Café with a view #19: Level 10, Tate Modern
South of the river again, this time to the recently reopened Level 10 Cafe at the Tate Modern and its views over the Thames. … Read the full post »
London cafés with a view
Welcome to my selection of London cafés with great views. Only places which I’ve visited myself and liked make it on to the list, so I hope this list of cafés gives you some ideas for an enjoyable visit and view too.
Café with a view #18: Riverside Café, Lambeth
This time it’s the Riverside Café on Lambeth Pier, next to the Thames. It’s pretty small, with very little seating space, but the views… … Read the full post »
Café with a view #17: Pavilion Cafe, Victoria Park, Hackney
Not to be confused with the other cafe in Hackney’s Victoria Park, the Pavilion Cafe has views that remind me of the Serpentine Bar and Kitchen over in central London. … Read the full post »
Café with a view #16: The Lido Café, Hyde Park
Hyde Park’s Serpentine Lake boasts two scenic cafés, the previously covered Serpentine Bar and Kitchen and also, on the southern side and further west, the Lido Café. Also known as the Lido Café and Bar, Lido Bar and Café and Lido Café Bar. … Read the full post »
Café with a view #15: The Lighterman, King’s Cross
Located in the huge redevelopment behind King’s Cross station, and overlooking the Regent’s Canal, The Lighterman offers a prime viewing location. … Read the full post »
Café with a view #14: The Sky Garden, 20 Fenchurch Street
The smiles on adults outside the building staring up at the way it curves out over them and the cheery children at the top pointing around at the views out over London are a clue to how successful 20 Fenchurch Street’s Sky Garden deserves to be. … Read the full post »
Café with a view #13: Duck & Waffle, Heron Tower
The Duck & Waffle, open 24×7 and situated at the top of the Heron Tower need Liverpool Street station, offers amazing views out over London, including over to Alexandra Palace and beyond. … Read the full post »
Café with a view #12: The Garden Cafe, Brown Hart Gardens
Rather less green space, sky or water than my usual choices of cafes with a view, but The Garden Cafe just near Selfridges in central London is a wonderfully quiet oasis. … Read the full post »
Café with a view #11: Upper Deck Bar, Southwark
More a bar than a cafe, but it does food and coffee – and more importantly, does brilliant views out over the Thames, with HMS Belfast, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge all in view. … Read the full post »
Café with a view #10: OXO Tower Bar
Just along from the Tate Modern’s café with a view is the Oxo Tower and its own café (or rather bar, brasserie and restaurant, but it has seats and sells tea and coffee, so in my traditional book that makes it a café). … Read the full post »