TV presenter Reggie Yates shows us around his favourite London hangouts

Thomas Triebel25 April 2017

Reggie Yates, presenter of Top of the Pops and numerous documentaries for BBC Three, has been showing the Standard around three of his favourite places in London.

The presenter and radio DJ took us on a tour of Rebels Alliance, LN-CC, and Abigail Ahern's interior design store.

According to Yates: “we kind of take for granted how special this city is.

In one mile of walking here in London, you can walk through several different communities, you can hear 50 different languages and you can buy cuisine from any corner of the world.”

Dalston is one of Reggie's favourite places
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The easiest way to describe Rebels Alliance in east London, our first stop, is as a hangout for motorbike fans; a store selling vintage clothing and other items, as well as somewhere to grab a good cup of coffee while admiring motorbikes.

With a setting reminiscent of Kubrick’s Space Odyssey, LN-CC is a mix between a hype clothing store and a lounge bar. As well as cocktails, you can find vinyls, designer clothes and a vast collection of trainers.

The tours were organised in association with Airbnb, which recently revealed in a survey that half of British people have never visited their local museum. Additionally, they were more likely to have visited the Eiffel Tower than the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament.

To counter this, a number of city guides put together by "notable local experts" such as musicians, sport stars or TV personalities are now available.

Watch the video above to see the full tour.

For more video features, visit the Evening Standard YouTube channel.

To find out more about Yates' favourite London spots, click here.

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