SHY City Guide ~ London, England

SHY city guide ~ london, england
immersive shops every corner, delicious international food scene, colourful pockets tucked away and classic british energy! london was honestly one of my favourite european cities and I already can’t wait to go back one day to explore more. there’s obviously the need to play tourist once to see the classic landmarks like big ben, kensington palace etc. the real fun is simply in frolicking around the town popping into the unreal shopping culture and the food scene. some of my favourites in terms of shopping is around notting hill, the portobello street markets, the soho area boutiques and OMG the row is to die for. some of my favourites in terms of food and there’s a lot to be choosing from ~ sketch is worth experiencing, so is sunday roast, borough market has everything and ugh ottolenghi bakery was honestly so dreamy. i’d say london draws a lot of parallels to my other favourite city new york with shopping and eating galore. I would highly recommend if those two usually take priority when traveling but the city offers endless things to do.

1. sketch ~ the chicest funkiest restaurant where you can dine in the michelin star restaurant or do afternoon tea
2. borough market ~ market filled with dozens of delicious food vendors! worth standing in line paying for overpriced strawberries
3. liberty london ~ the whole shopping experience is simply next level in london with their immersive creative set ups
4. sunday roast ~ you gotta get a sunday roast for dinner whilst in the uk cause it’s a classic
5. joe and the juice + bun’s from home bakery. the perfect snack combo while exploring and shopping
6. the notting hill bookshop ~ searching for hugh grant. notting hill is one of my fav areas
7. portobello market ~ coolest vintage esp the watches there. so many interesting stands to be browsing through
8. the churchill ave pub ~ i mean it’s beautiful even to walk by or stop to eat
9. kensington palace ~ just walking around the grounds is nice. it’s obviously so well maintained and kept up
10. ottlolenghi bakery ~ the most magical assortment of colourful desserts. you will probably want to get one of each
11. harrods ~ absolute mad department store with luxurious designer goodies… brb was adding everything to my wish list
12. the row ~ the most sophisticated london location with a real james turrell art installation which i absolutely need
13. duck n waffle ~ must go for breakfast or brunch and order the classic english breakfast… top three breakfasts ever
14. leadenhall market ~ ok if you also love harry potter like moi, it’s a no skip cause they filmed here

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