Many restaurants, cafes and other eating-places are open 24 hours in London, especially on weekends. Bar Italia in trendy Soho is open 24 hours on Friday and Saturday; with a variety of food and drink, it is a very popular place for London's late night crowd. Tinseltown is an American-style diner; Posh and Becks have been spotted here eating double cheeseburgers and milkshakes. Edgeware Road, just off Marble Arch, is the place to go for Middle Eastern food; Ranoush Juice is known for its kebabs, as well as its healthy juices and smoothies.
Bar Italia
22 Frith St., Soho
London W1D 4, UK
011-020-7437-4520
Tinseltown
44-46 St. John St.
London EC1M 4DF, UK
011-020-7689-2424
Ranoush Juice
43 Edgeware Rd.
London W2 2JR, UK
011-020-7723-5929
Many museums and galleries in London have late night openings with talks, music, workshops, food and drink. The British Museum is open late every Thursday and Friday, with debates, performances and late opening in the Court Restaurant. Camden Arts Centre is open late every Wednesday, with free talks, film screenings and late hours in the cafe and bookshop. Tate Britain is open late on the first Friday of every month, offering talks, performances and late hours in the cafe and Rex Whistler Restaurant. On the first Thursday of every month, more than 100 museums and galleries stay open late in East London, as listed by VisitLondon.com. Curators, writers, academics and artists host a guided bus tour around the participating venues.
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG, UK
011-020-7323-8000
britishmuseum.org
Camden Arts Centre
Arkwright Rd
London NW3 6DG, UK
011-020-7472-5500
camdenartscentre.org
Tate Britain
Millbank
London SW1P 4, UK
011-020-7887-8888
tate.org.uk
Time Out First Thursdays
VisitLondon.com
At night, London lights up. The London by Night Sightseeing Tour takes tourists on double-decker buses to see some of the city's most famous sights. The London Eye, the London Dungeon, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and Oxford Circus are just a few of the sights the tour passes, all looking much different at night than by day.
London by Night Sightseeing Tour
18 Merton High St.
London SW19 1DN, UK
011-020-8545-6109
london-by-night.net
In the autumn of 1888, London was a city in fear as a mysterious killer walked the streets by night. Known as the Whitechapel Murderer at the time, he later became known as Jack the Ripper. The fascinating Jack the Ripper Tour takes you through London's back alleyways to all the spots where the Whitechapel Murders took place. Examining original documents and police photographic evidence of the murders, you will be able to make your own conclusions as to who the murderer really was. The infamous case is also covered in-depth during one of the many walking tours offered by London Horror Tours.
Jack the Ripper Tour
Discovery Tours and Events Ltd.
PO Box 53131
London E18 1UW, UK
011-020-8530-8443
jack-the-ripper-tour.com
London Horror Tours
PO Box 42031
London E5 9XT, UK
011-020-8806-8321
londonhorrortours.co.uk
