The Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library, mostly dealing with medecine and social history. The exhibitions are unusual and engaging, and the permanent collection includes bizarre items such as medieval masks and human remains.

There are very few better places to be on a summer's day than the massive beer garden at People’s Park Tavern on Victoria Park

Excellent breads & pastries, including their famous sourdough & doughnuts!

J+A is a hidden and unpretentious café/ bar just off busy Clerkenwell Road - with outdoor seating!

Apricity uses hyper-seasonal, sustainable produce from small-scale farmers and locally foraged ingredients, with a zero-waste approach to cooking.