Arts & Culture
Edwardian music hall, perfect acoustics for chamber music, intimate (545 seats), stunning atmosphere...also Jazz on offer and upcoming artists. We love it.
38 locals recommend
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore StEdwardian music hall, perfect acoustics for chamber music, intimate (545 seats), stunning atmosphere...also Jazz on offer and upcoming artists. We love it.
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
47 Frith StJazz club. Fab.
Outstanding. Worth getting the membership just to get into the members cafe and restaurant.
161 locals recommend
Royal Academy of Arts
PiccadillyOutstanding. Worth getting the membership just to get into the members cafe and restaurant.
Shopping
Arts and Crafts half timber building - totally stunning, only the most artful interesting fashion and interiors selected - we prefer over Harrods and Selfridges.
193 locals recommend
Liberty London
Regent StreetArts and Crafts half timber building - totally stunning, only the most artful interesting fashion and interiors selected - we prefer over Harrods and Selfridges.
Food Scene
RASA W1
6 Dering StKid friendly, best Indian food from Kerala. We know, very good for vegetarian also.
Creditcard crippling and astounding food. Worth it. Japanese. Celebrities.
78 locals recommend
ROKA Charlotte Street
37 Charlotte St.Creditcard crippling and astounding food. Worth it. Japanese. Celebrities.
Japanese people galore cannot be wrong. Totally grotty interior,fabulous food, very intimate and private, we are regulars.
YoiSho
33 Goodge StJapanese people galore cannot be wrong. Totally grotty interior,fabulous food, very intimate and private, we are regulars.
Fantastic Pizza - takeaway too - 1 min walk from us - kids friendly. Huge pizza oven to look at, great fun for kids. No Menu really - great when you are exhausted of London's overwhelming choices.
13 locals recommend
Homeslice Fitzrovia
52 Wells StFantastic Pizza - takeaway too - 1 min walk from us - kids friendly. Huge pizza oven to look at, great fun for kids. No Menu really - great when you are exhausted of London's overwhelming choices.
Polpetto
11 Berwick StCute, lovely, intimate Italian. very delicious food.
Entertainment & Activities
Amazing playground in old georgian orphanage grounds with a guard at the gate. You can read your papers and let the kids run! Safe! Little petting Zoo, cafe, huge sandpit with water for messy play.
67 locals recommend
Coram's Fields
93 Guilford StAmazing playground in old georgian orphanage grounds with a guard at the gate. You can read your papers and let the kids run! Safe! Little petting Zoo, cafe, huge sandpit with water for messy play.
Magic museum for old toys - over several floors - a bit of a maze. Not many tourists know of it.
20 locals recommend
Pollocks Toy Museum
1 Scala StMagic museum for old toys - over several floors - a bit of a maze. Not many tourists know of it.
Crabtree Fields
17 Colville PlGreat playground - run off steam after museum schlepp.
Everything Else
British Museum
Great Russell StreetNo need to comment - breathtaking.
Sightseeing
A dream: enter a huge vault which contains 65 small vaults, which are all silver shops: the owners know the history of the world through this metal and are great fun to talk to.
The London Silver Vaults
53-64 Chancery LnA dream: enter a huge vault which contains 65 small vaults, which are all silver shops: the owners know the history of the world through this metal and are great fun to talk to.
A Grade I high victorian architectural gem of a church - no tourists here, although it has an outstanding choir and organist.
8 locals recommend
All Saints Church
7 Margaret StA Grade I high victorian architectural gem of a church - no tourists here, although it has an outstanding choir and organist.
A magic neoclassical maze. The work of the first serious interior designer of Great Britain - Egyptian tombs, roman busts and vases, Hogarth paintings galore.
WE love it.
183 locals recommend
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsA magic neoclassical maze. The work of the first serious interior designer of Great Britain - Egyptian tombs, roman busts and vases, Hogarth paintings galore.
WE love it.
Essentials
We go here for Baguette, Bread, Jam - 5 different kinds of chocolate spread.
151 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
70 Parsons Green LnWe go here for Baguette, Bread, Jam - 5 different kinds of chocolate spread.
Berwick Street Market
Berwick StreetWe go here for fruit and veg.
Nicest food supermarket - high quality on a lovely little high street.
Do deliveries.
73 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners Marylebone
101 Marylebone High StNicest food supermarket - high quality on a lovely little high street.
Do deliveries.
Our emergency store across the road.
All the necessaries if you can't be bothered to organise anything
34 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
92 Walm LnOur emergency store across the road.
All the necessaries if you can't be bothered to organise anything