
5
"If your romanticised idea of a bike ride involves a pit stop for brunch and a little pedal alongside a canal, head to The Allotment Kitchen. This cafe is part of Stepney City Farm, and it’s where nature-starved Londoners go for honeycomb-topped Guinness cake and Baileys hot chocolate. If that doesn’t sound wholesome enough, you’ll eat orange mascarpone french toast while sitting at a table fashioned from a tree trunk, as the friendly farm cat curls around your legs. It’s also just a short, three-minute cycle from Mile End Park, which has a pleasant route alongside the Regent’s Canal. " - sinead cranna