London, cut the way people say it

Jazz cellars, Cantonese kitchens and a chip shop that has outlived all of them. London's appetite made visible for three centuries.

• Nightlife£425
• Restaurants£340
• Cafés & brunch£220

Piazza, opera house, and the highest density of pre-theatre bookings in the country.

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Where the money eats. Doormen, tasting menus, and bars quietly excellent since before your parents met.

• Luxury & members£625

Charlotte Street end to end, and the pubs that Soho's overflow drinks in.

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A village that happens to sit ten minutes from Oxford Street and pretends otherwise.

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Gasholders, a pond you can swim in, and the fastest a London postcode ever changed its mind.

• Nightlife£480
• Culture£195
• Stay£350

Print works turned studios, and the best Italian food north of the river.

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Garden squares, the museum, and pubs full of people pretending to work.

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Chambers, chain pubs, and two genuinely great old taverns hidden in the alleys.

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The river walk, the concrete, the skate park, and a view that never stops earning it.

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Lower Marsh, the arches, and the last drink before the last train.

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Coach station energy, and a theatre district quietly growing around it.

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Clubs with waiting lists, hat makers, and the calmest streets in zone one.

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Smithfield, the Elizabeth line, and a night that starts at six and ends at six.

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Concrete walkways, a conservatory, and the best programmed cinema in the City.

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Tate, the Globe, and a riverside that finally learned to feed people properly.

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The market, the pubs around it, and the queue that is always worth it once.

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Where the City gives up and Whitechapel starts. Curry houses and new towers.

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The lock, the market, and forty years of every band you have heard of playing a room too small for them.

• Pubs & bars£240
• Live & events£310

Upper Street end to end, and more small theatres than anywhere else in London.

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The canal, Chapel Market, and the escalator everyone complains about.

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The heath, the ponds, and pubs that have been there since before the road was.

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Matchday and not-matchday are two different neighbourhoods.

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No tube, which is exactly why it still has independent everything.

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The park, the venue, and the best Turkish food on Green Lanes.

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The Forum, the pubs around it, and a high street that never gentrified politely.

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Church Street, the common, and more pushchairs per pub than anywhere in London.

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The bridge, the hill up to Highgate, and a pub at the top worth the climb.

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Broadway, the view over the whole city, and a cinema worth the bus.

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The road, the venue, and cheap pints that have somehow survived.

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Warehouses that became galleries that became bars. Declared over once a year since 2008 and yet to take the hint.

• Restaurants£390
• Live & events£200

Marshes, breweries, and the best-fed square mile in East London.

• Cafés & brunch£140

Turkish grills that never close, basements that open when everywhere else shuts.

• Pubs & bars£210
• Wellness & gyms£230

Working men's clubs turned dance floors, and a museum of childhood in the middle.

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The park, the pool, the velodrome, and a night out built after 2012.

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Towers, a surprisingly good dock-side summer, and Thursday drinks that go long.

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The market, the gallery, and the best late-night food in the East End.

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The square, the overground, and Shoreditch for people who left Shoreditch.

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The lido, the park, and a stretch of Broadway Market that eats very well.

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Quiet until it is not. Good pubs, better bakeries, no queue.

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The longest market street in Europe and a beer mile that earned its name.

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Francis Road, the marshes, and rents that still let a kitchen take a risk.

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River pubs with actual history, and cobbles that ruin actual heels.

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Canalside, the old match factory, and a Sunday that moves slowly.

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The pond, the marshes, and a high street that turned very good very fast.

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Rooftops above car parks, jollof worth the queue, natural wine poured by people who leave you alone if you want.

• Nightlife£375
• Experiences£280

The Academy, the market, and the best argument that a night out should cost less than the train home.

• Pubs & bars£180
• Shopping£160

Common, high street, and the reliable middle of a South London night.

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The market, the meridian, and a riverside that earns the trip.

• Restaurants£260
• Experiences£220

The high street market, the Albany, and the most honest pound-a-bowl in London.

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Art students, venues that book before anyone else does, and very late kebabs.

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The park, the power station, and a riverside that finally opened up.

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The arches, the queer institutions under them, and a Sunday that starts Saturday.

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Latin American food that predates the redevelopment and outlasted most of it.

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The velodrome, Brockwell lido, and a Sunday market worth setting an alarm for.

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The picture gallery, the park, and pubs that feel like a different county.

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The beer mile, the antiques market, and railway arches doing honest work.

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Art school energy, good pubs, and none of the Peckham queue.

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The common, the ice rink, and a high street quietly getting very good.

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Between two commons, with a bowling alley and a theatre above a pub.

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Two covered markets, the lido, and the best value eating in the city.

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The market, the model market in summer, and a night that stays local.

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Portobello, pastel terraces, and pubs that predate the film by two centuries.

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The museums, the gardens, and hotel bars worth dressing for.

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The King's Road, the physic garden, and dining rooms that never went out of fashion.

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River pubs, the palace, and matchday twice a month.

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The Apollo, the riverside walk, and the best stretch of Thames-side pubs in the west.

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The green, the Empire, and a market that feeds half of west London.

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The park, the deer, the river, and a theatre that punches far above the postcode.

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The common, the studios, and more Polish food than anywhere else in London.

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The High Road, the house, and a riverside stretch that feels rural at dusk.

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The basin, the canal boats, and a Little Venice walk that surprises people.

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Mansion blocks, the canal, and the quietest good pubs in west London.

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Boat race territory, the heath, and a towpath that doubles as a pub crawl.

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The village, the common, and two weeks a year when the whole world turns up.

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