Rovi is a restaurant for the future. It serves excellent middle-eastern inspired sharing plates in a beautiful room in Fitzrovia.

Hawksmoor Spitalfields was one of the first steakhouses in town, and it’s still one of the best. Finishing with toffee pudding is mandatory.

Bao and Bing is a slick Taiwanese restaurant and cocktail bar in Marylebone that’s the perfect gateway to a night out.

Kurobuta in Chelsea is part dive bar, part izakaya spot, serving Japanese small plates with a twist.

Hacha is Dalston bar that makes a dangerously delicious margarita, and other tequila and mezcal drinks, alongside a small menu of tacos and ceviche.

Vivi is a big, slick, seventies-inspired restaurant inside Centre Point.

Genesis is an entirely plant-based take on your classic counter service diner near Spitalfields.

If you’re looking for a small bar with plenty of blowtorch cocktail action near Old Street, The Gibson is for you.

This Shoreditch basement bar is below the old Discount Suit Company and has plenty of booze, and date impressing potential.

If you’re all about whisky, slick Shoreditch bar Black Rock is for you.

TT Liquor is one of the best speakeasy bars in Shoreditch, and in London.

The Whistling Shop is a cocktail bar with lots of booze, and even more Victoriana.

Super Lyan is a cocktail bar in Hoxton with drinks that are experimental but not pretentious. Hit it for any time you want to drink in comfort.

Basement Sate is an underground cocktail bar in Soho with great music, dessert and drink pairings, and an up-for-it crowd.

Hidden behind the bookcase at Milroys whiskey shop in Soho, the Vault is a great bar to get cosy and share an intimate drink with friends.

Mark’s Bar in Soho is one of the best areas in the area if you’re on the hunt for a place with great drinks and a clubby atmosphere.