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Neighbourhood Top Five 1 (p160) 3 (p163) 5 Shakespeare’s Globe Finding out what all the Stimulating your taste buds (p162) Getting a Bard’s- fuss is about by exploring on a gastronomic tour of eye view of Elizabethan this magnificent, and now discovery at this gourmet theatrics at this authentic extended, modern- and market. recreation of a 17th-century contemporary-art collection. 4 Oblix (p172) Sipping theatre. 2 (p165) Re- a coffee or cocktail in the volving in leisurely fashion Shard for riveting views of above London’s panoramic the city. cityscape in this iconic Ferris wheel.

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 Best Places 6 to Drink Local Life ¨¨Little Bird Gin (p173) ¨¨Scootercaffe (p171) ¨ Hang-outs Cool Londoners love Maltby Street ¨¨Brew By Numbers (p173) Market (p171) for its gourmet sandwiches, crazy ¨ cocktails and rollicking atmosphere. ¨Oblix (p172) ¨¨Mayflower (p173) ¨ Museums Locals earmark the Friday and Saturday late-night opening (till 10pm) at the Tate Modern (p160) For reviews, see p171.A to view the art when crowds have thinned. ¨ Artisan food and drink Be it for their next dinner party or just for a treat, Londoners love buying 1 Best delicious products at Borough Market (p163), trying Theatres local gin at Jensen (p173) or enjoying craft beer from ¨¨Shakespeare’s the Bermondsey Beer Mile (p173). Globe (p174) ¨¨National Theatre (p174) ¨¨ (p174) Getting There & Away ¨¨ (p175) ¨ Underground The South Bank is lashed into the tube ¨¨Old Vic (p175) system by stations at Waterloo, Southwark, London For reviews, see p174.A Bridge and Bermondsey, all on the . The Northern Line runs through London Bridge and Waterloo; the Bakerloo Line runs through Waterloo. ¨ Walking Cross to South Bank from the City over or the Millennium Bridge, or from the West End across Waterloo Bridge. Each offers sublime views of the city. ¨ Bicycle Jump on a Santander Bike and wheel it! ¨ Bus The Riverside RV1 runs around the South Bank and Bankside, linking all the main sights (running between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway).