Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Quirky little cafe that serves tea, coffee, drinks and cakes. They take their coffee seriously and it has a great atmosphere, with live jazz on Tuesday evenings.
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Cable Cafe
8 Brixton RdQuirky little cafe that serves tea, coffee, drinks and cakes. They take their coffee seriously and it has a great atmosphere, with live jazz on Tuesday evenings.
If you like sushi (I have a bit of an addiction) this place is great for a takeaway and excellent value.
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SW9 Sushi Bar
62 Brixton RdIf you like sushi (I have a bit of an addiction) this place is great for a takeaway and excellent value.
The best food in the area, it's a relaxed gastropub with a changing menu. The sharing dishes are the best, and it has a good wine list and real ales.
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Canton Arms
177 S Lambeth RdThe best food in the area, it's a relaxed gastropub with a changing menu. The sharing dishes are the best, and it has a good wine list and real ales.
Fantastic udon noodles, apparently as good as Japan (I haven't been to Japan so wouldn't know, but they are pretty good). You can't book but it is definitely worth the wait.
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Koya Soho
50 Frith StFantastic udon noodles, apparently as good as Japan (I haven't been to Japan so wouldn't know, but they are pretty good). You can't book but it is definitely worth the wait.
If you like pizza.. I'd say this is the best in London. Great value, great atmosphere, the original Franco Manco set in bustling Brixton Market. You will need to queue, but worth it!
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketIf you like pizza.. I'd say this is the best in London. Great value, great atmosphere, the original Franco Manco set in bustling Brixton Market. You will need to queue, but worth it!
This is a charming little place that's particularly good to eat outside in summer. It reminds me of my favourite Italian restaurant I used to go to with my family - lovely waiters and great value food
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Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit StThis is a charming little place that's particularly good to eat outside in summer. It reminds me of my favourite Italian restaurant I used to go to with my family - lovely waiters and great value food
Everything Else
My favourite way to spend a Saturday morning, picking up bits and pieces from the various stalls: pastries, fresh fruit and veg, locally sourced meat and cheeses.
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Oval Farmers' Market
Kennington Park RoadMy favourite way to spend a Saturday morning, picking up bits and pieces from the various stalls: pastries, fresh fruit and veg, locally sourced meat and cheeses.
Authentic Italian bakery with authentic Italian service and delicious bread and pastries baked daily. They have a little cafe too at the back of the shop which has just opened.
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Di Lieto
2 S Island PlAuthentic Italian bakery with authentic Italian service and delicious bread and pastries baked daily. They have a little cafe too at the back of the shop which has just opened.
A beautiful old Georgian square that's lovely to sit and watch people playing boules on a summer weekend. It's really peaceful with a great pub that lets you take your drinks outside on the square.
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Cleaver Square
Cleaver SquareA beautiful old Georgian square that's lovely to sit and watch people playing boules on a summer weekend. It's really peaceful with a great pub that lets you take your drinks outside on the square.
My favourite park in the area with a well-kept lavender garden that's perfect for lazing in in the summer. There are tennis courts here too.
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Iphakamisa yase-Vauxhall
Lawn LaneMy favourite park in the area with a well-kept lavender garden that's perfect for lazing in in the summer. There are tennis courts here too.
My favourite park in London, it has something for everyone: a boating lake, zoo, wildlife, and is a beautiful place to have a picnic or go for a run. You can get the bus or overground from Vauxhall.
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Battersea Park
Battersea Park RoadMy favourite park in London, it has something for everyone: a boating lake, zoo, wildlife, and is a beautiful place to have a picnic or go for a run. You can get the bus or overground from Vauxhall.
This is my nearest station, about a five minute walk. You can connect to both branches of the Northern line, both Waterloo (for South Bank) and Borough (for the market) are around a 5 minute journey.
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Oval station
310 Kennington Park RdThis is my nearest station, about a five minute walk. You can connect to both branches of the Northern line, both Waterloo (for South Bank) and Borough (for the market) are around a 5 minute journey.
Stockwell station is a ten minute walk or 2 minute bus ride. It is on both Northern and Victoria lines - it's 6 minutes to Victoria and 10 to Oxford Circus.
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Stockwell
Stockwell station is a ten minute walk or 2 minute bus ride. It is on both Northern and Victoria lines - it's 6 minutes to Victoria and 10 to Oxford Circus.
Although it's a bit further than Stockwell (about a 15 minute walk) I usually use Vauxhall to get the Victoria line as it's a nice walk along Fentiman Road and through the park to get to the station.
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Vauxhall
Although it's a bit further than Stockwell (about a 15 minute walk) I usually use Vauxhall to get the Victoria line as it's a nice walk along Fentiman Road and through the park to get to the station.
If I have a free afternoon I love wandering here. It has a great vibe and is full of the weird and wonderful: Caribbean wig shops next to fish stalls and butchers, along excellent new cafes and bars.
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Brixton Rooftop
Atlantic RoadIf I have a free afternoon I love wandering here. It has a great vibe and is full of the weird and wonderful: Caribbean wig shops next to fish stalls and butchers, along excellent new cafes and bars.
My favourite food spot in London. Simple food from all over the world served in pop-up bars and restaurants in the old covered market. Unique atmosphere and a foodie paradise!
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Isakhiwo sase-Brixton Village
Unit 74 Coldharbour LnMy favourite food spot in London. Simple food from all over the world served in pop-up bars and restaurants in the old covered market. Unique atmosphere and a foodie paradise!
A lovely old arthouse cinema with proper comfy seats and a bar. Really good selection of films.
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Ritzy Cinema and Cafe
26 Coldharbour LnA lovely old arthouse cinema with proper comfy seats and a bar. Really good selection of films.
The Oval
Kennington OvalIf you like cricket, it goes without saying..
One of the best walks in London starts from here and follows the river path round past the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, onto the South Bank and along to Tower Bridge. It's about 4 miles.Great views!
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I-Vauxhall Bridge
Vauxhall BridgeOne of the best walks in London starts from here and follows the river path round past the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, onto the South Bank and along to Tower Bridge. It's about 4 miles.Great views!
One of the best museums in London, about 15 minutes away on the bus. A constantly changing and dynamic exhibition showcasing Britain's military past.
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Iziko Lokubuka Kwamabhayisikili Wokuphila
Lambeth RoadOne of the best museums in London, about 15 minutes away on the bus. A constantly changing and dynamic exhibition showcasing Britain's military past.
The London Eye, a great way to see across London on a clear day, is on the South Bank about 15 minutes on a bus from me.
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London Eye
The London Eye, a great way to see across London on a clear day, is on the South Bank about 15 minutes on a bus from me.
A great theatre that has reasonable priced tickets and a huge array of shows and exhibitions. It's on the South Bank, which has a lively atmosphere with performers, food traders, bars and restaurants.
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I-Theatre yaseNational
Upper GroundA great theatre that has reasonable priced tickets and a huge array of shows and exhibitions. It's on the South Bank, which has a lively atmosphere with performers, food traders, bars and restaurants.
You can get a tube or bus to the Shard in 20 minutes. I haven't been but keep meaning to: it's the tallest building in Europe and whatever you think about it apparently the views are pretty good.
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Isibonelo kusuka ku-The Shard
32 London Bridge StYou can get a tube or bus to the Shard in 20 minutes. I haven't been but keep meaning to: it's the tallest building in Europe and whatever you think about it apparently the views are pretty good.
A great weekend morning experience, it's crammed with people and produce which is all delicious. I like to wander through and taste different things on offer, then eat outside by the cathedral.
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Borough Market
Borough High StreetA great weekend morning experience, it's crammed with people and produce which is all delicious. I like to wander through and taste different things on offer, then eat outside by the cathedral.
Beautiful art gallery in a newly renovated old building. I love it as a historic alternative to the Tate Modern. About 20 minutes walk from the flat along the river (cross at Vauxhall Bridge).
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Tate Britain
MillbankBeautiful art gallery in a newly renovated old building. I love it as a historic alternative to the Tate Modern. About 20 minutes walk from the flat along the river (cross at Vauxhall Bridge).
A charming little wine bar with a really cosy atmosphere, set in a little cave-like warren of rooms. Has great wines, cheese and charcuterie. If it's sunny you can sit outside.
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Champagne Bar
87-135 Brompton RdA charming little wine bar with a really cosy atmosphere, set in a little cave-like warren of rooms. Has great wines, cheese and charcuterie. If it's sunny you can sit outside.
A haven of peace and art in the bustle of the area around Trafalagar Square.
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I-National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceA haven of peace and art in the bustle of the area around Trafalagar Square.
A beautiful space with some great exhibitions and huge variety of collections. Like most museums in London it's free.
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I-British Museum
Great Russell StreetA beautiful space with some great exhibitions and huge variety of collections. Like most museums in London it's free.
Not many people know about this eccentric little gem of a museum. It feels like stepping back in time and is full of interesting artefacts, books and paintings.
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I-Museum ka-Sir John Soane
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsNot many people know about this eccentric little gem of a museum. It feels like stepping back in time and is full of interesting artefacts, books and paintings.
Shopping
Bonnington Square is a hidden gem and Italo deli is the best in the area: excellent produce, home-cooked food, and a beautiful square to sit and eat on.
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Italo.
13 Bonnington SquareBonnington Square is a hidden gem and Italo deli is the best in the area: excellent produce, home-cooked food, and a beautiful square to sit and eat on.
My favourite gallery. Really inspiring and well-curated. A great stop for a couple of hours on a walk along the river.
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Tate Modern
BanksideMy favourite gallery. Really inspiring and well-curated. A great stop for a couple of hours on a walk along the river.
Great spot to wander on a Sunday morning. Packed with beautiful flowers. Lovely little shops with cool art and prints, and nice vintage market nearby.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadGreat spot to wander on a Sunday morning. Packed with beautiful flowers. Lovely little shops with cool art and prints, and nice vintage market nearby.
Drinks & Nightlife
My local, it has good food, comfy seats, a great beer garden, and importantly Aspell's cider on draft. Also a great (but hard) pub quiz on a Tuesday.
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Fentiman Arms
64 Fentiman RdMy local, it has good food, comfy seats, a great beer garden, and importantly Aspell's cider on draft. Also a great (but hard) pub quiz on a Tuesday.
Iconic venue just down the road, one of the best places for live music in London
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O2 Academy, Brixton
211 Stockwell RdIconic venue just down the road, one of the best places for live music in London
An excellent and authentic Venetian bacaro. A great crowd and brilliant food to share. Again no bookings taken but you can wait at the bar and have a drink until a table is free.
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Polpo Soho
41 Beak StAn excellent and authentic Venetian bacaro. A great crowd and brilliant food to share. Again no bookings taken but you can wait at the bar and have a drink until a table is free.
If you want a feel for the old Brixton I really recommend this pub on the street I used to live in when I first moved to London. It has a great vibe with live jazz and good jerk chicken.
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The Effra Hall tavern
38A Kellett RdIf you want a feel for the old Brixton I really recommend this pub on the street I used to live in when I first moved to London. It has a great vibe with live jazz and good jerk chicken.
If you fancy some fine dining this is the best in Brixton. It's a wonderful little hidden French restaurant only identifiable by a buzzer outside. Space and menu are small but the food is delicious.
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Upstairs
If you fancy some fine dining this is the best in Brixton. It's a wonderful little hidden French restaurant only identifiable by a buzzer outside. Space and menu are small but the food is delicious.
Sightseeing
Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are walking distance from the flat. It's best to walk on the south side of the river to get the view, and then cross over on Westminster bridge to visit close up.
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Big Ben
Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are walking distance from the flat. It's best to walk on the south side of the river to get the view, and then cross over on Westminster bridge to visit close up.