Eating Out
Lahpet, named after pickled tea, is one of London’s very few restaurants to specialise in authentic Burmese cooking. Founded by Dan Anton and head chef Zaw Mahesh after a year-long pop-up in Hackney, the pair now have a super-stylish permanent...
Eating Out
We Londoners love dim sum. We want the little handmade doughy parcels filled with crunchy prawns, steamed pork, or salty mushrooms. Not just for lunch, but also for dinner. Thankfully restaurants across the capital are wising up to our addiction for...
Hotels
West is Best seems to be the proud hashtag attached to many west London hangouts. As a Londoner, you base yourself in one of the cardinal directions: East or West, perhaps South or North (or even Central if you can afford to), and more often than...
Eating Out
London’s first Peruvian bakery, Andina Panaderia, sits alongside the forty cover Andina Picanteria—located at 155 Westbourne Grove, the tasty coupling are the latest openings from celebrated Peruvian chef and cookbook author Martin...
Eating Out
Crushed green velvet banquettes, dark wooden floors, and a heavy-headed nod toward on-trend foliage comprise the airy and photogenic dining room at Cafe Hampstead, a new all-day dining bistro in ... Hampstead. Inspired by Tel Aviv café...
Culture
Occupying the empty levels of a well-known multi-storey carpark in south-east London, Peckham Levels is an intoxicating creative campus for innovators, creators, artists, makers, and entrepreneurs; a cultural hub conceived by social enterprise...
Lifestyle
Located near to Spitalfields Market and comprising a bakery, where Julien Valmier musters up some legit sweet treats; a 70 sq m yoga room kitted out with Philip Hue bulbs that allow their user to set their own mood; and workspace complete with...
Shopping
Born out of the need for somewhere to stock the multi-sensorial offerings of their Earl of East London brand, Niko Dafkos and Paul Firmin created bonds.Hackney, a lifestyle retail outlet that shares the same roof as Ana Kernin's sculptural ceramics...
Eating Out
Warning: These Sandwiches Cannot be Unseen. Boasting butties that could send Instagram into meltdown, The Black Hamburg, is the newly opened joint from chefs Ian Macintosh and Michael Spurgeon—an experienced duo who know that fast-food needn't...
Eating Out
Continuing Peckham's transition into a foodie nirvana, new restaurant Kudu sees chef Patrick Williams—alongside partner Amy Corbin—drawing inspiration from his South African roots; serving up a whole host of creative plates cooked over fire,...
Eating Out
London's Orrery—an iconic restaurant in the heart of the city's posh Marylebone neighbourhood—celebrated its 21st anniversary this February, an elegant facelift by designer David D'Almada of acclaimed studio Sagrada its birthday gift to...
Hotels
Recently opened Kettner’s Townhouse is a restaurant and champagne bar with 33 rooms. It is the latest Soho House Group manifestation, and the first stand-alone hotel and restaurant open entirely to the public. The group's members' club feel...
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
There's a paradox about self-care, which is that those who need it most are probably the least likely to practice it. If you're one of those people, you might even be put off by the term self-care. Maybe it sounds too self-indulgent to you. If...
Dispatches
Looking for a Japanese tutor in Chicago without breaking the bank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to order ramen with confidence, ace a language exam, or shape your skills for business or travel, one thing’s clear: good private...
Dispatches
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...
