New update – April 2014…have a nice stay in London!
Pirouette tips : where to sleep in London
- HARLINGTON HOTEL (Bloomsburry) variable, from £95 to £145 – great for a whole family
- MONTAGU PLACE (Marylebone Village) – From £120
- ST JOHN’S HOTEL (Leicester Square) – From £200
- THE GRAZING GOAT (Marble Arch) – From £175
- DEAN STREET TOWNHOUSE (Soho)
- 40 WINK (East London)
- THE BOUNDARY (Sir Terence Conran, East London)
- CHARLOTTE STREET HOTEL (North of Soho)
- THE SANDERSON (North of Soho)
- THE ZETTER (Clerckenwell)
- PORTOBELLO HOTEL (Notting Hill)
- Dorset Square Hotel (North of Marylebone)
- Number 16 (South Kensington) – From £120
- Hotel Avo (Dalston, near the Olympic site) – From £78
- Coming soon : Tune Hotel – Paddington – from £38!
- Hester Gray (great rental apartments)
Pirouette tips : where to Eat in London
Dinings, Japanese fusion. You’ll need a reservation. 22 Harcourt Street. W1. Quiet pricey but excellent (sushi with foie gras are a must…)
Trishna, Indian 15-17 Blandford Street London W1 – Modern&stylish Indian
The Providores, 109 Marylebone High Street London W1 – Creative fusion tapas
Pizza East.comt, 56 Shoreditch High Street London E1 – great with kids
The Empress, 130 Lauriston Road, Victoria Park, London E9
Roti Chai, (India street food) 3 Portman Mews South W1
The Old White Bear, 1 Well Road, London NW3 (Hamptead)
Books for Cooks, 4 Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill, London
The French House, 50 Lamb Conduit Street
Tombo, Japanese 29 Thurloe Place London SW7 2HQ
The Balcon, (Former Ducasse chef) 8 Pall Mall
Nopi, 21-22 Warwick Street W1.
Ali, 27 Clerckenwell Street
Brawn, 49 Columbia Rd
Hakkasan, Hanway Place
The Approach Tavern, 47 Approach Road
Roka, Charlotte Street
Rochelle Canteen, Arnold Circus
St John, 26 St John’s street
Bistrotheque, 23-27 Wadeson Street
Wapping Project, Wapping Mall – quite stunning, in an old factory
Moro,34-36 Exmouth Market City of London, EC1 – Spanish/Italian fusion. Very creative.
Zuma, Japanese contemporary cuisine – 5 Raphael Street, SW7 (Knightsbridge)
Good Life, 59 Sloane Avenue. For super healthy lunch salads, soups and sandwiches.
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