Yes Southbank on a Saturday is heaving but with more iconic sights, street entertainers & living statues then you could shake a stick at you can see why. Our first stop was the chocolate festival by the royal festival hall.
Luckily none of the chocolate seemed to be melting and we were treated to a lot of free samples, some very yummy (apple & cinnamon truffles anyone?), some far too healthy (if chocolate is both dairy free & sugar free, what is the point?) & some just plain disgusting (sweet pesto to accompany a chocolate tart - so wrong in so many different ways!) The chocolate festival is returning December time, and they are also planning a tea & coffee and cheese & wine festival in the coming months. Most other weeks the 'real food market' is here so its worth popping in if your Southbank side & peckish.
One of my favourite places to 'hang out' on Sunday is the benugo bar & kitchen (thanks to my housemate Dan for the recommendation!). You have the walk into the BFI & right to the back of the building to find this Arabic inspired lounge bar. Now it's not cheap (but that's central London for you!) but once you've bagged one of the colourful sofas you can eek out your pint or latte or rather fabulous chips for many an hour making it the perfect place to catch up with friends or recover from the night before. With free wi-fi & a right old collection of folk it is also a fantastic spot to people watch.
One of my favourite places to 'hang out' on Sunday is the benugo bar & kitchen (thanks to my housemate Dan for the recommendation!). You have the walk into the BFI & right to the back of the building to find this Arabic inspired lounge bar. Now it's not cheap (but that's central London for you!) but once you've bagged one of the colourful sofas you can eek out your pint or latte or rather fabulous chips for many an hour making it the perfect place to catch up with friends or recover from the night before. With free wi-fi & a right old collection of folk it is also a fantastic spot to people watch.
And finally..when you've tired of wandering along, taking in Big Ben & alike, it's worth popping into the Southbank Centre shop which has lots of trendy homeware bits, cool London themed gifts & pretty jewelery, some of which is quite reasonably priced!
P.S If your ever stuck for somewhere to catch the sun (when it returns) and enjoy a pint in the Kings Cross area then look no further then The Driver on Wharfdale Road which has a cracking roof terrace. The service is a little bit slap dash but the food was rather scrummy if not a bit overpriced- luckily we had a Groupon voucher so it was good value. Also, their private rooms look pretty special for a private party. http://www.driverlondon.co.uk/
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