The newish V&A Reading Room is an impostor, but a pleasant distraction nonetheless. We are not talking reading room in the intense, academic, British Museum sense but rather a glorified coffee shop and wine bar full of exquisitely selected books displayed on "the iconic 606 Universal Shelving System designed by Deiter Rams in 1960". You can lounge around with a glass of prosecco or a coffee whilst delving into a selection of books which is far more museum shop than Waterstones. Good coffee, spitting distance from South Ken tube (8 Exhibition Road), excellent for presents and a refreshing pit stop before or after a museum visit.......it's a must.
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