Secret London

Have lunch with the inmates of a high security prison, stroll through a sex shop into a Mexican restaurant, sing your heart out in a clandestine Korean karaoke club, tap your toes in a gypsy swing club, get pickled in a marooned Irish pub, join the sixties club that s still swinging, drink cappuccinos made by murderous bikers, play petanque in a central London cellar, tap an oak-tree trunk for whisky

Discover over 140 places with eye-popping decor, eccentric owners, and unusual menus. This guide to London s most peculiar and under-the-radar bars and restaurants is for serious foodies, intrepid drinkers, urban explorers and anyone curious to discover the infinite possibilities to have fun in London.


The perfect gift for that friend who thinks Café Rouge is a bit exotic. Londonist. com

I put the guide to the test around Covent Garden and Soho two of the most touristy parts of the capital and uncovered a host of gems I d never encountered before, despite living there for seven years. Rob McFarland, Australian Traveller