In the middle of the craziness of the week, we made the decision to leave Paris for a few hours, to change the view, the ideas, to discover a new neighbourhood and new tastes.

This top-notch Fitzrovia hangout (previously called Tapped & Packed) remains a coffee-lover’s haven, whether you want espresso-based drinks (Simonelli machine), or brewed coffees made in a drip cone or the increasingly popular Aeropress.

Café Murano, let it be said, isn’t remotely a café. Don’t show up in sandals hoping for a slam poetry evening. It’s a rather gorgeous, pristine room festooned with pale marble, with the kind of staff other restaurants in London dream of acquiring

Located just to the west of Baker Street, Carousel is quite literally a moving feast – it’s a vast, industrial-style space that provides the perfect setting for a curated line-up of exciting chefs from top restaurants around the world

it’s the food you come here for – the freshest fish, the lightest tempura, the zingiest noodles – prepared with great skill and integrity by talented Japanese chefs.