"Burnt’s spaced-out tables mean that you can easily tell someone that you no longer want to wake up to their morning breath, without ruining the next table’s video of their buttermilk ricotta pancakes. This airy cafe in Shepherd’s Bush has a small garden, plenty of indoor seating, and a bench out front in case you want to make things really quick. You order and pay at the till which avoids any waiting-for-the-bill awkwardness at the end. If you have an appetite, get one of the fried chicken sandwiches and a crunchy nut cornflake cake. And if not, take one to go." - jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak