Food Scene
Chinatown
Gerrard StreetEvery City has a Chinatown and London is no exception.
Responsibly sourced cafe fare, healthy lunch boxes and artisan coffee in a modern space with yard.
Apricot Food Bar
136 Charing Cross RdResponsibly sourced cafe fare, healthy lunch boxes and artisan coffee in a modern space with yard.
Smart gastropub from the Polpo team, with artful decor including a specially commissioned mural.
Polpo Ape & Bird
142 Shaftesbury AveSmart gastropub from the Polpo team, with artful decor including a specially commissioned mural.
High-end steak specialist serving British dry-aged T-bone, D-rump and porterhouse, plus seafood.
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Hawksmoor Seven Dials
11 Langley StreetHigh-end steak specialist serving British dry-aged T-bone, D-rump and porterhouse, plus seafood.
Staff in monk's robes serve mussels, frites and Belgian beers in huge space with vaulted ceilings.
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Belgo Centraal
50 Earlham StStaff in monk's robes serve mussels, frites and Belgian beers in huge space with vaulted ceilings.
Dim sum, Modern Cantonese delicacies and signature cocktails in artfully lit designer surrounds
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Hakkasan Hanway Place
8 Hanway PlDim sum, Modern Cantonese delicacies and signature cocktails in artfully lit designer surrounds
Japanese spot for Hakata-style ramen also offers dumplings, sushi and steak in casual, modern digs.
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Ippudo
3 St Giles High StJapanese spot for Hakata-style ramen also offers dumplings, sushi and steak in casual, modern digs.
Long-standing celebrity haunt in art deco surrounds for Modern British food and a pre-theatre menu.
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The Ivy
1-5 West StLong-standing celebrity haunt in art deco surrounds for Modern British food and a pre-theatre menu.
Shopping
Oxford Street
Oxford StreetProbably Londons most famous shopping streets
Piccadilly Circus Station
Piccadilly Circus10 minute walk away
Drinks & Nightlife
Soho
Late night entertainment.
Arts & Culture
Leicester Square
Theatre district
British Museum
Great Russell Street10 minute walk
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's Place10 minute walk away
5 minute walk away - combining art with humour, this addition to London's museum-cum-gallery scene is refreshingly vibrant.
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Das Karikaturmuseum
63 Wells St5 minute walk away - combining art with humour, this addition to London's museum-cum-gallery scene is refreshingly vibrant.
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before.
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London Transport Museum
The PiazzaAfter a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before.