Guidebook for London
Food Scene
An elegant hotel setting for an all-day Modern British menu, with service from jeans-clad staff.
34 locals recommend
Plum Spilt Milk
Pancras RoadAn elegant hotel setting for an all-day Modern British menu, with service from jeans-clad staff.
Rosewood Hotel's elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu.
30 locals recommend
Holborn Dining Room
252 High HolbornRosewood Hotel's elegant, chandelier-decked space and courtyard for a traditional British menu.
Light-filled room with hanging lamps and wall tiles, for classic and modern Spanish-Asturian dishes.
20 locals recommend
Iberica
195 Great Portland StLight-filled room with hanging lamps and wall tiles, for classic and modern Spanish-Asturian dishes.
Husband-and-wife run cafe/dining room serving colourful salads, pastries, mezze and iced teas.
39 locals recommend
Honey & Co.
54 Warren StHusband-and-wife run cafe/dining room serving colourful salads, pastries, mezze and iced teas.
Exposed brick barrio-style setting for homestyle Argentinian cuisine, plus regular tango nights.
36 locals recommend
La Patagonia
31 Camden High StExposed brick barrio-style setting for homestyle Argentinian cuisine, plus regular tango nights.
Chef Marcus Wareing's modernised British menu in grand dining room of Victorian railway hotel.
42 locals recommend
The Gilbert Scott
Euston RoadChef Marcus Wareing's modernised British menu in grand dining room of Victorian railway hotel.
English cocktail lounge and brasserie housed in the spectacular renovation of St Pancras station.
24 locals recommend
The Booking Office
Euston RoadEnglish cocktail lounge and brasserie housed in the spectacular renovation of St Pancras station.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gay-friendly bar hosting events and drag shows, with DJs and dance nights at the weekend.
10 locals recommend
New Bloomsbury Set
76a Marchmont StGay-friendly bar hosting events and drag shows, with DJs and dance nights at the weekend.
Dedicated cider bar with cask ales and draught beers, in a Victorian gatehouse with beer garden.
35 locals recommend
Euston Tap
190 Euston RdDedicated cider bar with cask ales and draught beers, in a Victorian gatehouse with beer garden.
Real ale pub with limited menu, decorated with old railway memorabilia, signs and polished wood.
7 locals recommend
Doric Arch
1 Euston SquareReal ale pub with limited menu, decorated with old railway memorabilia, signs and polished wood.
Hotel bar with velvet drapes, banquettes and leather directors' chairs, serving original cocktails.
21 locals recommend
The Megaro Eatery
27 Euston RdHotel bar with velvet drapes, banquettes and leather directors' chairs, serving original cocktails.
Sleek hotel bar with delicate chandeliers, serving professionally mixed cocktails and a global menu.
8 locals recommend
GNH Bar
Pancras RoadSleek hotel bar with delicate chandeliers, serving professionally mixed cocktails and a global menu.
Named after the Dutch East India Company, this smart bar serves innovative punches and a grill menu.
7 locals recommend
VOC Restaurant and Bar
2 Varnishers YardNamed after the Dutch East India Company, this smart bar serves innovative punches and a grill menu.
Arts & Culture
Theatre named after George Bernard Shaw, with eclectic programme of dramas, musicals and shows.
9 locals recommend
Shaw Theatre
110 Euston RdTheatre named after George Bernard Shaw, with eclectic programme of dramas, musicals and shows.
Sightseeing
Library containing the Magna Carta and handwritten Beatles lyrics on some 400 miles of shelves.
430 locals recommend
The British Library
96 Euston RdLibrary containing the Magna Carta and handwritten Beatles lyrics on some 400 miles of shelves.
19th-century collector Henry Wellcome's medical antiquities, plus hi-tech modern displays and art.
122 locals recommend
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd19th-century collector Henry Wellcome's medical antiquities, plus hi-tech modern displays and art.
Shopping
High street fashion and lifestyle stores in a mall with restaurants and an arthouse cinema.
83 locals recommend
The Brunswick Centre
Bernard StreetHigh street fashion and lifestyle stores in a mall with restaurants and an arthouse cinema.
Parks & Nature
Large Georgian square with statue of founder, the Duke of Bedford, plaza and water feature.
69 locals recommend
Russell Square
Large Georgian square with statue of founder, the Duke of Bedford, plaza and water feature.
Getting Around
Russel Square Station
Bernard StreetKing's Cross Station
Euston Road