Local guide

Things to do near the British Museum

We have cooked on Museum Street since 2018. This is our short guide to the neighbourhood, with honest walking times from our door.

Three ways to spend the day

Museum morning

Start at the British Museum when it opens, then cross Great Russell Street for the £22 Set Lunch. Walk it off in Bloomsbury Square.

Late lunch, long walk

Book between 3:00 and 4:45pm (Tue–Thu) for 20% off food, then wander down to Seven Dials and Covent Garden.

Pre-theatre

Pizza at 5:30pm, ten minutes on foot to Shaftesbury Avenue, and you’re in your seat before curtain up.

Places within walking distance

  • 2min walk

    The British Museum

    MuseumFree entry

    Our neighbour. Two million years of human history, from the Rosetta Stone to the Parthenon sculptures. Book your museum slot, then cross the road for lunch.

    Website
  • 6min walk

    Bloomsbury Square & Russell Square

    Garden squaresFree entry

    Leafy Georgian squares in the heart of literary Bloomsbury, home of Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group. A calm walk after a long lunch.

  • 6min walk

    Tottenham Court Road & Oxford Street

    ShoppingFree entry

    London’s busiest shopping street begins just west of us, with the Elizabeth line at Tottenham Court Road.

  • 8min walk

    Seven Dials

    Shopping & cafésFree entry

    Seven streets meet at a sundial column, lined with independent shops. Neal’s Yard, with its painted courtyard, is around the corner.

  • 8min walk

    West End theatres

    Theatre

    Shaftesbury Avenue and Cambridge Circus are a short walk away. Book an early table for a relaxed pre-theatre pizza.

  • 9min walk

    Sir John Soane’s Museum

    MuseumFree entry

    The architect’s house on Lincoln’s Inn Fields, left exactly as he arranged it: antiquities, paintings and an Egyptian sarcophagus.

    Website
  • 9min walk

    Lincoln’s Inn Fields

    ParkFree entry

    London’s largest public square, framed by the historic Inns of Court. Good for a sunny bench and people-watching.

  • 10min walk

    Covent Garden

    Market & street lifeFree entry

    The covered market, street performers in the Piazza, the Royal Opera House and the London Transport Museum.

  • 15min walk

    Charles Dickens Museum

    Museum

    The house on Doughty Street where Dickens wrote Oliver Twist, kept as a Victorian family home.

    Website
  • 15min walk

    Wellcome Collection

    MuseumFree entry

    A free museum about health and the human experience, with changing exhibitions and a beautiful reading room.

    Website
  • 15min walk

    The Foundling Museum

    Museum

    The story of London’s first children’s charity, with art by Hogarth and music by Handel.

    Website
  • 25min walk

    The British Library

    Library & exhibitionsFree entry

    See Magna Carta, Leonardo’s notebooks and original Beatles lyrics in the Treasures Gallery.

    Website

Walking times are approximate. Check each venue’s website for opening times and tickets.

Getting here

49 Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY
Get directions Italian Restaurant Holborn
  • HolbornCentral · Piccadilly · 4 min walk
  • Tottenham Court RoadCentral · Northern · Elizabeth · 6 min walk
  • Covent GardenPiccadilly · 8 min walk
  • Russell SquarePiccadilly · 8 min walk
This week at Pane Cunzato

Two good reasons to come early

Set Lunch Menu
£22per person

2 courses + soft drink

A quick, generous lunch between museum halls or meetings. Pick two courses from our pane cunzato, pizzas, pastas and salad, with a soft drink included.

Book the Set Lunch
20% Off on Food
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Tuesday to Thursday · 3:00pm – 4:45pm

Not available from 15 November 2026 to 6 January 2027 inclusive

Skip the midday rush and join us for a late lunch or early dinner. Enjoy 20% off all food, from pane cunzato and pizza to antipasti and pasta.

  • Valid Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
  • Book a table between 3:00pm and 4:45pm
  • Select “20% Off on Food” on the booking page
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