The clock tower, solemn statues and the faded white dome of St Paul’s Cathedral feel within touching distance of this garden-themed rooftop bar.

The Standard hotel group’s first foray outside the States brought them to London to take over the brutalist former Camden Town Hall Annex.

Skip through Selfridges’ fragrance section to a dedicated lift that zooms you to a slice of Sicily as glamorous as the designer labels on the shop floors below.

An East End boozer that’s been around since 1884, the Culpeper is still a favourite with after-work drinkers and weekend groups. While the ground-floor pub can bustle come 7pm, the rooftop offers a slice of tranquillity in Zone 1.

At the top of a bubblegum-pink staircase in a multi-storey car park, Frank’s Café has become a summer stalwart in south London.

What the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf lack in neighbourhood charm, they make up for in unforgettable views. Part of the world’s tallest Novotel, Bokan has taken over floors 37 to 39 in the tower for some of the most impressive vistas in the city.

This former car park has been repurposed as an adults’ playground, with almost every inch of its open-air space full of distractions. Watch classic films from a giant deckchair at the outdoor cinema or flex your competitive muscles with the baseball batting cages, archery targets, crazy golf or lawn bowls.

Thanks to its location on the ninth floor of Hyatt Place London City East, at the edge of the City, PocketSquare offers some of the best views of the Square Mile skyline.

A former dance hall, Market Halls Victoria lives inside a nondescript building right opposite Victoria Station — ideal for a last drink before you catch the train home.

Housed in the grade I listed shell of a former church, the stained glass windows of Mercato Mayfair’s main hall makes it the most visually arresting food hall you’ll find anywhere.