Check out this quick bite of some of the culinary delights awaiting your clients in London. And don’t forget to share with your clients to whet their appetites for fun foodie experiences.
From street foods influenced by a melting pot of people and places to innovative top-rated chefs, London serves up amazing culinary experiences to visitors, whatever their tastes and whatever their budget. Fresh, local and sustainable are hallmarks of today’s London cuisine, along with a buzzyworthy focus on artisanal producers, including local gin distillers, craft beer brewers and chocolatiers. Arguably one of the world’s great culinary capitals, London is now home to 72 Michelin-star restaurants. As of 2018, the city boasts three restaurants that each hold three stars: Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, and the newly awarded The Araki, a tiny sushi bar with just nine seats.
Encourage clients to taste the diversity of the London culinary scene with a host of different kinds of experiences: authentic Asian cuisine in Chinatown or Banglatown; an elegant tea at an iconic spot like the Palm Court in the Ritz; slow food at Petersham Nurseries; or an organic cocktail at Duke of Cambridge, to name just a few possibilities. Or for something completely different, make reservations well in advance at Circus London, where Pan-Asian cuisine and exotic cocktails wow at the table while skilled performers twirl magically above; at Story, where the menu story is developed over the course of several hours in “chapters”; or at Evans and Peel Detective Agency, where a detective quizzes guests before leading them through a secret bookcase into a ‘20s-styled speakeasy.
London’s legendary attractions are not to be missed, and now foodie-focused visitors can enjoy seeing the sights with an unexpected delicious twist—a side of culinary action. Clients can enjoy a champagne, wine or chocolate tasting aboard the London Eye, while viewing such iconic London sights as Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey from on high, or hop aboard the B Bakery Afternoon Tea Bus for tea and cakes while exploring the streets of central London. Restaurants with amazing views to accompany the food include Aqua Shard on the 30th floor of The Shard, with river views from Tower Bridge to the London Eye; a front-seat look at the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral from Madison; and Duck and Waffle, open 24/7 on the 40th floor of the Heron Tower.
The city's focus on farm-to-table, locally sourced ingredients has led to a whole new kind of British cuisine, one informed by tradition but entirely new. Just a sampling of restaurants showcasing modern British cuisine includes the two Michelin-star Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, where the traditional and contemporary come together in an exiciting new fusion menu; the fun and innovative Michelin-star Five Fields in Chelsea, which specializes in seasonal ingredients that include produce from its own kitchen garden; an innovative menu that highlights the interplay of food and drink at the intimate Cub in East London, and the spare decor of Aside in Peckham that serves as the backdrop to a seasonal menu of creative comfort foods, to name just a few.
For a hands-on culinary experience, clients can join a Bread Ahead baking workshop among the artisanal food shops and stalls of historic Borough Market or follow in the footsteps of the Duchess of Cambridge to a course at Leiths School of Food and Wine. And, of course, along with Michelin-star chefs, international flavors from the world over and innovative new culinary takes, London eateries serve up the best of traditional British foods.
Whether clients stay in London as they explore the region with day trips or use the city as a starting point before visiting regional England, Scotland or Wales, Britain's rail system makes getting in and out of the city fast and easy. The BritRail Pass is the most cost effective way to explore Britain by train and enables your client to use any train at any time within the chosen time period. Destinations are closer than you think, with Edinburgh a 4.5-hour journey or The Lake District just 3 hours away. Easy day-trips accessible in about an hour via rail include such cities as Oxford, Cambridge and Brighton. In under two hours, clients can reach Bath, Bristol and York. For further inspiration on destinations to discover by rail please click here.
As the food capital of Great Britain, it’s only natural that London is featured on any foodie-flavored tour. Avanti Destinations is proud to present five culinary tours that include special treats in London. Just a sampling of options sure to delight includes comparing local craft beers, ciders and pub food in historic pubs in the thriving London Docklands area; an exclusive tasting tour through Borough Market, one of London’s oldest and largest food markets; enjoying Queen Elizabeth’s favorite chocolates and other fine confections on the Mayfair Chocolate Tour; discovering the secret side of Greenwich’s food world; a hands-on afternoon tea class; touring and tasting at the City of London Gin Distillery; and a tutored tasting of award-winning beers at the Meantime Brewery. Check out these itineraries for more details on these London food favorites: * 7-day England in a Glass * 7-day Sips and Samples of Southern England * 8-day Bite of England * 9-day Taste of British Classics * 13-day Flavors of Great Britain. Click here for more information about Avanti Destinations.
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