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The West End


This abandoned Victorian public toilet got a flush of new life when this coffee shop opened here in 2013. The restroom has been sensitively restored (and fortunately deep cleaned), and you can grab a stool at the urinal while waiting for your brew to arrive.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The West End attractions

1. All Souls Church

0.13 MILES

Designed by John Nash in golden-hued Bath stone as an eye-catching monument for Regent Street, All Souls features a circular columned porch and a…

2. Broadcasting House

0.13 MILES

The iconic building from which the BBC began radio broadcasting in 1932 and from where all TV and radio broadcasting in London has taken place. Since 2013…

3. All Saints Margaret Street

0.16 MILES

In 1859, architect William Butterfield completed one of the country's most supreme examples of High Victorian Gothic architecture, with extraordinary…

4. BT Tower

0.18 MILES

Visible from virtually everywhere in central London, the 189m-tall BT Tower was the highest structure in the city when it opened in 1966 (St Paul's…

5. Fitzroy House

0.25 MILES

Fitzroy House is the former home of science fiction writer and founder of the Church of Scientology L. Ron Hubbard (and George Bernard Shaw before him)…

6. Pollock’s Toy Museum

0.25 MILES

Aimed at adults as much as (older) kids, this museum is simultaneously creepy and mesmerising. You walk in through its shop, laden with excellent wooden…

7. Photographers’ Gallery

0.3 MILES

With six galleries over five floors, an excellent cafe and a shop brimming with prints and photography books, the Photographers’ Gallery is London's…

8. New London Architecture

0.39 MILES

A large, constantly updated 1:2000-scale model of the capital highlights planned and new buildings, as well as various neighbourhood regeneration…