Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Very local. Lovely, friendly staff and a warm atmosphere. Affordable, simple Sicilian cooking at a reliable, good standard. Highly recommended.
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Ristorante Olivelli
61 The CutVery local. Lovely, friendly staff and a warm atmosphere. Affordable, simple Sicilian cooking at a reliable, good standard. Highly recommended.
Excellent Turkish cuisine, with a range of meze and seafood dishes, meat casseroles and moussaka. Only 5 minutes walk. Good for couples or medium-sized, grown-up gatherings. Highly recommended, but at the higher end of affordable, and may be too pricey for families.
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Tas The Cut
33 The CutExcellent Turkish cuisine, with a range of meze and seafood dishes, meat casseroles and moussaka. Only 5 minutes walk. Good for couples or medium-sized, grown-up gatherings. Highly recommended, but at the higher end of affordable, and may be too pricey for families.
London's first traditional Spanish tapas bar, with brilliantly cooked food, live music and an authentic atmosphere. The tables are tight and it's nearly always busy, so best for couples or small groups. You can snack and drink for cheap, but for a large meal it'll work out slightly more expensive than regular dining.
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Meson Don Felipe
53 The CutLondon's first traditional Spanish tapas bar, with brilliantly cooked food, live music and an authentic atmosphere. The tables are tight and it's nearly always busy, so best for couples or small groups. You can snack and drink for cheap, but for a large meal it'll work out slightly more expensive than regular dining.
A quirky mixture of Thai food and traditional English fry-ups! Very affordable, quickly served; excellent for lunch breaks and cheaper evening meals before you go to one of the local theatres, or out for drinks. In the evenings, you can bring your own bottle of wine or beer for a small corkage fee. Popular with couples or small groups, it is fun, local and cheerful, and highly recommended.
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Marios Cafe
90 Lower MarshA quirky mixture of Thai food and traditional English fry-ups! Very affordable, quickly served; excellent for lunch breaks and cheaper evening meals before you go to one of the local theatres, or out for drinks. In the evenings, you can bring your own bottle of wine or beer for a small corkage fee. Popular with couples or small groups, it is fun, local and cheerful, and highly recommended.
The Anchor & Hope is a high-end gastro pub, with a delicate spin on classic British food. From ham and figs to cockles, chorizo and chard broth, it is highly recommended by local chefs and customers, alike. It's first come first serve (so no booking in advance), but there is a lively bar where you can drink while you wait. The prices are at the higher end of affordable, so best for couples or small, grown-up groups. An experience to remember!
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The Anchor & Hope
36 The CutThe Anchor & Hope is a high-end gastro pub, with a delicate spin on classic British food. From ham and figs to cockles, chorizo and chard broth, it is highly recommended by local chefs and customers, alike. It's first come first serve (so no booking in advance), but there is a lively bar where you can drink while you wait. The prices are at the higher end of affordable, so best for couples or small, grown-up groups. An experience to remember!
Drinks & Nightlife
Very, very local (three doors away!): a typical English pub with the unusual combination of a Thai food restaurant hidden out back. Busy with local office employees after work hours (5pm - 8/9pm), but otherwise quiet enough to go in and sit down and relax with a glass of wine or a pint.
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The Kings Arms
251 Tooley StVery, very local (three doors away!): a typical English pub with the unusual combination of a Thai food restaurant hidden out back. Busy with local office employees after work hours (5pm - 8/9pm), but otherwise quiet enough to go in and sit down and relax with a glass of wine or a pint.
Great atmosphere, with occasional live sports events on their widescreen TV. Otherwise, a warm, open, traditional English pub with friendly staff and affordable prices. Only 1 minutes walk from the house and located next to the Young Vic theatre, opposite a host of restaurants and cafes. Busy after work hours (5pm - 8/9pm), but lots of fun and otherwise quiet and relaxed. Also has outside seating, on the street, and occasional BBQs in the summer.
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The Windmill
22 Blenheim GardensGreat atmosphere, with occasional live sports events on their widescreen TV. Otherwise, a warm, open, traditional English pub with friendly staff and affordable prices. Only 1 minutes walk from the house and located next to the Young Vic theatre, opposite a host of restaurants and cafes. Busy after work hours (5pm - 8/9pm), but lots of fun and otherwise quiet and relaxed. Also has outside seating, on the street, and occasional BBQs in the summer.
Waterloo's quaintest backstreet pub, The White Hart is open at midday, with brilliantly cooked, traditional English pub food, from roast dinners to fish 'n' chips and burgers. Busy with local office workers in the evenings (between 5pm - 8/9pm), but if you don't mind that, it's a great atmosphere and a wonderful place to enjoy a quiet drink and a relaxing meal throughout the day. At just a slightly higher price than for regular pub meals, The White Hart is still highly recommended.
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The White Hart
69 Stoke Newington High StWaterloo's quaintest backstreet pub, The White Hart is open at midday, with brilliantly cooked, traditional English pub food, from roast dinners to fish 'n' chips and burgers. Busy with local office workers in the evenings (between 5pm - 8/9pm), but if you don't mind that, it's a great atmosphere and a wonderful place to enjoy a quiet drink and a relaxing meal throughout the day. At just a slightly higher price than for regular pub meals, The White Hart is still highly recommended.
Sightseeing
This is an iconic London landmark. You can rent a space in one of the capsules - go up and round and down again - and see a panoramic view of the whole of London. See the London Eye website for prices and details on how to book.
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London Eye
This is an iconic London landmark. You can rent a space in one of the capsules - go up and round and down again - and see a panoramic view of the whole of London. See the London Eye website for prices and details on how to book.
Entertainment & Activities
The London Dungeon is a "thrill-filled journey through London's past". From stories about Guy Fawkes to Jack-the-Ripper and Sweeney Todd, it's entertainment for all the family. Tours last for 110 minutes, and it's only 14 minutes walk from the house. See the London Dungeon website for booking details and prices.
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London Dungeon
Westminster Bridge RoadThe London Dungeon is a "thrill-filled journey through London's past". From stories about Guy Fawkes to Jack-the-Ripper and Sweeney Todd, it's entertainment for all the family. Tours last for 110 minutes, and it's only 14 minutes walk from the house. See the London Dungeon website for booking details and prices.
The UK’s biggest cinema screen at 540 square metres, the Odeon/BFI Imax stands alone in the centre of a busy roundabout next to Waterloo station. Like a princess in a fairytale, it’s surrounded by a labyrinth of eerie tunnels, which heroic filmgoers must brave if they wish to sample the delights within.
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ODEON BFI IMAX
The UK’s biggest cinema screen at 540 square metres, the Odeon/BFI Imax stands alone in the centre of a busy roundabout next to Waterloo station. Like a princess in a fairytale, it’s surrounded by a labyrinth of eerie tunnels, which heroic filmgoers must brave if they wish to sample the delights within.
Formerly the National Film Theatre, this much-loved four-screen venue on the South Bank in Waterloo became the BFI Southbank in 2007. For film lovers who know their Kubrick from their Kurosawa, this is London's best cinema.
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BFI Southbank
0 Belvedere RdFormerly the National Film Theatre, this much-loved four-screen venue on the South Bank in Waterloo became the BFI Southbank in 2007. For film lovers who know their Kubrick from their Kurosawa, this is London's best cinema.
Arts & Culture
The Southbank Centre is a riverside titan of arts and entertainment and is one of the most attractive cultural hotspots in London. Caters for the widest spectrum of people and interests, peddling visual art, music, literature events and performance in its several venues – the Royal Festival Hall, The Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall (including the Purcell Room) and the Saison Poetry Library.
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Southbank Centre
The Southbank Centre is a riverside titan of arts and entertainment and is one of the most attractive cultural hotspots in London. Caters for the widest spectrum of people and interests, peddling visual art, music, literature events and performance in its several venues – the Royal Festival Hall, The Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall (including the Purcell Room) and the Saison Poetry Library.
Founded in 1970 as a sort of youth-orientated adjunct to the National Theatre (then located at the Old Vic), the Young Vic has grown in stature to the point of now being one of the most influential theatres in London, if not the world. The heart of the Young Vic programming lies in leftfield productions of great classics. A more vibrant, social crowd than it’s elder counterpart, with restaurant and bar.
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Young Vic
66 The CutFounded in 1970 as a sort of youth-orientated adjunct to the National Theatre (then located at the Old Vic), the Young Vic has grown in stature to the point of now being one of the most influential theatres in London, if not the world. The heart of the Young Vic programming lies in leftfield productions of great classics. A more vibrant, social crowd than it’s elder counterpart, with restaurant and bar.
Former home to Kevin Spacey and the National Theatre, the Old Vic offers big, serious plays, big, serious stars, and a few surprises: anything from Shakespeare to Beckett to Ibsen, to contemporary musicals. A favourite with tourists and Londoners, alike.
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The Old Vic
103 The CutFormer home to Kevin Spacey and the National Theatre, the Old Vic offers big, serious plays, big, serious stars, and a few surprises: anything from Shakespeare to Beckett to Ibsen, to contemporary musicals. A favourite with tourists and Londoners, alike.
A theatre bookshop with a difference (see website for screenings and performances).
The Calder Bookshop & Theatre
51 The CutA theatre bookshop with a difference (see website for screenings and performances).
Essentials
Tesco is the largest supermarket chain in the UK and provides a good quality of produce for a competitive price. If you order online (or home delivery) they will price-match with other supermarkets.
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TESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park RdTesco is the largest supermarket chain in the UK and provides a good quality of produce for a competitive price. If you order online (or home delivery) they will price-match with other supermarkets.
Sainsbury’s supermarkets are known for their quality. They are the second largest supermarket chain in the UK (after Tesco) and are only marginally more expensive.
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Sainsbury's Local
76-77 Chalk Farm RdSainsbury’s supermarkets are known for their quality. They are the second largest supermarket chain in the UK (after Tesco) and are only marginally more expensive.
Greensmiths is a local supermarket with a real difference – a butcher, a baker, a greengrocer, a coffee specialist, and a wine merchant - as well as all the other daily food needs you would expect to find in a supermarket. And there is a kitchen there, preparing food only from fresh ingredients in the store to eat in the cafe or take away.
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Greensmiths
27 Lower MarshGreensmiths is a local supermarket with a real difference – a butcher, a baker, a greengrocer, a coffee specialist, and a wine merchant - as well as all the other daily food needs you would expect to find in a supermarket. And there is a kitchen there, preparing food only from fresh ingredients in the store to eat in the cafe or take away.
Marks & Spencer is known for its quality produce and is conveniently located in Waterloo station; it is a chain brand, which usually functions as an entire department store with clothes and gifts, but this particular outlet is for food and drink, only.
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M&S London Waterloo Rail Simply Food
Marks & Spencer is known for its quality produce and is conveniently located in Waterloo station; it is a chain brand, which usually functions as an entire department store with clothes and gifts, but this particular outlet is for food and drink, only.
Waitrose is at the high end of British supermarkets and is known for the quality of its produce. It is slightly more expensive than Tesco or Sainsbury's, but many agree the flavour and standard of the food is well worth it.
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Little Waitrose & Partners
Waitrose is at the high end of British supermarkets and is known for the quality of its produce. It is slightly more expensive than Tesco or Sainsbury's, but many agree the flavour and standard of the food is well worth it.