When I moved here, I wasn't a complete London novice, as my boyfriend, Ed, is from Putney, so I've spent quite a bit of time here, when visiting him in Uni holidays and on my year out.
I've taken up residency in the lovely borough of Fulham, just around the corner from Craven Cottage (which would be great if I supported Fulham FC... but I don't) and the beautiful Bishops Park, home to Fulham Palace, which is worth a visit if you're in the area.
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| Fulham |
Coming from another big city, it hasn't been a huge change. What I still haven't got over though, is the fact that you have to book restaurants on week nights (what?!) and that the traffic is never-ending.
Speaking of restaurants, there are literally thousands of them and I will never go to all the ones I want to try, not least when you add in all the lovely cafés and coffee shops on top of that.
However, I thought it would be nice to write about the ones that I have been to, that I would recommend to anyone visiting London:
♥ Big Easy - when I mentioned booking restaurants on week nights, this is where I was referring to. Big Easy is a hugely popular American-style crabshack on the Kings Road in Chelsea, where I had all-you-can-eat Shrimp with fries for £16.95, complete with a plastic bib! They also offer some great deals on lobster and do a few other all-you-can-eat deals. Definitely worth a try if you fancy a greasy treat!
♥ Claude's Kitchen at Amuse Bouche - Amuse Bouche is a very classy wine bar in Parson's Green and upstairs in Claude's Kitchen they serve some great food. Three courses for £20 on a Tuesday - say no more!
♥ Jamie Oliver's Pop Up Diner - For a limited time only, Jamie Oliver has opened a pop up diner, handily, right next to where I work in Piccadilly. I've tried a few things on the menu and highly recommend the avocado fries (and the wine because you can buy it by the litre)!
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| Jamie Oliver's Chilli Dog |
♥ Hudson's - Found on the Lower Richmond Road in Putney, this is a Savitt family favourite (Ed's family for those of you who don't know) and rightly so, both the food and atmosphere are great!
♥ Urban Tea Rooms - running parallel to the shopping district of Carnaby Street, is Kingly Street where you will find Urban Tea Rooms, a lovely café by day and wine bar by night. They serve the most incredible salads, as well as sandwiches, cakes, coffee and (you guessed it) tea!
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| Urban Tea Rooms |
♥ Hally's - Another great café is Hally's, which opened this summer and can be found on the New King's Road in Parsons Green.
♥ Meat Market - No list of recommended places to eat in London, would be complete without a mention of Meat Market, or another member of it's family, Meat Liquor or Meat Mission. Meat Market is a burger joint in a not-so-easy to find location in Covent Garden but it's well worth the search and is rumoured to be getting a Michelin Star (according to a waiter who may well have been joking).
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| Meat Market |
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| A handy sign... inside the restaurant |
♥ Megan's - Megan's is a beautifully decorated restaurant and deli, also on the Kings Road (what a place), with the most lovely outside area. It's safe to say, I had the best brownie I have ever eaten here - divine!
♥ Bill's - Bill's is a chain of restaurants in the South of England, with 14 branches in London. The menu covers just about everything and the food is great - I just hope they infiltrate the North soon!
♥ Anywhere on Southbank, which if you walk all the way along, towards London Bridge, brings you out at Borough Market.
Finally, whilst I'm on the subject of apps... two apps that have come in so handy since moving to London are Tube Map (no-brainer) and Citymapper - both so incredibly useful for finding your way around, especially the latter.
Until next time... x
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