A branch of Smiths is a fixture of practically every high street up and down the country. The chain sells stationery, magazines, books, greeting cards, gifts, videos, DVDs, CDs, computer games and electronics. The range of stationary, cards and magazines is impressive, and it offers good value for books, music, films and games, although the selection tends to be limited.
Gleaming from a four million pound refurbishment Foyles has shrugged off its careworn, shabby chic interior in favour of a clean, up-to-date and ultra modern ... More
Belgium's finest export, the first Godiva was opened in Brussels approximately 75 years ago by master chocolatier Joseph Draps and named after the legendary Lady ... More
Founded in 1774, Sotheby's is the world’s oldest art auction house. Sales today command record sums for items. Notable sales range from 'Danseuse au ... More
Centrally located in Fitzrovia, otherwise known as NOHO, it’s a short walk from The Rathbone to Oxford Street, Soho and London’s theatre district. The hotel ... More
Slick design, statement furniture and modern fittings, this is what you get from the Schrager-Starck design partnership. From the funky lobby and the bar (very ... More
Musical comedy is flying high at the moment - thanks to the acts such as Flight of the Conchords ("Formerly New Zealand's fourth-best folk parody ...More
It's 30 years since Margaret Thatcher became the first woman prime minister of Britain. This exhibition at The Cartoon Museum remembers here eleven year tenure ...More
Steve Lazarides' Rathbone Place gallery spans just under 4,000 square feet of space for exhibitions, studios, and offices in a five-storey Georgian building. Home ...More
Bam-Bou is located in a Georgian town house, furnished throughout in French-Vietnamese style. This building has a historical past – it once hosted Ezra Pound’s ... More
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Han Kang
This top-notch Korean restaurant is packed at lunch time with crowds of students and office workers taking advantage of the excellent lunchtime ... More
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken ... More
In the shadow of both Centrepoint and St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, hidden from most tourists and residents alike, lies this beautiful West End garden. Originally a ... More
Prohibition-era themed basement bar in Fitzrovia, with a good line in retro comedy. The joke is that it's a bar dodging the law by masquerading ...More
If you're not up for the hectic atmosphere of Waxy O'Connors it might be worth slipping across the street to her infinitely more tranquil Little ... More
This
was once a sleazy Soho strip club, as the name suggests, and it really
shows. Deep reds are the dominant colour, with mirrors, booths and
velvet curtains ... More
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