W11 & Beyond
City/town information
24 hour buzz in the city. So much to see and do. From eating like a King to shopping to art and theatre... and so much more. Just soaking up the atmosphere and getting lost, letting serendipity work its magic. Enjoy!
186 locals recommend
London
24 hour buzz in the city. So much to see and do. From eating like a King to shopping to art and theatre... and so much more. Just soaking up the atmosphere and getting lost, letting serendipity work its magic. Enjoy!
Cinema
Luxury cinema experience. Enjoy a glass of wine and snacks hot food while you watch great films in one of London’s oldest purpose-built cinemas
402 locals recommend
Electric Cinema
191 Portobello RdLuxury cinema experience. Enjoy a glass of wine and snacks hot food while you watch great films in one of London’s oldest purpose-built cinemas
Part of the Picturehouse chain. Mix of blockbusters and artsier films. Located in gorgeous ex theatre
90 locals recommend
Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill GatePart of the Picturehouse chain. Mix of blockbusters and artsier films. Located in gorgeous ex theatre
Food scene
Coffee
214 Portobello RdA local coffee institution!
Tasty, lively restaurant across multiple floors, on Portobello. Look for the face art on the façade
30 locals recommend
Gold
95-97 Portobello RdTasty, lively restaurant across multiple floors, on Portobello. Look for the face art on the façade
New restaurant that seems to be always busy, spilling out into the street in the summer months when the window tables are open wide
Zephyr Notting Hill
100 Portobello RoadNew restaurant that seems to be always busy, spilling out into the street in the summer months when the window tables are open wide
Sally Clarke Shop
121 Kensington Church StTea and cakes by Sally Clarke. 'Nuff said :)
Core by Clare Smyth
92 Kensington Park RdMichelin star restaurant. Pricey, but yummy. Book ahead!
TINY, but if you can squeeze in, amazing food! If you don't get to sit at the one long table, there's takeaway available
202 locals recommend
Ottolenghi
TINY, but if you can squeeze in, amazing food! If you don't get to sit at the one long table, there's takeaway available
Sightseeing
A wonderful museum, love the amazing dress collection. And the tiled main café is a visual treat! (And Science Museum is just next door)
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadA wonderful museum, love the amazing dress collection. And the tiled main café is a visual treat! (And Science Museum is just next door)
Housed in a building that's worth the visit alone, this is a fascinating museum at the West End of Kensington High Street
330 locals recommend
The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High StHoused in a building that's worth the visit alone, this is a fascinating museum at the West End of Kensington High Street
You can tour inside the Palace (minor royals live in part of the building, and it used to be Kate & Will's home), but the public gardens are worth a stroll on their own
607 locals recommend
Kensington Palace
Kensington GardensYou can tour inside the Palace (minor royals live in part of the building, and it used to be Kate & Will's home), but the public gardens are worth a stroll on their own
Shopping
Okay, it's kind of a cliché, but Liberty is somewhere you can literally while away HOURS. And if you're lucky enough that they're just bringing hot scones out of the oven in the café, POUNCE!
193 locals recommend
Liberty London
Regent StreetOkay, it's kind of a cliché, but Liberty is somewhere you can literally while away HOURS. And if you're lucky enough that they're just bringing hot scones out of the oven in the café, POUNCE!
An absolute gem of a bookstore, with a carefully curated selection
9 locals recommend
Lutyens and Rubinstein
21 Kensington Park RdAn absolute gem of a bookstore, with a carefully curated selection
Perfect for gifts and quirky homewares. Though now a chain, this the original shop :) A small treasure trove.
Graham & Green
4 Elgin CresPerfect for gifts and quirky homewares. Though now a chain, this the original shop :) A small treasure trove.
Gorgeous gift-y biscuits in beautiful, quirky tins. Useful for birthday cakes, and you can even sit in and have a coffee and / or do a class
8 locals recommend
Biscuiteers Boutique and Icing Café
13 Northcote RdGorgeous gift-y biscuits in beautiful, quirky tins. Useful for birthday cakes, and you can even sit in and have a coffee and / or do a class
Every herb and spice you can think of, and may more on top. Tiny shop, packing a big punch
6 locals recommend
The Spice Shop
1 Blenheim CresEvery herb and spice you can think of, and may more on top. Tiny shop, packing a big punch
Groceries
Tesco Metro
224-226 Portobello RdLocal grocery store, useful for the basics
Beauty & Health
Posh Nails
282 Westbourne Park RdExcellent mani / pedis and reasonably priced, only take CASH though
D R Evans
15 Elgin CresLocal pharmacy. Chris, the pharmacist, is very reliable and helpful
Selected beauty products, featuring the new and the cool. A great place to stock up on any beauty / skincare products you may have forgotten... Also a spa for everything from manicures and acupuncture to waxing and reflexology
7 locals recommend
Space NK Westbourne Grove
127-131 Westbourne GroveSelected beauty products, featuring the new and the cool. A great place to stock up on any beauty / skincare products you may have forgotten... Also a spa for everything from manicures and acupuncture to waxing and reflexology