Make sure to book in advance of your trip! Treat yourselves ($$$) Berners Tavern, Soho (British) Sketch, Mayfair (European) Harwood Arms, Fulham (British) Clos Maggiore, Covent Garden (French) Ekstedt at The Yard, Great Scotland Yard (Nordic) Dover, Soho (Italian) Aulis, Soho (Fine dining tasting menu) Bacchanalia, Soho (Italian) Casual Manteca, Shoreditch (Italian) The Palomar, Soho (Middle Eastern) The Oystermen, Covent Garden (Seafood) Bao, various locations (Chinese) Kricket, Soho (Indian) Kapara, Soho (Eastern Mediterranean) Fonda, Soho (Mexican) Andrew Edmunds, Soho (European) Dear Jackie, Soho (Italian) Brunch EggBreak, Notting Hill (they do not take reservations and typically a queue so get there early!) The Ivy, Chelsea (but various locations around London) The Barbary Next Door, Neal's Yard Laurent at Cafe Royale, Regent Street The Good Egg, Stoke Newington Beam, Notting Hill (other locations in Muswell Hill, Highbury & Crouch End)
Bars - you'll need to book some of these in advance too... Basement State, Soho (Cocktails) The Vault at Milroys, Soho (Speakeasy) Naked and Famous Bar, Notting Hill (Cocktails) Opium, Chinatown (Cocktails) The Marylebone, Marylebone (Cocktails) Cahoots, Soho (Cocktails) Seed Library, Shoreditch (Cocktails) Swift, Soho (Cocktails) Bar Termini, London (Intimate bar with a Speakeasy feel) Ronnie Scott´s, Soho (Jazz Club) Winemakers Club, Holborn (Wine Hub) Pubs The Cow, Notting Hill The Orange, Belgravia (Cosy, stylish Pub) The Churchill Arms, Kensington (Traditional pub serving Thai food) The Harp, Covent Garden (Traditional British ale house) Audley Public House, Mayfair (Traditional neighbourhood pub)
Markets Borough Market (Food) Spitalfields Market (Food, clothes, art etc) Camden Market (Food, clothes, art etc) Portobello Road Market (Antiques) Columbia Road (Flowers) Parks Regents Park Greenwich Park Hyde Park Museums V&A East Storehouse, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park National Gallery, Trafalgar Square (Art) British Museum, Bloomsbury (History) Natural History Museum, South Kensington Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington (Art) Tate Modern, Bankside (Art)
Chelsea (West London) - Walk down King's Road to find shops, restaurants and pubs Greenwich (South East London) - There's a great park with views of Canary Wharf at the top of the hill and a market in the town Shoreditch (East London) - the arty, trendy side of London with some great bars and restaurants Marylebone (North West London) - residential, fancy area with nice restaurants and boutique stores Hampstead Heath (North London) - big, scenic park and village feel with nice pubs and shops Richmond Park (South West London) - huge park with lots of deer, nice village and close by to Putney, Wimbledon and Kew Gardens which is nice to visit if you like flowers (tickets needed) Green Park / St James' Park - two parks next to each other and where you'll find Buckingham Palace, St. James' Palace, Horse Guard's Parade and 10 Downing Street.
Bath - There's lots of lovely villages around Bath, including Chippenham, Bradford-upon-Avon, Frome, Castle Combe just to name a few! However, Bath is the spectacle when you come to this part of the UK, famous for it's Roman Baths, you can't miss visiting them whilst you're here (tickets can be booked in advance). There is also a lovely spa in the city if you fancy some relaxation! The Cotswolds - About two hours from London, there's a lot of picturesque villages, scenic walks and country pubs to explore. Worth spending 1-2 days here. Recommend visiting Bourton-on-the-water, Castle Combe, Chipping Norton, Stow-on-the-Wold, Lower Slaughter. Cornwall - Cornwall is a county located in the South West and although it's a long drive or train, it's worth the trip. We recommend Falmouth, St. Ives and Penwith Peninsula for some stunning scenery.