British folk culture inspired pub. Head there on Sunday for a pint and a proper Northern roast.

Appreciate the 'bar hidden away behind a bookcase' thing is pretty naff but the cocktails here are unreal (try the Hot and Cold), and it's inside Milroy's Soho, one of the most legendary spirits stores in the city

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

An intimate live music venue in Dalston with lots of underground and experimental music you won't find anywhere else in London.

It's a members-only library but you might be granted access with a research request. The writer's room is great but there's a few special, hidden corners among the bookshelves to tuck yourself away in.