Put two Londoners in a room, and they’re guaranteed to talk about one of three things: the tube, the weather or how great their neighbourhoods are.

Prove your hood is tops by displaying a handmade print from artist Vic Lee. With a keen eye for detail and a nose for a good story, Lee draws the buildings that line some of the more scintillating streets in the capital, and he includes historical anecdotes and personal observations about each.

From the cafes and gastropubs of Upper Street (where King Henry VIII used to hunt for ducks) to the myriad antiques shops along Portobello Road (named after a port in the Gulf of Mexico), see your favourite haunts sketched in all their glory.

So the next time someone boasts that her hood is better than yours, you can reveal the truth — in black and white.

Available online at viclee.co.uk, £35-£75.

Photo: Courtesy of Vic Lee