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Making The Most Of London: Still Swinging After All These Years
From Dickensian charm to modern cool, London has it alland this guide will help you find it. With a selection of stylish hotels, from classic to designer; antique markets, vintage stores and the hippest boutiques; and all the best of the capitals restaurants, bars, tea rooms and pubs, Angelika Taschens compact compendium is a must for the discerning traveler.
Highlights include Number Sixteen, a chic South Kensington hotel in a beautiful Victorian townhouse with romatic gardens; The Wolseley, a grand caf and restaurant in a reconverted 1920s car showroom beautifully renovated by star designer David Collins; celebrity chef Jamie Olivers restaurant and social project, Fifteen, where teenagers cook the meals; China Tang at The Dorchester, where stars go for delectable duck with plum sauce; historic London pub, The Grenadier, once frequented by the Duke of Wellingtons troops; Dover Street Market, the multi-floor concept store founded in 2004 by Comme des Garons; and Penhaligons, purveyors of classic English fragrances since 1872.
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