5 on Friday: the five Fs of a perfect 24 hours in London

On North London's best croissant, the chicest hotel room in South Ken, and the freshest mint ice cream in Bloomsbury

If I had to pick two personal “truths universally acknowledged,” they’d be these: 1. I am obsessed with London 2. I cannot survive without sufficient alone time. And so, when I was booking my travels to Copenhagen last month, I figured I was close enough to London to tack on a quick solo trip. Without FURTHER ADO, five highlights - from my favorite hotel group in the world to my thoughts on this season’s Love Island, what London neighborhood I’d live in, and why the tube is (literally) cooked during heatwaves. On y va!