Welcome to my selection of London cafes with great views. Only places which I’ve visited myself and liked make the list, so I hope this list of cafes gives you some ideas for an enjoyable visit and view too.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Look up eateries and cafes at the Tate Modern and you’ll most likely see that there is a “restaurant” (only) on its 6th floor. … Read the full post »
There’s something I love about views which give you a familiar scene from an unusual angle or height. … Read the full post »
The Globe Restaurant and Bar, as the name subtly hints, is less a cafe and more a restaurant and bar. … Read the full post »