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Things to do in London this weekend (May 31 – June 2)

Source: Press handout

Summer in London rolls around with drizzly predictability: never as sunny as we’d like, yet still punishingly hot and stuffy. For cheeriness, then, we must look at the best of what’s going on inside London, in the restaurants, artistic institutions and buzziest bars. 

This week, head to Camden for the best in pre-party eating, to Peckham for proudly inauthentic Italian dining and to Shoreditch for one of east London’s best bar collaborations. 

Elsewhere, there’s a huge new show at the Tate, a stunning performance of contemporary poetry in Chelsea and a classical recital for charity in a stunning church setting near Lewisham. 

As ever then, everything to eat, drink,

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