Friday
- 7:30 PM
St. John
British · $$$ · SmithfieldIconic kickoff — Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail classic — bone marrow and madeira.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Smithfield — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 10:00 AMTate ModernCulture · Bankside
Turbine Hall installations and free Bankside views from the viewing terrace.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Bankside — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 1:00 PMColumbia Road Flower MarketCulture · Bethnal Green
Sunday-morning Cockney shouts, peonies and Shoreditch coffee crawls.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Bethnal Green — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 3:30 PMBritish MuseumCulture · Bloomsbury
Rosetta Stone and Parthenon sculptures under Foster's Great Court roof.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Bloomsbury — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 7:00 PMHampstead HeathOutdoors · Hampstead
320 hectares of meadow, ponds for swimming and Parliament Hill skyline.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Hampstead — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 9:00 PM
Lyle's
Modern British · $$$ · ShoreditchDaily-changing produce-led tasting menu in a stripped-back room.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Shoreditch — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Sunday
- 2:00 PMBorough MarketFood & Drink · Southwark
Centuries-old food market — salt-beef bagels, oysters and raclette.
Why this pick- ·An iconic must-do for a first visit
- ·Keeps you in Southwark — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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