Tag: restaurant and bar reviews
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Inside Viajante87, the hidden cocktail bar serving late-night Latin-American energy
Notting Hill, West London – Cocktail bar & late-night venue If you’re longing for a direct flight to Mexico but have four remaining days of annual leave to ration until August, you might as well make peace with it over a Horchata Colada at a Latin American bar in Notting Hill. Viajante87 (viajante meaning traveller…
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The Cellar Club: There’s now a cocktail bar hiding under one of Bermondsey’s best restaurants
Flour & Grape has been one of the better Italian restaurants in South London for years. But the most exciting thing about it right now might actually be what’s underneath it. The Cellar Club just opened in the basement, and it’s a proper cocktail bar – not a refined hotel bar with a posh menu,…
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We visited El Siete, Soho’s new underground agave bar – here’s why you should too
We visited El Siete, Soho’s new underground agave bar – here’s why you should too Tucked beneath the much-loved taco spot El Pastor on Brewer Street, El Siete is one of Soho’s newest underground drinking dens – a low-lit cocktail bar devoted almost entirely to the world of agave. The two-weeks old bar, opened on…
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We tried Tamila, the new South Indian hotspot in Soho – here’s what you should order
Described by the founders as a “modern curry house,” Tamila has had an impressively swift growth trajectory. From a street food stall at Hackney Bridge in 2021 to three permanent outposts by 2026, its expansion points to a clear appetite for a more contemporary, distinctly British-Indian way of eating. Helmed by Tamil chef Prince Durairaj…
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Strike while the iron is hot: We visited Flipdog, the new Shoreditch bar making cocktails with an iron poker
As keen self-proclaimed cocktail connoisseurs who have done our fair share of laps around London’s bar scene, we’re always on the lookout for the next bar that will shake things up – quite literally. Because in a city where bartenders clarify and ferment almost everything under the sun, innovation isn’t always easy to come by.…
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Afternoon tea at Mariage Frères: It’s a full Bridgerton moment, but don’t wear a corset
How many times have you absentmindedly wandered around Covent Garden? Dozens, if not hundreds, we would guess. And yet, if you’re like us (embarrassingly), you may never have noticed that just a stone’s throw from the square sits Mariage Frères, a five-storey townhouse serving over 1,000 varieties of tea. Upstairs, the Salon de Thé offers…
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We visited cato, the new ingredient-led bar that’s just opened in Covent Garden
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…
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Review – The Lighterman – A canalside hangout with big flavours and zero pretension
If most London restaurants feel like secret spaces hidden behind unbranded doors you only notice if you’re really paying attention, The Lighterman is the opposite. You can spot it from a mile away – sitting proudly on Granary Square with floor-to-ceiling glass and a wrap-around terrace overlooking Regent’s Canal. Open since March 2016, this was…
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Review – We tried the new Saatchi Yates menu at Nipotina, and it’s perfect for a date night
Nipotina on South Audley Street in Mayfair has quickly become one of London’s most talked-about Italian restaurants since opening in late 2024. Named after the Italian word for “granddaughter,” the neighbourhood ristorante marries the warmth of family-inspired cooking with the polished energy of one of London’s poshest areas. Under Turin-born chef Somaia Hammad, the menu…
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Review – Nina is the coolest see-and-be-seen restaurant in London
Nina is tucked behind an unassuming front – you have to actually be paying attention to catch the logo on the door. But head downstairs and you’re met with what might be one of the coolest basements in London. Open since the 15th of March 2025, this Italian restaurant is owned by Pachamama Group, who’s…
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