Jake Missing

5 days ago | theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing |Sinead Cranna

This Greek Street pub has long been a social club for local journos and Soho fashionistas, and it remains one central London’s go-to drinking holes. People pile in from around 5pm every day. Weighing up your best entrance (on Greek or Romilly) is essential but, if you’ve got an afternoon off in Soho, finding a quiet corner to have a couple of pints is a joy. That said, if there’s a sing-a-long happening on the piano that evening, forget about any peace and quiet.

1 week 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.

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Rianne Shlebak |Sinead Cranna |Jake Missing

Fancy hotel restaurants often forget to factor in the fun. But Dovetale, a British hotel restaurant in Mayfair, has the frills (cloakroom, pristine service, a spa-adjacent bathroom) while keeping things enjoyable (not a business suit in sight, make-your-own-sundae station). Yes it’s expensive, but it’s worth it for a special family gathering over truffle gnocchi that’s equal parts creamy and moreish, and unbelievably tender Belted Galloway fillet steak.

3 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing |Rianne Shlebak |Heidi Lauth Beasley |Sinead Cranna

photo credit: Koray FiratDifferent people have different ideas of toasties. Some think of the pressed and triangular kind straight from the Breville—these hazardous enclosed pockets are best filled with a combination of molten lava cheddar and baked beans. Others have a more gourmet vision that involves thick-cut bread, a spread of mayonnaise on the outside for crisping, and any number of filling combinations. Whatever your preference, a good toastie isn’t a given. These are the best in London.

4 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Jake Missing

If you don’t believe that toasties are a calling, then head over to Highbury Fields and observe the loyal followers of crunch and goo turn up to The Dusty Knuckle’s dedicated toastie-mobile. The Dalston bakery is pitched up there daily with three crispy options on its potato sourdough and a handful of benches to pitch up on opposite. Compliments to the spiced spinach and potato, but it’s impossible to look past the cheese and ham.