The best live jazz band I ever heard was at a packed out night in Brilliant Corners. I was happy to be squashed.

Coffee roastery, café, pizzeria and cocktail bar inside an old warehouse just around the corner from Broadway Market.

The UK's only cinema dedicated to documentaries. Really interesting programme of screenings, events and talks.  

A station, a stop or two away from London sits a shop that is only open once or twice a year – its specialty are books but it also sells things.

Having spent many years studying there, I have a soft spot for Central Saint Martins, which finally closed in September 2011 when the college relocated to Kings Cross. Despite being such a dive, the old building had such history and character and I grew very fond of its tatty charms. As plans for its take over by Foyles bookshop go ahead, I look forward to having a coffee in the new building's cafe when it re-opens.