Istanbul
If we're being honest, and we hope we can after all this time, Unter is something of a mystery to us. We can tell you that it's a 3-storey, 1960s property by the Karaköy Turkish Orthodox Mother Mary Main Church in Istanbul, and the premises has...
Vienna
Sorry Google, you can keep your headquarters full of Segway riding junior geniuses and the free beer fridges, when We Heart opens its new base of operations we're going to be commissioning the team behind Pratersauna in Vienna, a place that grabs us...
Copenhagen
One can only imagine the uproar that would ensue were a teacher in a less liberal European country show two of his students how to brew beer in the school kitchen - Mikkel Borg Bjergsø would probably be in jail if he was British, but what would...
New York
Beer? Brooklyn? Go on then. The Greenpoint neighbourhood is about to be shown the way forward in ale consumption with the unveiling of Tørst, a Danish beer bar with a name and layout to suggest this is one for the serious (albeit responsible)...
San Pedro Garza García
“Friendly neighbourhood bar” is the description of this upmarket watering hole, and those kind of places are becoming something of a rarity these days, especially round my way. Independent bars are feeling the squeeze, absorbed by identikit...
London
On the tenth floor and via a dedicated express lift, we arrived in Radio at hip new hotel; ME London. With low ceilings and an open plan design, the decor isn’t at all fussy - created and operated by hospitality experts THE ONE Group, Radio boasts...
Amsterdam
In the past the workers at the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam concerned themselves with shipbuilding, but these days the creative energy of the folk in the dock is focused on more artistic endeavours. Where once were industrial units, we now find a commune...
Paris
Yikes, we wouldn't like the electrician's bill if this place needed a weekend call-out for a fried fuse-box - still, if you can afford a 1000sqm penthouse with Eiffel Tower views in Paris, you probably aren't too worried about the running costs. And...
London
Places are often described as hidden gems, and this gem is about as hidden as they come. In the best tradition of gangster flicks, B.Y.O.C is accessed through the back of a more obvious storefront, in this case the Bedfordbury Street Juice Club. But...
Rome
With its incredible wealth of ancient monuments, historical buildings and classic art, Rome is rightly viewed as one of the world's most important heritage centres. What doesn't get a lot of attention is the more modern aspects of the city's...
Washington D.C.
It's cocktail hour in Washington DC, and cometh the hour, cometh the man - José Andrés. The man who shook things up 15 years ago with his Salt Air Margerita has just unveiled a whole new theatre of mixology at barmini, an extension of his minibar...
Paris
When we reviewed the Hotel La Maison, Paris, we were struck by its understated, simple style, so we're not surprised to find the venue's newly-opened bar, The Blind Bar, showing much of the same characteristics – albeit presented in a much...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
Moving, renovating, or downsizing in a fast-growing city like Dallas can quickly become overwhelming. Between tight housing transitions, unpredictable weather, and the sheer logistics of packing up a home or office, it’s easy to feel buried under...
Dispatches
Drivers race the yellow light constantly. It's become normal behavior. Someone sees the light turn yellow and accelerates to beat it rather than slowing down. Another driver is already committed to going through. They collide in the middle of the...
Dispatches
Once upon a time, hotels were where we went to escape real life, and homes were where we returned to it. Today, that separation is disappearing. The warmth, comfort, and design sophistication that once defined boutique hotels are now finding their...
Dispatches
Moving is one of those life events that sits somewhere between chaos and reinvention. It’s stressful, yes — but it’s also a rare opportunity to start over. To touch every object you own, question its purpose, and decide what kind of person...