The Kingly Square restaurant and cafe complex in Carnaby Street is the area’s best kept secret. If travelling from Oxford Circus tube, a tiny side street off Foubert’s Place will lead straight into the square and you’ll find yourself spoilt for choice in a wonderland of eateries. From Peruvian restaurant Super Ceviche to the Caribbean […]
PERUVIAN CULTURE has a bright and colourful element most obviously seen in their traditional costume but even their intricately decorated national dishes. The rain-swept London streets could certainly do with a touch of sunny Latin America. The Casita Andina on Great Windmill Street, Soho is not entirely swamped by gastronomical competitors hailing from this western […]
The first Cat café originated somewhere in Asia. The western world was quick to catch up. While there are a handful of cat cafes and some more mushrooming in the UK, Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium is the first of its kind in London. Opened in 2014 amidst much curiosity and hype, like all other cafes […]
WELL RESPECTED Shepherd’s Bush gastropub the Princess Victoria closed this month with owners the Affinity Group also shutting shop on two other establishments, the Lady Ottoline in Bloomsbury and the Dickie Fitz restaurant in Fitzrovia. Back in 2016, it was named London County Dining Pub of the year by the Good Pub Guide and Nigella […]
FROM July 14-16 Pop Up Africa will provide a taste of culinary Africa along the South Bank with 14 street food stalls occupying The Queen’s Walk under the Hungerford Bridge, including Ethiopiques veg and vegan street food, Nigeria’s Tokumbos Kitchen, Kenyan India and others from Madagascar, Sierra Leone and Liberia, to name a few. Organiser Jessica […]
The 5th Annual London Vegan Beer Fest takes place at Hackney Downs Studio on July 15th and promises to be one of the biggest such events ever to hit the east of the city. Head in the direction of the Hackney Downs Vegan Market for three sectioned areas offering a variety of beers and ciders […]
SITUATED five minutes from Covent Garden Station and almost next door to The Donmar Warehouse Theatre, this Belgian restaurant certainly can’t have any passing custom issues. They’ve certainly put the capital L into Location! Location! Location! but is the food classy enough to share the big stage with Theatreland and attract tourists and foodies alike? […]
THE FIRST EVER London Evening Standard Food Month promises to be a celebration of culinary delights throughout the capital and from June 22-25 a Food Truck Festival will visit Stratford Westfields. Look out for the cooking and cocktail masterclasses also Mexican street food from Hola Guacomole comes well recommended. Their spicy quesadilla’s are tortilla wraps […]
It’s the Boisdale connection with jazz music which has proved such an irresistible pull for admirers of the cool bluesy vibe as you tuck into their traditional British meals or kick back against the Whisky Bar or Cigar Terrace. This reputation is elevated by having Jools Holland as their Patron of Music – but that’s […]
Clubbers and bar types who love the hip Shoreditch scene will inevitably have noticed an establishment on Old Street which has constant queues jamming up the pavement. Must be some really happening celebrity DJ, right? Or perhaps some extended happy hour serving amazing cocktails and free shots? No, it’s actually a restaurant. The On The […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
