Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Famous (not as fancy as it sounds!) and arguably the best Chinese food in London. Tourists are known to purchase whole roast ducks and taking it home with them. I've done this because you can't get boneless roast duck in California! Must try dishes: Roast duck, no bones; Prawns with salted egg yolk; Dry Beef Ho Fun Noodles; String Beans with Pork; Pea Shoots with Garlic; and of course, Egg Fried Rice to accompany it all.
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Four Seasons
84 Queensway
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Famous (not as fancy as it sounds!) and arguably the best Chinese food in London. Tourists are known to purchase whole roast ducks and taking it home with them. I've done this because you can't get boneless roast duck in California! Must try dishes: Roast duck, no bones; Prawns with salted egg yolk; Dry Beef Ho Fun Noodles; String Beans with Pork; Pea Shoots with Garlic; and of course, Egg Fried Rice to accompany it all.
We are close to Restaurant No. 14 on the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants List. It also has 2 Michelin stars. It's expensive and special. It would be a great experience if you could get a booking. The "Set Lunch" is probably the best value.
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The Ledbury
127 Ledbury Rd
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We are close to Restaurant No. 14 on the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants List. It also has 2 Michelin stars. It's expensive and special. It would be a great experience if you could get a booking. The "Set Lunch" is probably the best value.
This is a very popular, long standing Persian restaurant and one of our go-to's. We love the Kabab Koobideh (grilled minced lamb) with rice or bread. Joojeh kebab (baby chicken) is also a tasty dish. Our favourite sides are the hummus, halim bademjan and taftoon bread. This places also allows you to bring your own beer.
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Alounak Restaurant
44 Westbourne Grove
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This is a very popular, long standing Persian restaurant and one of our go-to's. We love the Kabab Koobideh (grilled minced lamb) with rice or bread. Joojeh kebab (baby chicken) is also a tasty dish. Our favourite sides are the hummus, halim bademjan and taftoon bread. This places also allows you to bring your own beer.
(CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT) Good, tasty, Malaysian food. Everything is tasty but we tend to get these dishes over and over again: Singapore Laksa, Nasi Goreng Kampung Style, Beef Rendang, Wat Tan Ho, Char Kway Teow,
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C&R Izakaya
52 Westbourne Grove
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(CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT) Good, tasty, Malaysian food. Everything is tasty but we tend to get these dishes over and over again: Singapore Laksa, Nasi Goreng Kampung Style, Beef Rendang, Wat Tan Ho, Char Kway Teow,
This is a chain you can find all over London. We like it for fast, fresh, easy and wholesome foods. They use organic milk in their coffees. They have good salads, sandwiches, wraps and soups and also delicious baked goods. It's more of a take away type place, great for when you're on the go. But there is seating as well.
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Pret A Manger
127 Queensway
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This is a chain you can find all over London. We like it for fast, fresh, easy and wholesome foods. They use organic milk in their coffees. They have good salads, sandwiches, wraps and soups and also delicious baked goods. It's more of a take away type place, great for when you're on the go. But there is seating as well.
Great selection of street vendors as well as artisan products like cheese, baked goods (you must try donuts at the Bread Ahead stall, coffee and Monmouth and the chorizo roll at Brindisa).
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Borough Market
Borough High Street
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Great selection of street vendors as well as artisan products like cheese, baked goods (you must try donuts at the Bread Ahead stall, coffee and Monmouth and the chorizo roll at Brindisa).
Excellent coffee from down under.
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Flat White
17 Berwick St
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Excellent coffee from down under.
Famous and excellent coffees.
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Monmouth coffee
36 Maltby St
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Famous and excellent coffees.
Really good coffee if you don't want the chains - Starbucks, Nero, Costa. Across the street from the flat, in Whiteleys Shopping mall.
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Sociale Cafe
1 Westbourne Grove Terrace
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Really good coffee if you don't want the chains - Starbucks, Nero, Costa. Across the street from the flat, in Whiteleys Shopping mall.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is a casual local pub with decent food across the street. Also a great place to work out of as it's not so busy and has WIFI.
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The Porchester Pub
88 Bishop's Bridge Rd
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This is a casual local pub with decent food across the street. Also a great place to work out of as it's not so busy and has WIFI.
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Kensington Roof Gardens
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Parks & Nature

At the end of Queensway is Kensington Gardens, which also is the location of Kensington Palace (ticketed entry). Princess Diana used to live here, as did William and Kate, before they moved outside London when the paparazzi was too much for them and their children. Prince George used to play in the playground here (gated playground that you can only enter if you have a child with you).
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Kensington Gardens
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At the end of Queensway is Kensington Gardens, which also is the location of Kensington Palace (ticketed entry). Princess Diana used to live here, as did William and Kate, before they moved outside London when the paparazzi was too much for them and their children. Prince George used to play in the playground here (gated playground that you can only enter if you have a child with you).
Lovely park to take a stroll in, with ponds, museums, fountains and cafes.
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Hyde Park
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Lovely park to take a stroll in, with ponds, museums, fountains and cafes.

Arts & Culture

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Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
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Science Museum
Exhibition Road
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Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
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Museum of London
Museum of London
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Serpentine Galleries
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's Place
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Sightseeing

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Buckingham Palace
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London Eye
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Big Ben
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Shopping

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Oxford Street
Oxford Street
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Iconic department store with impressive food hall.
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Harrods
87-135 Brompton Rd
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Iconic department store with impressive food hall.
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M&S Bayswater Simply Food
Queensway
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Old, historic shopping mall with few shops still open. Noteworthy are these places if you need something in a hurry - H&M, Zara, Marks & Spender (sells clothes and well as food and household items), Gap baby and adults, Sports store, Toys R Us.
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Whiteleys Centre
Queensway
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Old, historic shopping mall with few shops still open. Noteworthy are these places if you need something in a hurry - H&M, Zara, Marks & Spender (sells clothes and well as food and household items), Gap baby and adults, Sports store, Toys R Us.
On Saturdays the antique market runs with food vendors. There are food vendors also on Weds to Sunday. It is a great iconic market in London to people watch.
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Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High St
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On Saturdays the antique market runs with food vendors. There are food vendors also on Weds to Sunday. It is a great iconic market in London to people watch.

Essentials

One stop shop grocery store, largest in our area. Exit flat to Inverness Terrace, go left and you can't miss it.
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Waitrose & Partners
38 Porchester Rd
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One stop shop grocery store, largest in our area. Exit flat to Inverness Terrace, go left and you can't miss it.
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TESCO Express
275-277 Battersea Park Rd
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What American's call a "drugstore", we call a "chemist" here in the UK. Stocked with what you'd expect but includes high end make up and baby essentials.
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Boots
127A Kensington High St
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What American's call a "drugstore", we call a "chemist" here in the UK. Stocked with what you'd expect but includes high end make up and baby essentials.