Eating Out
Japanese street food bar, Vegan Ramen Shop, is located in a fancifully abstract space on Warsaw’s Finlandzka Street. Surrounded by a a large concentration of restaurants, the owners decided on a ramen joint after the success of earlier temporary...
Eating Out
A French word for confectionery or candy, Nanan conjures up images of gooey goodness, youthful delicacies and cakes you really shouldn't be consuming with such zeal; it’s exactly these images that feature strongly in the design of a sweet new...
Eating Out
From morning, noon to night, recently-opened Fanaberia Crepes & Cafe is delighting locals and visitors in Sopot (a small Polish town located on the Baltic Sea) with its intimate space, stylish design, and delectable skinny pancake...
Shopping
For some people, commitment to an aesthetic is a lifelong resolve: Jony Ive's Dieter Rams influence will surely mark Apple for as long as the Chingford-born designer is at its helm, Michael Jackson's pledge to manifest his King of Pop persona was so...
Culture
Michał Bieżyński isn't short of ambition. Having brought street art big-hitters like Vhils, Os Gemeos, Aryz, and Roa, to the walls of his city, the man behind the ongoing Lodz Murals project wants to be remembered alongside the likes of Gustave...
Eating Out
Główna Osobowa is the name of Gdynia's grand old railway station, and the latter word translates to “personal” - a good fit for the kind of relaxed, welcoming vibe fostered by a new bar and kitchen going by the same title. A joint design...
Eating Out
Food trucks are a great way of getting out into the community and building up a fan base for your food, but there's something very reassuring about moving to a bricks-and-mortar restaurant. The folks from mobile burger specialists Carmnik...
Hotels
The Granary Island area of Gdansk has been in need of a bit of regeneration for some time — indeed it's only recently that the district has started to fully recover from the ravages of World War Two. The Polish city, located on the Baltic coast,...
Hotels
Venture from the well-trodden tourist trails of Warsaw's historical Old Town and there is a whole new vibrant city just waiting to be discovered. Design firm Mamastudio want to help visitors experience the alternative Warsaw, and their Autor Rooms...
Eating Out
It's the little things that make the difference, so they say, and Polish architectural designers BUCK.STUDIO have added lots of nice touches to their work on dinette in the western city of Wroclaw. Take the menus, for example. When the ordering is...
Eating Out
How the heck does one cram a functional snack bar into a premises measuring just 11.5 sqm? If you'd asked us yesterday we'd have had no idea, but after seeing Kropka in Gdynia, Poland, the answer is clear. You call space magicians PB/Studio and...
Bars & Nightlife
The owner of the Fantom jazz club in Poland describes his opening in the southern city of Bytom as “smuggling in good food and good music”, which tells you a bit about the challenges of the region. Located near Katowice, the small Silesian city...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
Dispatches
Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
Dispatches
Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...