Around Town

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Lunch
Assuming you’re not up for hair of the dog, a greasy spoon should set things off on the right foot. Try the classic E Pellicci (Bethnal Green Road, E2) or the S&M in Islington (4 Essex Road, N1) which serves up superlative sausage and mash.

Shop
One of the owners of Bread & Honey (205 Whitecross Street, EC1) is a DJ, the other is an expert in urbanwear, so even if you aren't cool, you can assume their selections of clothes and accessories will be.

Afternoon drinking
Get in among it in Hoxton. Not quite as trendy as it was, but crawling with bars: Dreambagsjaguarshoes (34-36 Kingsland Rd, E2) is a good spot to start. From there, Bar Kick (127 Shoreditch High St, E1) offers the killer combination of cocktails, tapas and table football. For an altogether more raucous option, Catch (22 Kingsland Road, E2) always has a heady bill of DJs trying out their latest killer record shop finds on the local hipster kids who enjoy the intimate wooden booths and reasonably priced drinks.
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Evening
Head off towards Farringdon for a couple more at Eagle (159 Farringdon Road, EC1), the original London gastropub, which boasts excellent draft beer and a killer steak sandwich. After that, its party time down at the constantly hip (and packed) Fabric (77a Charterhouse St, EC1).

Early morning
If you stagger out of the club at 6am needing sustenance, the US-style basement diner Tinseltown (44-46 St John Street, EC1) is just down the road and open 24 hours, serving burgers and milkshakes. If you don’t want to stop, Breakfast at Egg (5-13 Vale Royal, off York Way, N1) sees clubbers from all over London congregate from 5am-2pm. Or if you’re now more in the mood for a bit of a sit down and a quiet pint, the Packenham Arms (1 Packenham Street, WC1) opens at 9am, serving proper ale and breakfasts.

Skint mate from college | Grandparents | Teenage relative | Party animal | Friend with kids | Mum and dad | Long-distance lover | Seen-it-all-before cynic