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SHOREDITCH is widely known for its trendy bars and nightclubs and a group of artists are hoping to capitalise on the club-hub connection with a piece of video-art themed around nightclubs – and, yes, it will be exhibited in a Shoreditch nightclub! The F.O.L.D. artist-filmmaker collective began working on FOLD5: Discotheque around spring of 2019 […]

For a club so relatively young The Box in Soho, London has already built up a reputation amongst the capital’s VIP clubs and has an intriguing and colourful history. Owned by Simon Hammerstein (grandson of celebrated lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II), it was launched in 2011 as a ‘theatre of varieties’ and is located on the […]

The regeneration of Stratford, East London has seen it become a centre of transport, communications, retail and commerce as well as a creative hub. Hot on the heels of these housing developments, Stratford International Station, the Olympic Stadium and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are a cluster of bars and clubs, hotels and restaurants hoping to […]

From Sunday 22nd July, recently opened Bluebird Café, located in White City’s iconic Television Centre, will welcome guests and their four-legged friends to enjoy a very special afternoon tea. Available every Sunday from 2.30pm – 5pm and in partnership with Europe’s number one destination dedicated to dog-welcoming holidays & travel – PetsPyjamas, the exclusive afternoon […]

A murder-mystery on the Murdér Express steam train departing from a reconstructed train station at the Pedley Street Arches, Tower Hamlets. Is it theatre, is it a pop-up restaurant? Well, few before have ‘popped up’ with the lavish attention to detail and period grandeur of this immersive dining experience presented by award-winning creative collective Funicular. […]

IF YOU happen to be in the Camden area and count yourself a devoted independent rock fan, then The Good Mixer pub on Inverness Street, should definitely be on your must-visit list. Camden isn’t short of the odd landmark pub dedicated to this rock genre, with The Underworld, The Monarch, The Camden Assembly and The […]

May is Local and Community History Month so get googling or pop down the library to research the history of your local area, you may find a few surprises. I bet your local pub has a hidden history beyond the tudor architecture and listed building status. Take a look at these historic London pubs associated […]

Those in the know amongst the capital’s wine connoisseurs would have marked London Wine Week 2018 into their summer diaries and headed for this seven-day festival’s hub at Flat Iron Square, Bankside. This Borough foodie yard will be hosting pop up bars from the likes of Muscadet from the Loire Valley and Spanish rose wine […]

It may not seem the weather for it but canalside dining is the perfect antidote for a British winter. Add Venezuelan cuisine into the mix and that’s sunshine South America by way of Haggerston, East London. Certainly, as soon as you enter, the huge welcome message of ‘Bienvenidos’ above the rainbow-coloured counter will lighten up […]

As the sun goes down over South Bank and Bankside, the cultural heart of the Thames’ southern bank lights up. Take a look at our magnificent photos of riverside scenes and nightlife, some of which will be featured in the April print edition of What’s Hot London? magazine. ST PAUL’S: a view from Bankside ST […]