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2026

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London

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

BarsWalking Bloomsbury, London's museum district

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  1. Seafood · SteakSmiths Restaurant Wapping 4.9 · 9,188 diner reviews22 Wapping High St, E1W 1NJBook a table →
  2. British · Contemporary EuropeanCORE by Clare Smyth 4.9 · 4,167 diner reviews92 Kensington Park Road, W11 2PNBook a table →
  3. European · BritishTrinity 4.9 · 3,947 diner reviews4 The Polygon, SW4 0JGBook a table →
  4. British · Contemporary BritishFrog by Adam Handling 4.9 · 3,927 diner reviews34-35 Southampton St, WC2E 7HGBook a table →
  5. British · Modern EuropeanThe Ledbury 4.9 · 2,987 diner reviews127 Ledbury Road, W11 2AQBook a table →
  6. Modern European · Contemporary BritishClipstone 4.9 · 2,343 diner reviewsBolsover House, W1W 6BBBook a table →
  7. Modern European · EuropeanLa Trompette 4.9 · 1,703 diner reviews5 - 7 Devonshire Road, W4 2EUBook a table →
  8. Gastro Pub · PubThe Fox & Pheasant 4.9 · 1,584 diner reviews1 Billing Road, SW10 9UJBook a table →
  9. SpanishCambio de Tercio 4.9 · 1,291 diner reviews163 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0LJBook a table →
  10. ChineseGood Earth - Wandsworth Common 4.9 · 1,278 diner reviews11 Bellvue road, SW17 7EGBook a table →
  11. Contemporary Indian · IndianKahani 4.9 · 1,259 diner reviews1 Wilbraham Pl, SW1X 9AEBook a table →
  12. ItalianAmerigo Vespucci 4.9 · 1,250 diner reviews25 Cabot Square, E14 4QABook a table →

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Markets

  1. MarketsBrixton, south London, from the market to the windmillStart at Windrush Square, cut through the glass-roofed arcades, climb a working 1816 windmill and finish on the rooftop that opened in May 2026.
  2. MarketsCamden Town in London, from the lock to the last gigFour market districts, five music rooms and the Regent's Canal towpath sit within a short walk of Hampstead Road Lock. The walk below has the 2026 prices, the booking rules and the drought restrictions that will change your timing.
  3. MarketsLondon's Best Street Food MarketsA market-by-market guide to eating well across London in 2026 — where to anchor your day, where to shelter from the rain, and where the crowds are worth it.

Tables

  1. TablesPie, Mash and Liquor: London's Most Stubborn MealA calm walking guide to London's surviving pie and mash shops — where to find the real thing, which suit groups, which suit two, and how to time it right.

Bars

  1. BarsWalking Bloomsbury, London's museum districtFree Egyptian galleries, a Hawksmoor steeple, Dickens's study and the pubs on Lamb's Conduit Street, walked in the order the opening hours allow.
  2. BarsWalking Soho's Historic Streets in London This OctoberTwo hours through Soho's 1680s grid, the pubs that survived it and the music streets, with one indoor fallback for the short wet days of October 2026.
  3. BarsWhere to Find London's Best Afternoon TeaA calm, walkable guide to London's finest afternoon teas in 2026 — grand hotels, themed rooms and gentler alternatives, grouped by where you'll already be.
  4. BarsThe Best Sunday Roasts in LondonA calm, well-timed walk through London's best Sunday roasts in 2026 — from Soho's fought-over tables to a Deptford rum-punch spread and a pub on the edge of Hampstead Heath — with honest booking, group and timing advice.

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