While Lina Stores has spawned a number of perfectly good pasta restaurants across the city, the original Brewer Street deli remains the true trove. Offering the finest foods to homesick Italians since 1944, it stocks the best Parmesan, porcini and panettone. At lunch office workers visit for salami and mozzarella ciabattas made to order, and then take home parcels of fresh ravioli. While the closure of long-time competitor I Camisa & Son on Old Compton Street devastated many, Lina Stores has stood the test of time. 

The simple yet cosy interiors at Bocca di Lupo make it feel decidedly old-school. The food, however, feels fresh and inventive with a nod to classic Italian techniques.

Gelupo serves up rich, decadent hand-churned gelato in creative flavours like Salted Carmel & Toasted Corn and Honeycomb & Tomato. Skip dessert at sister restaurant Bocca di Lupo and trot across the street for a cone instead.

Alex Eagle is the creative director behind stores for Soho House in Berlin, Soho Farmhouse and creative hub 180 The Strand. Her own boutique on Lexington Street stocks everything from hand-painted watering cans to green onyx side tables as well as her cult Alex Eagle Sporting Club stash – the cap of which went viral after Paul Mescal donned one. Artistically curated finds from a London tastemaker.