Modern British food in a 150-year-old restaurant. Be sure to check out the market and wine shop next door.

Hip produce-driven cantine

The best stretch of Shoreditch, with some favorite spots: Labour and Wait for home goods, Allpress Espresso, and Redchurch Townhouse.

Chic hotel from the SoHo House group.

Tucked away behind a gate on a quiet street, this spot serves casual seasonal fare. I especially love sitting on the terrace for a meal al fresco.

To-die-for modern Israeli / Mediterranean cuisine from one of London's most beloved chefs, Yotam Ottolenghi.

Hip, busy coffee junction

Named for the side gigs taken on by bartenders and chefs, this bar inside the NoMad Hotel is famed bartender Leo Robitschek's project focusing on his love of tequila, mezcal, and Mexican food.

No-holds-barred Thai food and adventurous cocktails in a buzzy, industrialist space.

Coffee in rustic surroundings

Airy, rustic coffee

A highly-respected establishment in the drinks world, the industrial space is split into two. Quick, on-tap drinks in front, and experimental crafted drinks in back.

Hip food joint turned into a Worlds Best Restaurant

The original Edition location, in the charming Fitzrovia neighborhood. The hotel has a great lobby bar and solid restaurant.

Massive hotel and restaurant complex

New York's notable hotel opened up in London as a romantic, opulent hideaway in a former Magistrates Court building gin Covent Garden.

This hotel is respite in the frenetic Paddington area, with a coffee bar, cafe, and affordable, hip lodging.

Quaint boutique hotel with Victorian era rooms. Even if you don't stay, visit the cozy bar for killer cocktails.