Clerkenwell

Known for. Theatre pits, Soho and Covent Garden, jazz basements, and the Barbican. The Barbican, Smithfield's clubs, and the City's smaller rooms. Covent Garden, theatreland, and the Bloomsbury edge of the West End.

Getting there. Circle, District, Central, Northern, and the Elizabeth line. Useful stations: Liverpool Street, Bank, Moorgate, Farringdon, and St Paul's. Piccadilly, Northern, and Central lines. Useful stations: Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Tottenham Court Road, Holborn, and Charing Cross.