Brutto is a superb Florentine-inspired trattoria in Farringdon that we always want to spend a lot of time in.

Dudley’s is the Carhartt-wearing, Murakami-reading, Daunt tote bag of the coffee shop world. Swing by for a coffee if you're in Walthamstow and you'll immediately feel cooler.

Bistrotheque is a fun Hackney bistro in an old warehouse, where the scene is the real draw.

Claridge's Bar, the bar at the legendary, elegant Mayfair hotel, is one of our favourite places for a classy nightcap in London.

The slightly more casual little sibling of Kol, Fonda is a Mexican restaurant with a Mayfair mentality. Treat it as a fabulous place with good tacos and skip the rest.

A glamorous pub for a photogenic crowd, The Hero's moody upstairs dining room serves irresistible butter-laden British classics in a Maida Vale pub.

Your hair looks fantastic (according to you), and you have roughly 24-48 hours to take advantage of it.

There aren’t many places where we’d happily test our quad strength by squatting in an alley to eat a taco, but Sonora Taquería—a Mexican spot in Stoke Newington—is one of them.

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.

The Spurstowe Arms, an unofficially Ganni-sponsored Hackney pub, is a sea of XXL crochet scrunchies and the odd glistening tooth gem or two.

A deeply glamorous Japanese restaurant inside the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, Akira Back serves sushi remixes that rarely live up to the knock-out prices.

A Soho rooftop that's equal parts pretty and fun, Yasmin is an ideal spot for a post-work drink when you're after some light Middle Eastern-inspired nibbles.

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.

Brash, buttery, and for anyone with a bountiful bank balance—Lita is a Mediterranean restaurant in Marylebone that means business.

Serving coffee and pastries during the day, and wine and cocktails in the evening, La Camionera in Hackney is a sexy, laid-back alternative to East London’s louder queer destinations.

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

Eating at Oma, a Greek restaurant in Borough Market, will make you feel cool.

Arlington is a European restaurant risen from the ashes of Le Caprice, and it feels like the good times of the 1980s never went away at the St. James's spot.

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.

Glamorous, grandiose, and guaranteed to make you feel special, Sessions Arts Club is a restaurant in Clerkenwell where the feeling takes priority over the modern European food.

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.

Lavo is a huge Italian restaurant in Marylebone where the lively atmosphere, date night lighting, and delicious seafood make it perfect for special occasions.

The pasta doesn’t quite live up to the hype, but Tom's Pasta—an Italian restaurant in Hackney Downs—is still a fun place to visit to see and be seen.

Bambi in London Fields is fun any night of the week, and serves zippy pickle martinis and tasty modern European small plates.