accessories
ARKET
224 Regent St.
One of my favourites shops in London for fashion and accessories

Essentials

Pharmacy and beauty
230 locals recommend
Boots
127A Kensington High St
230 locals recommend
Pharmacy and beauty
62 locals recommend
little Waitrose & Partners
Tottenham Court Road
62 locals recommend
155 locals recommend
Tesco Metro
31 The Vale
155 locals recommend
Spa
8 locals recommend
Koia
32-34 Notting Hill Gate
8 locals recommend
Spa
9 locals recommend
Holland & Barrett
303 Walworth Rd
9 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Amazing collection and beautiful building.
Edwardian picture house now with sofas, screening mainstream and art house films, plus bar and food.
402 locals recommend
Electric Cinema
191 Portobello Rd
402 locals recommend
Edwardian picture house now with sofas, screening mainstream and art house films, plus bar and food.
Great collection of items, canvas and amazing temporal expo's.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
1694 locals recommend
Great collection of items, canvas and amazing temporal expo's.
Great for a cultural day. Beautiful brutalism building. Inside you can find amazing expos, cinema, restaurants/coffee, theatre and a lovely palms garden on the top floor...! I love it
509 locals recommend
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
509 locals recommend
Great for a cultural day. Beautiful brutalism building. Inside you can find amazing expos, cinema, restaurants/coffee, theatre and a lovely palms garden on the top floor...! I love it
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
1954 locals recommend
Great modern art museum, don't miss the views to San Paul Cathedral from the coffee place!
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
Great modern art museum, don't miss the views to San Paul Cathedral from the coffee place!
Superb yoga studio Styles: Hatha, Ashtanga, Restorative, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra...etc For advanced yogis, I strongly recommend the Asthanga sessions with Philippa Gendall
16 locals recommend
The Life Centre
15 Edge St
16 locals recommend
Superb yoga studio Styles: Hatha, Ashtanga, Restorative, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra...etc For advanced yogis, I strongly recommend the Asthanga sessions with Philippa Gendall

Neighborhoods

West Hampstead is a new trendy neighbourhood with great connections to central London. Safe and residential area, near to Hampstead Heath
17 locals recommend
West Hampstead
17 locals recommend
West Hampstead is a new trendy neighbourhood with great connections to central London. Safe and residential area, near to Hampstead Heath
620 locals recommend
Shoreditch
620 locals recommend