One of the capital's most esoteric watering holes - the clubhouse's shabby chic makes it the perfect place for a pre-dinner pint of beer Leia mais.
"These mooli – a tasty wholemeal roti wrap, filled and served like a burrito, wrapped in foil - taste marvellous..." Leia mais.
Unlike its younger siblings, the original Soho outpost of the Breakfast Club is BYOB at dinner time. Although these guys are big on brekkie (natch) there’s also a damn fine supper menu. Leia mais.
Brighton’s Bill’s (not to be confused with Australia’s Bill Granger) has finally made it into the capital, serving a similar menu of classic breakfast items in a fun, laid-back space. Leia mais.
Ethically sourced food, served all day, ranges from roast lunches and egg and chips to afternoon tea with scones, clotted cream and jam. Leia mais.
Maltby Street is emphatically not a street market - it's merely a collection of rented railway arches, experimenting with opening to the public on Saturday mornings. Leia mais.
Best food is Ghanaian curries and stews at "Spinach & Agushi". Their beef stew and hot sauce is amazing. Leia mais.
Try the Kevin Bacon (they’re all named after Hollywood Heavyweights) – a soft brioche bun filled with 35-day hung aged beef, applewood smoked bacon, cheese, lettuce and some damn good relish. Leia mais.
It’s always, always busy but if you can’t sit, it’s worth popping in just to grab a coffee and a cake and check out the wall art which changes every month. Leia mais.
Head down the stairs, take a seat and lose track of time in the dark candle lit cellar. If cheese and wine is your thing then you’ll love Gordon’s. Leia mais.
Officially the country's most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum opened to the public in 1759 in Montagu House, which then occupied this site. Leia mais.
Housed in a set of 18th-century almshouses, the Geffrye Museum offers a vivid physical history of the English interior. Leia mais.
This 120-year history of consumerism, culture, design, domestic life, fashion, folly and fate, presented as a magnificently cluttered time tunnel of cartons and bottles, toys and advertising displays. Leia mais.
You’ll never forget your first visit to the home of architect Sir John Soane. It’s stuffed with curios and is almost exactly as Soane left it when he died in 1837. Leia mais.
Somerset House features a formidable art gallery, a beautiful fountain court, a terraced café and a classy restaurant. The courtyard and fountains are open until 11pm in in summer. Leia mais.
The collection is unmatched (150 million items and counting), and the reading rooms (open only to cardholders) are so popular that regular users are now complaining that they can't find a seat. Leia mais.
The original Globe Theatre, where many of William Shakespeare's plays were first staged, burned to the ground in 1613. Nearly 400 years later, it was rebuilt not far from its original site. Leia mais.
On the site of the notorious prison, this museum relays the history of Southwark as well as hosting some deeply unpleasant-looking torture devices. Leia mais.
It’s fitting that the man who had 300,000 people file past his coffin before his state funeral now has a museum dedicated to his life. Leia mais.
The world’s only museum dedicated to fans. It’s a tiny space consisting of two rooms with an overall collection of 3,500 antique fans, some of which date as far back as the eleventh century. Leia mais.
A 25-foot Alaskan totem pole outside the main entrance gives a clue as to what’s in here: a wealth of quirky anthropological and natural history treasures. Leia mais.
A reliable Soho standard for decades, with pleasingly unmolested decor and interesting, well-kept beer. It’s a survivor of the literary Soho of old. Leia mais.
Where once fine and varied sausages were the main selling points of this well-hidden pub near Charing Cross post office, now it's sought-after ales. Leia mais.
Bradley’s may call itself a bar, but it’s indisputably one of the West End’s few great pubs, and home to London’s most appealing jukebox, a vinyl-driven, genre-spanning monster. Leia mais.
There's been a business located at this gateway to a cobbled alleyway since 1730. But as a pub it had its heyday in the mid 20th century, when George Orwell was a regular. Leia mais.
Outstanding British food, interesting real ales and a sympathetic restoration make this Smithfield stalwart a real treasure; pints in pewter tankards add to the cordiality. Leia mais.
This pub isn’t big but it is still possible to get lost in its two rooms. That might be down to the oddly green colour scheme or the cracking beer from St Peter’s Brewery in Suffolk. Leia mais.
This spooky ancient tavern is where Dan Brown would buy a beer if he was in town. Shadowy alleys lead into a medieval courtyard where a sign reveals Ye Olde Mitre was built by Bishop Goodrich in 1546. Leia mais.
This Fleet Street landmark was rebuilt back in 1667 ('in the reign of King Charles II'), and its seventeenth-century history is in large part responsible for its twenty-first-century appeal. Leia mais.
Built as a memorial to Queen Victoria's husband in 1871, the Royal Albert Hall's vast rotunda was once described by the monarch as looking like 'the British constitution'. Leia mais.
Kew Gardens is a magnificent World Heritage Site covering 300 acres with over 30,000 species of plants. Leia mais.
A Grade II-listed Art Deco masterpiece, and Europe's largest brick building, Battersea Power Station is a London icon. Leia mais.
Located between platforms 9 & 10 is the magical platform 9 3/4, reached only by those travelling to the Hogwarts Academy, such as Harry and his friends in 2001's "Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone." Leia mais.
"The dank, atmospheric tunnels under Waterloo station were discovered by director Hamish Jenkinson when he kicked down a door and trespassed into this epic space that had been unaired for 20 years..." Leia mais.
This trendy twist on a traditional boozer is one of the few places to soak up the sun near the City. The barbecue is currently in action weekdays and Saturdays from noon, weather permitting. Leia mais.
A narrow staircase gives way to cabinets stuffed with dolls, bears, toy theatres, puppets, mechanical toys and even a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mouse made from Nile clay. Leia mais.
The Rookery is a snug bar-restaurant facing Clapham Common that opened in 2011. The location is perfect for Sunday strollers, many of whom drop in while passing, though it’s best to book. Leia mais.