Common

If, like Jarvis Cocker’s posh Greek female admirer from St Martin’s College, you want to live like Common people, head east and join the fans of this cute new hipster. Tricked out in standard post-modern Shoreditch warehouse mufti, this unassuming walk-in, with its casual downstairs den, is cooler than many of the area’s self-proclaimed edgy bars. £7 cocktails – discounted at happy hour – are similarly lo-fi: current London obsessions, mojito and caipirinha, are joined by mint julep, old fashioned, bramble and cosmopolitan. Pay an extra £1.50 and upgrade your dry martini to Tanqueray 10. This is the place to write the next chapter on your debut novel – but don’t spill house wine (£16) over your iBook. Smeg fridge staples Estrella, Asahi and Brooklyn lager are accessorised by Brick Lane-bought vintage threads at the sort of stylish hole-up that’s far from commonplace.