Comments on: London Black Book https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/ We gather the insider spots, the secrets, the hacks—the places you’ve never seen before and a fresh take on your favorites Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Cavendish at Baslow, Derbyshire - Yolo Journal https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-745584 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:17:30 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-745584 […] words… Only a 2-hour train from London, The Cavendish made the perfect base for a jaunt up to the Peak […]

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By: Dispatch from Jersey - Yolo Journal https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-712489 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:46:02 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-712489 […] all a ferry ride away from Manhattan. But wow, was I wrong. Just a 30-minute flight southwest of London in the English Channel, Jersey is a funny, fascinating mix of France and the […]

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By: Packing for Greece with Maria Lemos - Yolo Journal https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-708569 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:16:43 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-708569 […] am quite the chaotic packer as I am always on the move, mainly between London, Athens, and Patmos. I used to pack my favourite things and ignore all weather reports, but […]

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By: The Rectory, The Cotswolds - Yolo Journal https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-695192 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:58:16 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-695192 […] logistics… I came from London via 1 hour into the town of Kemble nearby. It’s a 1.5 hour drive from Heathrow as […]

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By: Laura Jackson, Co-Founder of Glassette - Yolo Journal https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-694439 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:39:28 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-694439 […] varies, but I would say I leave London at least once a month. I travel for work, love a weekend get-away, and always up for an adventure […]

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By: Warren https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-227108 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 18:43:53 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-227108 It would be so cool and amazingly helpful to see all this on a map! We’re headed to London with our two kiddos next summer and getting around will only be as possible as they let us. Planning will be important! Thanks!

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By: Yolanda Edwards https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-220475 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:02:01 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-220475 In reply to Alena.

It’s on Crawford street just across from parfumeur H and they have this spray (linen scent) and hanging things as well. It’s not on the natural side of things but we have moth problems and it works, according to our friends in the wool industry!

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By: Yolanda Edwards https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-220474 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:18 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-220474 In reply to Alex Wang.

Love this thank you for sharing!!

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By: Alena https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-216268 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 19:42:57 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-216268 Oh my god! thank you Yolanda!

and where can I read about a hardware store that has the best moth repellent?:)

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By: Alex Wang https://www.yolojournal.com/london-black-book-2/#comment-216000 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:49:08 +0000 https://www.yolojournal.com/?p=55122#comment-216000 I was in london a few weeks ago to celebrate my 50th (and see the Pet Shop boys in Preston) – I can 2nd the recommendations on E Pellicci for a proper full english (yes tourists and locals alike flocked there).

Not listed, I had a great coffee at the Service on Savile Row (I was waiting for my tailoring appointment); also had a followup coffee (due to jetlag) at the Gentlemen Barista as well which was exactly what I needed.

For curry, had an incredibly elevated experience at Bibi in Mayfair – incredible tasting menu with open fire kitchen and old skool hiphop (Tribe called Quest, Pharcyde) playing in the background. Think truffled paneer and a jidori chicken based butter chicken. For something a little more low key, had dinner at Hoppers where it’s Sri Lankan, spicy and amazying curries. And order the hoppers which are crepes, sometimes with an egg in it.

Power lunch? Dined alone at the Devonshire in Soho – elevated gastropub fair. Trick to get in if you didn’t book well in advance? Assuming a small party – be nice, polite, willing to be flexible, have a pint of guiness at the bar while you wait, show up a little before noon and be on time AT noon even. As for Lucy for your server if you can, sweet girl from east london. Good luck fighting the crowds for a guiness after 3PM.

I don’t care how popular it is – haveta goto Dukes for a martini with Alessandro Palazzi. Yes, tons of americans go but so worth it.

I don’t care how old skool – I had to goto Trufitt and Hill for a facial and shave after my redeye to London. Ask for Jason. I was fresh off the plane, dropped off my bags, still in t shirt and jeans and they treated me like royalty – or at least a member of Parliament whom I was seated next to in my barber chair. Walked in, made an appointment for that morning, and bliss awaited.

London has become my favourite city in the world.

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