London's Finest Restaurants, Pubs, Shops and Local Services

Local perspective

A city of villages and high streets

Ask a Londoner for a recommendation and the answer depends on the postcode. Tooting has its curry houses, Brick Lane its beigel bakeries, Southall its sweet shops and Stoke Newington its cafés. We judge places by the standards of their own patch, not only by those of Zone 1.