The 24/7 food scene here destroys most cities if you know the spots. Beigel bake on brick lane is open 24/7 and does proper salt beef bagels for £4-7.50 even at 3am. Always a queue of night shift workers and people stumbling out of fabric/xoyo - perfect late night energy.

Vq restaurants stay open all night - the bloomsbury one at 9 great russell street does full english at midnight which honestly saves you after a long pub crawl. Dishoom stops serving at 11pm and the queues are mental anyway so skip it.

Trust me on this - check temple of seitan or sutton and sons for late night options. The sri lankan places around elephant & castle often stay open past 2am and serve properly spicy kottu for under £8.