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Top 5 Worst Places to Dump Your Girlfriend in London
Written by Alice - Thursday, 4 Feb, 2010 – 16:50 | 2 Comments
Top 5 Worst Places to Dump Your Girlfriend in London

So you’ve decided to break-up with your girlfriend and, unless you’re a totally heartless cad, you might feel a bit bad about it. A lot of people fret about the right words, but so many people neglect to pick the right venue for this delicate operation.

Top 5 Famous London on Film Moments
Written by Alice - Monday, 11 Jan, 2010 – 17:25 | 2 Comments
Top 5 Famous London on Film Moments

1) An American Werewolf in London (1981)
2) 28 Days Later (2002)
3) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
4) Notting Hill (1999)
5) Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Top 5 Afternoon Tea in London
Written by Spoonfed - Monday, 14 Dec, 2009 – 16:42 | One Comment
Top 5 Afternoon Tea in London

Is there anything more quintessentially British than Afternoon Tea? We don’t think so. To celebrate this great British pastime here’s what we think are the top spots for Afternoon Tea in London.

Top 5 London Bookshops
Written by Spoonfed - Thursday, 26 Nov, 2009 – 15:06 | No Comment
Top 5 London Bookshops

Literary sleuths and swotty English students literally spend every single second of their spare time looking for London’s best bookshops. Well, look no further Shakespeare addicts and second hand bookshop lovers, here are the best bookshops in London.

Top 5 Hyperlocal London blogs
Written by Alice - Thursday, 5 Nov, 2009 – 12:20 | 4 Comments
Top 5 Hyperlocal London blogs

We pick the best local blogs for an insiders guide to London communities

Top 5 Places to Go Past 3am
Written by Alice - Tuesday, 20 Oct, 2009 – 14:35 | No Comment
Top 5 Places to Go Past 3am

Whether you’re a raver, an insomniac, or waiting for a very early plane the next morning; sometimes you need a place to go after the rest of the pubs and bars shut.
Tinsel Town
This up-market burger …

Tom’s Top 5 London Hangouts
Written by Tom - Thursday, 15 Oct, 2009 – 10:29 | No Comment
Tom’s Top 5 London Hangouts

Spoonfed’s resident culture critic and bon vivant Tom Jeffreys picks his favourite places in London. Handy for fans of opulence; and stalkers.
Wellcome Collection
Always fascinating, always free: one of the best things in London.

Liberty
Expensive but brilliant. Well-edited …

Top 5 Cultural Icons of London
Written by Alice - Thursday, 1 Oct, 2009 – 17:20 | No Comment
Top 5 Cultural Icons of London

Decades of poor international relations has led the British to be perceived in a less than flatteringly light by our foreign neighbours. If TV and film could be relied upon then the entire population of …

Top 5 Things to Do on a Sunday
Written by Alice - Wednesday, 23 Sep, 2009 – 14:11 | No Comment
Top 5 Things to Do on a Sunday

Shops close early, afternoon telly is rubbish and if there’s nothing good on at the cinema then most people are stuck with little else to do on a Sunday than twiddle their thumbs. But, if …

Top 5 Fringe Theatre in London
Written by Spoonfed - Thursday, 17 Jul, 2008 – 13:10 | One Comment
Top 5 Fringe Theatre in London

Outside the somnolent inner-city circle of theatres — little more than terminals where one may observe a performance of The Sound of Music, or The Lion King, or Cats — there exists another kind of …

Top 5 London Galleries
Written by Spoonfed - Friday, 11 Jul, 2008 – 15:47 | No Comment
Top 5 London Galleries

Art is cool. Everyone knows that. And like Charles Saatchi and his YBAs, London’s got more than its fair share. In 1994 Roy Strong wrote in The Sunday Times that, for a successful exhibition, ‘You’ve …

Top 5 London Quiz Nights
Written by Spoonfed - Saturday, 28 Jun, 2008 – 14:13 | No Comment
Top 5 London Quiz Nights

Ah! The humble pub quiz. As Londoners, we like nothing better than winning a bottle of vino or a few bob on a weeknight or a Sunday.
Quizzes are not just for the locals with their …

Top 5 Hip Hop Nights in London
Written by Spoonfed - Wednesday, 25 Jun, 2008 – 12:10 | No Comment
Top 5 Hip Hop Nights in London

The best hip hop nights are the ones that surprise you, throwing in some original flavour between commercial biggies – the kind of set that reminds you why you’re there.
For a time there were these …