Mailbox

Birmingham's stylish canal-side shopping experience, the redevelopment of the former Royal Mail sorting office, comes complete with designer hotels, a fleet of upmarket restaurants, the luxury department store Harvey Nichols and designer boutiques. Its super-snazzy metallic extension, the Cube (www.thecube.co.uk), houses Marco Pierre White's panoramic Steakhouse Bar & Grill on the 25th floor.