Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Gelato Mio
138 Holland Park AvenueBest ice-cream in the neighbourhood. Open late.
Nice, if slightly chaotic ambiance, busy especially in the mornings. Good take-away sandwitches.
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PAUL Holland Park
82a Holland Park AveNice, if slightly chaotic ambiance, busy especially in the mornings. Good take-away sandwitches.
A tiny authentic Japanese. Always busy (when you see the prices you know why), so you might consider ordering take-away and just picking it up.
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Eat Tokyo (Notting Hill Gate)
17 Notting Hill GateA tiny authentic Japanese. Always busy (when you see the prices you know why), so you might consider ordering take-away and just picking it up.
Coffee, lunch and dinner. Not expensive, and plenty of vegetarian choices.
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Giraffe
120 Holland Park AveCoffee, lunch and dinner. Not expensive, and plenty of vegetarian choices.
A really nice old-fashioned neighbourhood pub, with excellent (if somewhat pricy) food. Great for a pint before hitting the town. If you want to eat, go early (by 7.30) to get a table, or call ahead to book.
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The Ladbroke Arms
54 Ladbroke RdA really nice old-fashioned neighbourhood pub, with excellent (if somewhat pricy) food. Great for a pint before hitting the town. If you want to eat, go early (by 7.30) to get a table, or call ahead to book.
Shopping
M&S
s RowBetter than the grocery store across the road. Ready-made salads.
For sudden needs, from toothbrushes to tights, and face cream to hay fever tablets.
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Hillcrest Pharmacy
106 Holland Park AveFor sudden needs, from toothbrushes to tights, and face cream to hay fever tablets.
If mall shopping is your thing, you are in luck! Hundreds of shops, and plenty of coffee shops and restaurants.
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Westfield Shopping Centre
If mall shopping is your thing, you are in luck! Hundreds of shops, and plenty of coffee shops and restaurants.
Sightseeing
Don't miss the market made famous by Julia Roberts in Notting Hill. Groceries every day, antiques market on Fridays and Saturdays. (Closed Sundays.) Restaurants and coffee shops.
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Portobello Market
73a Lewisham High StDon't miss the market made famous by Julia Roberts in Notting Hill. Groceries every day, antiques market on Fridays and Saturdays. (Closed Sundays.) Restaurants and coffee shops.
Essentials
If you want a picnic in the park, this is the perfect place to get it.
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Waitrose & Partners
1 New Union SquareIf you want a picnic in the park, this is the perfect place to get it.
Parks & Nature
One of the nicest parks in London! Don't forget to check out the Japanese Garden with its waterfall. If you are an opera aficionado, the season runs from June to July. Google Holland Park Opera for programme and tickets.
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Holland Park
Ilchester PlaceOne of the nicest parks in London! Don't forget to check out the Japanese Garden with its waterfall. If you are an opera aficionado, the season runs from June to July. Google Holland Park Opera for programme and tickets.
Arts & Culture
Great design and though-provoking exhibition on your doorstep! Don't forget to look at the state-of-the-art roof, it had to redesigned during the construction to make sure it wouldn't collapse.
Excellent restaurant (lunch and dinner).
(Please note that the map puts the icon on a wrong spot - the museum is indeed in Holland Park!)
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The Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High StGreat design and though-provoking exhibition on your doorstep! Don't forget to look at the state-of-the-art roof, it had to redesigned during the construction to make sure it wouldn't collapse.
Excellent restaurant (lunch and dinner).
(Please note that the map puts the icon on a wrong spot - the museum is indeed in Holland Park!)
An adman before admen... This is just one man's collection, accumulated over sixty years. Full of nostalgia and childhood memories. Make time to laugh at the old black-and-white TV ads, they run on a loop.
You can enjoy a coffee in a secret garden if the weather is nice.
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Museum of Brands
111-117 Lancaster RdAn adman before admen... This is just one man's collection, accumulated over sixty years. Full of nostalgia and childhood memories. Make time to laugh at the old black-and-white TV ads, they run on a loop.
You can enjoy a coffee in a secret garden if the weather is nice.
Entertainment & Activities
Open since 1911, Gate shows art house films in a sumptuous seating. It has a bar too, so you can take a glass of wine to the cinema.
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Gate Picturehouse
87 Notting Hill GateOpen since 1911, Gate shows art house films in a sumptuous seating. It has a bar too, so you can take a glass of wine to the cinema.