Location: London
Top Things to do in London
Top 10 Neighborhoods in London, England
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
Restaurants in London
1. Notting Hill
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,865 reviews
Trendy and fashionable neighborhood in London with a distinctive, small-village feel, made famous by a movie of the same name.
Reviewed By bonjournamaste - Greater London, United Kingdom
One of my favourite market in London Saturday in Portobello market, perfect weather for it. Sunny & cold.. so nice to hear so many different language .. nice little antique shops, unusual clothes shop & awesome coffee shop..
2. Brick Lane
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,809 reviews
This historic street dates back approximately 450 years, and is now a popular place for great Indian food and Sunday markets.
Reviewed By Aveyron13 - Rodez, France
Been here a few years ago, wasn't disappointed with my second visit. The place is still as vibrant as ever, the indoor food market is heaven…...make sure you do the full tour before starting to eat as there's so much variety to choose from. Many food stalls outside also, together with a converted London Cab that's a coffee stall…...not just a novelty photo opportunity, a super cup of coffee too! Try the Dutch pancake stall if you have a sweet tooth...delicious :-) Spitalfields market within walking distance on the way back to Liverpool Street, also worth a visit...
3. Soho
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,546 reviews
Reviewed By Belle-Noel - Croydon, United Kingdom
This area of London is just wonderful. The quaint streets and cobblestone paths are what I love. There are so many unique boutiques and shops, with pop up restaurants and street foods that it’s just good fun to walk around and get lost down a new left or right turning. All roads lead to somewhere and so there is really no wrong turn. The theatres are all in this area too as well as Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Fortnum and Mason and Oxford Street being just small strolls away in different directions.
4. Greenwich
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5,872 reviews
Set on the south bank of the Thames, approximately five miles from central London, this city borough is rich in maritime history and features the Old Royal Naval College, National Maritime Museum and the Royal Observatory, which was built by Sir Christopher Wren for King Charles II.
Reviewed By johnchilles
Well worth investing a day visiting Greenwich;there is much to see; The former Naval College with it's exquisite architecture and design with so much historical content to the Cutty Sark a beautifully preserved Clipper ship from a byegone age. Why not round off the day with a visit to Greenwich Observatory,the "home of time".
5. Holland Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,599 reviews
Situated west of Kensington Gardens, this city park is particularly attractive in the spring when tulips are in full bloom, and in summer when performances are staged at the open-air theater.
Reviewed By ponsomp1 - Whitstable, United Kingdom
A lot of your experience will depend on weather conditions, the season, and expectations of what a park in London ought to be. Having said that, my parents were visiting me in Spring (2019) from the US and were looking for flowers in bloom. The main parks (Hyde, St James and Green) were already past bloom. We were staying in Kensington, and on our last day we decided to walk over to Holland Park via seeing the Burges Tower House. The Park definitely has a more local feel and less of a tourist-centred one. It is a nice place for walking, jogging, and even meditating. We were very fortunate since the tulips were in full bloom -- brilliant colours. The friendly peacock was a wonderful surprise as was the Kyoto Garden. Japanese gardens can tend to be over-decorated and landscaped, but the Kyoto Garden was nicely designed and well maintained. Not gimmicky. In short, Holland Park capped a wonderful visit for my parents, and with the Design Museum just next to the Park, it makes for an uncrowded venue that ought to be high on the list of places to visit in London.
6. Mayfair
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 268 reviews
The Western London district of Mayfair is an elegant residential and commercial section of Westminster.
Reviewed By marianb813 - Bratislava, Slovakia
Mayfair, is posh quarter of London, best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops, you can find here. Despite, this quarter is worth to visit because of the beautiful architecture of houses hidden here, nice small streets or squares, which will surprise. I always bring my friends to this quarter to show how beautiful is.
7. South Kensington
8. South Bank
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,655 reviews
South Bank is a beautiful riverside stretch in the heart of London featuring the Coca-Cola London Eye, SEA LIFE London Aquarium, Imperial War Museum London, Southbank Centre, National Theatre, top hotels, shopping, dining and more. Located walking distance from Covent Garden and Westminster, it is the perfect location for a relaxing stroll or evening of entertainment. Known as the cultural heart of London, there is a packed programme of art, theatre, exhibitions, music, film and free events make South Bank an inspiring place to explore.
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
To me, the overall South Bank runs from Westminster Bridge all the way to London Bridge, providing a spine connecting a wide range of London's cultural and entertainment institutions, with lots of places to eat and drink along the way, including the London Dungeon, Sea World, the London Eye, the Royal Festival Hall, the National Theatre, the Oxo Tower, Tate Modern, the Globe, Borough Market and Southwark Cathedral. If you have a day to visit, it is an enjoyable area to explore from one end to the other; otherwise do as I do and dip in and out of different parts . Last weekend, I was at Tate Modern and the London Bridge area; today it was the core of the South Bank around the South Bank Centre. The institutions on the South Bank comprise one of the largest arts complexes in Europe with the Royal Festival Hall which dates back to the Festival of Britain in 1951, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room (1967), the Hayward Gallery (1968) and the National Theatre, along with the discrete British Film Theatre (1957) that sits under and alongside Waterloo Bridge. For architects, they comprise a collection of Modern and Brutalist buildings which have their unique character. Although the doors are closed in the current health situation and the lights in the performance venues are dimmed, visitors are increasing, with many of the restaurants, cafes and pop-up units open along the river, and many outdoor areas in which to sit and enjoy a drink or meal in the sunshine or, as today, when the weather was threatening to be a little more stormy
9. Pimlico
10. West End Theatre District
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 587 reviews
London's Broadway covers everything that smacks of theater and performance is here including concerts, sporting events, musicals and stage performances.
Reviewed By 63RichardP63
Agatha Christies 'Witness for the Prosecution' at The County Hall, Waterloo. Set in the original County Hall chamber with circular seating this production was very well acted, presented and enthralling. A must see theatre show.
