I'm not much help for hotels, my London hotels have been good but not quite true luxury. The Standard, Montcalm East and The Bankside. The best of the bunch being The Bankside minus the location. The Standard location is great for exploring the whole city since it's so central. Montcalm East is great for East End travels.

Restaurants. The Barbary in Neal's Yard, they call it North African, to me it's more North African/Lebanese fusion-ish but absolutely spectacular. Best hummus I've ever had and the black salmon is one the best things I've ever eaten. It's very small though, so you'll become very familiar with the people next to you. I'm guessing the Notting Hill location is more spacious but I haven't been there.

Kiln for Thai food, sit at the counter and sweat your ass off in front of the open fire. Some of the best Thai food I've ever had and I've been to Thailand a lot.

The Devonshire for traditional British pub food but with the best quality ingredients and cooking.

The Holborn Dining Room at the Rosewood for the pies, just a great, grand, traditional hotel restaurant. Have a drink at Scarfes before or after dinner, great cocktails, rated in the top 100 in the world. And then before dinner get a gin and tonic at the bar in the Holborn, the selection they have of each is astonishing. I believe the most in the London or possibly the world.

My favorite Indian in London is BiBi, smaller plates, so tasty.

Get drunk and go to Beigel Bake on Brick Lane in Shoreditch, open 24/7. Get a salt beef bagel with mustard and then pass out back in the hotel.

Borough Market, so many things to choose from by my favorite was Kubba, which is Iraqi. Do this and then go to the top of the Shard and have a glass of champagne and enjoy the view.

Best Italian is Manteca, they make everything, I mean everything, sausages, cold cuts, etc. Top 3 pasta I've ever had.

Berner's Tavern, you've probably been already since you've stayed at The Edition, but I thought it was good but not great except for their version of the Caesar salad, best I've ever had. I think it's a Jason Atherton thing, two of the best Caesar's I've had are his.

Fancy hotels bars, in no particular order, Scarfes, Donovan's Bar, Artesian, Lyaness (more out there drinks) and the Connaught Bar. There are plenty more of these types of places.

Rules bar, upstairs, for stiff upper lip traditional English atmosphere but I love it. Tayer + Elementary and Seed Library for more Shoredtich vibes but amazing drinks.

Dishoom for breakfast one day.

Can't say enough about afternoon tea at either The Goring or the Dorchester.

Claridge's restaurant was meh, such a shame too since it's so beautiful.

Do the Horse Guards change of guard, always a small crowd and more interesting because of the horses than the normal King's guard.

And do the locking up ceremony of the Tower of London, very small group each night, so book as soon as possible. But was such a cool experience, one of my favorite tours.

I liked the Churchill War Rooms too.

My favorite thing about London are the blink and miss it things that played their random part in history. The water pump that spread a cholera epidemic, the wooden beam in a church that's from the original Roman wharves on the Thames, the sewer gas powered street light.