Places · London

Holborn

Where students eat, drink and go out in Holborn, London: 49 places, each with a short student note.

Food

• Scarfes Bar | Holborn Jazz Cocktail Bar Guide (2026)Inside Rosewood London, featuring Gerald Scarfe's artwork, fireplaces,…
• Tie Guo Ge Chongqing Pickled PepperChongqing rice noodles in Holborn.
• HEYTEA｜Holborn bubble teaLondon branch of HEYTEA, with the same signature cheese foam tea and gr…
• Love Dumplings' LegendAffordable Hong Kong-style canteen on Chancery Lane, generous portions…
• Ba Da Wan (Eight Bowls)Unlimited refills on noodles/rice, eight toppings and eight side dishes…
• Noodle NovaLanzhou beef noodles right on the Strand — the hand-pulled thin noodles…
• HUS LondonJiangzhe cuisine in an alley near KCL/LSE, fresh and homestyle, lunch b…
• Ikoyi｜Strand West African Spice-InspiredMichelin two stars.
• Swiss ButterA steak place near UCL where you can choose filet mignon, ribeye, chick…
• Kintan｜Holborn Japanese wagyu yakinikuJapanese wagyu yakiniku spot (Kintan) in Holborn — grill your own wagyu…
• Charco Charco YakinikuJapanese yakiniku next to UCL — the wagyu rice bowl and volcano roll ar…
• Corner Shop｜Café, grocery & barWalk from KCL Strand down to the river and you'll spot it — one shop th…
• Seoul FoodA Korean street food spot near UCL where you can eat your fill without…
• Canton Element｜Red Lion St CantoneseA Cantonese restaurant on a small residential street in Holborn — the p…
• Sawadika Thai RestaurantThis Thai spot does generous portions — the three-colour mango sticky r…
• Papa Noodle｜New Oxford St Lanzhou beef noodlesA Lanzhou beef noodle spot at the New Oxford Street junction, but what…
• Master Wei｜Bloomsbury Xi'an hand-pulled noodles (near UCL)Xi'an noodle spot (Master Wei) in Bloomsbury — signature biang biang no…
• 26 Furnival StreetCommunity pub between Holborn and Chancery Lane, British food with a Me…
• AbenoJapanese okonomiyaki, cooked fresh on the table griddle, about 850m fro…
• AkatukiModern Japanese restaurant in Covent Garden, just over 500m from KCL St…
• BaranisBasement bar on Law School alley, has indoor boules and table football,…
• Pear Tree CafePark café in Lincoln's Inn Fields, with homemade cakes and sourdough pi…
• The India - Fleet StreetAn Indian restaurant in Crane Court off Fleet Street, offering private…
• The Pregnant ManPub on Chancery Lane, with happy hour and Monday pizza nights

Museums

• The Postal Museum｜Underground mail railwayA museum on British postal history, with the highlight being Mail Rail…
• Sir John Soane's Museum｜Architect's house museum (free)Architect John Soane's private home, preserved exactly as he left it -…
• Sir John Soane's MuseumFree.
• The Postal MuseumRide the underground Mail Rail;
• Charles Dickens Museum｜Dickens's former homeA Georgian terraced house in Bloomsbury where Dickens wrote Oliver Twis…
• Hunterian MuseumFree entry.
• Hunterian Museum｜Royal College of Surgeons collection (free)A free medical museum inside the Royal College of Surgeons, displaying…
• Two Temple Place｜Neo-Gothic mansion on the ThamesA neo-Gothic mansion by the Thames, originally the Astor family's offic…

Theatres & venues

• Temple Church｜Knights Templar's round churchA 12th-century round church tucked within the legal district, built by…
• The Garden CinemaDecorated in an Art Deco style, with careful attention to patterns and…
• Novelty Automation｜Holborn's handmade satirical arcadeA hand-built arcade in Holborn where the owner's own absurdist coin-op…
• Big Belly ComedyStand-up comedy club.
• Museum of ComedyComedy museum with stand-up in the evenings.

Sport

• Flight Club Bloomsbury｜Social darts barA social darts bar in central London with electronic targets that auto-…
• LSESU GymLSE Students' Union gym, on the 4th floor of the Saw Swee Hock Student…

Services

• Eton CropJapanese hair salon specialising in Japanese straightening perms, creat…

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