I rediscovered this place recently having not been for years and now I keep returning. The geological galleries are my favourites.

Paul Rothe n Son has been there 120 years, bang in the middle of town. Hard to find a proper old-school deli in central London nowadays, n none more proper than this place. Great jacket potatoes, soup, sandwiches. It looks the part too. And the service is always great. Try and avoid the lunch queue.

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.

Sager & Wilde is a small wine bar on Hackney Road, close to many other amazing places on Hackney and Columbia Road. The perfect place for an aperitif or a nightcap.

Mini mini mini..delicious steamed milk buns.