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  • We visited cato, the new ingredient-led bar that’s just opened in Covent Garden

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    Cato is the new kid on the Seven Dials block – and what a cool kid it is. Launched in Covent Garden in early February, it brings a drinks concept focused on British spirits, fresh ingredients, and ingredient-led cocktails. The bar is a new project from hospitality group Bart & Taylor, developed in collaboration with…

  • The new February restaurant and bar launches we’re bookmarking

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    February might be short, but it isn’t short of new promising launches across London. This month, there are some fresh faces in the restaurant, bar, and bakery scene – from Milan-inspired dining rooms and Welsh-led bakeries to Cantonese comfort food and Mexican seafood – each bringing something utterly unique to the table. To make things…

  • This month in food: hottest new January launches

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    You’d think January is a quiet, gloomy month that makes you want to stay home, and that restaurants would be holding off on rolling out the red carpet until the sun comes back. You’d be wrong. January has been buzzing with new restaurant openings – and there’s plenty more to come. So, if you’ve already…

  • January wellness in London: New events, menus and experiences

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    The so-called January blues aren’t just a grab-by-the-collar phrase. Many of us experience low mood, lethargy and lack of motivation during winter months, and the post-festive slump doesn’t help. That’s why now is the perfect time to really take care of your body, mind and soul, introduce practical ways to reset routines, lift energy levels…

  • For £19, you can now lunch at London’s most regal restaurant

    Against the usual post-December slump, Hawksmoor is doubling down on the things it does best – decadent steak and deftly-made martinis – with prices that don’t feel punitive. This month, you can still score yourself a fancy lunch on an otherwise uneventful Tuesday. Available throughout January, the Steak & Sides menu is back following serious…

    hawksmoor st pancras
  • You can get unlimited mini golf at Puttshack this January

    Who wouldn’t want mini golf without the passive-aggressive queue giving you the side eye while you miss the same putt for the fourth time? Puttshack, the tech-led mini golf venue, is opening its courses this January with unlimited play, early-evening food discounts, plant-based dishes and alcohol-free cocktails across London. The offers run throughout January at…

  • ¡Viva Veganuary! Wahaca brings new plant-based dishes and mocktails to its January menu

    January always arrives with plenty of good intentions, but sometimes very little joy attached to them – particularly if you’re going plant-based or sober for the first time. Yet an army of us subscribe to it. Veganuary reported a record-breaking 25.8 million participants globally in 2025. In parallel, around 15.5 to 17.5 million UK adults…

    Wahaca Veganuary 2026 London
  • Inside Yuletide Yard: Flat Iron Square’s huge new Christmas takeover

    Flat Iron Square is going all in on Christmas this year. Running now through December, the London Bridge hotspot has transformed its outdoor terrace into Yuletide Yard – a full-blown winter playground created with Camden Town Brewery. Expect the world’s smallest pub, neon fairground glow, limited-edition street food, festive cocktails, live entertainment and enough twinkling…

  • A Cuban coffee-and-rum takeover is coming to London – and everything’s free

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    It might be cold outside, but you can now get a morning cortadito and evening rum cocktail to transport you to sunny and soulful Cuba. Next week, from Tuesday to Friday (25–28 November), the independent coffee shop Kaffeine teams up with Ron Santiago de Cuba Rum, one of the island’s most celebrated rum producers, for…

  • Members’ club Christabel’s is back: Soho’s late-night mischief finds a new home on Winsley Street

    Next Friday, the 28th of November, Christabel’s is reopening with a new home on Winsley Street, just off Oxford Street, bringing its late-night members’ club back to the centre of London. Known for live music, intimate shows and a high-profile, creatively minded crowd, the club has moved through a few different locations over the years,…

    christabel's new opening in Winsley Street