Cahoots

We caught the train into Paddington this morning and it was so nice to be back in our old stomping ground.

We made our way along the canal at Paddington Basin to Little Venice and it was just as pretty as when we left it.

Joe met us and we headed for breakfast at Beany Green Coffee, back in Paddington Basin.

Joe and I both ordered the coconut bread french toast which was amazing and came topped with yogurt, berries, grilled mango, coconut and bee pollen.

Tom had avocado on charcoal bread with avocado, labne, lime & lemon dukkah.

We headed into Soho afterwards for a drink before our flight.

Liberty had an amazing window display with scarves rotating like a kalaidascope.

When I'd heard there was a tube themed cocktail bar, I knew I had to take train-loving Tom and even though we had to rush off for our flight, were determined to wait for a seat.

Cahoots is a 1950's tube themed speakeasy hidden below Kingly Court. The menus are in newspapers and we browsed them while we waited.

I loved how serious the staff were about staying in character. A little old lady wandered up and asked what it was and the bouncer replied "It's a tube station madam" - she looked so confused.

When we were shown to our table, the bar was everything we hoped it would be with tube carriages, vintage decor, swing music and a clock that ticked backwards in time.

Our cocktails were delicious even though we had to drink them very quickly so that we could rush off for our plane.

Even the toilets were themed with old adverts for syphilis treatment.

Luckily we made it and our plane was so tiny that I was worried it was just a toy.