Stroll around hip Hoxton Square and have a meal on the bustling terrace of Yelo restaurant. Yelo serves some of the best curries around, and in record time, too. The long tables and benches inside give this place a friendly vibe, so [more...]

Who would think you're only a block from bustling Oxford Street on this quiet little street corner? Allan's Café is a bright and charming little spot to enjoy a deliciously fresh lunch. The soups are filling, and at just under 6 [more...]

The Grey Horse is one of south west London's most enduring music venues, with a mix of musical genres; blues in the front bar on a Saturday and Sunday afternoon (free) and acoustic, indie, punk, blues, or rock in the back room on most [more...]

Once a pub called the Red Cow (the Stranglers played there, and AC/DC, and the Wire and the Jam ...) it was rebuilt in the 1980s and while the front half remained a pub (owned by Fullers brewery), the rear half became a Thai restaurant. [more...]

Between road and riverside path to the south of Kingston's centre, the Riverside Vegetaria serves imaginative vegetarian dishes with a South Asian slant (but not exclusively so). Even the beer and cider are organic. Main courses are [more...]

A lesser-known Richmond Sunday lunch spot, the White Swan is a pleasant place to while away an afternoon. Near the river but sufficiently far from it to avoid the worst of the crowds, for some reason it describes itself on the website [more...]

It's big, it's comfortable, it's on two floors. Lovingly run by Mitch and Siobhan, the Masons does you fine ales, good food, music and a Thursday night comedy club. Plenty of space, old-fashioned decor and clubland seating.

In the shadow of Lots Road power station lurks underground a hidden but vibrant jazz club. Nothing swanky, just a stage, tables close together, and jazz, man. You know it ought to be smoky, and it is (just not in that way, not any [more...]

The former palace of the Bishops of London, now housing a local museum and surrounded by gardens; you could also walk into Bishops Park along the Thames, under a canopy of trees and watch the boats go by. There's a cafe' and even a [more...]

Music, anthropology and zoology mix in one of South London's best museums.

One of the best pubs in London according to reputable review sites and conoisseurs of public houses, the Wenlock is a down to earth local with a good range of beers.

An absolutely lovely place with gardens and an arboretum to walk through - the trees are lovely in summer but downright gorgeous in the autumn. There's a lovely cafe to relax in afterwards and since there's over eight miles of woodland [more...]

Fancy a quiet night at nice local pub with a great view and decent food? You could do a lot worse than to check out the Hare and Billet in Blackheath. This is a proper locals' pub - nothing too fancy but if you can get a seat by the [more...]

Oh all right - not that palace, so there's no need to break out the tiaras just yet. But the Tea Palace in Notting Hill serves what may be the hippest afternoon [more...]

Okay, I'll admit it - this is the first hotel I ever got taken to for afternoon tea (it was for my 21st birthday... er, quite a while ago) and it was a complete surprise. Thus, Brown's Hotel own [more...]

The Ritz - the very name is synonymous with indulgence. So, if you want to indulge yourself - or someone very special - what better way to do it than by taking them out for afternoon tea at the spectacular Palm Court at the Ritz hotel? [more...]

It's been years since I've been able to drink coffee but when I did, I loved the beans sold by the Monmouth Coffee Company. I'm glad to see that they appeared to be thriving - they now have two more locations (in Borough and in Borough [more...]

It's not often I find myself recommending a loo. And I'm not now, not really. But a loo is where Wild At Heart started - in a shop attached to the designer loos on the 'Turquoise Island' in Notting Hill. Now they have three locations [more...]

At Kenneth Turner you'll find flowers with style and elegance, but also a range of gifts, home accessories and even fragrances, making this a great [more...]

Flowers for every occasion, bought to you by a company with real history - they've been trading since the 19th Century. Now they have several shops in central London and can be found in-store in Peter Jones in Sloane Square, too. And if [more...]