Where to Eat and Drink in Central London, London, England

London. Wonderful to visit. Unbearable to live in. Getting from A to B takes about 2 hours, and that’s if public transport is all working according to plan - which it probably isn’t. It’s enough to drive any self-respecting Amsterdammer running to the nearest bike shop, begging for two wheels to put themselves out of their misery. (You can cycle in London, of course; it’s just a bit scary.) But it’s all ok because when you’re on holiday you generally have the luxury of time (make sure you’re nowhere near the Waterloo & City line between 8 and 9 am), and you’re probably hanging out in the centre of town anyway. And by the centre, I mean places you can get to on the Circle line.

I assume the Brits must think I’m a few sandwiches short of a picnic: I speak in a perfect southern English accent, but I look like I’m about to be run over by oncoming traffic at any moment, and I’ll be damned if I can figure out those silly Oyster card machines…

I used to be a Londoner (well, for about two years - if that really counts), but now I most definitely fall into the tourist category. I assume the Brits must think I’m a few sandwiches short of a picnic: I speak in a perfect southern English accent, but I look like I’m about to be run over by oncoming traffic at any moment, and I’ll be damned if I can figure out those silly Oyster card machines… So from one London visitor to another, I bring you just a soupçon of the best local spots I’ve found to eat and drink in the kinds of places us tourists are likely to be visiting. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).