The best of London, ranked by Londoners.

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Best Italian Restaurants

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Farringdon
  3. 3Borough
  1. 4Highbury
  2. 5Hammersmith
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Bethnal Green
  5. 8Clerkenwell
  6. 9Covent Garden
  7. 10Soho

Best Pizza

  1. 1Leyton
  2. 2Chiswick
  3. 3Hackney
  1. 4Mayfair
  2. 5Marylebone
  3. 6Shoreditch
  4. 7Trafalgar Square
  5. 8Borough
  6. 9Soho
  7. 10Soho

Best Bottomless Brunch

  1. 1Bermondsey
  2. 2City of London
  3. 3Peckham
  1. 4Clerkenwell
  2. 5Fitzrovia
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Chelsea
  5. 8Paddington
  6. 9Soho
  7. 10King's Cross

Best Fish & Chips

  1. 1Muswell Hill
  2. 2Lisson Grove
  3. 3Holborn
  1. 4Marylebone
  2. 5Covent Garden
  3. 6Clerkenwell
  4. 7Spitalfields
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Stoke Newington
  7. 10Herne Hill

Best Japanese Restaurants

  1. 1Mayfair
  2. 2London Fields
  3. 3Knightsbridge
  1. 4Clerkenwell
  2. 5Clapton
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Knightsbridge
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Mayfair
  7. 10Soho

Best Ramen

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Bermondsey
  3. 3Covent Garden
  1. 4Soho
  2. 5Shoreditch
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Covent Garden
  5. 8Finsbury Park
  6. 9Camden
  7. 10Soho

Best Vegan Restaurants

  1. 1Dalston
  2. 2London Fields
  3. 3Shoreditch
  1. 4Mayfair
  2. 5Islington
  3. 6Peckham
  4. 7Covent Garden
  5. 8Notting Hill
  6. 9Peckham
  7. 10Islington

Best Greek Restaurants

  1. 1Borough
  2. 2Primrose Hill
  3. 3Marylebone
  1. 4Marylebone
  2. 5Camden
  3. 6Maida Vale
  4. 7Covent Garden
  5. 8Mayfair
  6. 9Notting Hill
  7. 10Notting Hill

Best Tapas

  1. 1Mayfair
  2. 2Soho
  3. 3Bermondsey
  1. 4Soho
  2. 5Clerkenwell
  3. 6Shoreditch
  4. 7Farringdon
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Bermondsey
  7. 10Marylebone

Best Restaurants with a View

  1. 1King's Cross
  2. 2South Bank
  3. 3Borough
  1. 4City of London
  2. 5City of London
  3. 6South Bank
  4. 7City of London
  5. 8South Bank
  6. 9City of London
  7. 10Mayfair

Best Coffee Shops

  1. 1Farringdon
  2. 2City of London
  3. 3Waterloo
  1. 4Soho
  2. 5Stockwell
  3. 6Borough
  4. 7De Beauvoir
  5. 8Holborn
  6. 9Spitalfields
  7. 10Fitzrovia

Best Sunday Roasts

  1. 1Camberwell
  2. 2Soho
  3. 3Borough
  1. 4Clerkenwell
  2. 5Stockwell
  3. 6Hackney
  4. 7Islington
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Mayfair
  7. 10St James's

Best Indian Restaurants

  1. 1Marylebone
  2. 2Mayfair
  3. 3Mayfair
  1. 4City of London
  2. 5Mayfair
  3. 6East Dulwich
  4. 7Islington
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Mayfair
  7. 10Borough

Best Breakfast

  1. 1St James's
  2. 2Bethnal Green
  3. 3Pimlico
  1. 4Piccadilly
  2. 5Borough
  3. 6Bloomsbury
  4. 7Soho
  5. 8St James's
  6. 9Covent Garden
  7. 10Mayfair

Best Afternoon Tea

  1. 1Piccadilly
  2. 2Piccadilly
  3. 3Marylebone
  1. 4Mayfair
  2. 5Strand
  3. 6Victoria
  4. 7Piccadilly
  5. 8Piccadilly
  6. 9South Kensington
  7. 10Covent Garden

Best Thai Restaurants

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Highbury
  3. 3Marylebone
  1. 4Borough
  2. 5Shoreditch
  3. 6Bloomsbury
  4. 7King's Cross
  5. 8Hammersmith
  6. 9Peckham
  7. 10Shoreditch

Best Dim Sum

  1. 1King's Cross
  2. 2Covent Garden
  3. 3St James's
  1. 4Royal Docks
  2. 5Soho
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Holloway
  5. 8Marylebone
  6. 9Paddington
  7. 10Soho

Best Seafood Restaurants

  1. 1Covent Garden
  2. 2Soho
  3. 3Borough
  1. 4Covent Garden
  2. 5Mayfair
  3. 6St James's
  4. 7Piccadilly
  5. 8South Bank
  6. 9Soho
  7. 10Hammersmith

Best Lebanese Restaurants

  1. 1Shoreditch
  2. 2Knightsbridge
  3. 3Park Royal
  1. 4Finsbury Park
  2. 5Notting Hill
  3. 6Bayswater
  4. 7Kensington
  5. 8South Kensington
  6. 9Kensington
  7. 10Tooting

Best Mexican Restaurants

  1. 1Marylebone
  2. 2Marylebone
  3. 3Peckham
  1. 4Leytonstone
  2. 5Borough
  3. 6Stoke Newington
  4. 7Walthamstow
  5. 8Bermondsey
  6. 9Bermondsey
  7. 10Borough

Best Romantic Restaurants

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Bloomsbury
  3. 3Farringdon
  1. 4Covent Garden
  2. 5Soho
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Mayfair
  5. 8Clerkenwell
  6. 9Covent Garden
  7. 10Bermondsey

Best Fried Chicken

  1. 1Elephant and Castle
  2. 2Leicester Square
  3. 3Brixton
  1. 4New Malden
  2. 5Elephant and Castle
  3. 6Finsbury Park
  4. 7Soho
  5. 8Tottenham
  6. 9Soho
  7. 10Shoreditch

Best Burgers

  1. 1Spitalfields
  2. 2Soho
  3. 3Victoria
  1. 4Finsbury Park
  2. 5Brixton
  3. 6Notting Hill
  4. 7Dalston
  5. 8Shoreditch
  6. 9Shoreditch
  7. 10Soho

Best Brunch

  1. 1Stoke Newington
  2. 2Balham
  3. 3Notting Hill
  1. 4Bloomsbury
  2. 5Notting Hill
  3. 6Shepherd's Bush
  4. 7Islington
  5. 8Fitzrovia
  6. 9Dalston
  7. 10Marylebone

Best Steak

  1. 1Covent Garden
  2. 2Mayfair
  3. 3Soho
  1. 4Mayfair
  2. 5Clerkenwell
  3. 6Mayfair
  4. 7Soho
  5. 8Farringdon
  6. 9City of London
  7. 10Shoreditch

Best Chinese Restaurants

  1. 1Pimlico
  2. 2Bloomsbury
  3. 3Pimlico
  1. 4Haggerston
  2. 5St James's
  3. 6Kensington
  4. 7King's Cross
  5. 8Walthamstow
  6. 9Soho
  7. 10Royal Docks

Best Sushi

  1. 1Clerkenwell
  2. 2Knightsbridge
  3. 3Fitzrovia
  1. 4Notting Hill
  2. 5Islington
  3. 6Notting Hill
  4. 7Mayfair
  5. 8Kensington
  6. 9Knightsbridge
  7. 10Clapton

Best Korean Restaurants

  1. 1Hackney
  2. 2Fitzrovia
  3. 3Soho
  1. 4Stoke Newington
  2. 5New Malden
  3. 6Finsbury Park
  4. 7Soho
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Borough
  7. 10Soho

Best Turkish Restaurants

  1. 1Dalston
  2. 2Harringay
  3. 3Harringay
  1. 4Soho
  2. 5Camberwell
  3. 6Harringay
  4. 7Harringay
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Notting Hill
  7. 10Stoke Newington

Best French Restaurants

  1. 1Farringdon
  2. 2Bermondsey
  3. 3St James's
  1. 4Fitzrovia
  2. 5Chelsea
  3. 6Crouch End
  4. 7Borough
  5. 8Soho
  6. 9Holborn
  7. 10Maida Vale

Best Persian Restaurants

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Bayswater
  3. 3Fitzrovia
  1. 4Marylebone
  2. 5Ealing
  3. 6Wimbledon
  4. 7Hammersmith
  5. 8West Hampstead
  6. 9Kensington
  7. 10Maida Vale

Best Bakeries

  1. 1Dalston
  2. 2London Fields
  3. 3Camberwell
  1. 4Islington
  2. 5Stoke Newington
  3. 6Borough
  4. 7Bloomsbury
  5. 8Covent Garden
  6. 9Covent Garden
  7. 10Notting Hill

Best Ice Cream

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Soho
  3. 3Stoke Newington
  1. 4Soho
  2. 5South Kensington
  3. 6De Beauvoir
  4. 7London Fields
  5. 8Chelsea
  6. 9Leicester Square
  7. 10Covent Garden

Drink & nightlife

Best Pubs

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Notting Hill
  3. 3Stockwell
  1. 4Fitzrovia
  2. 5Waterloo
  3. 6Camberwell
  4. 7Farringdon
  5. 8Dartmouth Park
  6. 9Soho
  7. 10Soho

Best Wine Bars

  1. 1King's Cross
  2. 2Bloomsbury
  3. 3Islington
  1. 4Clapton
  2. 5Farringdon
  3. 6Strand
  4. 7Finsbury Park
  5. 8Dalston
  6. 9Dalston
  7. 10Waterloo

Best Jazz Bars

  1. 1Soho
  2. 2Soho
  3. 3Chelsea
  1. 4Dalston
  2. 5Dalston
  3. 6Camberwell
  4. 7Shoreditch
  5. 8Kennington
  6. 9Camden
  7. 10Dalston

Best Cocktail Bars

  1. 1Bethnal Green
  2. 2Holborn
  3. 3Shoreditch
  1. 4Soho
  2. 5Mayfair
  3. 6Haggerston
  4. 7Hoxton
  5. 8Hoxton
  6. 9Bloomsbury
  7. 10Haggerston

Best Beer Gardens

  1. 1Islington
  2. 2Finsbury Park
  3. 3Brixton
  1. 4London Fields
  2. 5Highgate
  3. 6Hampstead
  4. 7Earlsfield
  5. 8Hackney
  6. 9Hackney
  7. 10Wandsworth

Best Comedy Clubs

  1. 1Piccadilly
  2. 2Islington
  3. 3Islington
  1. 4Soho
  2. 5Covent Garden
  3. 6Bethnal Green
  4. 7Greenwich
  5. 8Crouch End
  6. 9Camden
  7. 10Hackney

Best Rooftop Bars

  1. 1South Bank
  2. 2Peckham
  3. 3Hackney
  1. 4Peckham
  2. 5Peckham
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Spitalfields
  5. 8South Bank
  6. 9King's Cross
  7. 10Shoreditch

Best Nightclubs

  1. 1Farringdon
  2. 2Canning Town
  3. 3New Cross
  1. 4Hackney
  2. 5Islington
  3. 6Dalston
  4. 7Strand
  5. 8Camden
  6. 9Shoreditch
  7. 10Royal Docks

Best Gay Bars

  1. 1Vauxhall
  2. 2Dalston
  3. 3Strand
  1. 4Dalston
  2. 5Soho
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7Soho
  5. 8Bethnal Green
  6. 9Strand
  7. 10Soho

Culture

Best Museums

  1. 1Bloomsbury
  2. 2South Kensington
  3. 3South Kensington
  1. 4Kensington
  2. 5South Kensington
  3. 6Lambeth
  4. 7Greenwich
  5. 8Forest Hill
  6. 9Holborn
  7. 10Trafalgar Square

Best Theatres

  1. 1South Bank
  2. 2Waterloo
  3. 3Chelsea
  1. 4Waterloo
  2. 5Islington
  3. 6South Bank
  4. 7Shepherd's Bush
  5. 8Finsbury Park
  6. 9Bermondsey
  7. 10Regent's Park

Best Free Museums

  1. 1Bloomsbury
  2. 2South Kensington
  3. 3South Kensington
  1. 4South Kensington
  2. 5King's Cross
  3. 6Lambeth
  4. 7Kensington
  5. 8Forest Hill
  6. 9Holborn
  7. 10Euston

Best Cinemas

  1. 1Leicester Square
  2. 2Marylebone
  3. 3Dalston
  1. 4Notting Hill
  2. 5Homerton
  3. 6Whitechapel
  4. 7East Finchley
  5. 8Shoreditch
  6. 9Peckham
  7. 10South Bank

Best Art Galleries

  1. 1South Bank
  2. 2Trafalgar Square
  3. 3Piccadilly
  1. 4Pimlico
  2. 5Trafalgar Square
  3. 6Camberwell
  4. 7South Bank
  5. 8Whitechapel
  6. 9Kensington
  7. 10Dulwich

Shopping

Best Markets

  1. 1Notting Hill
  2. 2Spitalfields
  3. 3Camden
  1. 4London Fields
  2. 5Bethnal Green
  3. 6Greenwich
  4. 7Shoreditch
  5. 8Bermondsey
  6. 9Brixton
  7. 10London Fields

Best Vintage Shops

  1. 1Dalston
  2. 2Notting Hill
  3. 3Covent Garden
  1. 4Shoreditch
  2. 5Spitalfields
  3. 6Hackney
  4. 7Clerkenwell
  5. 8Pimlico
  6. 9Covent Garden
  7. 10Soho

Best Bookshops

  1. 1Marylebone
  2. 2Shoreditch
  3. 3Spitalfields
  1. 4Clapton
  2. 5Notting Hill
  3. 6Haggerston
  4. 7Chelsea
  5. 8Bloomsbury
  6. 9King's Cross
  7. 10Upton Park

Best Record Shops

  1. 1Shoreditch
  2. 2Soho
  3. 3Soho
  1. 4Kingston
  2. 5Islington
  3. 6Notting Hill
  4. 7Soho
  5. 8Camden
  6. 9Putney
  7. 10Camden

Things to do

Best Parks

  1. 1Hampstead
  2. 2Knightsbridge
  3. 3Marylebone
  1. 4Hackney
  2. 5Richmond
  3. 6Greenwich
  4. 7Battersea
  5. 8Kensington
  6. 9Kensington
  7. 10St James's

Best Spas

  1. 1Strand
  2. 2Leicester Square
  3. 3Knightsbridge
  1. 4Mayfair
  2. 5Holborn
  3. 6Piccadilly
  4. 7South Bank
  5. 8Mayfair
  6. 9Trafalgar Square
  7. 10Mayfair

Best Escape Rooms

  1. 1Whitechapel
  2. 2King's Cross
  3. 3Piccadilly
  1. 4Shepherd's Bush
  2. 5Kentish Town
  3. 6Soho
  4. 7City of London
  5. 8Bermondsey
  6. 9Whitechapel
  7. 10Borough

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