Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Peruvian seafood, skewers, salads and pisco cocktails, at tables or a bar in a bright dining room.
26 locals recommend
Ceviche Soho
17 Frith StPeruvian seafood, skewers, salads and pisco cocktails, at tables or a bar in a bright dining room.
Cosy, diner-style tapas bar with stools for Spanish small plates and sherry cocktails.
75 locals recommend
Barrafina
26-27 Dean StCosy, diner-style tapas bar with stools for Spanish small plates and sherry cocktails.
Intimate dining on 3 floors of Regency townhouse, starring Alexis Gauthier's modern French cuisine.
7 locals recommend
Gauthier Soho
21 Romilly StIntimate dining on 3 floors of Regency townhouse, starring Alexis Gauthier's modern French cuisine.
Middle Eastern and Asian-inspired sharing plates at Ottolenghi's all-day brasserie.
24 locals recommend
Nopi
21-22 Warwick StMiddle Eastern and Asian-inspired sharing plates at Ottolenghi's all-day brasserie.
Upscale British food in modern bistro setting with Damien Hirst mobiles and downstairs cocktail bar.
14 locals recommend
HIX Soho
66-70 Brewer StUpscale British food in modern bistro setting with Damien Hirst mobiles and downstairs cocktail bar.
Grand French art deco restaurant with classic brasserie dishes and choucroutes in 1930s building. -
49 locals recommend
Brasserie Zédel
20 Sherwood StGrand French art deco restaurant with classic brasserie dishes and choucroutes in 1930s building. -
Traditional pub with Holmes-themed memorabilia, plus restaurant and roof garden.
8 locals recommend
Sherlock Holmes
10 Northumberland StTraditional pub with Holmes-themed memorabilia, plus restaurant and roof garden.
Arts & Culture
Paintings and photographs of aristocratic and famous figures throughout British history.
353 locals recommend
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlacePaintings and photographs of aristocratic and famous figures throughout British history.
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.
796 locals recommend
The National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.
Grand, French Renaissance-style Victorian theatre showing The Phantom of the Opera since 1986.
16 locals recommend
Her Majesty's Theatre
HaymarketGrand, French Renaissance-style Victorian theatre showing The Phantom of the Opera since 1986.
Performances by Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies in stately Covent Garden theatre.
252 locals recommend
Royal Opera House
Bow StreetPerformances by Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies in stately Covent Garden theatre.
Sightseeing
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
1912 locals recommend
Buckingham Palace
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.