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.
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Hotels
Club Quarters Hotel St Paul’s
Holloway Li has completed the remodelling of Club Quarters Hotel St Paul’s, the 265-room property embracing the architectural integrity of the original mid-century structure, nodding to post-war modernism along the way. Club Quarters called...
Eating Out
Wildflowers, Newson’s Yard, London
Located within Newson’s Yard — a recently conceived design hub on the Pimlico Road in London’s Belgravia — Wildflowers is a new neighbourhood restaurant, wine bar and deli with a focus on seasonal, high-quality ingredients cooked over...
Eating Out
FONDA London
Chef Santiago Lastra's latest venture sees London-based A-nrd Studio create a metaphorical home-away-from-home, where the locally inspired fare and affable atmosphere of family-owned Mexican restaurants unite with a contemporary twist informed by...
Eating Out
PIRAÑA London
Strongarm Hospitality bring new Nikkei flavours to London, the group behind The London REIGN, YŪKI, TABŪ London, and more, having opened PIRAÑA London as an entertainment-led, fine dining restaurant on St James's Street. The space was designed...
Hotels
The BoTree Hotel, Marylebone
At the intersection of Marylebone, Mayfair and Soho, a new five-star hotel conjures the singular essence of Marylebone Lane’s village-like aura. An ode to “life on the Lane,” The BoTree distills all the style and elegance of Marylebone, a...
Eating Out
Bolívar at Annabel’s, Mayfair
Mayfair private members club, Annabel's, known globally as one of the world's most exceedingly elegant of its kind, have introduced a new gastronomic adventure from their second floor restaurant that honours the vibrant flavours and rustic charm of...
Lifestyle
Convene Sancroft, St. Paul’s
Architecture and design studio Woods Bagot have teamed up once again with global lifestyle hospitality company Convene to create their newest opening; Convene Sancroft St. Paul’s a 45,000 square foot site set over two floors in the city of...
Eating Out
Guillam Coffee House, Mayfair
Introducing customers to the world of single-origin coffees and speciality drinks, at Guillam, pride is taken in ensuring that every cup of coffee served is of the highest quality. With four venues across London, the latest shop has opened on Curzon...
Eating Out
The Cocochine, Mayfair
Monday is the opening date for The Cocochine, a new restaurant concept from Hamiltons Gallery owner Tim Jefferies and chef Larry Jayasekara located in a former mews house at 27 Bruton Place off London’s Berkeley Square. Named after an...
Eating Out
Pollini at Ladbroke Hall, Notting Hill
Having opened in 2023, Pollini at Ladbroke Hall marks chef Emanuele Pollini’s first foray into the London culinary scene, the Italian eatery already garnering quite the reputation around Notting Hill and beyond. Interiors are very befitting of...
Eating Out
TT Roof Terrace, Kingsland Road
Established in 2017 as TT Liquor before rebranding in 2024 as simply 'TT', the multi-faceted venue has expanded beyond a specialist liquor store and subterranean cellar bar, taking over the whole of their building on London's Kingsland Road with a...
Eating Out
Morchella, Exmouth Market
Following huge success with Perilla over in Newington Green, Ben Marks and Matthew Emmerson have literally just swung open the doors on Morchella, their new venture situated just off Exmouth Market. Housed in a former bank, the restaurant looks...
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City Notes
Trailborn, the design-led hotel brand inspired by the great American outdoors, arrive in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains...
Trailborn, the hospitality brand inspired by the great American outdoors, opens it latest hotel: Trailborn Highlands a 63-room property situated in Highlands, NC, and within driving distance to the Blue Ridge Parkway and The Great Smoky Mountains...
City Notes
A first-of-its-kind for the city, FORTH Hotel Atlanta unites authentic Americana with luxury modernity in the Georgia capital...
Method Co. are the prolific Philadelphia-based hospitality and development brand behind We Heart-approved projects including ROOST, Wm. Mulherin's Sons, Charleston’s The Pinch Hotel and The Quoin Hotel, Wilmington, Delaware, and are back with the...
City Notes
Rockwell Group look to the concept of 'slow design' for their subtle but sumptuous update for Mallorca hotel, Posada Terra Santa...
From Nobu Barcelona to The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai, New York fried chicken cathedral COQODAQ to the 1 Hotel Toronto, New York-, Madrid- and Los Angeles-based design studio Rockwell Group have a considered knack for conjuring interiors that are...
The Edit
Lavender's role within the LGBTQ+ community is revealed in a spectacular retrospective of Drag documenter Greg Bailey...
Having his lens focused on the world of Drag since 2012, UK-based portrait photographer Greg Bailey is perhaps one of the foremost visual artists attached to this glamorous corner of the LGBTQ+ community. A gleefully colourful ode to this passion,...
Dispatches
Dispatches
How to save time with a LinkedIn caption generator? Here's all you need to know...
Creating compelling LinkedIn captions that engage your audience and showcase your professional tone can often feel like a daunting task. Whether you’re promoting a new project, sharing industry insights, or celebrating achievements, your caption...
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Wellness Trends for 2025, 12: The Gut-Brain Axis, understanding the connection between digestion and mental health...
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Twelve: The Gut-Brain Axis. In recent years, scientists and wellness experts alike have highlighted a fascinating...
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Want to boost your website's SEO? From killer content to utilising the best free tools, here's all you need to know...
Improving your website's SEO can feel like a daunting task, but with the right strategies, you can significantly increase your site's visibility on search engines. Let's explore each of these tactics in detail, so you can start attracting...
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Chef's knives, pressure cookers, vacuum sealers and more, kitchen utensils can be the perfect Christmas gift for your mom...
Christmas is a time for joy, family, and thoughtful gifts that show just how much you care. For many moms, the kitchen is a space of creativity and love – a place where family memories are cooked up alongside delicious meals. If your mom loves...