- Hey, guys!
So this video is sponsored by Circle,
which is the new London safety app.
And I have been living in London for almost two and a half
years now and I'm all about making the most of the city.
The city is incredible.
I love London so much.
I love exploring the city and finding new places to eat
and drink and dance and all of that good stuff whilst also
keeping safe and staying connected to all of my friends,
which is where Circle comes in.
So for this video, I thought I would
let you in on a bit of my London life
and show you my five favourite places in London.
So, these places are all very much centred around eating
and drinking because those are two things that I love to do.
There are so many amazing cafes, bars, and restaurants
in London that I am constantly looking for recommendations.
So, if you're looking for any recommendations,
here are some from me, my fave places.
And I genuinely do go to these places like all of the time.
Number one: Prufrock Coffee in Farringdon.
The first time I went here was on a date, actually.
That ended up not going anywhere,
but I did fall in love with their banana bread.
Oh my God, I love banana bread and banana cake.
Maybe my favourite cake.
I don't know if I can commit to that
right now, but definitely top three.
And I've never tasted banana bread this good.
It was warm and they gave you butter
and you could spread it on and mmm, mmm, mmm!
Prufrock are also very well respected in the coffee world.
Apparently they do good coffee.
I don't drink coffee.
Just FYI, apparently the coffee is good too.
Number two: The Faltering Fullback in Finsbury Park.
I used to live really close to The Fullback.
Don't anymore, which is a shame.
But I still go occasionally because it's that good.
From the outside, it looks like a standard pub.
But oh no, don't let that deceive you
because it actually has this extensive beer garden
out the back that is just like a massive tree house.
It's so cool.
There's all these different like nooks and crannies
and stairs going up and just green and trees everywhere
and you can just like find a little spot and sit and drink.
It's great.
Also, the pub has a Thai kitchen.
So if you like Thai food, there is basically
a Thai restaurant attached to the pub and you order
your Thai food from the kitchen and then they bring it
to you in the tree house or at your seat
wherever else in the pub and it's great.
It's amazing.
Number three: The Miller near London Bridge.
The Miller is a great pub and it's the one that
me and my group of friends usually all go to.
There have been many a birthday parties hosted there.
They also have great food
and their menu changes every so often.
So at one point, they just had like a pizza menu and then
they just had like a burger menu, and it's just great.
Delicious, delicious.
And the room upstairs above the pub has comedy shows.
Loads of improv and sketch comedy, so if you're into
that kind of thing, The Miller is a great place to go.
And me and Lucy hosted our joint
birthday party there this year.
So we like The Miller.
The Miller has just a place in my heart.
Number four: Freud Bar near Covent Garden.
And yes, I know what you're thinking.
Oh, of course Hannah would like a bar called Freud.
Yeah.
Yeah, I do.
What?
So Freud is probably my favourite cocktail bar in London.
I just love it.
It is small, it is simple.
And anytime I'm having drinks with someone,
I will take them to Freud.
From the front, it doesn't look like anything.
It looks like it's all closed off or whatever,
but you go down the stairs and it's underground.
What?
They have an extensive list of cocktails that
are reasonably priced for central London, I will say.
Because it's such a small space, it can get really busy.
But people always just like sit on the stairs
or like join other people at tables.
The first time I ever went there, me and my friend
sat around this table with some other people and just
ended up making friends with them and chatting to them.
It's great, I love places like that.
And number five: Drink, Shop, Do by King's Cross.
This place is a mixture of things.
In the daytime, it's a cafe and they have
all of these events and like loads of activities,
hence the drink, shop, do.
But then in the evening, it becomes
more of a drinky, dancey bar.
And on Friday and Saturday nights, the downstairs bit turns
into a club and they have a disco ball, and it's amazing.
So those are my five favourite places in London.
I would love to hear if you've ever been
to any of these places and what you think of them,
if you love them as much as I do.
So, massive shout-out to Circle for basically
giving me an excuse to spend the day eating and drinking
my way around my favourite places in London.
That's pretty cool.
So Circle is free, it's free!
It's a free app and you can download it
on IOS, Android, and it's available now.
I will leave a link in the description
where you can go get it.
It's a great way to stay safe and connected to
your friends and family in London whilst you are
just gallivanting and frolicking around the city.
I want to show you it now but it's gonna show
my location, so let's just like hide that.
So it has five main features.
There's the Check-In feature where you just hit the button
and it lets your circle know that you have arrived safely,
either at the location or you've arrive safely back home.
I know that after nights out, me and my friends,
we'll always be like, "Text me when you get home,"
and then you never do or you always forget.
But on the app, it's literally just a press of one button
and then everyone's like, okay, they're home safe.
Great.
You can also request the location of your friends
so you can find out where they are
and it will show their location on your map.
My favourite is the Interrupt Me feature.
So, if you are in an awkward situation,
like an awkward Tinder date or whatever,
then you just hit that button
and it'll send an alert to your friends, saying,
"Hey guys, I'm in an awkward situation."
"Can you please call me?"
And then there's the Collect Me button.
So, this is if you want to get out of a situation.
It sends your location to your friends and says,
"Hey, can you come and get me?"
"I need to get out of here," or, "I need to get home."
So they can come and find you and help you.
All of these functions are just one touch.
So you just have to press one button
and then the message is sent.
But you can also customise the messages
beforehand and who it gets sent to.
Also, your phone won't save any outgoing messages.
So if you're with someone and you want to be interrupted,
the person you're with can't check your phone
and see that you have sent that message.
It won't appear on your phone.
The only thing that'll appear on
your phone are any incoming messages.
And the final feature is Safety Spots.
So in the map that you see on the app, it'll show you
your closest safety spots that have been certified by
the police where there are trained staff who can help you.
I would definitely recommend that you download
the app and invite your local and trusted
friends and family to Circle too.
I hope you liked this video.
Please give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it and let me know
in the comments some of your favourite places in London
because I am always looking for recommendations.
I often keep going back to the same places,
i.e. these five places.
So, be great to maybe branch out a little bit too.
And don't forget to subscribe and I'll see you soon.
Bye!
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