Herb Lester Associates publish city guides with style. Their beautifully designed fold-out maps sidestep famous landmarks and faddy new attractions in favour of a more beguiling world.

Their carefully researched and highly opinionated guides highlight the best of new and old; book and record shops, shoe menders, museums and galleries, theirs is a quest for good quality things to see, eat, drink and do. With a Herb Lester guide you will not be left wanting; sustenance, expertly poured drinks and splendid entertainment - as well as a gentlemen's hat shop, a purveyor of preserved fish and a vintage furniture shop for life's little emergencies, may be around the next corner.