Daisy Meager

4 days ago | theinfatuation.com | Heidi Lauth Beasley |Rianne Shlebak |Daisy Meager |Jake Missing

Lucia’s is the kind of absolute scene that will either fuel a new flame or reignite the flirt appeal of whoever keeps leaving orphan socks on your bathroom floor. It could be vinyl soundtrack, the grapefruit Jarritos palomas, or the taco-ready crowd swarming the courtyard, but there’s a proper frisson in the air at this lively Hackney Wick taqueria. Plus, all expert matchmakers approve of Lucia’s golden couple: the beef barbacoa tacos and an ice-cold bottle of Victoria.

3 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Heidi Lauth Beasley |Sinead Cranna |Jake Missing |Daisy Meager

Perfect for: posing with moody classics in a secret courtyard Gothic Bar’s terrace feels like an invisibility cloak for habitual champagne sippers and those blessed with superior cheekbones. While the mood inside this hotel bar in King’s Cross is ‘wealthy vampire’s sexy lair’, the terrace is a sophisticated foliage-filled oasis and beyond the towering plants, all of the commuters speed-walking down Euston Road seem blissfully unaware of its existence.

1 month ago | theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing |Daisy Meager |Sinead Cranna |Rianne Shlebak

There are lots of seafood restaurants in Margate, but Angela’s is the best. It overlooks a bustling square, but inside there's a sense of calm. Plates of buttery lobster and turbot, and hearty lentils topped with goats’ cheese are ferried between tables. They go back to the kitchen empty, every last drop of sauce swept up by crispy Jersey potatoes and hunks of bread. Glasses of white wine are sipped as chatter and attention turns to sweet strawberries draped with light, creamy sabayon.

Mar 6, 2025 | theinfatuation.com | Daisy Meager |Jake Missing |Rianne Shlebak |Sinead Cranna

This is a famed sandwich sophisticate. It has beauty, charisma, class, sex appeal. OK, forget that last one, but Quo Vadis is a sexy, British bolthole of bliss in Soho and this is their complex, clever star. On the outside, uniform rectangles of fluffy sourdough from Poilâne. Inside, a line of smoky eel chunks standing to attention and an absolute face-slapper serving of mustard and horseradish cream. This is a city of exceptional chops.

Jan 30, 2025 | theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing |Heidi Lauth Beasley |Rianne Shlebak |Daisy Meager

London Fields dessert spot Bennys serves its slab of school cake with ice cream or custard. If you make the wrong choice, you can’t sit with us. There’s sprinkle sponge and chocolate on the menu, but the sweet, light, airy cake topped with jam and desiccated coconut is the one that’ll really transport you back to those long foldaway tables. Choose Bird’s-like custard as your topping and they’ll drench the cake in it, just like your favourite dinner lady used to.