LONDON, ENGLAND
TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
1 - Get an Oystercard for instant savings. Everyone uses public transport! One journey may require a tube, train AND bus!
2 - London is split into zones with 1 being in the centre and 6 being Essex. If anyone lives outside of zone 4, its not London as far as we're concerned.
3 - Tipping is not compulsory! Only tip if the service was amazing, usually 10-20%. Some restaurants/bars may automatically add a service charge.
4 - Walking is the most pleasant way to get around, and always look up! The old buildings may have changed facias at ground level but the upper floors still retain their architectural grandeur.
5 - There is always something happening along South Bank. Take a walk along the River Thames from Tower Bridge to Waterloo Bridge for galleries, restaurants, theatres and shops, going past the infamous South Bank skate underpass for some eye candy.
6 - Don't talk to strangers on public transport. It's just weird. Talking to people on the street seems to be ok though.
7 - Pubs are not the same as bars, they are always more local and very British, with a mix of old and young people.
8 - There is ALWAYS some construction going on somewhere, particularly on the weekend. Check the transport networks for service disruptions before making long journeys.
9 - Areas to call your home! Shoreditch for trendies, Notting Hill for luvvies, Soho for gays and media people and Brixton for rudegals!
10 - London weather is tempermental and you can have 4 seasons in one day. Always carry umbrella or wear a hood!
Oh! And make sure you hit us up at WAH HQ!
PHOTOS: MATT BENSON
http://betterneverthanlate.blogspot.comCHEAP HOTEL
The Hoxton Hotel
81 Great Eastern Street
EC2A 3HU
020 7550 1000
http://www.hoxtonhotels.com
LUXE HOTEL
St Martins Lane Hotel
45 St. Martin's Lane
WC2N 4HX
0207 300 5500
http://www.stmartinslane.com/
MID HOTEL
The Zetter
86-88 Clerkenwell Road,
EC1M 5RJ
020 7324 4444
http://www.thezetter.com
BAKERY
Hummingbird Bakery
133 Portobello Road
W11 2DY
020 7229 6446
CUPCAKES
Treacle
110 - 112 Columbia Road
E2 7RG
020 7729 5657
DELI
Fernandez & Wells
43 Lexington Street
Soho
W1F 9AL
020 7734 1546
www.fernandezandwells.com
FOOD MARKET
Borough Market
8 Southwark Street
SE1 1TL
020 7407 1002
www.boroughmarket.org.uk/
PIZZA
Franco Manca
4 Market Row
Electric Lane
SW9 8LD
francomanca.co.uk/
AMERICAN FOODSTORE
The Rosslyn Delicatessen
56 Rosslyn Hill
NW3 1ND
020 7794 9210
BREAKFAST MEETING
Canteen
2 Crispin Place
Spitalfields London
E1 6DW UK
0845 686 1122
www.canteen.co.uk
QUICK BREAKFAST
Bar Bruno
101 Wardour Street, Soho
London, W1F 0UG
020 7734 3750
BREAKFAST WITH PALS
The Diner
128-130 Curtain Road
EC2A 3AQ
0207 729 4452
LUNCH ALONE
Malletti
26 Noel Street
W1F 8GY
020 7439 4096
GIRLY GOSSIPY LUNCH
The Grocery,
54 - 56 Kingsland Road,
Shoreditch,
E2 8DP
0872 148 3440
LUNCH MEETING
Electric Brasserie
191 Portobello Road
W11 2ED
020 7908 9696
DINNER WITH A DATE
Bistroteque
23-27 Wadeson Street,
London, E2 9DR
020 8983 7900
http://www.bistrotheque.com/
TRADITIONAL BRITISH FOOD
The Quality Chop House
92-94 Farringdon Road
EC1R 3EA
020 7837 5093
VEGGIE
Food For Thought
31 Neal St
WC2H 9PR
020 7836 9072
QUIET BAR FOR CHATTING
Lounge Bohemia
1e Great Eastern Street
EC2A 3EJ
07720 707 000
http://www.loungebohemia.com/
HIPSTER PUB
The Macbeth
70 Hoxton St
N1 6LP
020 7749 0600
OLD BOOZER
The Seabright Arms
34 Coate Street
London
E2 9AG
HOUSEPARTY IN A CLUB
Work It
Second Saturday of the month
Visions Video Bar
588 Kingsland Rd
London
E8 4AH
DUBSTEP CLUB
Forward
Every Sunday from 8pm
Plastic People
147-149 Curtain Road
EC2
0207 739 6471
http://www.plasticpeople.co.uk/
INDIE DISCO
White Heat
Every Tuesday
Madame Jojo's
10 Brewer Street
W1F 0SE
http://www.whiteheatmayfair.com/
MODERN ART GALLERY
Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
NATIONAL ART GALLERY
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London WC2N 5DN
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
INDEPENDENT ART GALLERY
Whitechapel Gallery
80-82 Whitechapel High Street
E1 7QX
020 7522 7888
http://www.whitechapel.org/
INDEPENDENT PHARMACY
A. Maitland & Co
175 Piccadilly
W1J 9PN
020 7493 1975
NAILS
Nails 4 U
18, Dalston Lane
London
E8 3AZ
020 7249 0808
PLANTS & FLOWERS
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
E2 7RG
BOOKSHOP
Daunt Books
83 Marylebone High Street
W1U 4QW
0207 224 2295
http://www.dauntbooks.co.uk/
DVD STORE
Fopp
1 Earlham Street
WC2H 9LL
http://www.foppreturns.com/stores/
ONE HOUR PHOTO
Snappy Snaps
Everywhere
http://www.snappysnaps.co.uk/find_your_nearest_store.html
VINTAGE MARKET
Portobello Road Antiques Market
223a Portobello Road
W11 1LU
020 7229 8354
VINTAGE STORE
Beyond Retro
110-112 Cheshire Street
E2 6EJ
020 7613 3636
http://www.beyondretro.com/
DEPARTMENT STORE
Libertys of London
Great Marlborough Street
W1B 5AH
020 7734 1234
www.liberty.co.uk
CONCEPT STORE
Dover Street Market
17-18 Dover Street
W1S 4LT
020 7518 0680
www.doverstreetmarket.com
SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS
Hamleys
188 - 196 Regent Street
W1B 5BT
0870 333 2455
www.hamleys.co.uk
SOMETHING FOR YOUR MOTHER
Labour and Wait
18 Cheshire Street
E2 6EH
020 7729 6253
www.labourandwait.co.uk/
SOMETHING FOR YOUR FATHER
Burlington Arcade
W1J 0PL
SOMETHING FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND
The Hideout
7 Upper James Street
W1F 9DH
020 7437 4929
www.hideoutstore.com
SOMETHING FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND
Slam City Skates Ltd
16 Neal's Yard, London
WC2H 9DP
020 7240 0928
SOMETHING FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND
Music Video Exchange
95 Berwick Street,
W1V 3PP
0207 434 2939
www.mveshops.co.uk
SOMETHING FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND
Topshop
216 Oxford Street
W1D 1LA
020 7636 7700
www.topshop.com
WHERE THE QUEEN SHOPS
Fortnum and Mason
181 Piccadilly
W1A 1ER
020 7734 8040
BEST PARK
Hampstead Heath
432 Archway Road
N6 4JH
020 8348 9908/0024
SOMETHING FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND
East End Thrift Store
Unit 1A Assembly Passage
Whitechapel
E1 4TU
http://theeastendthriftstore.com/
SEWING SHOP
Sew Fantastic
107 Essex Road
N1 2SL
020 7226 2725
MULTIPLEX CINEMA
Odeon
Everywhere
http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/cinema_finder/
INDEPENDENT CINEMA
Curzon Group
Mayfair, Soho, Chelsea, Richmond, Renoir
http://www.curzoncinemas.com/
CHEAP CINEMA
The Prince Charles Cinema
7 Leicester Place
WC2
020 7494 3654
http://www.princecharlescinema.com/
CINEMA CENTRE
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road
South Bank
SE1 8XT
020 7928 3232
http://www.bfi.org.uk
OUTDOOR CINEMA
Check Hyde Park, Somerset House and Stella Artois in the summer.TRADITIONAL CINEMA
Screen on the Green
83 Upper Street
N1 0NP
087 00 66 4777
http://www.everymancinema.com/cinemas/index.asp?ci=5&ln=1
