Chelsea feels affluent, but comfortable. King’s Road offers easy shopping and good restaurants, and the surrounding streets are elegant but not overwhelming. It has a village feel despite being central, and it’s ideal for long lunches and gentle wandering. It’s stylish without being chaotic. Best for: Long lunches, shopping, refined pubs, slow wandering.

COFFEE | Tease, Bluebird Café, Charlotte’s Cloud,

TO DRINK | The Cadogan Arms, Colbert,

TO EAT | Brasseria Olivia, The Old Dutch, Weezies, Josephine, Colbert, Martinos,

TO DO | King’s Road Shopping, Saatchi Gallery, John Lewis, Pavilion Road, Chelsea Gardener, Chelsea Flower Show, Petals at Bilbidelum, John Sandoe Bookshop, Everyman Cinema, Regent’s Park, Open Air Theatre, Frieze Sculpture (seasonal)

MARKETS | Chelsea Duke of York Square Market [Saturdays]

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