Author Topic: London Master Thread (Read 761762 times)

jose34 · « **Reply #2180 on:** May 06, 2019, 05:41:21 PM »

Quote from: hvaces42 on May 06, 2019, 04:04:46 PM

I stayed at the Andaz and took the Tube to GG for dinner. Wasnt a shlep at all as the Tube station is right out the Andaz' front door. Was a great experience staying there too. Well worth the price then. I dont know what it costs now.

The tube is properly around 35 - 40 minutes but puts you out right on Golders Green road.

shaulyaakov · « **Reply #2181 on:** May 06, 2019, 05:56:36 PM »

I'm going for about a week, so at this point, I'm debating just getting an Airbnb in the eruv. Even if I stayed downtown, I would have to move for shabbos anyway.

Not sure how practical travelling round-trip 40 minutes each way for dinner is going to be.

Dan · « **Reply #2182 on:** May 06, 2019, 06:15:23 PM »

Quote from: shaulyaakov on May 06, 2019, 05:56:36 PM

I'm going for about a week, so at this point, I'm debating just getting an Airbnb in the eruv. Even if I stayed downtown, I would have to move for shabbos anyway.

Not sure how practical travelling round-trip 40 minutes each way for dinner is going to be.

Why so long?

shaulyaakov · « **Reply #2183 on:** May 06, 2019, 06:21:58 PM »

Quote from: Dan on May 06, 2019, 06:15:23 PM

Why so long?

Going with a toddler so I can do much less per day than I think. I had booked an itinerary to go to BCN, fly to London and then back to NYC, but I'm wary of all that travel with a toddler.

We will probably do a day trip to the beach coast, and minus shabbos, we are essentially on the ground M-F (so 4 days in London and one on the coast).

Ideally I would pepper in a day or 2 in Paris, but unfortunately, DW won't go to France right now. Is there anywhere else a reasonable distance by train worth it to go? Scotland and Ireland seem too far.

I have to take a week off work anyway, and I'd rather have downtime somewhere new than just go for a shorter trip.

Dan · « **Reply #2184 on:** May 06, 2019, 06:25:05 PM »

Quote from: shaulyaakov on May 06, 2019, 06:21:58 PM

Going with a toddler so I can do much less per day than I think. I had booked an itinerary to go to BCN, fly to London and then back to NYC, but I'm wary of all that travel with a toddler.

We will probably do a day trip to the beach coast, and minus shabbos, we are essentially on the ground M-F (so 4 days in London and one on the coast).

Ideally I would pepper in a day or 2 in Paris, but unfortunately, DW won't go to France right now. Is there anywhere else a reasonable distance by train worth it to go? Scotland and Ireland seem too far.

I have to take a week off work anyway, and I'd rather have downtime somewhere new than just go for a shorter trip.

Antwerp or AMS?

shaulyaakov · « **Reply #2185 on:** May 06, 2019, 06:31:40 PM »

Quote from: Dan on May 06, 2019, 06:25:05 PM

Antwerp or AMS?

Did a week in AMS last year. For Antwerp, I looked into it a year ago, didn't seem like there was a ton to do.

Dan · « **Reply #2186 on:** May 06, 2019, 06:36:00 PM »

Quote from: shaulyaakov on May 06, 2019, 06:31:40 PM

Did a week in AMS last year. For Antwerp, I looked into it a year ago, didn't seem like there was a ton to do.

Could be nice for a Shabbos+, no?

shaulyaakov · « **Reply #2187 on:** May 06, 2019, 06:48:10 PM »

Quote from: Dan on May 06, 2019, 06:36:00 PM

Could be nice for a Shabbos+, no?

Possibly... That would have me in london from sun night - Thurs,travel to Antwerp Thursday (~3 hr train), Thursday evening - Sunday AM in Antwerp, fly out of LHR Sunday afternoon. This is the summer so Friday has plenty of time, and shabbos afternoon walks are valuable.

Alternatively, if I rebook my flight by midnight, I can fly out of AMS for an extra $100 pp and tack a day on to have the full day Sunday in Antwerp.

Decisions, decisions.

Is Antwerp an objectively nicer place to spend shabbos than Golders Green or Hendon, or the suggestion is to avoid travel fatigue in London?

shaulyaakov · « **Reply #2188 on:** May 06, 2019, 08:55:42 PM »

Quote from: shaulyaakov on May 06, 2019, 06:48:10 PM

Possibly... That would have me in london from sun night - Thurs,travel to Antwerp Thursday (~3 hr train), Thursday evening - Sunday AM in Antwerp, fly out of LHR Sunday afternoon. This is the summer so Friday has plenty of time, and shabbos afternoon walks are valuable.

Alternatively, if I rebook my flight by midnight, I can fly out of AMS for an extra $100 pp and tack a day on to have the full day Sunday in Antwerp.

Decisions, decisions.

Is Antwerp an objectively nicer place to spend shabbos than Golders Green or Hendon, or the suggestion is to avoid travel fatigue in London?

Dw decided she doesn't want to take 2 trains with 2-3 suitcases, a stroller, and a carseat. Thanks for the ideas, maybe another time. A week in London it is!

Zevi16 · « **Reply #2189 on:** May 07, 2019, 01:08:41 AM »

Quote from: shaulyaakov on May 06, 2019, 08:55:42 PM

Dw decided she doesn't want to take 2 trains with 2-3 suitcases, a stroller, and a carseat. Thanks for the ideas, maybe another time. A week in London it is!

Good choice. Was just there for 2 weeks.

shaulyaakov · « **Reply #2190 on:** May 07, 2019, 07:30:20 AM »

Quote from: Zevi16 on May 07, 2019, 01:08:41 AM

Good choice. Was just there for 2 weeks.

Where did you stay?

Zevi16 · « **Reply #2191 on:** May 07, 2019, 07:35:14 AM »

Quote from: shaulyaakov on May 07, 2019, 07:30:20 AM

Where did you stay?

By my parents

Golders green

kopite1 · « **Reply #2192 on:** May 07, 2019, 08:08:31 AM »

FYI Reubens on Baker Street has closed

shaulyaakov · « **Reply #2193 on:** May 07, 2019, 09:19:23 AM »

Quote from: kopite1 on May 07, 2019, 08:08:31 AM

FYI Reubens on Baker Street has closed

So it's only Hermolis downtown now?

Hjay · « **Reply #2194 on:** May 07, 2019, 10:14:43 AM »

I just stayed in London from Monday night - thurs night, with 2 kids - ages 2 1/2 & 3 1/2. We stayed at the Marriott marble arch. There’s a shul less than a 5 min walk, Selfridges with their hermolis kosher food stand is also close by. It’s a bit closer to GG & Hendon than other parts of the city & the one time we took an Uber from GG back to our hotel it cost about 18£. (Not sure why somebody said earlier it cost them 140£ for a ride to the city… even further in shouldn’t be that much more.) We brought some food with us & ate out for dinner, although we could have easily gotten sandwiches anywhere throughout the city for lunch.

Tues - we did the London eye & aquarium. Went back to hotel & walked to reubens for dinner.
Wed - fun London tours changing of the guards & Tower of London. Took a train from the city to hummus bar in GG for dinner.
Thurs - walked around hotel area stores, picked up food from selfridges & swimming in hotel b4 heading to airport.
We wanted to do Windsor but weren’t sure it would work out with timing & the kids so we just skipped.

We used the national rail discount for the attractions we did.

If anybody has any questions feel free to pm me or reply here

kopite1 · « **Reply #2195 on:** May 07, 2019, 10:17:52 AM »

Quote from: shaulyaakov on May 07, 2019, 09:19:23 AM

So it's only Hermolis downtown now?

Apart from the supermarkets which sell DD sandwiches, yes.

Dan · « **Reply #2196 on:** May 07, 2019, 10:30:17 AM »

Quote from: kopite1 on May 07, 2019, 08:08:31 AM

FYI Reubens on Baker Street has closed

Wow!

Dan · « **Reply #2197 on:** May 07, 2019, 10:31:18 AM »

Zest in Bevis Marks has also closed.

kopite1 · « **Reply #2198 on:** May 07, 2019, 11:17:06 AM »

Quote from: kopite1 on May 07, 2019, 08:08:31 AM

FYI Reubens on Baker Street has closed

https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/reubens-restaurant-the-only-kosher-eatery-in-london-s-west-end-closes-after-46-years-1.483841

kopite1 · « **Reply #2199 on:** May 07, 2019, 11:17:43 AM »

Quote from: Dan on May 07, 2019, 10:31:18 AM

Zest in Bevis Marks has also closed.

Not surprising. So many restaurants have tried their luck there but just not enough passing trade. I thought it was a seasonal restaurant anyway.

Name	Area	Website	Review
Andaz Liverpool Street	City	Link
Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill	West End	Link	mguy
Marriott - Grosvenor Square	West End	Link
Marriott Marble Arch	West End	Link	5 minute walk to Western Marble Arch Synagogue

Name	Area	Website	Review	Notes
Croft Court Hotel	Golders Green	Link
Holiday Inn Brent Cross	Golders Green	Link
Holiday Inn Express	Golders Green	Link		Kosher breakfast, Shabbos meals. Contact hotel for more info.
King Solomon Hotel	Golders Green	Link
Nox Hotel	Golders Green	Link		located near Shuls/kosher restaurants/underground station
KipAccom	Golders Green	Link		run by a frum guy. Individual rooms for rent.
Park Avenue Hotel	Stamford Hill	Link		Formerly Kadimah
The Pillar Hotel	Hendon	Link

Name	Location	Type	Hechsher	Notes
86 Bistro	Hendon	Meat	LBD	CLOSED
Asado	Stamford Hill	Meat	KED	'Mediterranean bistro'
Aviv	Edgware	Meat	KF
Ayelets Catering and Delicatessen	Hendon	Deli/Takeout/Shabbos	LBD	Moroccan Style
Balady Alaesh	Golders Green+High Barnet	Falafel/Shawarma	SKA
Balagan	Borehamwood	Meat	LBD	Middle Eastern
Bagel Bar	Hendon	Cafè	LBD
Bagel Bar Grill	Hendon	Meat	LBD
Beit Cafe	Golders Green	Dairy	LBD	NEW
Booya	Golders Green	Ice Cream		NEW
Bread Bakery	Golders Green	Bakery/Café	LBD	Great salad selection!
Burger Bar	Golders Green	Meat	LBD
Cafe Arome	Edgware	Dairy	RES	CLOSED
Dagim - Fish&Chips	Stamford Hill	Fresh fried fish	KED	Take away only - No seating
Darna	Golders Green	Meat	KF	Israeli inspired. Formerly Soyo Diner.
Delicatessen	Hampstead	Meat	KF	Mediterranean & regular options
Deli98	Stamford Hill	Deli/Takeout/Shabbos	KED	Great pulled beef sandwich
Flipside	Golders Green			CLOSED
Eli’s Pizza	Borehamwood+Edgware	Pizza	LBD
Habiba’s Deli	Golders Green+Hampstead	Meat	LBD
Head Room	Golders Green	Café	KF	social enterprise café by mental health charity Jami
Hot Cut	Golders Green	Meat	KF	Meat Sandwiches etc
Hummus Bar	Golders Green+Hendon	Meat	LBD	Highly reccomended - reserve well in advance.
Isola Bella	Golders Green	Dairy/Fish/Thai	LBD	CLOSED
Kaifeng	Hendon	Chinese	LBD
Kanteen	Golders Green/Hendon	Dairy/Fish	KF	Inside Brent Cross Shopping Center
La Fiesta	Golders Green	Meat	LBD	Argentinian steakhouse.
Maxim	Golders Green	Dairy	KED
Mazal	Camden Town	Middle Eastern Meat	KF	NEW
Met-Su-Yan	Golders Green+Edgware	Asian	KF
Mr Baker	Hendon	Café/Bakery	LBD	Same location as Mr Falafel and Mr Neapolitan
Mr Falafel	Hendon		LBD	Nextdoor Mr Baker - uses their seating
Mr Neapolitan	Hendon	Pizza/Pasta	LBD	Inside Mr Baker. Best artisanal pizza in town!
Novellino	Golders Green	Dairy	LBD
Novellino Bistro	Golders Green	Meat	LBD
One Ashbourne	Golders Green	Meat	KF	50% off steaks on Sundays & Tuesdays
Oven Eat	Golders Green	Bakery/Cafe	LBD	NEW
Pita	Golders Green	Middle Eastern Meat	KF	Shawarma/Falafel/Schnitzel etc
Pizaza	Golders Green	Pizza	KF	Cool on screen ordering at table. Delicious foodSee inside the shop!
Pizaza	Hendon	Pizza	KF	No screens, and smaller than GG.
Pizaza	Edgware	Pizza	KF	Has a playroom for kids
Pizza Shai	Hendon	Pizza	SKA
Portoberry	Hendon	Health Food/Dairy	LBD	Acai bowls, Poke bowls, Bubble tea, Frozen yogurt etcNEW
Reich's	Golders Green	Deli/Takeout/Shabbos	KED
Reuben's	West End	Meat	SKA	Deli upstairs-Restaurant downstairs
Sababa	Borehamwood	Dairy	LBD
Slice	Golders Green	Pizza	LBD	New York style pizza
SoYo	Golders Green+Edgware	Dairy/Fish	KF	Good breakfast selection
Sami's	Golders Green	Schwarma	LBD	There are Hendon & Edgware locations as well.
Satmar Deli	Stamford Hill	Deli/Takeout/Shabbos	KED
Shefa Mehadrin	Golders Green	Deli/Takeout/ShabbosVarious
Sushi Haven	Golders Green	Sushi	LBD	Also have counter inside Kosher Kingdom
Taboon	Golders Green	Falafel	LBD
The Kitchen	Edgware	Meat	KF	CLOSED
Tish	Belsize Park	Meat	LBD	Open for Shabbos meals
Tony Page	Wesminster	Meat	LBD	Fine Dining - near Hyde Park
Tuk Tuk	Golders Green	Pan-Asian	LBD
White Fish	Hendon	Fish	LBD	Reopened
White House Express	Hendon	Meat	LBD

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