Hidden Treasures Around Chelsea
Resturants
If you enjoy classic Italian cooking, you should try this delicious family run restaurant. Good wine list. Booking recommended.
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Caraffini
61-63 Lower Sloane StIf you enjoy classic Italian cooking, you should try this delicious family run restaurant. Good wine list. Booking recommended.
Healthy eclectic food with an Australian flair served in sophisticated setting. Booking recommended and my tip, if it’s a summer evening, is to request a table outside — Pavilion road if you like people watching or in the back courtyard if you prefer peace and serenity.
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Granger & Co. Chelsea
237-239 Pavilion RdHealthy eclectic food with an Australian flair served in sophisticated setting. Booking recommended and my tip, if it’s a summer evening, is to request a table outside — Pavilion road if you like people watching or in the back courtyard if you prefer peace and serenity.
Delicious Mediterranean cuisine, offering both inside and outside seating, perfect for dinner and a short walk from the apartment. Inspired by a retro Italian dinner, it is not one to miss for interior lovers. Booking essential at weekends.
Chucs Belgravia
25 Eccleston StreetDelicious Mediterranean cuisine, offering both inside and outside seating, perfect for dinner and a short walk from the apartment. Inspired by a retro Italian dinner, it is not one to miss for interior lovers. Booking essential at weekends.
High-end French cafe menu in trio of rooms with art nouveau, art deco and Victorian features. Open all day, great for breakfast and lunch. Walking distance from Chelsea Loft Apartment.
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Colbert
50-52 Sloane SquareHigh-end French cafe menu in trio of rooms with art nouveau, art deco and Victorian features. Open all day, great for breakfast and lunch. Walking distance from Chelsea Loft Apartment.
Romantic French candle-lit restaurant that is a Belgravia institution. The alluring interior, with its intimate nooks and festoons of dried flowers and bric-à-brac has changed little since the 60s and offers an authentic re-creation of “paysan” France. A relatively small menu but a lot of French classics, and, when the sun shines, the option of dining "al fresco". Advanced booking essential.
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La Poule Au Pot
231 Ebury StRomantic French candle-lit restaurant that is a Belgravia institution. The alluring interior, with its intimate nooks and festoons of dried flowers and bric-à-brac has changed little since the 60s and offers an authentic re-creation of “paysan” France. A relatively small menu but a lot of French classics, and, when the sun shines, the option of dining "al fresco". Advanced booking essential.
A menu featuring creative Japanese izakaya & sushi with elevated plating in a contemporary setting. Set in a quiet part of Chelsea, hidden behind non descript doors.
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Dinings SW3
Walton StreetA menu featuring creative Japanese izakaya & sushi with elevated plating in a contemporary setting. Set in a quiet part of Chelsea, hidden behind non descript doors.
A leafy enclave to treasure in Lambeth, the museum is always a treat, but best of all is the restaurant open for evening dinning. If its a hot summers evening, be sure to ask for a table in the beautiful courtyard.
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Muzej vrta
5 Lambeth Palace RdA leafy enclave to treasure in Lambeth, the museum is always a treat, but best of all is the restaurant open for evening dinning. If its a hot summers evening, be sure to ask for a table in the beautiful courtyard.
Don't be put off by the modest decor or tiny Sardinian restaurant - the food is amazing, and fish and pasta is absolutely the best. I recommend burrata with bottarga, tuna tartare and pasta with bottarga and clams.
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Olivomare
10 Lower Belgrave StDon't be put off by the modest decor or tiny Sardinian restaurant - the food is amazing, and fish and pasta is absolutely the best. I recommend burrata with bottarga, tuna tartare and pasta with bottarga and clams.
Delicious Turkish food served by friendly staff in atmospheric surroundings. The décor is beautifully opulent, with black furnishings and plenty of red and gold accents, while the menu is inspired by the food produced in the Sultans’ kitchens from the Ottoman era, but with a distinctly modern feel.
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Kazan
93-94 Wilton RdDelicious Turkish food served by friendly staff in atmospheric surroundings. The décor is beautifully opulent, with black furnishings and plenty of red and gold accents, while the menu is inspired by the food produced in the Sultans’ kitchens from the Ottoman era, but with a distinctly modern feel.
Verrry affordable modern European dishes served in a dining room with cloth-covered tables. Ingredients are sourced from British suppliers and small Spanish growers, and the wine list features vintages from around the world.
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About Thyme
82 Wilton RdVerrry affordable modern European dishes served in a dining room with cloth-covered tables. Ingredients are sourced from British suppliers and small Spanish growers, and the wine list features vintages from around the world.
Unique dining experience where you are cooked for and served by the prisoners in training at Brixton Prison. The inmates serve you in the old governor’s house dating back to 1819, located within the prison, and some precautions have been taken, for instance it is alcohol free and plastic cutlery is used. Run as a charity, its research shows an impressive 41% drop in reoffending rates.
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The Clink Brixton
Jebb AvenueUnique dining experience where you are cooked for and served by the prisoners in training at Brixton Prison. The inmates serve you in the old governor’s house dating back to 1819, located within the prison, and some precautions have been taken, for instance it is alcohol free and plastic cutlery is used. Run as a charity, its research shows an impressive 41% drop in reoffending rates.
An amazing blind dining experience in total darkness served by blind waiters. The Paris concept restaurant experience is amazing but the food combinations are pretty weird. Recommending for the sensory experience.
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Dans Le Noir
30-31 Clerkenwell GrnAn amazing blind dining experience in total darkness served by blind waiters. The Paris concept restaurant experience is amazing but the food combinations are pretty weird. Recommending for the sensory experience.
Spring can be found nestled inside the New Wing of Somerset House and is the brilliant brainchild of chef Skye Gyngell. It has an environmentally-conscious ethos with everything that it does and the food is a visual and culinary delight. It is pricey, so definitely a special occasion type of place.
Spring Bok Bar
Lancaster PlaceSpring can be found nestled inside the New Wing of Somerset House and is the brilliant brainchild of chef Skye Gyngell. It has an environmentally-conscious ethos with everything that it does and the food is a visual and culinary delight. It is pricey, so definitely a special occasion type of place.
Excellent Japanese and Nordic restaurants, combined with a lifestyle store. Lovely roof top bar with outside terrace.
Pantechnicon
Excellent Japanese and Nordic restaurants, combined with a lifestyle store. Lovely roof top bar with outside terrace.
Outdoors
My favourite place to watch the sun set, with a supermarket brought bottle of wine. In the summer time, they also have an open air cinema on it, which is a wonderful local hack.
The Coaling Jetty, is a small pier located in front of Battersea Power Station. The 110 metre long jetty was constructed between 1929 and 1932 and serviced the Power Station in the loading and unloading of coal until it was decommissioned in 1983. These days is a beautiful space to relax, with nice views of the river and Nine Elms.
The Coaling Jetty
My favourite place to watch the sun set, with a supermarket brought bottle of wine. In the summer time, they also have an open air cinema on it, which is a wonderful local hack.
The Coaling Jetty, is a small pier located in front of Battersea Power Station. The 110 metre long jetty was constructed between 1929 and 1932 and serviced the Power Station in the loading and unloading of coal until it was decommissioned in 1983. These days is a beautiful space to relax, with nice views of the river and Nine Elms.
The Garden’s location feels special and secret. It is nestled behind walls and positioned close to the River Thames. The ideal Thames location is no accident as back in 1673 the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries chose their Chelsea village site for its proximity to the river to make the most of its warm air currents. It gave them a base to moor their barge, allowing them to conduct plant finding expeditions in surrounding areas and to teach their apprentices to identify plants, those that might cure and those that might kill! The site is also blessed with a south facing aspect and good quality warm light soil, having previously been the site of a market garden. The River access allowed plants arriving from around the world to be introduced to the British Isles via the Garden, allowing the Garden to make a big impact from early on. Its international reputation was established quickly as a result of the global seed exchange scheme, known as Index Seminum, which it initiated in the 1700s and continues to this day.
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Fizički vrt Chelsea
66 Royal Hospital RdThe Garden’s location feels special and secret. It is nestled behind walls and positioned close to the River Thames. The ideal Thames location is no accident as back in 1673 the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries chose their Chelsea village site for its proximity to the river to make the most of its warm air currents. It gave them a base to moor their barge, allowing them to conduct plant finding expeditions in surrounding areas and to teach their apprentices to identify plants, those that might cure and those that might kill! The site is also blessed with a south facing aspect and good quality warm light soil, having previously been the site of a market garden. The River access allowed plants arriving from around the world to be introduced to the British Isles via the Garden, allowing the Garden to make a big impact from early on. Its international reputation was established quickly as a result of the global seed exchange scheme, known as Index Seminum, which it initiated in the 1700s and continues to this day.
This little-known London gem is home to Britain's hero veterans, the Chelsea Pensioners. The beautiful grounds are open to the public, so you can go in, take a stroll and explore.
Take the chance to learn about the past of Royal Hospital Chelsea at the on-site Museum. Check out the large diorama in the centre of the entrance hall to find out what the Royal Hospital looked like in 1742, and marvel at the 1998 Andrew Festing painting of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Royal Hospital Chelsea
This little-known London gem is home to Britain's hero veterans, the Chelsea Pensioners. The beautiful grounds are open to the public, so you can go in, take a stroll and explore.
Take the chance to learn about the past of Royal Hospital Chelsea at the on-site Museum. Check out the large diorama in the centre of the entrance hall to find out what the Royal Hospital looked like in 1742, and marvel at the 1998 Andrew Festing painting of Queen Elizabeth II.
My favourite of the London Royal Parks, St James's is surrounded by landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Whitehall and is beautifully maintained. A lovely little fact is Pelicans have lived in St James’s Park for nearly 400 years. They were originally presented as a gift from the Russian Ambassador to King Charles II.
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St. James's Park
My favourite of the London Royal Parks, St James's is surrounded by landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Whitehall and is beautifully maintained. A lovely little fact is Pelicans have lived in St James’s Park for nearly 400 years. They were originally presented as a gift from the Russian Ambassador to King Charles II.
Family daytime fun or a fab early evening date. Rent a pedal boat (£12 per person per hour) and potter around the Serpentine. June - August it stays open to 8pm, so stop by a wine shop on route and grab yourself a bottle of Prosecco to enjoy on the ride.
Bluebird Boats Ltd
Family daytime fun or a fab early evening date. Rent a pedal boat (£12 per person per hour) and potter around the Serpentine. June - August it stays open to 8pm, so stop by a wine shop on route and grab yourself a bottle of Prosecco to enjoy on the ride.
If you enjoy park walks or jogging, head over Chelsea Bridge to Battersea Park. The 200 acre park runs alongside The Thames, facing Chelsea, and is absolutely beautiful. Lots of sights to enjoy within the park, including the Pergola, the Zoo, the boating lake, mini-golf and go-ape. Definitely stop for coffee and cake at Pear Tree Cafe.
The Bandstand
If you enjoy park walks or jogging, head over Chelsea Bridge to Battersea Park. The 200 acre park runs alongside The Thames, facing Chelsea, and is absolutely beautiful. Lots of sights to enjoy within the park, including the Pergola, the Zoo, the boating lake, mini-golf and go-ape. Definitely stop for coffee and cake at Pear Tree Cafe.
Shopping
It serves as Chelsea's high street and has a reputation for being one of London's most fashionable shopping streets. My recommendation is to begin in Duke of York Square (by Sloane Square) and then able along the Kings Road.
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Kings Road
King's RoadIt serves as Chelsea's high street and has a reputation for being one of London's most fashionable shopping streets. My recommendation is to begin in Duke of York Square (by Sloane Square) and then able along the Kings Road.
Every Saturday between 9am - 2pm, and only 5 minutes walk from Chelsea Loft Apartment, this locals favourite is worth a visit whilst you are staying.
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Pimlico Road Farmers' Market
Pimlico RoadEvery Saturday between 9am - 2pm, and only 5 minutes walk from Chelsea Loft Apartment, this locals favourite is worth a visit whilst you are staying.
Elizabeth Street is the place to go for cool independent fashion and lifestyle brands. If you are looking for cool British design, look no further.
Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth StreetElizabeth Street is the place to go for cool independent fashion and lifestyle brands. If you are looking for cool British design, look no further.
If you love flee markets as much as me, this is one not to miss. It is on every Sunday morning between 10am - 2pm. I always arrive at 11.30am when entry is reduced to £1 and there are still lots of treasures to be found.
Capital Carboot
Lupus StreetIf you love flee markets as much as me, this is one not to miss. It is on every Sunday morning between 10am - 2pm. I always arrive at 11.30am when entry is reduced to £1 and there are still lots of treasures to be found.
Museums
My favourite museum. The V&A focuses on art and design and has a huge public display (free to visit) as well as fantastic exhibitions (ticketed). The museum houses a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects and it was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell RoadMy favourite museum. The V&A focuses on art and design and has a huge public display (free to visit) as well as fantastic exhibitions (ticketed). The museum houses a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects and it was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
When Tate first opened its doors to the public in 1897 it had just one site, displaying a small collection of British artworks. Today we have four major sites and the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art, which includes nearly 70,000 artworks. About 15 minutes walk from Chelsea Loft Apartment, along the riverside. Free admission although some exhibitions are chargeable.
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Tate Britain
MillbankWhen Tate first opened its doors to the public in 1897 it had just one site, displaying a small collection of British artworks. Today we have four major sites and the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art, which includes nearly 70,000 artworks. About 15 minutes walk from Chelsea Loft Apartment, along the riverside. Free admission although some exhibitions are chargeable.
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art and an independent charity opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985. They always have interesting exhibitions on, and often free to visit.
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Saatchi galerija
King's RdThe Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art and an independent charity opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985. They always have interesting exhibitions on, and often free to visit.
The Design Museum in Kensington exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. It is free to enter and a real treat for those who enjoy good design.
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Muzej dizajna
224-238 Kensington High StThe Design Museum in Kensington exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. It is free to enter and a real treat for those who enjoy good design.
Housed in a Grade II listed former tea-room, the Serpentine Gallery has been celebrating contemporary art since 1970. I don't regularly visit but occasionally have been and loved it - most memorably was seeing Marina Abramović's show.
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Serpentine Galleries
Housed in a Grade II listed former tea-room, the Serpentine Gallery has been celebrating contemporary art since 1970. I don't regularly visit but occasionally have been and loved it - most memorably was seeing Marina Abramović's show.
Brunch Nearby
Healthy, delicious brunch stop 1 minutes walk from the apartment. Perfect for lazy long coffees with newspapers.
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The Locals Chelsea
8 Gatliff RdHealthy, delicious brunch stop 1 minutes walk from the apartment. Perfect for lazy long coffees with newspapers.
No 11 Pimlico Road is a spacious, light-filled all-day bar and restaurant with plenty of outside seating. I think its best for brunch and only a short walk from Chelsea Loft Apartment.
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No 11 Pimlico Road
11 Pimlico RdNo 11 Pimlico Road is a spacious, light-filled all-day bar and restaurant with plenty of outside seating. I think its best for brunch and only a short walk from Chelsea Loft Apartment.
Organic is the word this place is so fresh with all the meanings that would give you. Very friendly staff, very busy in weekends for families, very nice outside seating and very 'basic' too!
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Daylesford Organic
208-212 Westbourne GroveOrganic is the word this place is so fresh with all the meanings that would give you. Very friendly staff, very busy in weekends for families, very nice outside seating and very 'basic' too!
Pubs
Historic pub in Belgravia with good food and a Sunday roast offering too, legend has it that Grenadier is named after young Cedric, a soldier who was caught cheating at cards and punished by being beaten to death. No one knows exactly when this ghastly deed occurred, but it is thought to have been in September as that is when ghostly happenings are rife. Visitors hang money from the ceiling in an attempt to pay his debt, but poor Cedric seems to remain trapped on earth.
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The Grenadier
18 Wilton RowHistoric pub in Belgravia with good food and a Sunday roast offering too, legend has it that Grenadier is named after young Cedric, a soldier who was caught cheating at cards and punished by being beaten to death. No one knows exactly when this ghastly deed occurred, but it is thought to have been in September as that is when ghostly happenings are rife. Visitors hang money from the ceiling in an attempt to pay his debt, but poor Cedric seems to remain trapped on earth.
Lovely British pub local to Chelsea Loft Apartment.
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The Orange Public House & Hotel Victoria
37 Pimlico RdLovely British pub local to Chelsea Loft Apartment.
Modern and traditional British pub grub in oak-floored country-house bar. Always a great atmosphere.
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The Thomas Cubitt
44 Elizabeth StModern and traditional British pub grub in oak-floored country-house bar. Always a great atmosphere.
Cafes
Hagen Espresso Bar (Hagen Belgravia)
30a Pimlico RoadDanish design and delicious coffee - the dream combination.
My favourite hidden London gem is this playful cafe from Anya Hindmarch located in Belgravia.
Anya Cafe
9 Pont StreetMy favourite hidden London gem is this playful cafe from Anya Hindmarch located in Belgravia.
If you are in the vicinity, a visit is an absolute must. The brioche is the best - try their sugar or chocolate bun. Trust me, never disappoints!
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Aux Merveilleux de Fred
88 Old Brompton RdIf you are in the vicinity, a visit is an absolute must. The brioche is the best - try their sugar or chocolate bun. Trust me, never disappoints!