Where to stay
Nobu Hotel Matsuhisa Benedict for breakfast (that’s tofu, crab and salmon egg with a shiso béarnaise), a bento box for lunch, then Wagyu with Foie Gras Gyoza or Black Cod
Den Miso for dinner – there’s so much to like about Nobu’s first hotel in the UK, and that’s before you even get to the bedrooms. When you do, you’ll find modern stylish design befitting the famous brand – all with an elegant simplicity that has a distinct Japanese flavour.
10-50 Willow Street
(Tel: (0044) 20 7683 1200 or visit nobuhotelshoreditch.com)
The Old Ship Inn Ten rooms are available above this East End pub that blends the old school charm of a London boozer with all the gastropub niceties that come as standard these days.
Based in Hackney, solo travellers are catered for as well. Food is anything from rotisserie chicken to burgers to sharing plates, with Sunday lunch being another big draw at weekends. 2 Sylvester Path
(Tel: (0044) 20 8986 2732 or visit oldshiphackney.com)
Redchurch Townhouse Part of the Soho House group with 37 rooms decked out in 1950s to 1970s inspired decor. Ranging from ‘Tiny’ (20 square metres (sq m) but still with king-size beds, en suite bathrooms and rainforest showers), to ‘Large’ (38 sq m and space for a freestanding bathtub and an en suite – this feels more like an apartment than a hotel), they’re all of the excellent quality you’ve come to expect from the group. 25-27 Whitby Street
(Tel: (0044) 20 3819 8180 or visit redchurchtownhouse.com)
Town Hall Hotel With its impressive art deco interiors and awardwinning destination restaurants, Da Terra and the Corner Room, this former Bethnal Green council building that sprung to life in
1910, has become one of East London’s go-to places to stay since opening to provide five-star luxury in 2010. Rooms are seriously huge with accommodation options including two room suites with their own kitchen for those who might fancy the odd night in… quirky artworks abound throughout.
8 Patriot Square
(Tel: (0044) 20 7871 0460 or visit townhallhotel.com)