Top Three Favourites
Twenty Something London picks their top three favourites for going out in London. This week it's the city's best brunches, hidden terraces to escape to and authentic Italian wine bars.
A hidden outdoor terrace, perfect for cocktails as the sun goes down
Aqua, Regent Street
The discrete yet suave entrance of Aqua in Central London gives a tempting hint of what lays in wait upstairs, and certainly doesn't disappoint when you get there. This award winning restaurant and bar sits on the fifth floor, boasting three stunning terraces with views across London and a real exclusive feel, despite Oxford Street's continuing bustle below.
When the sun's out, or perhaps even better, when it starts to drop below Marble Arch, there's no better place to sip a cocktail or enjoy a bottle of wine with friends.
An authentic Italian wine bar in Primrose Hill
Negozio Classica, Primrose Hill
This little slice of Italy set down in London's Primrose Hill is a fantastic place to while away a few pleasant hours on the weekend. Indeed it's the only place you'll get the privilege of sampling the wines Negozia Classica serve, as the wine bar, restaurant and shop is part owned by the Italian vineyard Avignonesi that supplies them. To accompany the often organic or bio-dynamic wines, husband and wife Mike and Sarah's menu is impossible to resist - try the antipasti of cured meats and cheeses or the bruschetta platter which are both superb.Notting Hill's best brunch?
Café 202, Notting Hill
A café inside a boutique shop may sound like a slightly odd concept, but once inside Café 202 you can't fail to be charmed by the simple, classical décor and tantalising one page menu showcasing excellent brassiere-themed fair.
A short stroll from Portobello Market, this West London gem is the perfect place to indulge in a spot of people watching and truly delicious brunch as the queue of devoted locals will tell you better than words ever could.
A hidden outdoor terrace, perfect for cocktails as the sun goes down
Aqua, Regent StreetThe discrete yet suave entrance of Aqua in Central London gives a tempting hint of what lays in wait upstairs, and certainly doesn't disappoint when you get there. This award winning restaurant and bar sits on the fifth floor, boasting three stunning terraces with views across London and a real exclusive feel, despite Oxford Street's continuing bustle below.
When the sun's out, or perhaps even better, when it starts to drop below Marble Arch, there's no better place to sip a cocktail or enjoy a bottle of wine with friends.
An authentic Italian wine bar in Primrose Hill
Negozio Classica, Primrose HillThis little slice of Italy set down in London's Primrose Hill is a fantastic place to while away a few pleasant hours on the weekend. Indeed it's the only place you'll get the privilege of sampling the wines Negozia Classica serve, as the wine bar, restaurant and shop is part owned by the Italian vineyard Avignonesi that supplies them. To accompany the often organic or bio-dynamic wines, husband and wife Mike and Sarah's menu is impossible to resist - try the antipasti of cured meats and cheeses or the bruschetta platter which are both superb.
Notting Hill's best brunch?
Café 202, Notting HillA café inside a boutique shop may sound like a slightly odd concept, but once inside Café 202 you can't fail to be charmed by the simple, classical décor and tantalising one page menu showcasing excellent brassiere-themed fair.
A short stroll from Portobello Market, this West London gem is the perfect place to indulge in a spot of people watching and truly delicious brunch as the queue of devoted locals will tell you better than words ever could.