Quiet outdoor garden with bar and pizza meters away from the busy and vibrant Dalston main roads.

Everything you expect from a neighbourhood café and more.

I'm waiting for a vegetarian-friendly event to get the full dining experience, but in the meantime there's wine!

The Sackler Crossing is part of a route through the 120 hectares of Kew Gardens, designed by John Pawson in 2006. Set low to the surface of the lake, it seems to float across the water.

Forget Selfridges or Liberty! Fenwicks Contemporary Womenswear department has the biggest selection of Sonia Rykiel this side of Paris, amongst other great labels such as Thomsen, Dagmar, Les-Prairies-de-Paris and See by Chloe. But the best thing about it – it's quiet!