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Galleries

Cabinet
49-59 Old St.; 44-20/7251-6114.

Chisenhale
64 Chisenhale Rd.; 44-20/8981-4518; www.chisenhale.org.uk.

Gagosian Gallery
Flagship gallery (6-24 Britannia St., Kings' Cross; 44-20/7841-9960) and Mayfair space (17-19 Davies St.; 44-20/7493-3020). www.gagosian.com.

Hauser & Wirth
Mayfair location (196A Piccadilly St.) and East London outpost (92-108 Cheshire St.). 44-20/7287-2300; www.ghw.ch.

Herald ST
2 Herald St.; 44-20/7168-2566; www.heraldst.com.

Hotel 53A
Old Bethnal Green Rd.; 44-20/7729-3122; www.generalhotel.org.

Maureen Paley
21 Herald St.; 44-20/7729-4112; www.maureenpaley.com.

Sadie Coles HQ
35 Heddon St., Mayfair; 44-20/ 7434-2227; www.sadiecoles.com.

Showroom
44 Bonner Rd.; 44-20/8983-4115; www.theshowroom.org.

Sprüth Magers
7A Grafton St.; no phone at press time; www.spruethmagers.com.

Stuart Shave Modern Art
10 Vyner St.; 44-20/8980-7742; www.modernartinc.com.

Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rd.; 44-20/7336-8109; www.victoria-miro.com.

White Cube
Original East End gallery (48 Hoxton Square) and new outpost in St. James (25-26 Mason's Yard).
44-20/7930-5373; www.whitecube.com.

Museums and Cultural Institutions

British Museum
Great Russell St.; 44-20/7323-8000; www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk.

Hayward Gallery
Belvedere Rd., South Bank; 44-20/7921-0813; www.southbankcentre.co.uk.

Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall; 44-20/7930-3647; www.ica.org.uk.

National Gallery
Trafalgar Square; 44-20/7747-2885; www.nationalgallery.org.uk.

National Portrait Gallery
St. Martin's Place; 44-20/ 7312-2463; www.npg.org.uk.

Tate Britain
Millbank; 44-20/7887-8888; www.tate.org.uk.

Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens; 44-20/7402-6075; www.serpentinegallery.org.

Tate Modern
Bankside; 44-20/7887-8888; www.tate.org.uk.

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Rd.; 44-20/7942-2000; www.vam.ac.uk.

Whitechapel Gallery
80-82 Whitechapel High St.; 44-20/ 7522-7888; www.whitechapel.org.

Art Fairs

Frieze Art Fair
Regent's Park; 44-20/7833-7270; www.friezeartfair.com; Oct. 11-14.

Zoo Art Fair
Regent's Park; 44-20/8964-3272; www.zooartfair.com; Oct. 12-15.

Where to Eat

Bibendum
81 Fulham Rd.; 44-20/7581-5817; dinner for two $310.

Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St.; 44-20/8983-7900; lunch for two $125.

St. John
26 St. John St., Smithfield; 44-20/7251-0848; dinner for two $116.

Scott's
20 Mount St., Mayfair; 44-20/7495-7309; lunch for two $140.

Tate Modern Restaurant
Bankside; 44-20/7401-5020; dinner for two $113.

Where to Shop

Magma
117 Clerkenwell Rd.; 44-20/7242-9503.

Dover Street Market
17-18 Dover St.; 44-20/7518-0680.

Services

Addison Lee
44-20/7387-8888; www.addisonlee.co.uk; car and driver $60 per hour.

Where to Stay

Brown's Hotel
Albemarle St., Mayfair; 44-20/7493-6020; www.brownshotel.com; doubles from $600.

Claridge's Hotel
Brook St., Mayfair; 44-20/7629-8860; www.claridges.co.uk; doubles from $1,099.

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