LONDON

Written By evan brodie

Quick Takeaways

  • We stayed in an Airbnb in Covent Garden which is a great neighborhood especially for your first time in the city

  • Take a bicycle tour

  • Eat at one of Ottolenghi’s restaurants

  • There are 3 locations for Dashoom. One of our best meals we during our stay was at the Covent Garden location. Gorgeous restaurant and great food but you will need a reservation way in advance

  • Visit Sky Garden, it’s free but you need reservations

  • Portobello Market is a must and so is The Distillery where they make Portobello Gin (https://www.the-distillery.london)

  • Take advantage of the free museums

  • Don’t worry about getting a metro card as you can use a credit card to get in and out of the subway for the same cost. note that you need the same card you used to get in as you do to get out)

  • Charlotte’s friend who lived in London shared this list

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r7wTG2aMWiRx9oNS9619ifqgbh4QW5tGO8A5Cef-KgA/edit#heading=h.f4a6r9xah6sa

Best way to see a city is to take a bike tour. We booked the Classic London Landmarks Bicycle Tour with Viator

Ottolenghi’s restaurant NOPI. Amazing food, drinks and a crazy mirrored bathroom! (Book your reservation way in advance.)

Fentiman Arms (64 Fentiman Road) was best pub food ever and great atmosphere too! On our walk there we even passed Vauxhall City Farm and got to say hi to the goats and alpacas!

Seven Dials Market (35 Earlham St) was a really fun place to grab lunch albeit a bit loud! It’s multi-level food court with dozens of micro-restaurants & bars, plus a bookshop & event space.

Highly recommend taking a coctail making class at The Alchemist. So fun!

Located on the 38th and 39th floors of the Heron Tower at 110 Bishopsgate, SUSHISAMBA is the highest outdoor dining terrace in Europe. There is even a glass elevator and it was right next to The Alchemist!

We had a great time drinking beer and lots of gin in the pubs. The flower boxes outside of all the pubs was gorgeous and very welcoming!

Stumbled across the Black Firar at 174 Queen Victoria St, very cool interior and exterior!

London’s highest garden with fantastic views, restaurants, a bar and garden. It’s free but you need to book a time and make a reservation. https://skygarden.london/

Be sure and take a Beefeater tour at The Tower; it’s free with admission. Use Middle Drawbridge entrance as it is much less crowded.

evan brodie