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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Eating Out
Super Club Roma, Westfield Stratford City
Located within London's Westfield Stratford City, decidedly decadent diner Super Club Roma serves up Roman-style pizzas (complete with their crispy and charred crusts) and fritti including lasagne, spaghetti and nduja bombs; the simple menu allowing...
Eating Out
Café Deco, Bloomsbury
Debuting to critical acclaim in November 2020, amidst the height of the pandemic, neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar Café Deco has become quite the place to hangout in Bloomsbury, and having decided recently to add a Monday lunch and dinner...
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...
Staff Favourites
City Notes
A bohemian paradise with guest experience at its heart, Bikini Hotels do it again with an impressive second opening in Mallorca...
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
In an untouched corner of Spain, Hotel La Torre del Visco offers a truly singular experience of disconnection and simple pleasures...
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
Melbourne's hip and historic Fitzroy 'hood welcomes the first design hotel from The Standard's 'rebellious younger sibling'...
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
Street Walker sees Meryl Meisler dive into her endless archives of evocative street photography for Italian publisher Eyeshot...
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
Dispatches
All you need to know about how we can protect nursing home residents from abuse by physicians and care providers...
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
Looking for exposure, recognition and the chance to represent your country? The A' Design Awards' Work Design Rankings are back...
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
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From reading reviews to asking all the right questions, here's how to choose an air duct cleaning service in Spokane...
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...
Dispatches
Carport makeover ideas that will take your carport from drab to fabulous and help you boost the curb appeal of your home...
We’ve all seen them. You know, rickety and rusty carports dragging down a property’s curb appeal. In fact, the eyesore is all you pay attention to. Even though carport designs have improved over the years the structures still lack some curb...