7 London Areas We Are Excited to Explore This Fall and Winter—Cafes, Shops, Streets

We're off to London in under two weeks, and as expected I've been deep in trip planning—making sure not to miss out on all the glorious things the city has to offer. I figured the best way to break down our days is by area, so without further ado, here are some ideas for your next trip. Follow along on Instagram to catch our journey!

South Kensington & Notting Hill

• Streets: Kynance Mews, Denbigh Terrace (colorful homes), Westbourne Grove, Lansdowne Road (from Notting Hill), St Luke's Mews (from Love Actually)

• Visit: Holland Park (Design Museum & Kyoto Garden), Electric Cinema (Soho House retro movie theater)

• Shop: Portabello Market, Toast

• Eat: Kuro, Layla, Atis, Sumi Restaurant, The Pelican, Straker’s, Granger and Co, Hjem

Hampstead

• Streets: Flask Walk

• Visit: Hill Garden & Pergola, Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill for panoramic views)

Marylebone

• Streets: Chiltern Street

• Visit: Regent’s Park, The Wallace Collection, Primrose Hill

• Shop: Labour & Wait, Air Mail News

• Eat: The Monocle Cafe, Cafe Deco, Kiln, Chiltern Firehouse, Ottolenghi, Paul Rothe & Son, Le Maritxu Connaught

West End: Mayfair, Soho, Piccadilly & Covent Garden

• Streets: Carnaby Street, The Seven Dials (Monmouth Street & Neal's Yard), Goodwin's Court & Cecil Court (for Harry Potter fans)

• Shop: Hatchards Bookstore (oldest bookstore in London), Liberty London, Maison Assouline

• Eat: Gymkhana, Mildreds Soho, Hobson’s Fish & Chips Soho, Jenki Matcha Covent Garden

Tower Hill & South Bank

• Streets: Shad Thames, Thames Path & Queen's Walk

• Shop: Leadenhall Market (Harry Potter scene filmed here)

• Visit: Monument to the Great Fire of London (climb)

• Eat: Borough Market

East End: Spitalfields, Hackney & Shoreditch

• Streets: Columbia Road (flower market), Fournier Street

• Shop: Spitalfields Market, House of Hackney, Broadway Market, Studio Wilder, Straw London

• Eat: Jolene, Violet Cakes, Rochelle Canteen, Marksman (Sunday roast), Wicked Fish Spitalfields, Bambi

Westminster

• Streets: 10 Downing Street (Prime Minister’s home)

• Visit: Buckingham Palace, Churchill War Rooms, Big Ben

Trips Outside London

• Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

• British Pullman: Belmond Train (day trip)

• Bath

• Cotswolds

• Seven Sisters in East Sussex