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Shepherd’s Bush area guide

Find all the best gigs, plays, shops, restaurants, hotels, bars and things to do in this bustling part of west London

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Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush. The vibe? It’s hectic! With its Overground and Underground stations, a spaghetti-like road network, its old-school street market and the behemoth Westfield shopping centre, the Bush is bustling all day and all night. The area’s biggest selling point is that it’s home to great music venues like the Shepherd's Bush Empire and Bush Hall, original theatre courtesy of the Bush Theatre, as well as plenty of bars and restaurants from all over the world. Here’s our pick of the best things to do, see, eat and drink in Shepherd’s Bush.

What are your favourite Shepherd's Bush haunts? Let us know in the comments.

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Restaurants in Shepherd’s Bush

Chet’s

Chet’s

  • price 2 of 4

LA chef Kris Yenbamroong's first non-US restaurant is the endlessly fun Chet's, which you'll find downstairs at the west London outpost of hotel chain The...

Endo at the Rotunda

Endo at the Rotunda

  • price 4 of 4

Sushi fans: gather round. Offering eighth-floor views across White City, you’ll sit at long L-shaped counter and then wait for an omakase meal...

Esarn Kheaw

Esarn Kheaw

A SheBu favourite, Esarn Kheaw has been serving north-eastern Thai food to appreciative locals since 1992. The dark dining room may be starting to show...

Kricket White City

Kricket White City

  • price 2 of 4

Following the success of its branches in Brixton and Soho, Kricket has found yet another home – this time within the old BBC Television Centre in White...

Things to do in Shepherd’s Bush

Bush Theatre

Bush Theatre

Bush Theatre has more than 30 years’ experience under its belt with a great record in comedy, satire and West End transfers.

Bars and pubs in Shepherd’s Bush

Albertine

Albertine

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4

Just down the road from BBC Television Centre, Albertine’s small bar has something of the student union about it, with closely packed, battered wooden...

Brewdog

Brewdog

  • price 2 of 4

The characterful Aberdeenshire brewery brings its love of craft beer – there are 40 choices on tap, plus more in bottles – to this site just off...

Defector’s Weld

Defector’s Weld

A west London gastropub with DJs Friday-Sundays, plus film, comedy, live music and quiz nights. They also have a 'snug bar' upstairs that's good to hole...

Queen Adelaide

Queen Adelaide

  • 3 out of 5 stars

Queen Adelaide feels a genteel world away from the bustling Uxbridge Road outside. Its smart, chandelier-lit dining room is separated from a buzzing pub by a...

Hotels in Shepherd’s Bush

The perfect weekend in Shepherd’s Bush

Sip: Albertine

Sip: Albertine

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4

A cosy, lovely local with an excellent wine list.

What’s on in Shepherd’s Bush this week

The Cord

The Cord

  • 3 out of 5 stars

Bijan Sheibani’s play about a man struggling with fatherhood is powerfully intimate but sometimes self-absorbed

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