Guidebook for London

Monica
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

They have great coffee and a nice place to sit and watch the world go by on Portobello Rd
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Coffee
214 Portobello Rd
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They have great coffee and a nice place to sit and watch the world go by on Portobello Rd
Tasty small plates of Venetian food. Love the atmosphere. Great place for afternoon lunch or aperativo.
31 localnici recomandă
Polpo
126-128 Notting Hill Gate
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Tasty small plates of Venetian food. Love the atmosphere. Great place for afternoon lunch or aperativo.
Popular local sushi restaurant with a variety of sushi and Japanese dishes. I like the black miso cod. Sometimes hard to get into, but well worth it once you are in.
59 localnici recomandă
Eat Tokyo (Notting Hill Gate)
17 Notting Hill Gate
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Popular local sushi restaurant with a variety of sushi and Japanese dishes. I like the black miso cod. Sometimes hard to get into, but well worth it once you are in.
Yummy high quality sushi with a creative selection. The lunch special is good value.
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Yashin Sushi
1A Argyll Rd
26 localnici recomandă
Yummy high quality sushi with a creative selection. The lunch special is good value.
Acklam Village has a lively international food stall scene on Saturdays and Sundays. Often there is live music and bands playing as well.
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Acklam Village Market
5 Acklam Rd
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Acklam Village has a lively international food stall scene on Saturdays and Sundays. Often there is live music and bands playing as well.
Great French place to pick up fresh bakery goods or sandwich. I love their hot chocolate!
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PAUL Holland Park
82a Holland Park Ave
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Great French place to pick up fresh bakery goods or sandwich. I love their hot chocolate!
Good world food restaurant that is family friendly
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Giraffe
120 Holland Park Ave
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Good world food restaurant that is family friendly
A cookbook shop that is open for a set menu lunch in the back. It is my favourite lunch spot in Notting hill because I never know what I'm getting, but it is always delicious. Everyday they try a new recipes from different cook books.
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Books for Cooks
4 Blenheim Cres
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A cookbook shop that is open for a set menu lunch in the back. It is my favourite lunch spot in Notting hill because I never know what I'm getting, but it is always delicious. Everyday they try a new recipes from different cook books.
Popular and often packed place, but well worth the ricotta pancakes and corn fritters.
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Granger and Co.
175 Westbourne Grove
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Popular and often packed place, but well worth the ricotta pancakes and corn fritters.
One of Yotam Ottolenghi's famous shops, where you can taste his creations. Delicious salads and pasteries. It's always a treat to taste.
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Ottolenghi
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One of Yotam Ottolenghi's famous shops, where you can taste his creations. Delicious salads and pasteries. It's always a treat to taste.
Great food speciality shop to pick up a treat on the go or a fine wine.
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Jeroboams Holland Park
96 Holland Park Ave
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Great food speciality shop to pick up a treat on the go or a fine wine.
A string of tasty Ethnic restaurants to try. Chinese: Four Seasons and Gold Mine are famous for the roast duck. Oodle Noodle is a Chinese halal restaurant with hand pulled noodles. Greek: Santorini & Kalamata Indian: Khans Lots of other Middle Eastern, Brazilian, and Indian
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Queensway
Queensway
57 localnici recomandă
A string of tasty Ethnic restaurants to try. Chinese: Four Seasons and Gold Mine are famous for the roast duck. Oodle Noodle is a Chinese halal restaurant with hand pulled noodles. Greek: Santorini & Kalamata Indian: Khans Lots of other Middle Eastern, Brazilian, and Indian
A perfect place for afternoon tea after a stroll in formal gardens of Kensington Palace. They have a great selection of teas and cakes to enjoy in the beautiful classical 18th century Orangery.
50 localnici recomandă
The Orangery Restaurant
Kensington Palace Gardens
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A perfect place for afternoon tea after a stroll in formal gardens of Kensington Palace. They have a great selection of teas and cakes to enjoy in the beautiful classical 18th century Orangery.

Everything Else

Great drop in gym and pool that opened up last year.
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Kensington Leisure Centre
Silchester Road
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Great drop in gym and pool that opened up last year.

Parks & Nature

The Kyoto Garden is one of the most beautiful tranquil places in London. Set in Holland Park, the gardens were a gift from the city of Kyoto, a sister city of Holland Park. You can often see rabbits hopping about and peacocks wandering around.
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Grădina Kyoto
Holland Park Avenue
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The Kyoto Garden is one of the most beautiful tranquil places in London. Set in Holland Park, the gardens were a gift from the city of Kyoto, a sister city of Holland Park. You can often see rabbits hopping about and peacocks wandering around.
Great place for a jog or a stroll. There is a the Princess Diana kid's park, swan pond with miniature sail boats on Sunday mornings, and of course the palace to gawk over. In the summer there is the Serpentine Gallery Pavillion.
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Grădinile Kensington
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Great place for a jog or a stroll. There is a the Princess Diana kid's park, swan pond with miniature sail boats on Sunday mornings, and of course the palace to gawk over. In the summer there is the Serpentine Gallery Pavillion.

Shopping

I've never tired of Portobello Market in the 12 years I've lived around here. I love trawling through the antique market stalls, and buying my weekly produce.
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Portobello Road
Portobello Road
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I've never tired of Portobello Market in the 12 years I've lived around here. I love trawling through the antique market stalls, and buying my weekly produce.
They have all the high street shops and a selection of restaurants under one roof. It's also a good place to watch movies.
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Westfield London
1081 Ariel Way
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They have all the high street shops and a selection of restaurants under one roof. It's also a good place to watch movies.
A cut onclave of shops and the famous rock chic Julie's restaurant (closed until spring 2017).
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Clarendon Cross
Clarendon Cross
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A cut onclave of shops and the famous rock chic Julie's restaurant (closed until spring 2017).
In case you need to pop into a Pharmacy, this one is very near.
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Hillcrest Pharmacy
106 Holland Park Ave
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In case you need to pop into a Pharmacy, this one is very near.
Boots is a good beauty/ cosemetic/ pharmacy story. You can print out photos here from your phone too!
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Boots
127A Kensington High St
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Boots is a good beauty/ cosemetic/ pharmacy story. You can print out photos here from your phone too!

Entertainment & Activities

Famous Art movie theatre with cushy seats and a trendy restaurant below.
402 localnici recomandă
Electric Cinema
191 Portobello Rd
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Famous Art movie theatre with cushy seats and a trendy restaurant below.
Art movie theatre with an interesting selection of movies,
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Gate Theatre
26 Pembridge Rd
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Art movie theatre with an interesting selection of movies,

Arts & Culture

For all you design and marketing nerds, this is an interesting museum celebrating British brands and advertising.
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Muzeul Mărcilor
111-117 Lancaster Rd
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For all you design and marketing nerds, this is an interesting museum celebrating British brands and advertising.
A huge museums filled with traditional and cutting edge decorative arts and design. Always great for an afternoon wander around the eclectic galleries and exhibits. Don't miss their late night events!
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Muzeul Victoria și Albert
Cromwell Road
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A huge museums filled with traditional and cutting edge decorative arts and design. Always great for an afternoon wander around the eclectic galleries and exhibits. Don't miss their late night events!
Brand New Design Museum just opened on the South side of Holland Park. Take a stroll from the flat through the park toward Kensington High Street and see great design.
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Muzeul de Design
224-238 Kensington High St
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Brand New Design Museum just opened on the South side of Holland Park. Take a stroll from the flat through the park toward Kensington High Street and see great design.

Sightseeing

Home to Queen Victoria in the past, and currently the young Royals, Kensington Palace and the gardens has a fascinating history, and great views over the park. Also, they sometimes have play groups for toddlers throughout the year called Tiny Explorers.
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Kensington Palace Gardens
Kensington Palace Gardens
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Home to Queen Victoria in the past, and currently the young Royals, Kensington Palace and the gardens has a fascinating history, and great views over the park. Also, they sometimes have play groups for toddlers throughout the year called Tiny Explorers.
Westbourne Grove is famous for boutiques
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Westbourne Grove
Westbourne Grove
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Westbourne Grove is famous for boutiques
Great place to take the family out in the stunning Neo gothic building. Kids love the dinosaur exhibits. They have a lot of rotating exhibits all year long too, as well as occasional late night viewings
1954 localnici recomandă
Muzeul de Istorie Naturală
Cromwell Road
1954 localnici recomandă
Great place to take the family out in the stunning Neo gothic building. Kids love the dinosaur exhibits. They have a lot of rotating exhibits all year long too, as well as occasional late night viewings