London boutiques with cool cafés

Once you’re done cribbing interior design ideas (the floor tiles are divine), you’ll find a perfectly pitched edit of niche brands (Re/Done, Salt Surf, Être Cécile), cool collaborations and top-notch own-brand basics at this Shoreditch boutique. Coffee is king at the small but chic on-site café.

More than just a prime spot for a down-the-decades vintage rummage, this well-stocked boutique also serves up first-rate coffee (courtesy of local artisan roaster Climpson & Sons) and cakes before transforming into a buzzy bar, music and events space come sundown.

Buzzy Haymarket is a fitting location for the latest incarnation of Rei Kawakubo’s edgy fashion hub. Immerse yourself in five floors of high-end design, rarefied street style, big hitters and emerging brands before settling into the third-floor Rose Bakery for an exquisitely presented lunch.

There’s a relaxed vibe to the Burberry flagship’s in-store café, making it the ideal spot for pondering purchases or waiting for on-site monogramming to be completed. The menu has a refined but low-key British vibe: think shepherd’s pie or tea with scones ‘from the Aga’.

This trailblazing boutique-café has been serving up swanky brunches to Notting Hill’s fashion crowds since 2003 and is still going strong today. Formerly part of the Nicole Farhi empire, the downstairs showroom now focuses on niche – mostly Italian – brands such as Erika Cavallini, Lost & Found and No.21.