As Britain's booming capital prepares for the 2012 Olympics, a new energy can be felt throughout the city. As well as covering visitor essentials, Time Out Shortlist London takes travelers to new museums and independent boutiques, down tourist-free historic alleys, through its thriving art scene, and into the new British cuisine. Packed with inside information from the publishers of London's definitive weekly magazine and written by a team of contributors who revel in their city, it is the best informed, most opinionated, and freshest guide available.