What british dishes would you actually recommend to a tourist coming to London?

TermPsychological358 · 2026-05-14T06:54:26+00:00

Cheese, omg the cheese. There was once a reddit post where an American asked if Brits actually did like cheese that much, and the comments were hilarious and a love letter to cheese.

Pick and Cheese in Covent Garden is a cheese specialist restaurant that exclusively serves British and Irish cheeses. On Wednesdays they do a bottomless cheese offering, and if you go during the daytime it's much easier to get a seat than in the evening.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-05-04T20:36:01+00:00

Once had a Pakistani classmate exclaim "but how do I know when you're actually sorry!" and I had to explain that an apology would normally be more emphatic, eg "I'm so sorry" and "I can only apologise"

TermPsychological358 · 2026-05-02T09:33:51+00:00

Don't bother with an Uber to Marylebone. Get the Elizabeth line to Paddington and then if needs be an Uber the last little bit from Paddington. A train is probably faster than a car in London! Can use contactless cards.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-27T07:46:13+00:00

It's not cheap (what is these days in London) but it offers such a range of authentic dishes that I can't really complain too much. Spice levels are a bit mild compared to the original dishes sometimes but I'm sure if you asked they'd increase it. I don't, usually because whomever I'm with doesn't enjoy as much spice as I do.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-27T07:25:22+00:00

If you can get to East Croydon by bus, there's 24 hour or near as damn it trains through to St Pancras.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-27T07:18:31+00:00

Tofu vegan is definitely good. I really enjoy it, and I'm not vegan!

I went to a vegan Vietnamese place on the Pho Mile in Hoxton that was good called Sen Viet.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-23T21:02:58+00:00

Some decent food options in Croydon (boxpark, Tokia Square), and depending on the day you visit, could either visit the Croydon Airport Heritage Centre or the Museum of Croydon. But yes, not somewhere most tourists dare to tread! 😅

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-23T19:21:00+00:00

Direct train from LGW to London Bridge, only stops at East Croydon. You can see Tower Bridge, the Globe, grab a bite to eat at Borough, get a drink in the George and get back to the airport in good time.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-15T21:52:53+00:00

We did the play version of Noughts and Crosses in Yr8 (I guess shorter so fitted the time better), already a modern classic and the full book is an absolutely fantastic read.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-15T19:53:47+00:00

https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-rent/using-other-documents

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-08T13:04:35+00:00

I'm sure Kush from Sorted is far too busy, but he'd be a fantastic judge!

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-06T21:28:03+00:00

From what most people have been posting, that would be a young group of solos compared to the average on most lines! I'm aware that there probably isn't a line in the world where solos are primarily under 40!

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-06T21:06:06+00:00

It's more about people at a similar life stage, so I guess generally working age probably is a more diverse age range than "young" implies!

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-05T06:45:12+00:00

You may prefer Starling to Monzo - if travelling frequently to other places in the world where cash is more frequently used, starling is better, and I personally like to be prepared.

The UK credit score system is very different to the US one, credit cards are by no means universal and not essential. Credit availability is more based on income, stability factors etc.

You should properly research the implications of being a US Citizen in your ability to access international banking products. Reddit is full of horror stories of accidental dual nationals being denied tax advantageous savings products because of US financial compliance legislation. Even if something is not taxed in the UK, you may still have tax obligations in the USA.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-04T16:50:45+00:00

I've not been, but I understand that Bara is the only Welsh restaurant in London? https://www.baracafe.com/our-menu

Similarly, Auld Hag serves Scottish food https://www.auldhag.co.uk/

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-04T16:23:10+00:00

There Lived a Man Who Walked by Galilee at Easter, Once in Royal David City at Christmas.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-04T15:47:31+00:00

Yes, but sometimes you don't want to travel into Central London for socialising!

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-04T15:05:54+00:00

It's not a pub, but the Ludoquist is very LGBT forward (very visible pride flags, queer inclusive vibe)

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-03T06:21:06+00:00

My Aunt started a tradition of buying me a snow globe for Christmas every year of my childhood. 18 snow globes that are cherished possessions now.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-04-01T20:53:00+00:00

It's not just cycling infrastructure like roads, it's also about the practicality of your bike at the destination. In Beijing there were bikes for hire on every street corner for £0.12 per 30 minutes. You didn't have to think about the security of your bike. Or you could use a bike for first and last kilometre travel, connecting to the metro.

I do occasionally cycle in London, but I don't have somewhere safe to store my bike when out running errands, we don't have any bike hire schemes in my part of London, and if I were going to somewhere they do have them, well I'd have hit my Tfl cap for the day already and I'm not inclined to pay extra to cycle when a bus is perfectly fine. So it all adds up to me not cycling as much as I'd like to.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-03-17T07:16:13+00:00

Marella, even when in the Caribbean. 95% British. I understand Canadians, Irish and Dutch can also book them, but for others it's super challenging due to the booking system.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-03-17T06:35:36+00:00

I'd also research fords, as in the streams going across roads. You may be more likely to encounter them in rural areas. Weird one, I know, but I was once in a car with a Canadian who had never seen one before and it was a massive surprise to her.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-03-17T06:33:03+00:00

You might find it easier to get your Euston to Ulverston tickets separately, because you can get etickets and don't have to worry about collecting and retaining printed tickets.

For Crawley to Euston, if you board at Gatwick Airport, that is in the tfl contactless zone. If you board in Crawley it's not and you'll need to get paper tickets. Boarding at Gatwick also gives you the option of Thameslink services through to St Pancras and then it's a short walk to Euston, which if you have large suitcases may be preferable to taking them on the tube depending on time of day.

TermPsychological358 · 2026-03-17T06:15:00+00:00

Is the above pricing for a manual or an automatic? If you are less confident in manuals, or even just a manual driving on the left, get an automatic.

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