Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Konaki
6 Coptic StFamily-run taverna with an extensive Greek menu and a flower-filled summer courtyard.
Italian family restaurant that has been here before the area got trendy and has a friendly relaxed vibe. Its always crowded and its best to reserve a table, but its a great contrast to the tourist places in town.
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Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit StItalian family restaurant that has been here before the area got trendy and has a friendly relaxed vibe. Its always crowded and its best to reserve a table, but its a great contrast to the tourist places in town.
Norfolk Arms
28 Leigh StTapas style menu in an old pub with friendly atmosphere.
Iranian/Indian - excitin variation on an Indian restaurant, in an interesting setting. A vast place, but still cosy and always very busy - no reservations. The setting in the newly converted area behind Kings Cross is also interesting and worth to go to anyway.
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Dishoom King's Cross
5 Stable StIranian/Indian - excitin variation on an Indian restaurant, in an interesting setting. A vast place, but still cosy and always very busy - no reservations. The setting in the newly converted area behind Kings Cross is also interesting and worth to go to anyway.
Drinks & Nightlife
Small Victorian pub with a no-music policy, old-fashioned interior, and traditional British menu.
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The Lamb
94 Lamb's Conduit StSmall Victorian pub with a no-music policy, old-fashioned interior, and traditional British menu.
Smart, tranquil decor pub with local ale and upstairs restaurant serving modern British cuisine.
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The Lady Ottoline
11A Northington StSmart, tranquil decor pub with local ale and upstairs restaurant serving modern British cuisine.
Narrow-fronted Victorian pub with a modern, exposed-brick interior and a bleached wood bar.
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The Gunmakers
13 Eyre St HillNarrow-fronted Victorian pub with a modern, exposed-brick interior and a bleached wood bar.
Victorian pub with a green-tiled facade, stained-glass windows and a large menu of bottled beers.
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The Exmouth Arms
23 Exmouth MarketVictorian pub with a green-tiled facade, stained-glass windows and a large menu of bottled beers.
An old-fashioned neighbourhood pub just across the road from the flat, still a venue for the locals and not tarted up this is how most pubs looked like 20 years ago.
The Calthorpe Arms
252 Grays Inn RdAn old-fashioned neighbourhood pub just across the road from the flat, still a venue for the locals and not tarted up this is how most pubs looked like 20 years ago.
Very traditional Pub, with wood panelling, fire in the winter and hidden away in a little alley that runs between Hatton Garden and Ely Place. The Mitre is one of the pubs that traditionally catered to the large legal community around here and is only open Mon-Fri. Great selection of real ales, scotch eggs and throw back cheese and ham toasties...
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Ye Olde Mitre
1 Ely PlVery traditional Pub, with wood panelling, fire in the winter and hidden away in a little alley that runs between Hatton Garden and Ely Place. The Mitre is one of the pubs that traditionally catered to the large legal community around here and is only open Mon-Fri. Great selection of real ales, scotch eggs and throw back cheese and ham toasties...
Parks & Nature
Large Georgian square with statue of founder, the Duke of Bedford, plaza and water feature.
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Russell Square
Large Georgian square with statue of founder, the Duke of Bedford, plaza and water feature.
Shopping
High street fashion and lifestyle stores in a mall with restaurants and an arthouse cinema, as well as a large Waitrose supermarket.
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The Brunswick Centre
Bernard StreetHigh street fashion and lifestyle stores in a mall with restaurants and an arthouse cinema, as well as a large Waitrose supermarket.
Lamb's Conduit Street
Lamb's Conduit Streetsmall, quirky independent shops in a lovely street
Arts & Culture
Library containing the Magna Carta and handwritten Beatles lyrics on some 400 miles of shelves.
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The British Library
96 Euston RdLibrary containing the Magna Carta and handwritten Beatles lyrics on some 400 miles of shelves.
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
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I-British Museum
Great Russell StreetHuge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
I-Museum ka-Charles Dickens
48-49 Doughty StJust around the corner in Doughty Street
Iconic setting, modern art and great views. You can take the no 17 bus and get off at St. Paul's Cathedral or just wonder over there and then take the "wobbly bridge" over towards the Tate. Don't take the main entrance, but go to the right hand side, to take in the Turbine Hall in all its glory.
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Tate Modern
BanksideIconic setting, modern art and great views. You can take the no 17 bus and get off at St. Paul's Cathedral or just wonder over there and then take the "wobbly bridge" over towards the Tate. Don't take the main entrance, but go to the right hand side, to take in the Turbine Hall in all its glory.
Essentials
Waitrose & Partners
1 New Union SquareHigh End Supermarket with a good choice, but not cheap.
What used to be a traditional London market, with everything from clothes to fresh fruit and veg, is slowly turning into a take away haven, but it still has a market vibe during the week and the new independent coffee shops that have opened up along the road are worth a trip on a lazy weekend morning.
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Leather Lane
Leather LaneWhat used to be a traditional London market, with everything from clothes to fresh fruit and veg, is slowly turning into a take away haven, but it still has a market vibe during the week and the new independent coffee shops that have opened up along the road are worth a trip on a lazy weekend morning.
Sightseeing
Walk up Primrose Hill to the viewing platform and take in the London cityscape before a coffee/lunch in Primrose Hills lovely streets.
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Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill RoadWalk up Primrose Hill to the viewing platform and take in the London cityscape before a coffee/lunch in Primrose Hills lovely streets.