Where shall we meet?: Cafe de Blank

Ladies of limited means can still fulfil their primary function by lunching in the basement of this posh Oxfam shop. Soups, pates and puddings sell around the pounds 3-pounds 8 mark and the usual coffee and cake can be had on request. Try to get a table in the conservatory, and admire the garden statuary you, too, could buy if you had a garden. As it's open to 9pm (and licensed), this is also a good place for a pre-theatre supper (two courses pounds 12.25, three courses pounds 14.95) if your excitement allows you to eat before a trip to the Royal Court.

Cafe de Blank, Basement, General Trading Company, 144 Sloane St, SW1 (071-259 9331)

Tomorrow: The Soho Brasserie

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