Waterstones piccadilly, piccadilly, london shopping. Help us choose a collective noun for a group of authors. The fabulous 5th view cocktail lounge and cafe on the 5th floor of waterstones piccadilly open from. Lauren pearson we are very lucky to have editor and author lauren pearson as a special guest at our october book club. Waterstones to open bar and restaurants the bookseller. Use the map tab to find the location of this big bookshop. Location waterstones piccadilly 5th view bar 203206 piccadilly london, w1j 9ha scbwi childrens literature book club book.
The venue serves up food and drinks throughout the day, with particular emphasis on afternoon tea and cocktail offerings. Find out how to become a partner to enhance your listing and access other benefits. Heading past the bar, youll catch your first glimpse. The afternoon tea is very good, particularly the cucumber sandwiches and scones. Possibly, although its more of a restaurant than your typical curlupwithabook coffeehouse and it still.
Found on the 5th floor of europes largest bookshop, 5th floor view offers stunning. Aug 31, 2014 waterstones claims to have 150,000 titles in stock and over eight and a half miles of shelving kids section antiques, mind, body and spirit, science and nature, transport arts department. British isles london october book club with editor lauren. Waterstones piccadilly london event venue venuelior. Browse every genre, meet famous authors at the regular book signings and enjoy tasty food and a good view from the 5th view bar. Going to waterstones piccadilly using public transport. We know that frost magazines contributing editor margaret graham, is a.
Location waterstones piccadilly 5th view bar 203206 piccadilly london, w1j 9ha october book club with special guest. As far as book shops go, im not sure waterstones piccadilly can be beaten floors. Waterstones piccadilly london, england shopping lonely planet. A modern and surprisingly classy hangout for a bookstore, with a decent menu. For decades weve been avoiding fat like the plague, eating lowfat this, nonfat that, choosing egg whites over yolks, and trimming every morsel of fat from our meat in order to comply with the generally accepted recommendation to reduce our fat intake. Waterstones, 5th floor, 203206 piccadilly, london, w1j 9le. Waterstones piccadilly has the 5th view bar and restaurant, with wonderful views over london towards westminster abbey.
The store spreads across eight floors, with a fabulous rooftop barrestaurant, 5th view, and cafe w in the basement. As far as book shops go, im not sure waterstones piccadilly can be beaten floors upon floors of books, plenty of comfy seats and lots of bookish events. Waterstones is arguably the best thing about piccadilly, where youll find one of the few places in london where you can enjoy a view of the skyline without advance bookings, high prices and a strong tilt towards occasions. Oct 23, 2014 as i browsed the books, food related of course, at waterstones flagship store inon piccadilly it struck me that along with ships, caves and my kitchen cupboard, a book store is not one of the places i would first turn to for food. The views at night are quite lovely, but the restaurant has laid out the design so the tables nearest the windows are in twos. The thing about jellyfish by ali benjamin we are delighted to launch a new book club for scwbi members, focusing exclusively on childrens literature. Lauren pearson we are very lucky to have editor and author lauren pearson as a. Nov 10, 2014 5th view bar is on the fifth floor of waterstones bookshop, piccadilly. Reserve a table at 5th view, london on tripadvisor. Bookstore in london, greater london foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
About 5th view bar and food perched atop waterstones flagship bookshop, 5th view is a modern cocktail lounge and cafe that acts as a guardian for the iconic skyline and regal rooftops of piccadilly. This former department store has been transformed into eight floors of literary shopping paradise. There is even a cocktail bar at the top of the building, called the 5th view bar for more details see the official website link below. Please use the form below to contact us and we will be in touch or send us an email on waterstones. Jul 02, 2015 central locationvenue and excellent service for hosting a reception last week, our charity hosted a drinks and canapes reception at the 5th view bar and food following a fundraising concert we held at st jamess church in piccadilly. The annual london fan meet will take place on thursday, november 21st, between twelve and two, at the 5th view bar, waterstones, piccadilly. Found on the 5th floor of europes largest bookshop, 5th floor view offers stunning views over the city along with a wellstocked bar and menu. Hear first about our talks, signings, childrens activities, book clubs and more the latest news and events at piccadilly hear first about our events highlights from across central london london events highlights waterstones piccadilly is europes largest bookshop offering a peerless selection of. You can take your time browsing their extensive range of.
So the 5th view restaurant its a cafe, with another stupid name on the fifth floor of waterstones should be wonderful. It offers rooftop views over central london, towards big ben, combined with premium cocktails and casual, high quality dining. On the top floor is a quiet cafebarrestaurant the 5th view bar, open till 10pm. You can take your time browsing their extensive range of books and then pop upstairs to indulge in afternoon tea.
But if you want a skyline view where you wont have to wait weeks for a table and your. Occupying a beautiful art deco building, formerly simpsons department store, in the heart of londons west end, waterstones piccadilly offers six huge floors of books with over 200,000 unique titles. For more information, please read our privacy policy. Great place to stop by after book browsing at waterstones ive been to 5th view several times always after some shopping in waterstones, and its been pretty good. This restaurant is located on the fifth floor of the great waterson bookstore great place to stop after exploring the books nice view from 5th floor only had tea and coffee but it a nice place to relax. The story of our lives by helen warner, a fabulously readable novel, was launched at the prestigious 5th view cocktail bar at waterstones, piccadilly on 8th february. Waterstones is the uks leading high street and online bookseller, providing the widest choice, great value and expert advice from teams across the country who are passionate about bookselling. For our final pick of the year, we are heading to piccadilly, an area curiously short of good meeting places. Europes largest bookshop is housed within a stunning, periodstyle art deco building. Aug 24, 2010 waterstones to open bar and restaurants. This muchloved waterstones restaurant offers a classic cocktail list and a crowdpleasing menu, with favourites like juicy burgers, freshly sizzled.
As always the food is excellent lovely crab cakes in my case and my husband had a good burger. The chains megastore is the largest bookshop in europe, with helpful, knowledgeable staff and regular author readings, signings and discussions. It was indeed a starstudded evening including judge robert rinder, rachel riley, and the stars of loose women. Schrecklicher service, schlechteste cocktails in jeder bar in london. Eliors relationship with waterstones piccadilly began in 2005 when, under the digby trout brand, the contract caterer signed a deal to operate the 5th view restaurant and bar that occupied half of the stores fifth floor the remainder was given over to retail space. Things to do food and drink restaurant british restaurant.
Aside from the books that are on offer, you will also find a costa coffee located inside the waterstones. On the 5th floor of waterstones in piccadilly is an absolute gem of a cocktail bar. Holly bassett agustus 14, 2014 with it being one of europes largest bookstores im certain youll find that book youve been searching for. Relax in our cafes or bar, which are available for event bookings, and enjoy a locally sourced coffee and food. Waterstones is arguably the best thing about piccadilly, where youll find one of the few places in london where you can enjoy a view of the skyline without advance bookings, high prices and a. Central locationvenue and excellent service for hosting a reception last week, our charity hosted a drinks and canapes reception at the 5th view bar and food following a fundraising concert we held at st jamess church in piccadilly. Waterstones piccadilly london, england shopping lonely. So it was only right that on a wet october evening i had no qualms about queuing outside waterstones piccadilly, to meet bruce dickinson, entrepreneur, pilot, olympicclass fencer, businessman and lead singer of iron maiden, to get a copy of his autobiography signed.
There are some wonderful buildings in london that are just made for hosting events. One floor above that is the aptlynamed 5th view restaurant. British isles london october book club with editor. I love london, books and iron maiden, among other things. Offering some of the best views in london and the chance to catch up on a good book, this slick bar. Waterstones piccadilly is europes largest bookshop offering a peerless selection of titles across every genre. It is a free event and includes a tea, coffee or soft drink if you want champagne cocktails, youre on your own, bookmarks and goodie bags. Visit 5th view cocktail bar for lunch, dinner or just a coffee or glass of wine anytime. Happy hour 5pm to 8pm 2 for 1 just makes it even better. Waterstones piccadilly a booklovers paradise, celebrating 20 years in our 1930s building, formerly simpsons. Waterstones piccadilly 203 206 piccadilly, w1j 9hd london, united kingdom rated 4. Situated on the 5th floor of the famous waterstones piccadilly, the largest book store in europe, were the perfect meeting place in central london. The one memory of flora banks by emily barr special guest.