London
London City Guide
It’s frustrating; intense; busy; inexplicably expensive. Its government is turning it into a playground for the unfathomably wealthy — yet London still remains at the heart of international creativity. It’s a prickly, peculiar beast that is at odds with its thriving creative scene. People live in shared shoeboxes and dine on Pot Noodles just to call London home. But it’s often with good reason.
Love it. Hate it. London is divisive in the best possible way. The Brits have the cultural swagger that all else want to buy into, and London is their temple of self-assurance. Food; drink; music; art; wanton creativity — it made perfect sense that London would be our debut City Guide. Constantly updated, our city lowdowns will offer up the latest places to be, do, to get your head down — and all else in between. Our City Notes guides are free, carefully-curated and constantly evolving.
Latest from London
Bars & Nightlife
Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s, London
In Soho, the iconic Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club has reopened its first-floor space as Upstairs at Ronnie’s, introducing a refreshed setting for live music within one of London’s most established venues. The 140 seat room, long known for...
Bars & Nightlife
Forza Wine Soho, London
Independent restaurant brand Forza Wine opened its debut central London outpost 2 March, landing in the thick of Soho with a new restaurant and terrace on Manette Street. Taking over a prominent corner site, the 100 cover indoor space and 70 seat...
Eating Out
Cometa London
Cometa, a contemporary Mexican seafood restaurant from Carousel co-founders Ed and Ollie Templeton, has opened its doors, bringing a fresh perspective to Charlotte Street with a menu that celebrates the best of British fish and seafood through a...
Eating Out
Workshop Cafe & Academy, Belgravia
Workshop’s Belgravia Cafe & Academy signals an assured shift for the British coffee roaster. Developed in close collaboration with London studio 3Stories, the space has been designed as both neighbourhood café and training ground; the flagship...
Hotels
SLO Claridge House, Mayfair
SLO, a new sustainable aparthotel brand, makes its debut in London with Claridge House, a collection of eight fully serviced apartments set within a historic neo-Georgian building on Davies Street in Mayfair. Designed for both short breaks and...
Eating Out
Brasserie Angelica, Fitzrovia
Brasserie Angelica has opened alongside Gambit Bar within The Newman hotel, marking the latest hospitality project from London-based group Kinsfolk & Co. Designed by LIND + ALMOND, the all-day brasserie introduces a refined yet approachable dining...
Bars & Nightlife
Gambit Bar, Fitzrovia
Gambit Bar has opened beneath Newman Street, a moody subterranean addition to Fitzrovia’s late-night landscape. The new venue comes from London hospitality group Kinsfolk & Co, set within The Newman hotel on the corner of Newman and Goodge Street,...
Bars & Nightlife
Kamara Cocktail Bar, Soho
Designed by Finch Interiors, Kamara is a new high-end cocktail bar on Poland Street that brings an architectural focus to Brother Marcus founders Tasos Gaitanos and Alex Large’s first foray into the bar scene. Set within the former home of The...
Eating Out
Anise Bar at Cinnamon Kitchen, London City
Set within a historic warehouse at Devonshire Square, Anise has been reimagined as an intimate cocktail bar and lounge that celebrates colour, craft and longevity. Designed by London-based interior architecture studio A-nrd, the refreshed space...
Eating Out
Automat Mayfair, London
On Mayfair’s Mount Street, a new dining room has recently opened behind an unexpected threshold. Automat, now open at number 127, introduces a contemporary American dining concept that looks back to early and mid-century Americana while remaining...
Hotels
The Zetter Bloomsbury
The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
Eating Out
TOKKIA, Covent Garden
TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
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City Notes
From espresso to Italo disco, an apartment block’s ground floor is the setting for a continuous social arc from duo Olia and Mimi...
Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
City Notes
Drawing from cultural memory, YOD Group transforms the Ukrainian rural house into a stunning architectural getaway...
On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
City Notes
Between Montmartre and Pigalle, Hôtel Rochechouart revives its Art Deco past while unfolding as a distinctly modern destination...
Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
The Edit
Adrian Cox digs deep into his own mystical exploration for a captivating new exhibition at Los Angeles's Corey Helford Gallery...
Adrian Cox’s upcoming solo show at Corey Helford Gallery in downtown Los Angeles is one that demands some serious attention. The Well of Dreams, opening Saturday 21 February in the Main Gallery, presents over 20 new works from the Los...
Dispatches
Dispatches
A luxury cruise through Indonesian archipelago Raja Ampat offers rare access to one of Earth’s richest marine landscapes...
Raja Ampat, a remote island group in eastern Indonesia, presents one of the most extraordinary marine regions on Earth. Clear turquoise water, limestone karst islands, and vibrant coral reefs create a landscape that attracts travelers who value...
Dispatches
Explore the enduring appeal of well-crafted timepieces, from precision engineering to timeless design and everyday functionality...
The Modern Relevance of Timepieces In an age when nearly everyone carries a smartphone, the wristwatch might seem obsolete, but it’s anything but. People still wear watches not just to tell time, but to express identity, reduce digital...
Dispatches
All-inclusive ease to villa-style flexibility, this guide explores how Marriott Bonvoy caters to the realities of modern group travel...
Planning a vacation for yourself is easy. Planning one for a group is an entirely different challenge. The moment you introduce multiple travelers into the equation, everything changes. Preferences collide. Budgets stretch. Wish lists grow longer by...
Dispatches
Six leading house buying companies (and platforms) that are reshaping how we move home in 2026...
There’s something quietly outdated about the way we’re told to sell a home. List it. Wait. Negotiate. Hope nothing falls apart. But in a world where everything else has sped up — from how we work to how we travel — the idea of waiting...