Winter weekend in London
Wintering in London — cosy dinners, skating, holiday lights and the small rooms that feel right when it's freezing out.
Top spots in London
Borough Market
Food & DrinkSouthwark
Centuries-old food market — salt-beef bagels, oysters and raclette.
British Museum
CultureBloomsbury
Rosetta Stone and Parthenon sculptures under Foster's Great Court roof.
Columbia Road Flower Market
CultureBethnal Green
Sunday-morning Cockney shouts, peonies and Shoreditch coffee crawls.
Tate Modern
CultureBankside
Turbine Hall installations and free Bankside views from the viewing terrace.
Where to eat
Dishoom Covent Garden
$$Bombay café · Covent Garden
All-day bacon naan and house chai in a Bombay Irani-café setting.
Lyle's
$$$Modern British · Shoreditch
Daily-changing produce-led tasting menu in a stripped-back room.
St. John
$$$British · Smithfield
Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail classic — bone marrow and madeira.
Padella
$$Italian · Borough Market
Hand-rolled pici cacio e pepe; expect a 45-min queue.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Tate Modern, Borough Market, Hampstead Heath. The shortlist is curated by people who live in London and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.