The Connaught in Mayfair is a five-star hotel that doubles as the ultimate chic afternoon tea spot, which is served in the Jean-Georges dining room.

The Rosebery at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is an elegant room inside one of London's most expensive Knightsbridge hotels, and serves an excellent afternoon tea.

J Sheekey is a classic West End post-theatre hangout where you might spot a celebrity and will be guaranteed to have a great seafood meal.

Bar Italia is a classic Soho cafe-cum-institution, and a perfect place to people-watch, grab an espresso, and just hang out for almost 24 hours a day.

15Grams Coffee House is a narrow corridor of a cafe in Greenwich, with great coffee.

Chiltern Firehouse is a hot spot for celeb-spotting, but this American restaurant in Marylebone is somewhere for a pretty great meal in a charming space too.

Nagare is a Spitalfields coffee spot that serves some of the smoothest, most balanced coffees in London.

Caviar House & Prunier, in Gatwick Airport's South Terminal, is where you go to sip champagne, spoon caviar, and be your most aspirational holiday self.

A not-so-normal guide for everyone’s favourite normal person.

Flute is Patsy Stone reincarnated as a Soho rooftop cocktail bar.

A renowned Japanese restaurant with locations around the world, Zuma’s Knightsbridge restaurant is moody and special without feeling stiff.

Roti King's Waterloo location is all about spicy, flavourful Malaysian food and of course, top-tier roti.

From the proverbial flames of queer pub The Glory, The Divine has risen to continue hosting iconic drag nights in Dalston.

Aguamiel is a cheery Mexican churrería in Covent Garden, but we keep coming back for the speciality cold drinks and sunny little counter.

Amarte is a Colombian clothing and lifestyle store in Chelsea serving some of the best gelato in London.

Darling's Eatery and Studio, a Hackney Wick pasta restaurant, is a place for seductively twirling a noodle on your fork as your date admires you in the golden hour glow.

Terroni Of Clerkenwell is an old-school Italian deli and cafe in Clerkenwell, that makes us wish we were an 81-year-old drinking coffee, eating arancini, and watching the world go by.

Kinkally is a Georgian restaurant in Fitzrovia that could double as a Bond villain’s lair. It’s very cool, very dark, and very photogenic, but the dishes are hit and miss.

A classic Soho restaurant for almost any occasion, Bocca Di Lupo makes wonderful regional Italian food in a room you'll want to settle down in.

Bob Bob Ricard is a larger-than-life modern European spot in Soho that falls firmly into the category of ‘you should try everything once’.

Ken’s occupies a buzzy centre spot on Exmouth Market—and it’s easy to see why the wine bar and European restaurant is always packed out, even if the food is so-so.

Sumi is an excellent, casual Japanese restaurant in Notting Hill from the same team behind London’s best sushi spot.

Gothic Bar in King's Cross is the kind of bar where you could find a supermodel and a vampire cosied up on one of the velvet green sofas, drinking champagne together.

Sweeties is not a casual bar. This King's Cross spot is somewhere to go big during happy hour and celebrate a special occasion with tasty, creative cocktails. 

If you can embrace the slightly cold, museum-like feel of this Italian restaurant in Notting Hill, Pollini at Ladbroke Hall is an impressive place to eat.