Shops

8.8

Great

Bars | King's Cross

Half Cut Market  The ultimate corner shop, with interesting bottles & pantry supplies to take away, and great food & wine to have in.

8.8

Great

Restaurants | Islington

Pophams Islington  A petite bakery off the beaten track, slinging some of the finest pastries in the city.

8.7

Great

Bars | Shepherd's Bush

Next Door Records  An independent spot for coffee & vinyl rummaging by day, and natural wines, DJ sets and supperclubs by night.

8.6

Great

Bars | Dalston

Hector’s  An East London bottleshop that transforms into a wine bar at night…

8.5

Great

Bars | Bethnal Green

Cave Cuvée  An intimate, subterranean natural wine bar & bottle shop on the cusp of Bethnal Green…

8.5

Great

Shops | Notting Hill

Layla  A first class artisan bakery with regular visiting supperclubs from some of the city’s hottest chefs

8.3

Great

Bars | Mayfair

Farm Shop  A rustic farm shop with a hidden wine bar beneath it…

8.2

Great

Bars | Highbury

BookBar  An independent bookshop where they’ll pour you a glass of wine…

8.0

Great

Shops | Borough

St. JOHN Borough Corner  Freshly baked doughnuts, hot coffee and wine to go, courtesy of one of London’s most esteemed restaurants.

8.0

Great

Bars | East Dulwich

Hop Burns & Black  Craft beer, hot sauce, and coffee, obviously.

8.0

Great

Shops | Stoke Newington

Romeo & Giulietta  House-made gelato in Stokey

8.0

Great

Bars | Islington

Provisions Holloway  A deli hawking high-quality produce by day, and wine by the glass at night…

8.0

Great

Shops | Chelsea

Knoops Chelsea  Hot chocolate, like you’ve never seen it before

7.0

Good

Shops | Liverpool Street

Eataly  A 42,000 square feet emporium of Italian produce, with restaurants, a bakery, and a warehouse full of wine…

Shops | London Fields

Wingnut Wines  A cosily intimate shed full of wine in Netil Market, open as a bottle shop on Saturdays, and for relaxed evening wine tastings

Shops | Peckham

Curious Kudu  An entire restaurant that you can privately hire, with food from one of South London’s most vaunted spots

Shops | Notting Hill

Buns From Home  Mouthwatering cinnamon buns, plus the most outrageous dessert buns of all time.

Shops | East Dulwich

Eric’s Bakery  Flor may be no more, but this bakery is shaping up to be a top replacement.

Pop ups | Mayfair

A David Bowie Pop Up Shop  It’s just down the road from his Ziggy Stardust album cover, so there are definitely worse places to spend a little loose ch-ch-ch-chaaaange.

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Things To Do | Notting Hill

Biscuiteers  Ice your own unusually shaped biscuits…

Shops | Notting Hill

Wild At Heart  Build a bouquet at this tiny florist…

Shops | Notting Hill

Books for Cooks  A bookshop where they really do cook the books…

Collections | Across London

London’s Best Independent Booze Shops  Where to pick up wine, beer & spirits from up-and-coming producers.

Things To Do | King's Cross

Word on the Water  A second-hand bookstore/part-time performance venue floating on Regent’s Canal…

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