LONDON

BREAKFAST:

Dishoom (Order the Big Bombay! An Indian take on a full english breakfast + the bottomless chai is phenomenal)

Granger & Co. (Order the coconut milk matcha and pancakes! Every location and every dish is perfect.)

Regency Cafe (A classic, local greasy spoon. Order a full english)

Papo’s Bagels

It’s Bagels

Chiltern Firehouse (Upscale weekend brunch)

Norman’s

BAKERY/cafe:

Layla Bakery (Notting Hill, my #1 London Bakery)

Jolene (Lots of locations in east London, my favorite is Shoreditch Redchurch St.)

Dusty Knuckle (Dalston)

Toklas Bakery (Temple/Aldwych)

Arome Bakery (Soho & Marylebone)

Hjem (South Ken)

Pophams Bakery (Islington, order the Smoked Sea Salt Honey bun)

Katsute 100 (Matcha)

Redemption Roasters

Barnaby Bars (Covent Garden, housemade chocolate bars, get the Cinema bar!)

Chai Guys

LUNCH/DINNER:

Berenjak (My favorite meal in London, best Persian restaurant in the city)

Xi Home Dumplings (get the pork/chive dumplings and steamed cold noodle)

Ottolenghi (Great for takeaway lunches and snacks, love the Chelsea location best)

Kiln (Phenom and spicy dinner, love the bar seats)

Jolene Newington Green (Fab lunch, seasonal dishes)

The River Cafe (For a special occasion, this was such a special lunch! Quite far west but worth it! Food and vibes were great.)

Bao (One of my favorites, each location’s menu varies, super easy walk-in spot. Love the Soho and Kings Cross locations)

Rochelle Canteen (So special, focuses on seasonal produce, perfect for lunch any season)

Darjeeling Express (Upscale lunch, amazing Indian food)

Zephyr (Such a special spot for dinner, so chic and so delicious. Mediterranean food in Notting Hill)

Strakers (Great seasonal spot, love sitting at their counter seat overlooking the kitchen)

St. John (The cocktails, welsh rarebit, the seasonal veggies, the bone marrow, such a great spot for foodies)

The Pelican (Notting Hill) & The Hero (Maida Vale) (Upscale pub lunch or dinner, so cozy and delicious)

Brutto (My favorite pasta spot in London! Try to walk in early for lunch if you’re having trouble getting a res. Order the dough balls and seasonal pastas.)

Manteca (Fab Italian spot in East London. The bar seating is so fun)

Yard Sale Pizza

L’Entrecote (Steak frites, never misses)

Bleecker Burger (Phenom smashburger)

The Wolseley (Afternoon tea)

Brigadiers (Order the butter chicken wings)

Sessions Arts Club (Ladies who lunch vibes)

Rita’s Dining (Great soho lunch/dinner! Fun spot, fun cocktails and bites)

Cafe Cecilia (Lovely french-ish dinner before a night in Hackney)

Bistro Freddie

Quality Wines (small menu but great cozy spot near Exmouth Market)

Dishoom (Never misses)

Hawksmoor (Love their sunday roast)

The Pie Room (Rosewood Hotel London, takeaway mini pies, a must-visit!)

Farmer J (My favorite takeaway work-lunch spot!)

The Plimsoll (Perfect foodie pub, order the Dexter burger)

Koya Ko (Fab udon spot in Hackney)

Tamil Prince

Hector’s (wine bar with bites)

Bubala

PUBS (& Sunday Roast):

The Albion (Upscale pub food, love this sunday roast)

Drapers Arms (Upscale pub food, love this sunday roast)

Pub on the Park (Sunny outdoor pub for a summer day)

Chesham Arms (One of my favorite London pubs, so cozy but bright, both inside and back garden are gorgeous and lively! Order Yard Sale Pizza here too!)

Barley Mow Pub (Mayfair location)

The Hero (Maida Vale)

The Pelican (Notting Hill)

The Plimsoll (Order the burger)

The Baring (Upscale pub food, love this sunday roast)

The Crown Soho

The Owl & Pussycat

Mikkeller (and grab a bite elsewhere in Exmouth Market afterwards! Quality Wines is great)

BARS:

Crate Brewery (Summer outdoor pub in Hackney Wick, get some fun brews & order a pizza)

Audley Public House (glam, colorful, but still cozy and lovely pub in Mayfair)

Chiltern Firehouse (I actually like the inside bar more than the outdoor patio! so cozy and lovely)

The Albion

Drapers Arms

Bar Crispin (wine bar)

The Pelican

Claridge’s (Several bars in the hotel, all are lovely)

Connaught Red Room (Perfection, the Connaught never misses.)

Old Queens Head (Fun dancey bar upstairs on Fri-Sat)

TO DO:

The Tate

National Gallery

Liberty London

St. James Park

Hampstead Heath

Regent’s Park

National Portrait Gallery

Wallace Collection (for fans of Fragonard’s The Swing!)

Fortnum & Mason

Lilywhites (if you’re looking to do some football gear shopping)

Borough Market

Spitalfields Market

Daunt Books (Marylebone)

Choosing Keeping store

Camden Passage (Islington)

Marylebone high street

Notting Hill high street

Shoreditch high street

Hampstead Heath

Soccer stadium tour

FOR VISITORS/CENTRAL LONDON MUST DO’S:

Barrafina

Fatt Pundit

Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Arome Bakery

Berenjak

Bar Termini

Kiln

The Crown pub (on Brewer St.)

Darjeeling Express

Gymkhana

The Connaught’s Red Room bar

Hopper’s

Noodle Inn

L’Entrecote

The Audley pub

Hyde Park

Kensington Palace and Gardens

Ottolenghi Chelsea

Xi Home Dumplings Bay

National Gallery

New Bond St. Shopping

Wallace Collection

Sessions Arts Club

Briadiers

St. John

Dishoom

Mountain

Granger & Co.

Rita’s