Lizzie Deane

‘Fun twist on the traditional’: The vegan breakfast ‘retains the essence of a full English’. Photograph: Lele’s Summer seems to have come to an abrupt end when we arrive at Lele’s on a miserable Tuesday lunchtime, umbrellas dripping onto the brightly patterned tiles. The little café on Lower Clapton Road is completely full – we have to wait for a table – and not just because people are sheltering from the downpour outside.

Four Legs has taken up residence in the Compton Arms kitchen. Photograph: Vicki Couchman Tucked away on a pretty residential street in Canonbury, the Compton Arms feels like it should be in Chipping Norton rather than within spitting distance of Highbury and Islington tube.

Bird On The Wire launched in a Dalston basement 10 years ago. Photograph: The Red Beanie Ten years ago, London-based promoters Bird On The Wire held a mini-festival in a Dalston basement to celebrate their launch. Testament to their ability to seek out and host the most exciting up-and-coming acts, the festival’s line-up boasted the likes of Django Django, I Am Kloot and The Big Pink.