Upper Deck

If you want to take a breather from the tourists thronging Covent Garden or maybe just rest those tired feet after a huge bout of shopping, the Upper Deck Café and Bar at the London Transport Museum aims to provide succour. The stylish interiors, done up in the startlingly different 'moquette' design based on the 1930s Northern line pattern, are pleasing and set the atmosphere.

The cosmopolitan menu has roast asparagus with Iberico ham and parmesan shavings as well as Thai crab cakes with mango, coriander and lime salsa. Morning visitors get to choose from a full English breakfast to the lighter Greek yoghurt with strawberries, honey and granola. An interesting selection of pastries and ice creams along with flapjacks or chocolate brownies will do wonders for your dentist's bank account, and in the short term will make you feel, well, just extra special.. Don't miss the transport themed cocktails with interesting names such as routemaster or tipsy trainspotter that set the tone for the museum venue.