Neighbourhood guide · London, United Kingdom
The City of London
The historic Square Mile, now a financial district, with St Paul’s, the Tower, Leadenhall Market and the Barbican.
About The City of London
The City is busy on weekdays and peaceful at weekends, when its churches and lanes are a pleasure to explore.
Where The City of London is
Our 23 places in The City of London
Restaurants in The City of London
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Around the clock, 40 floors up
Duck & Waffle
A restaurant on the 40th floor of a City tower, serving its signature duck and waffle with views across London.
110 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AYExplore View on map
Hotels in The City of London
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A Victorian railway hotel
Andaz London Liverpool Street
A Hyatt hotel in the restored Victorian Great Eastern Hotel beside Liverpool Street station.
40 Liverpool Street, EC2M 7QNExplore View on map
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Overlooking the Tower
Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square
A luxury hotel in the former Port of London Authority headquarters, a grand 1920s building overlooking the Tower of London.
10 Trinity SquareExplore View on map
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A 1920s banking hall
The Ned
A hotel in Sir Edwin Lutyens’s former Midland Bank headquarters in the City, with restaurants around a vast banking hall, a spa and a rooftop.
27 Poultry, EC2R 8AJExplore View on map
See the full list: Where to Stay in London: Grand Hotels and Boutique Hotels
Sights in The City of London
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Level 58 of 22 Bishopsgate
Horizon 22
A viewing gallery on Level 58 of 22 Bishopsgate in the City, with 300-degree views; visits are booked in advance in timed slots.
22 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4BQExplore View on map
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A Victorian covered market
Leadenhall Market
An ornate Victorian covered market in the City, with painted ironwork and glass roofs over shops, pubs and restaurants.
Gracechurch Street, EC3V 1LTExplore View on map
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A garden in the sky
Sky Garden
A three-storey garden with viewing terraces at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, with views across London.
1 Sky Garden Walk, EC3M 8AFExplore View on map
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A garden in a ruined church
St Dunstan-in-the-East
The shell of a Wren-era church, damaged in the Blitz, now a garden of climbing plants and trees in the heart of the City.
St Dunstan’s Hill, EC3R 5DDExplore View on map
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Wren’s masterpiece
St Paul’s Cathedral
Sir Christopher Wren’s great domed cathedral, completed in the early 18th century, with galleries to climb for views over London.
St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M 8ADExplore View on map
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The Great Fire memorial
The Monument
Wren and Hooke’s column commemorating the Great Fire of 1666, with 311 steps to a viewing gallery over the City.
Fish Street Hill, EC3R 8AHExplore View on map
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High-level walkways
Tower Bridge
London’s most famous bridge, opened in 1894, with high-level walkways, glass floors and the Victorian engine rooms to visit.
Tower Bridge Road, SE1 2UPExplore View on map
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The Crown Jewels
Tower of London
A castle by the Thames founded by William the Conqueror, home to the Crown Jewels, the Yeoman Warders and the ravens.
Tower of London, EC3N 4ABExplore View on map
Museums & Arts in The City of London
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Brutalist arts centre
Barbican Centre
A great arts centre in the Brutalist Barbican Estate, with concerts, theatre, cinema, art galleries and a tropical conservatory.
Silk Street, EC2Y 8DSExplore View on map
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A 1970s-style lounge by Liverpool Street
Everyman Broadgate
A three-screen Everyman cinema at Broadgate by Liverpool Street, with a Spielburger kitchen and a 1970s-inspired bar and lounge.
1 Finsbury Avenue, EC2M 2PFExplore View on map
See the full list: Museums, Galleries, Theatre and Concerts in London
Shopping in The City of London
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Shops and a roof terrace
One New Change
A modern shopping centre beside St Paul’s Cathedral, with a roof terrace looking at the dome.
One New Change, EC4M 9AFExplore View on map
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Luxury in a historic exchange
The Royal Exchange
The grand classical building opposite the Bank of England, founded as an exchange in the 16th century, now home to luxury boutiques and dining.
Royal Exchange, Bank, EC3VExplore View on map
See the full list: Shopping in London: Bond Street, Liberty and the Historic Shops of St James’s
New Developments in The City of London
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Planned
1 Undershaft
A planned tower by Eric Parry Architects for Undershaft in the City, designed to match the height of The Shard above sea level.
Undershaft, EC3Explore View on map
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Completed 2014 · 160 m
20 Fenchurch Street (The Walkie-Talkie)
Rafael Viñoly’s top-heavy tower, nicknamed the Walkie-Talkie, home of the Sky Garden on its top floors.
20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 3BYExplore View on map
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Completed 2020 · 278 m
22 Bishopsgate
The City’s tallest tower, 278 m and 62 storeys, completed in 2020, with the Horizon 22 viewing gallery on Level 58.
22 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4BQExplore View on map
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Completed 2003 · 180 m
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
Foster + Partners’ glass tower, nicknamed The Gherkin, completed in 2003 on the site of the Baltic Exchange.
30 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8BFExplore View on map
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Completed 2014 · 225 m
The Leadenhall Building (The Cheesegrater)
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ wedge-shaped tower on Leadenhall Street, nicknamed the Cheesegrater.
122 Leadenhall Street, EC3V 4ABExplore View on map
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Completed 1986
The Lloyd’s Building
Richard Rogers’s famous “inside-out” building for Lloyd’s of London, with its lifts, stairs and ducts on the outside.
1 Lime Street, EC3M 7HAExplore View on map
See the full list: Architecture and New Developments in London