The founder of this artisan leather goods brand was inspired by his grandmother – a friend of Ernest Hemingway – and her travels during the 1930s and 1940s. Black-and-white photographs of her hang in this simple showroom, which sells jewel-toned bucket bags, Panama hats and luggage tags. Pop downstairs after a purchase to make the most of the in-house monogramming service.

Set in an elegant Edwardian building with a balconied back room, the Marylebone store is our favourite of Daunt’s six London bookshops. It’s also a first-class stop for literary fiction. Owner James Daunt hires the best booksellers in the business so every staff member is full of recommendations. Spot Daunt’s forest-green and Malbec-red totes on the arms of readers all over the city.

There’s so much to love about Vienna, but its café culture might top the list–and luckily, Fischer's brings that charm right to the heart of London. It’s one of those cozy spots where you could easily spend the entire day. Start with a Viennese coffee and a Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Pretzel in the morning, an Apple Strudel in the afternoon and finish with a Schnitzel paired with a glass of Grüner Veltliner. What more could you ask for?

Just around the corner from the magazine meets lifestyle brand’s offices (and across the road from Chiltern Firehouse), the Monocle Café draws a cool crowd. Coffee drinkers are dressed in the seamless organic T-shirts and workwear jackets for sale in the Monocle Shop, a few doors down. The cortados are top-notch and the cardamom buns are from Fabrique, a hit Swedish bakery in Hoxton. If there’s a seat at the table right at the rear, nab it and enjoy the back catalogue of Monocle magazines.