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post #16 of 23
9/27/11 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by Not Ed Harris View Post

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Bocca di Lupo
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+1 for Bocca di Lupo.
Arbutus is a nice little place too if you're heading to a show nearby.
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post #17 of 23
9/28/11 at 8:44am
One more vote for Bocca di Lupo, it's a superb place. However, if it's a romantic hideaway you're after, this isn't it. The gelato you can get from their deli across the street a one more treat.

Someone mentioned the Ye Olde Mitre pub earlier in the thread. Since it's a little out of the way, you may want to know that the pub is open on weekdays only. The Cittie of Yorke nearby is one more interesting pub, but the last timeI was there it looked as if there were several stag night groups having the time of their lives.
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post #18 of 23
9/28/11 at 5:20pm
Helene Darroze at The Connaught in Mayfair.
Trying it out in a week..
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post #19 of 23
9/28/11 at 5:39pm
You'll like the Mayfair, TC.

Arbutus is great and so is their other place Wild Honey just of the Row.
Both qualify for casual/fine. The cheese selection at Wild Honey is usually icon_gu_b_slayer[1].gif

Head up through Marleybone and check out here: http://www.lafromagerie.co.uk/ good for a light lunch etc but must see if you at all like cheese. If you are into walking- you can easily hit Marleybone walking between Mayfair and Oxford St.
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post #20 of 23
9/29/11 at 8:24am
The Square - Bruton Street

There are some pubby restaurants around Shepherds Market including the Boudin Blanc not far from your hotel.

I can't not mention the Wallace Collection which every visitor to London should see and it does have a very nice cafe. +1 to the Fromagerie in the same area but you may need to queue.
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post #21 of 23
9/30/11 at 1:43pm
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Anywhere in Europe is a cheap flight away. London City Airport has 10-mins-before-departure check in times (15 mins if you're checking bags). Madrid? Venice? Oslo?

Why on earth would anyone willingly go to Oslo on a holiday, it's expensive and the city sucks, I'm there fairly regularly for work and that place makes me want to bash my head in.



Back on Topic check out www.londontown.com, they have info what's going on London and hotel booking via their site.


www.durrantshotel.co.uk is mentioned in almost every London thread on here, so it should be worth checking out.
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post #22 of 23
1/6/12 at 1:00am

Hotel and Restaurant choice will depend on your budget. I think Royal Garden is good enough, it has luxurious facilities for dining. River Cafe can be an optional hotel for it. We had a London Tour two times. British Museum, London eye, Tower of London are my favorite attractions in London.  

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post #23 of 23
1/7/12 at 12:59pm
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Sorry I never reported back. We had a wonderful time, could really see ourselves living there. The suite at the May Fair Hotel was fantastic. Best meal we had was at Ramsay's Petrus, had tea at the Browns Hotel on Saturday afternoon. Other than that we mostly shopped and hit gastropubs. Best few days we have spent together in a long time. I was really shocked by how friendly and accommodating everyone was, from the hotel staff to strangers, even airport workers were extremely friendly and courteous.
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