Guide - London
🍽️ Food
- Kitchens close between 9:30 pm and 10:30 pm (even in pubs).
- Always book restaurants, or choose walk-in markets/restaurants.
- Italian restaurants are not recommended (expensive and often mediocre), except for some pizzerias.
- In London, international cuisines (eg. Lebanese, Indian, Asian) are often more authentic than in Italy.
🥡 Markets
- Mercato Mayfair Former deconsecrated church. Open until 11:30 pm. After 8:30 pm little queue, DJ set.
- Seven Dials Former banana warehouse
- Spitalfields Market Lunch
- Borough Market Go early to avoid crowds.
🥢International Cuisine
- 🔝Ye Ye Noodle & Dumpling #chinese walk-in, closes 9pm.
- 🍴Grilled Juicy Pork Dumplings, Dry Mixed Spicy Beef Noodles, Spicy Beef Soup Noodles, Fried Lotus Roots, Sweet Potato balls.
Spicy is the way to go. Dry Mixed noodles, our favorite! Don't forget the self-service Tap Water and Chili Oil.
For a Solo Lunch:
1 noodle soup bowl (plenty for one person)
For Sharing:
1 noodle soup bowl (or dry mixed noodles) + extra noodles
8 dumplings
Lotus root slices
Sweet potato balls
If Not Sharing:
2 noodle soup bowls (or dry mixed noodles)
4 dumplings
Sweet potato balls
The pork dumplings are filled with hot, delicious broth. Let them cool for a moment, then gently pierce a small hole to sip the juice before eating the rest. Enjoy!
- 🔝Noodle Inn #chinese walk-in, big queue, go off peak.
- 🍴Signature dishes.
- Kimchee Restaurant & Bar #korean
- Dishoom #Indian
- Papelòn #venezuelan cachapa
🌊 Mediterranean Cuisine
Fried Halloumi
Kelftico
Spanakopita with manuri
- The Pie Room #english Michelin-starred chef.
- Willy's Pies #english
🍕 Pizza
🍝 Pasta
Portions are generally small and prices relatively high.
- Taverna Trastevere 🍴Amatriciana
- Padella 🍴Pappardelle with 8-hours Dexter beef shin ragu
🍔 Hamburger
🍰 Dolci & Caffè
- 🔝Kossofs Lievitati, Baguettes better than France
- 🔝ZeroToOne Coffee ☕ Vietnamese coffee
- Carpo – Hans Crescent
- Etna Coffee Granita siciliana consigliata da amico siciliano.
- Hafız Mustafa 1864
- La Maritxu Connaught Cheesecake basca.
🍻 Drinks
In generale, i pub servono ottimi hamburger. Per quelli tipici inglesi, uno vale l’altro.
Cocktails & Speakeasy
- 🔝Cahoots – Speakeasy in stile ufficio postale.
- 🔝Mr. Fogg's – Vari locali in città, stile vintage, 1000 tipi di gin.
- Aqua @ The Shard – Vista incredibile, perfetto la sera. Cocktail: £20-25. 🍸El Dandy
- The Connaught – 🍸Martini
- Swift 🍸Bloody Mary, Irish Coffe, Rhubarb Sour
- Bar Termini 🍸Negroni
Rooftops
- Radio Rooftop London
- Jin Bo Law Skybar
- Wagtail Rooftop Bar & Restaurant – Vista spettacolare su St. Paul's, Tower Bridge e The Shard.
- Florattica Rooftop London
- Savage Garden – Vista su Tower of London, The Shard. Cocktail creativi, stile audace.
Pub with games
- Flight Club – Freccette
- Electric Shuffle – Shuffleboard elettronico
- Swingers Crazy Golf – Mini golf
🏙️ Viewpoints
- Salesforce Tower (Sushi Samba) – Vai all’ingresso e chiedi di salire solo per un cocktail. Ascensore panoramico. Cocktail £16-18.
- The Garden at 120 – Giardino su un grattacielo. Gratis.
- Sky Garden – Vista panoramica. Ingresso gratuito, a volte senza prenotazione.
- Horizon 22 – Il grattacielo più alto di Londra. Serve prenotazione.
- 🔝Primrose Hill – Vista panoramica, zona Camden.
🧺 Local Experiences
- Bottomless Brunch – Sabato. Brunch + cocktail illimitati.
- Sunday Roast – Domenica. Tradizione britannica.
📍 Itineraries
London Bridge & Tower Bridge
- London Bridge & Borough Market
- Passeggiata lungo il Tamigi:
- Vista sullo Shard
- Hay's Galleria (cabine telefoniche rosse e veliero)
- Vista su Tower Bridge
- City e skyline
- Tower Bridge – visita anche l’interno
- Tower of London – passeggiata intorno
- The Garden at 120
- Bus fino a St. Paul's Cathedral
- Vista panoramica da One New Change (terrazza)
- Millennium Bridge
Related: Cahoots
The City of London
- Moorgate (Roman Walls)
- Liverpool Street
- Salesforce Tower
- Artillery Passage
- Spitalfields market
- Gerking
- Horizon 22
- Leadenhall market
- Garden @120
- Monument
Ralated : Yeye, Flight Club, Swingers crazy minigolf
Leicester Square, Piccadilly, Soho
Related: Noodle Inn, ippudo
Camden, Kentish Town, Primrose hill
Related: Kossofs, Bread By Bike
Notting Hill, Portobello, Mercato Mayfair
Related: Halepi Greek restaurant
To be tested
Kiln #thai
Popham
Brat restaurant
Burger&Beyond #burgers Boogie burger