Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great Korean food. Fresh, reasonably priced and a smart place to eat. Always busy and fun.
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Kimchee
71 High HolbornGreat Korean food. Fresh, reasonably priced and a smart place to eat. Always busy and fun.
This is the pub where we had our first date. It's a really traditional pub, but somewhere locals go for a drink after work. Reasonably priced beers and always buzzing.
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Princess Louise
208 High HolbornThis is the pub where we had our first date. It's a really traditional pub, but somewhere locals go for a drink after work. Reasonably priced beers and always buzzing.
This is a very traditional pub with snoop screens so you can hide from other people inside. Apparently Virginia Wolf and Karl Marx drank here!
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The Lamb
94 Lamb's Conduit StThis is a very traditional pub with snoop screens so you can hide from other people inside. Apparently Virginia Wolf and Karl Marx drank here!
Eat Tokyo
169 King StTiny place with great sushi, 5 metres from our flat.
Incredibly fresh tasting Vietnamese food just opposite our flat. The noodle salad is great.
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Banh Mi Bay
4-6 Theobalds RdIncredibly fresh tasting Vietnamese food just opposite our flat. The noodle salad is great.
knockbox coffee
29 Lamb's Conduit StGreat little coffee shop for coffee lovers.
This is our closest curry house, it's pretty good, but you could always head to Brick Lane if you want more choice.
Gandhis
35 Grays Inn RdThis is our closest curry house, it's pretty good, but you could always head to Brick Lane if you want more choice.
Becks cafe
28 Red Lion StTraditional greasy spoon for a big English breakfast, eggs bacon etc.
A bar and restaurant full of ping pong tables! Book ahead.
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Bounce Farringdon
121 HolbornA bar and restaurant full of ping pong tables! Book ahead.
Everything Else
Downstairs from our flat. Traditional fish and chips with formica tables. Eat in or out. It's always busy.
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The Fryer's Delight
19 Theobalds RdDownstairs from our flat. Traditional fish and chips with formica tables. Eat in or out. It's always busy.
One of the few bars in London where everyone starts dancing early (about 9) to a good mix of music. Fun, cocktails and no cover charge. Definitely where the locals go, especially Thursday, Friday, Sat
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Barrio Soho
6 Poland StOne of the few bars in London where everyone starts dancing early (about 9) to a good mix of music. Fun, cocktails and no cover charge. Definitely where the locals go, especially Thursday, Friday, Sat
Great coffee for the connoisseur, we love the flat whites.
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The Espresso Room
31-35 Great Ormond StGreat coffee for the connoisseur, we love the flat whites.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cool pub with music and a great atmosphere. The food upstairs is nice.
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The Perseverance
63 Lamb's Conduit StCool pub with music and a great atmosphere. The food upstairs is nice.
Always busy local sushi and noodle place, next to a great cinema and shopping centre.
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Hare & Tortoise
11-13 Brunswick SquareAlways busy local sushi and noodle place, next to a great cinema and shopping centre.
Busy neighbourhood Italian. Good atmosphere upstairs, big portions and good pizza. More somewhere to go for the buzz than the food which is good but not amazing amazing.
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Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit StBusy neighbourhood Italian. Good atmosphere upstairs, big portions and good pizza. More somewhere to go for the buzz than the food which is good but not amazing amazing.
The Hoxton, Holborn
199-206 High HolbornGreat trendy bar very close.
Holborn Whippet
25-29 Sicilian AveLots of different ales, very trendy place to go out.
Sightseeing
Quirky little museum full of interesting things collected from around the world, in a very beautiful old house. And it's free.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsQuirky little museum full of interesting things collected from around the world, in a very beautiful old house. And it's free.
Entertainment & Activities
We have a free entrance to this museum full of old trams and trains and buses, let us know if you'd like to borrow our pass. Very good for young children.
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London Transport Museum
The PiazzaWe have a free entrance to this museum full of old trams and trains and buses, let us know if you'd like to borrow our pass. Very good for young children.
Essentials
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillOur nearest supermarket for essentials.
The upmarket supermarket - it's the biggest one in town so if you want something more unusual it's good.
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Waitrose & Partners
1 New Union SquareThe upmarket supermarket - it's the biggest one in town so if you want something more unusual it's good.