"Ten or 15 years ago, you would’ve been delighted to get a jacket potato with beans down Leather Lane. Nowadays, you’ll probably have a hard time choosing whether to go for the purple mash or some polenta with your lunch. This market has gone from a clothing to a food mecca. Mornings should start at Prufrock. It’s one of the best coffee shops in the city, and well worth a stop-off for their Square Mile roasts and easy-drinking decafs. A few doors down, Balady is a bricks and mortar Israeli spot we frequently visit for fluffy falafel-filled pitas." - sinead cranna, jake missing