Recommended by Tamara Lohan

That Place on the Corner, London

Address 1-3 Green Lanes, Newington Green, London, N16 9BS Map, Tel +44 (0) 020 7704 0079 Call, Tube Highbury & Islington, Canonbury Overground Website

Run by a pair of North London mothers who really know what parents (and kids) want from a café, this lovely spacious spot not only serves great food (not a chicken nugget in sight), but also runs a weekly schedule of after-school events, ranging from music and crafts to baking and dancing.