Wonderful cakes from Wonderful Patisserie | 名品中西餅屋

Are you in need of a decent cake for a special celebration? Head to Wonderful Patisserie in London's China Town.

As you may have guessed, it's a Chinese bakery selling all sorts of goodies. I recently needed to buy a cake for a family occasion and decided to get this bad boy:

As with many Chinese cakes, the cake is very light and airy - certainly less heavy than most Western cakes. Very spongy.

This particular one was pandan flavoured, producing a green cake with a subtle vanilla-like taste and aroma. It was covered in cream - not icing - and lots of fruit on top.  Almost healthy.

For £18 for this cake, it's not cheap. But it yielded around eight slices of cake and it's much better than any cake you can get in a supermarket, so it's worth it.

Nearest Tube: Leicester Square

What's it like to drink tea in a converted Victorian toilet?

I recently stumbled across The Attendant in Fitzrovia, London. Quite simply, it's an old underground Victorian toilet that's been converted into a café - complete with original urinals.

Inside, the items on sale are not dissimilar from other cafés, with coffee, tea, cakes etc available. But the very obvious sight of urinals and a hand dryer make for a novel experience.

I usually have a thing about toilets and, although the urinals hadn't been used for around 50 years, I still found myself not wanting to touch any of them!

Address: 26-27 Foley St, London W1W 6DY ‎

Nearest Tube: Oxford Circus, Regent's Park, Great Portland Street, Goodge Street