The Time Out London blog team

There are a few things that everyone knows about London. They know its landmarks, they know the King lives here, and they know that it’s expensive. Everything from a coffee to rent costs more here than anywhere else in the UK, so it should come as no surprise that the country’s 20 most expensive streets are all in the capital. According to analysis from Lloyds Bank of average house prices between 2019 and 2024 in each postcode, the UK’s 20 priciest streets to live in are not only all in London, but it’s not even a close contest. At the top of the list was Knightsbridge, an area famous for its opulence, where an average pad will set you back a cool £21.4 million. Next was Ilchester Place in Kensington, where houses go for around £19.3 million, followed by Grosvenor Square, right in the heart of Mayfair. There you can expect to pay a similar average of £19 million. Consider the fact that the highest-priced street outside of London – in Weybridge – saw houses going for roughly £8 million, and you really start to understand just how much it costs to live in this city. Two postcodes had two entries on the list, SW1X, for Knightsbridge and Grosvenor Crescent, and W1K, for Grosvenor Square and Stanhope Gate, so if you’re looking for real luxury, those are the areas to try. Almost all of the areas named in the report are very central, except for Winnington Road in East Finchley, where homes are much bigger. This is where you retire back to once you’ve made your millions in the...

Forget swanky bars and Michelin stars, London’s pie ’n’ mash shops, greasy spoons and old pubs are the real stuff of legends in this city. Housed in centuries-old buildings and run by generations of the same families, they’re the beating heart of London communities.  Now, one of our city’s most-loved family-run institutions (and a Time Out favourite) has just been declared one of the ‘most legendary’ restaurants in the entire world. E Pellicci in Bethnal Green was listed at number 83 in TasteAtlas’s list of ‘100 Most Legendary Restaurants’.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by TasteAtlas (@tasteatlas) The beloved caff and east London landmark was opened in 1990 by an Italian family who moved here from Florence. It was named after the family’s matriarch Elide Pellicci (whose portrait still hangs there) and has been serving up hearty English breakfasts and homely Italian classics ever since.   E Pellicci also played a role in Harry Styles’s ‘Late Night Talking’ music video in 2022 and the Victorian building it sits in was once a hang-out for the Kray twins. Inside you’ll find ornate panelled wooden decor, which was carved by a carpenter in 1946 who became a regular customer. The stunning interior led to the building being awarded Grade II-listed status by English Heritage. In case you needed further proof of its legendary status, earlier this year E Pellicci launched its own podcast featuring famous regulars Ray Winstone, Gemma Collins, Annie Mac and...

We’ve got electric buses, we ride electric bikes – now it’s time to welcome electric ferries. In March 2025, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers will launch the UK's first fully electric cross-river passenger ferry, named ‘Orbit Clipper’, here in London. The vessel is under construction on the Isle of Wight right now, but once finished, it’ll operate between Canary Wharf on the north side of the Thames and Rotherhithe on the south.  Orbit Clipper will be able to carry 150 passengers and 100 bikes. It will cross the river every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends, replacing the existing cross-river ferry service.  Uber already runs three hybrid boats across the Thames (fueled by a mix of battery power and biofuel-powered engines). The new ferry is part of the company’s mission to reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2035 and operate at net-zero by 2050. Alongside the new ferry, there will be a new pier at Rotherithe and a pier extension at Canary Wharf. The design of the former includes a gentle gradient to make ferries more accessible for cyclists and people with restricted mobility.   Sean Collins, co-founder and CEO of Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, said: ‘It’s a real British success story. All of our new boats are proudly built in the UK using the latest green technology at Wight Shipyard Co on the Isle of Wight. This new vessel will launch within our 25th year of operation and it reaffirms our investment in both the local Isle of Wight economy and in...