Things to do in London for December

We round up the best London things to do in December, featuring fine dining, world-class art exhibitions and hot ticket theatre

Londrino restaurant, Southwark

Portuguese food seen through a London lens: top pop-up chef Leandro Carreira goes permanent

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WHEN
01 Dec 2017 – 02 Jan 2019, Exact opening hours tbc
WHERE
36 Snowsfields Yard
London Bridge, London, SE1 3QQ

ABBA: Super Troupers exhibition, Southbank Centre

Return to the smokey dance halls of the seventies at Southbank’s immersive ABBA exhibition

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WHEN
14 Dec 2017 – 29 Apr 2018, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
WHERE
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella, Sadler's Wells

Matthew Bourne’s take on the much-loved story of Cinderella takes over Sadler’s Wells for the Christmas season

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WHEN
09 Dec 2017 – 27 Jan 2018, Times vary depending on dates. See Sadler's website for full details
WHERE
Sadler's Wells
Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN

Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker, Royal Albert Hall

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a Nutcracker or three… This year, London sees a brand new production from Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall

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WHEN
28 Dec 2017 – 31 Dec 2017, 19:00, Sun 17:00 mats Fri, Sat, 14:00, Sun 13:00 End time TBC
WHERE
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP

Harry's Dolci Restaurant, London

Harry's Dolci brings the glamour of 50s/60s Italy to Knightsbridge and a wickedly abundant dessert menu. It's the latest sibling in the Ivy, Caprice et al family

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WHEN
06 Dec 2017 – 06 Dec 2018, Mon-Sat 8am-11pm Sun 9am-midnight
WHERE
Harry's Dolci
27-31 Basil Street , Knightsbridge, SW3 1BB

A Christmas Carol Immersive Event

Three ghosts have come to visit... A Christmas feast and a heart-warming story await you in this immersive Christmas Carol

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WHEN
01 Dec 2017 – 31 Dec 2017, Tuesday – Sunday, 7.30pm 4.00pm matinees on Saturdays
WHERE
Scrooges Parlour
3 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6PG

Skate at Somerset House

Festive cheer with a touch of elegance: Skate at Somerset House

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WHEN
15 Nov 2017 – 14 Jan 2018, Book your time slot in advance
WHERE
Somerset House
Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

Handel's Messiah by Candlelight, Royal Festival Hall

Players and singers in 18th-century attire bring to life the London-based world of composer Handel

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WHEN
On 15 Dec 2017, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
WHERE
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

Modigliani: Tate Modern Exhibition

Why the long face? Book now for the autumn 2017 Tate Modigliani exhibition

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WHEN
22 November - 2 April 2018, 10.00 - 18.00
WHERE
Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG

Southam Street restaurant, Notting Hill

Denney and Luca Longobardi (the money man) are expanding. The chef-owner duo are opening a three storey Victorian pub, also in Notting Hill. Downstairs, a Japanese robata grill, upstairs, a raw bar overseen by a Japanese sushi master - and the second floor will be a Champagne bar. Better and better

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WHEN
26 October 2017 - 2 November 2018
WHERE
36 Golborne Road London, W10 5PR

Harry Potter exhibition: The History of Magic, British Library London 2017

Twenty years after Harry joined Hogwarts, JK Rowling's wizarding world takes over the British Library for a magical Harry Potter exhibition. Get ready to book

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WHEN
20 October 2017 - 28 Feb 2018
WHERE
British Library
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB

Cézanne Portraits exhibition review, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

The beauty of this monumental exhibition lies in its simplicity and its thematic focus on a lesser known facet of Cézanne's oeuvre

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WHEN
26 October 2017 - 11 February 2018, 10:00 - 18:00, Friday 10:00 - 21:00
WHERE
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Basquiat, Barbican Centre

Back in the ‘80s, New York’s contemporary art scene was dominated by Minimalism. White walls, white people drinking white wine. Over in Brooklyn, though, there was a young artist who was about to blow it wide open.

Jean-Michel Basquiat gets his long overdue UK retrospective at the Barbican


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WHEN
21 September 2017 - 28 January 2018, Sunday - Wednesday: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursday - Saturday: 10:00 – 22:00
WHERE
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
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