Ranked by community votes and Top Spot endorsements — includes guide favourites and new finds
Fortitude Bakehouse
Soho & Bloomsbury · Café · by Amélie
Sky Garden
City of London / St Paul / Shoreditch / Clerkenwell · Viewpoint · by Marco
Brick Lane Beigel Bake
City of London / St Paul / Shoreditch / Clerkenwell · Late night · by Aisha
Barbican Library
City of London / St Paul / Shoreditch / Clerkenwell · Study Spot · by Tomás
Maltby Street Market
NEWSouth Bank / Waterloo / London Bridge / Borough · Street Food · by Sofia
Daunt Books Marylebone
Marylebone & St. James · Bookshop · by Nina
Bao Soho
Soho & Bloomsbury · Restaurant · by Ravi
Hampstead Ponds
Hampstead · Outdoors · by Elise
Flat Iron Covent Garden
NEWCovent Garden · Steak · by Jonas
Camden Lock Market
Camden Town & Primrose Hill · Market · by Chiara
Invitations from the community to visit a spot together
Amélie invited you
"Morning study session before lectures? Their cardamom buns are unreal."
Marco invited you
"Sunset slot is booked for four, one place left!"
Aisha invited you
"Post-night-out beigels, obviously."
Join something happening, or host your own.
South Bank / Waterloo / London Bridge / Borough
Street food crawl, one thing at every stall. Bring an appetite.
City of London / St Paul / Shoreditch / Clerkenwell
Silent co-working morning, three hours then coffee together.
Camden Town & Primrose Hill
Canal-side drinks and skyline photos with whoever is free.
Ask about a spot or a neighbourhood — other members answer.
Best quiet spot in Bloomsbury to work on a Sunday afternoon? Everything near UCL is packed.
Is Sky Garden actually free? Someone told me you need to book weeks ahead.
Anyone know a cheap laundrette near Shoreditch that is open late?
Is the Hampstead ponds swim worth it in September, or too cold already?
8 spots shared by the community
by Amélie
Tiny bakery tucked in a courtyard, cardamom buns and proper filter coffee, quiet enough to work in the morning.
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by Sofia
Weekend food market under the railway arches, cheaper and far less touristy than Borough, £8-15 a plate.
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by Chiara
Canal-side stalls and street food from everywhere, go hungry and follow the queues.
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by Nina
Edwardian bookshop with a glass roof and oak galleries, free to wander and the travel section is unmatched.
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by Ravi
Queue is worth it, classic bao and peanut milk, in and out for under £20.
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by Elise
Swim in the heath ponds all year, £4 for students, go early and stay for the hill view after.
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by Tomás
Free, silent, huge desks and a music library upstairs, my go-to before deadlines.
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by Jonas
Saturday antiques and vintage, arrive before 10 to actually see anything, best crepes at the north end.
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