Classic London
3.5 km · full day · Postcards · 6 stops
- Buckingham Palace
- Big Ben & Parliament
- Westminster Abbey
- London Eye
- Trafalgar Square
- Piccadilly Circus
114 places · museums, historic pubs, markets, trending restaurants and specialty coffee · 5 routes · tube included
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This interactive map of London (United Kingdom) brings together 114 hand-picked places: 28 attractions, 54 restaurants, 17 cafés and 15 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
· Curated by the HOLASIM team · How we make the maps
Tap a route to see it drawn on the map, stop by stop.
3.5 km · full day · Postcards · 6 stops
2.5 km · rainy day · South Ken + center · 6 stops
3 km · ~half day · History & skyline · 6 stops
2.5 km · afternoon & night · Markets & street food · 6 stops
2 km · foodie afternoon · 6 stops
Westminster
The world's most famous clock tower beside the Palace of Westminster, on the banks of the Thames.
Tip: The best photo is from Westminster Bridge or the south bank, next to the London Eye.
🚇 Westminster — Jubilee/District
Featured in: Google Top UK
Show on mapSouth Bank
The giant 135 m observation wheel: 30 minutes with the best panorama of the London skyline.
Tip: Book a timed slot online; sunset is the prettiest (and priciest) ride.
🚇 Waterloo — Jubilee/Northern
Show on mapTower Hill
A thousand-year-old fortress with the Crown Jewels, the ravens and the Beefeaters.
Tip: Join a free Yeoman Warder tour: they tell the best execution stories.
🚇 Tower Hill — Circle/District
Show on mapTámesis
The Victorian bascule bridge with a glass walkway 42 m above the river.
🚇 Tower Hill — Circle/District
Show on mapBloomsbury
The Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon marbles and mummies: 8,000 years of history, for free.
Tip: Entry is free; head to the covered Great Court and don't miss the Egypt rooms.
🚇 Tottenham Court Rd — Central
Featured in: Google Top UK
Show on mapTrafalgar Square
Van Gogh, Turner and Da Vinci for free, overlooking Trafalgar Square.
🚇 Charing Cross — Northern/Bakerloo
Show on mapSt. James's
The royal residence and the Changing of the Guard with red tunics and bearskin hats.
Tip: The Changing of the Guard is at 11 (not every day): arrive 45 min early for a spot at the gates.
🚇 Green Park — Jubilee/Victoria
Show on mapWestminster
Where kings have been crowned and buried since 1066: pure Gothic and the tomb of the Unknown Warrior.
🚇 Westminster — Jubilee/District
Show on mapCity of London
Wren's dome that survived the Blitz: climb up to the Whispering Gallery and the view.
🚇 St. Paul's — Central
Show on mapSouth Kensington
The blue whale skeleton, dinosaurs and a cathedral of a building. Free and huge.
🚇 South Kensington — District/Circle
Show on mapSouth Kensington
The world's largest museum of art and design: fashion, jewels and sculpture. Free.
🚇 South Kensington — District/Circle
Show on mapBankside
Contemporary art in an old power station; the viewing level looks over the Thames and St Paul's.
🚇 Blackfriars — Circle/District
Show on mapSpeaker's Corner
London's great green lung: the Serpentine, rowboats, ducks and skaters rolling by in summer.
🚇 Hyde Park Corner — Piccadilly
Show on mapCamden Town
Alternative market by the canal: street food stalls, leather, punk and music.
🚇 Camden Town — Northern
Featured in: Viral IG
Show on mapNotting Hill
Pastel houses, the blue door from the movie and the Portobello Road antiques market.
🚇 Notting Hill Gate — Central/District
Featured in: Viral IG/TikTok
Show on mapCity of London
A tropical garden 155 m up with free 360° views (booking required). The best-value viewpoint.
Tip: Book your free slot online weeks ahead; bring ID.
🚇 Monument — Circle/District
Featured in: Viral
Show on mapLondon Bridge
The most famous food market: cheeses, oysters, brownies and the viral cheese toastie.
🚇 London Bridge — Jubilee/Northern
Featured in: Viral TikTok
Show on mapWest End
The covered piazza with street performers, shops and the Apple Market. Pure West End.
🚇 Covent Garden — Piccadilly
Show on mapWest End
The glowing screens and the statue of Eros: London's Times Square.
🚇 Piccadilly Circus — Piccadilly/Bakerloo
Show on mapBankside
The reconstruction of the timber Elizabethan playhouse where Shakespeare's plays premiered.
🚇 Blackfriars — Circle/District
Show on mapLondon Bridge
The EU's tallest glass skyscraper: 'The View' observation deck at 244 m.
🚇 London Bridge — Jubilee/Northern
Show on mapGreenwich
Stand on the prime meridian, see the Cutty Sark and the best Canary Wharf skyline from the park.
🚇 Cutty Sark — DLR
Show on mapMaida Vale
Quiet canals with colorful narrowboats and floating cafés: one of London's green secrets.
🚇 Warwick Avenue — Bakerloo
Show on mapCovent Garden
A hidden courtyard bursting with color: the most instagrammable corner of central London.
🚇 Covent Garden — Piccadilly
Featured in: Viral TikTok
Show on mapCity of London
An ornate Victorian arcade that starred as Diagon Alley in Harry Potter.
🚇 Bank — Central/Northern
Show on mapNorth London
Manicured gardens, the zoo and Primrose Hill with the postcard skyline at sunset.
🚇 Chalk Farm — Northern
Show on mapRichmond
A World Heritage botanic garden with Victorian glasshouses and the Treetop Walkway.
🚇 Kew Gardens — District
Show on mapSt. John's Wood
The most famous zebra crossing in rock: recreate the Beatles cover (mind the traffic).
🚇 St. John's Wood — Jubilee
Show on mapCovent Garden
The Bombay Irani café London fell in love with: cult bacon naan roll and black daal.
Tip: They don't take small-group bookings at night: go at lunchtime or for breakfast.
🚇 Covent Garden — Piccadilly
Featured in: Icono Londres
Show on mapKentish Town
Best new restaurant of 2025: Filipino cooking with tempura cod pandesal and kinilaw.
🚇 Kentish Town — Northern
Featured in: Time Out mejor 2025
Show on mapSmithfield
The birthplace of Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail: bone marrow and the legendary Eccles cake.
🚇 Farringdon — Circle/Metropolitan
Featured in: 50 Best clásico
Show on mapNotting Hill
Brett Graham's two Michelin stars: haute cuisine built on game and British produce.
🚇 Westbourne Park — H&C
Featured in: Eater 38 · Michelin ⭐⭐⭐
Show on mapSoho
Northern Thai counter cooking over live fire: clay pot noodles and fiery curries.
🚇 Piccadilly Circus — Piccadilly
Featured in: Bib Gourmand
Show on mapBorough
Fresh pasta made in full view, cheap and perfect: the pici cacio e pepe has drawn queues since 2016.
Tip: No reservations: join the app waitlist on arrival and wander Borough Market while you wait.
🚇 London Bridge — Northern/Jubilee
Featured in: Viral TikTok
Show on mapSoho
The Taiwanese steamed buns that took over the city: the classic bao with braised pork belly.
🚇 Oxford Circus — Central/Victoria
Featured in: Icono
Show on mapMayfair
Michelin-starred colonial India: game and biryani in a period club. Among the city's very best.
🚇 Green Park — Jubilee/Victoria
Featured in: Eater 38 · Michelin ⭐⭐ · Vuelve may 2026
Show on mapShoreditch
A Michelin star over the Basque grill: the whole turbot cooked on embers is the showstopper.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Michelin ⭐
Show on mapShoreditch
James Lowe's minimalist British cooking: a short, produce-led menu in a white space.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Michelin ⭐
Show on mapSoho
Sri Lankan cooking: hoppers (rice crepes) and coconut-milk kari. No bookings and always packed.
🚇 Tottenham Court Rd — Central
Featured in: Bib Gourmand
Show on mapSoho
Michelin-starred Spanish counter tapas: impeccable produce, no reservations.
🚇 Tottenham Court Rd — Central
Featured in: Michelin ⭐
Show on mapPiccadilly
The grand European café par excellence: old-world breakfasts under art deco lamps.
🚇 Green Park — Jubilee/Victoria
Show on mapArnold Circus
In an old Victorian school with a garden: seasonal British cooking, secret and charming.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Culto local
Show on mapCovent Garden
London's oldest restaurant (1798): game, steak and kidney pie and velvet dining rooms.
🚇 Covent Garden — Piccadilly
Featured in: Histórico 1798
Show on mapSpitalfields
Textbook fish and chips in a 1950s setting: battered cod and mushy peas.
🚇 Liverpool Street — Central
Featured in: Clásico
Show on mapBrick Lane
Open 24 hours since forever: a salt beef beigel in the small hours is a London ritual.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Viral TikTok
Show on mapSoho
A neighborhood Persian kebab house (Bib Gourmand): fresh-baked sangak bread and skewers.
🚇 Piccadilly Circus — Piccadilly
Featured in: Bib Gourmand
Show on mapCamberwell
Spicy, cheap Xinjiang cooking south of the river: cumin lamb and big plate chicken.
🚇 Denmark Hill — Overground
Featured in: Culto local
Show on mapShoreditch
A late-night Bangkok-style Thai bar: fish sauce wings and wood-fired curries with cold beer.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapFitzrovia
Adejoké Bakare's Michelin-starred West African cooking: bold, personal flavors.
🚇 Goodge Street — Northern
Featured in: Eater 38 · Michelin ⭐
Show on mapShoreditch
Nose-to-tail Italian with handmade pasta and house charcuterie: one of the city's favorites.
🚇 Old Street — Northern
Featured in: Trending
Show on mapTottenham
Tantuni from Mersin and nothing else: spiced meat fried in paper-thin lavash with parsley and pickled chillies. The superior late-night snack.
🚇 Seven Sisters — Victoria
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapWalthamstow
London's first Uyghur restaurant: da pan ji (spiced chicken with hand-pulled noodles) that warms the soul.
Tip: Start with the wok-fried chaomian and go in a group to try everything.
🚇 Walthamstow Central — Victoria
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapNewington Green
Wine bar + charcutier + bistro: Eater London's restaurant of the year. House charcuterie and impeccable French plates.
Tip: The pâté en croûte is the house must-order.
🚇 Canonbury — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapHackney
One of the city's best sandwiches on one of its best baguettes; the warmest hospitality.
Tip: Monday to Wednesday, order the turmeric fried catfish one: a lesson in flavor and texture.
🚇 Hackney Central — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapLondon Fields
The ex-Noma somm's wine bar under a railway arch: Jura, Savoie and Loire with precise snacks.
Tip: Ask Yuki to guide you through the Jura and Savoie on the list.
🚇 London Fields — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapIslington
One of London's most interesting wine lists: Jura savagnins, Loire chenins and grower Burgundies.
Tip: Go at night for the small plates and the hand-painted interior.
🚇 Essex Road — Rail
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapEast Ham
London's best Kerala cooking: deep curries with flaky parottas, appams and the legendary mussel fry.
Tip: The mussel fry (battered mussels) is non-negotiable.
🚇 East Ham — District
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapHaggerston
French country cooking with flair under a railway arch: red mullet tartine, duck offal choux and a fascinating cellar.
🚇 Haggerston — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapHackney
Max Rocha's minimalist café-bistro by the canal: chicken kiev, fried bread with custard and St. John style.
Tip: The steak with chips and pepper sauce, and the fruit tart for dessert.
🚇 London Fields — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapKing's Cross
Lunch only, bookings by landline, cash only: game pie with mash and Dublin coddle. Pure time travel.
Tip: Book by phone (or postcard). Cash only.
🚇 King's Cross — 6 lines
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapEuston
The cult Malaysian basement: roti canai stretched to order with dal, laksa and rendang at silly prices.
Tip: The new online queue makes everything easier; they do takeaway too.
🚇 Euston — Victoria/Northern
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapColumbia Road
Franco-Italian at heart on Columbia Road: fresh pasta, spectacular comfort food and biodynamic naturals.
Tip: Perfect on flower-market Sunday on Columbia Road.
🚇 Hoxton — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapPlaistow
Generous Ghanaian cooking: fufu with soups, red red, akonfem and the sharing platter that defines hospitality.
Tip: A favorite of touring musicians: London's most underrated celebrity restaurant.
🚇 Plaistow — District
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapBethnal Green
London's best NY-style slices, arrived via Watford: crisp base, spanakopita slice and grandma pie with hot honey.
Tip: Look for the grandma pie with vodka sauce when it's on the board.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38 · Nuevo may 2026
Show on mapFarringdon
A Farringdon essential, refreshed: cooking that roams southern Europe, perfect gildas and sour-cherry cannoli.
Tip: If Nick made pasta or a sandwich that day, order it without hesitation.
🚇 Farringdon — Elizabeth
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapClerkenwell
7 seats, husband at the board and wife on the floor: London's best-value sushi and its toughest reservation.
Tip: The hardest booking in town: pounce the moment the diary opens.
🚇 Farringdon — Circle
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapSpitalfields
The church of nose-to-tail in Spitalfields: rarebit, bone marrow with parsley, devilled kidneys and warm madeleines.
Tip: Lunch here is one of London's purest experiences.
🚇 Liverpool Street — Elizabeth
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapMarylebone
The dim sum legend: xiao long bao, har gow and glossy cheung fun in huge family-Sunday dining rooms.
Tip: Sunday lunchtime is THE experience; go in a group and over-order.
🚇 Baker Street — Jubilee
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapSoho
The newest from the Kiln and Brat group: Meedu Saad's North African cooking over embers — Cantonese-style duck with figs and pilaf.
Tip: Save room for the pistachio and date tart: there's only one dessert and it's worth everything.
🚇 Tottenham Court Rd — Elizabeth
Featured in: Eater 38 · Nuevo may 2026
Show on mapSoho
House-made udon over a pale wooden counter: steaming broths, tempura and the most comforting Japanese breakfast.
Tip: The daily specials board is modern British cooking at its best.
🚇 Tottenham Court Rd — Central
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapStrand
Ultra-modern West Africa at 180 Strand: signature smoked jollof, sweetbread suya and dry-aged turbot. ⭐⭐
🚇 Temple — District
Featured in: Eater 38 · Michelin ⭐⭐
Show on mapChinatown
A 500-cover Cantonese monument: roast duck, char siu, wontons and the famously brusque service (exaggerated).
Tip: Pure UK-Cantonese nostalgia: best in a group, no fuss.
🚇 Leicester Square — Northern
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapBayswater
Brilliant Malay comfort food in a corner of Queensway Market: assam pedas, rendang and roti that rivals Roti King.
Tip: It's halal and alcohol-free; go with friends and let Normah take charge.
🚇 Bayswater — Circle
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapDocklands
Destination dim sum above an MMA gym facing City Airport: the fried cheung fun with XO is unmissable.
Tip: Sunday lunchtime with a big group, and you get to watch planes land.
🚇 Royal Albert — DLR
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapPiccadilly
Old-school French haute cuisine from John Williams MBE: beef Wellington, crab with caviar and crêpe suzette with theatre.
Tip: Strict formal dress code: jacket and tie for the gents.
🚇 Green Park — Jubilee
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapBermondsey
Bermondsey's treasure: unfussy British cooking from the chefs' favorite chef, with low-intervention wines.
Tip: The menu changes constantly: check it on their Instagram (inside joke included).
🚇 London Bridge — Jubilee
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapElephant & Castle
Faye Gomes's peerless Guyanese cooking: pepper pot with cassareep, dal puri roti and pholourie.
Tip: Chat with Faye about the pepper pot and why cassareep matters.
🚇 Elephant & Castle — Northern
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapGreenwich Peninsula
Pedigree dim sum on the ground floor of a budget hotel: the prawn and Chinese chive fritter is THE bite of the city.
Tip: Sunday with a big group: double up on the prawn & chive and the fried cheung fun.
🚇 North Greenwich — Jubilee
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapBrixton
The capital's most elegant Eritrean: kwanta fitfit, grilled red snapper and injera with veggie and vegan stews.
Tip: A great pick for special occasions with vegetarians and vegans.
🚇 Oval — Northern
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapCamberwell
Kurdish cooking from the Baban family: technicolor meze, kubba, onion dolma and baklava with galgali pastry.
Tip: Go for brunch and order a whole meze spread just for yourself.
🚇 Denmark Hill — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapWandsworth
Technique, decadence and salt facing Wandsworth Common: an impeccable classic bistro with a serious cheese trolley.
Tip: Special occasion with a glass of vintage champagne; the cavatelli with duck ragù are a 10.
🚇 Wandsworth Common — Rail
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapCrystal Palace
Possibly London's best jerk: pork, chicken, goat and even lobster smoked without mercy next to Selhurst Park.
Tip: Take home the homemade pepper sauce, use it with respect and keep it in the fridge.
🚇 Selhurst — Rail
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapHolborn
A pioneer of London specialty coffee with its own barista school: next-level filter brews.
🚇 Chancery Lane — Central
Featured in: Best UK 2026
Show on mapBorough
The cult roaster beside Borough Market: impeccable filter coffee and weekend queues.
🚇 London Bridge — Northern/Jubilee
Show on mapHolborn
Named among the UK's best cafés for 2026: champion baristas and rotating beans.
🚇 King's Cross — Northern/Victoria
Featured in: Best UK 2026
Show on mapFitzrovia
The viral 'Cookie Cloud Cup': espresso, mascarpone and ladyfingers inside an edible cup.
🚇 Tottenham Court Rd — Central
Featured in: Viral TikTok
Show on mapQueen's Park
Bakery-restaurant of 2025: sausage rolls, seasonal pastries and textbook croissants.
🚇 Queen's Park — Bakerloo
Featured in: Trending 2025
Show on mapMarylebone
Tiny and family-run: the most sought-after Basque burnt cheesecake in London.
🚇 Baker Street — Jubilee/Bakerloo
Featured in: Viral
Show on mapPiccadilly
Old-world afternoon tea at the royal tea house since 1707: scones, clotted cream and ceremony.
🚇 Green Park — Jubilee/Victoria
Featured in: Histórico 1707
Show on mapFitzrovia
London's Antipodean coffee benchmark: the perfect flat white and brunch toasts.
🚇 Oxford Circus — Central/Victoria
Show on mapFitzrovia
A café inside a restored Victorian public toilet: odd, lovely and with proper espresso.
🚇 Goodge Street — Northern
Featured in: Rincón secreto
Show on mapChinatown
The cube croissant and filled danishes that blew up on socials: a constant queue in Chinatown.
🚇 Leicester Square — Northern/Piccadilly
Featured in: Viral TikTok
Show on mapBrick Lane
A chocolate shop with shavings piled like mountains and thick hot chocolate. Viral on Brick Lane.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Viral
Show on mapIslington
Cult pastry shop: the bacon & maple danish and hand-laminated croissants.
🚇 Angel — Northern
Show on mapBermondsey
A beloved local chain: serious coffee and banana bread in an old watch house.
🚇 Bermondsey — Jubilee
Show on mapSoho
London's oldest French pâtisserie (1871): tarts and an unchanging bohemian vibe.
🚇 Leicester Square — Northern
Featured in: Histórico 1871
Show on mapNotting Hill
A sourdough bakery in Notting Hill: focaccia sandwiches and seasonal pastries.
🚇 Ladbroke Grove — H&C
Show on mapSoho
The espresso institution on Frith Street since 1949: it never changes, and that's the charm. Top bacon ciabatta.
Tip: Bitter espresso, cold Peroni and Soho people-watching at any hour.
🚇 Leicester Square — Northern
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapStoke Newington
A little café that over-delivers: diner smash burgers, Nashville hots and the ingenious crème brûlée cookie.
Tip: Weekends: the chicken makhani bun. Always: the crème brûlée cookie.
🚇 Rectory Road — Overground
Featured in: Eater 38
Show on mapKnightsbridge
The great temple of luxury: decadent food halls, big brands and the Egyptian Escalator.
🚇 Knightsbridge — Piccadilly
Show on mapSoho
A department store in a 1924 Tudor building: iconic prints, fabrics and perfumery.
🚇 Oxford Circus — Central/Victoria
Show on mapWest End
Europe's busiest shopping street: Selfridges, flagships and crowds.
🚇 Oxford Circus — Central/Victoria
Show on mapOxford Street
The world's most creative department store: showstopping windows and a huge food hall.
🚇 Bond Street — Central/Jubilee
Show on mapNotting Hill
The most famous antiques market: Victorian silver, vinyl and vintage on Saturdays.
🚇 Notting Hill Gate — Central/District
Featured in: Sábados
Show on mapEast London
A covered Victorian market with independent designers, vintage and street food.
🚇 Liverpool Street — Central
Show on mapEast London
Sundays of vintage by the kilo, curry houses and street art on every wall. Pure East cool.
🚇 Shoreditch High St — Overground
Featured in: Domingos
Show on mapPiccadilly
The Queen's grocer since 1707: hampers, teas, marmalades and biscuits in beautiful tins.
🚇 Green Park — Jubilee/Victoria
Show on mapRegent Street
The world's oldest toy shop (1760): seven floors of demos and magic for kids.
🚇 Oxford Circus — Central/Victoria
Show on mapSoho
The mod street of the 60s turned pedestrian: cool brands, sneakers and seasonal lights.
🚇 Oxford Circus — Central/Victoria
Show on mapMarylebone
London's prettiest Edwardian bookshop: oak galleries and travel books arranged by country.
🚇 Baker Street — Jubilee/Bakerloo
Show on mapCamden
By the canal: leather, vinyl, punk and dozens of world food stalls.
🚇 Camden Town — Northern
Show on mapPiccadilly
Europe's biggest bookshop: five floors and a rooftop bar with a view.
🚇 Piccadilly Circus — Piccadilly
Show on mapKing's Cross
Old coal warehouses reborn as design boutiques, cafés and rooftops.
🚇 King's Cross — Northern/Victoria
Show on mapBorough
Britain's benchmark cheesemonger: wheels of cheddar and stilton maturing in plain sight.
🚇 London Bridge — Northern/Jubilee
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