Alfresco Dining with a City View Hot summers seem to be here to stay, and with a heatwave currently running across the UK, now is the time to seek out some of our best alfresco dining venues, especially those with a view. Coq d’Argent is in the heart of the City, and this summer guests […]
Galvin Bistrot & Bar – Spitalfields
Summer in the City at Galvin Bistrot & Bar I took a trip to Galvin Bistrot & Bar in Spitalfields last week to seek out a taste of summer on their terrace. This lovely bistro is run by brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin. They originally launched their concept with Galvin Bistrot de Luxe in 2005, […]
A Sunday Roast at 1 Lombard Street
While I would never turn down a roast at a restaurant or pub, there’s usually something that doesn’t quite hit the mark (often the potatoes in my experience). However, my visit to 1 Lombard Street to review their Sunday roast proved me completely wrong.
Clerkenwell Design Week 2023
CDW paints the town pink For only three days a year, the usually quiet Clerkenwell flings open all its doors for Clerkenwell Design Week. Shocking pink signs and lines illuminate the path around the neighbourhood, showing off homegrown and emerging talents as well as established names. Clerkenwell Design Week returns for its 12th iteration, having […]
The Lamb Tavern Bar and Dining Room – Leadenhall Market
Hearty food in historic Leadenhall Market. Gone are the days when most pubs in the City shut at 8 pm when the last stockbroker had headed back to Surrey via the Drain to Waterloo. The only choices in the mid-1980s seemed to be Dirty Dicks (still there) and City Limits wine bar (sadly no longer). […]
Review: Aviary – City restaurant atop the Montcalm hotel
Great food and views – and not just for high fliers The City of London isn’t what it was – it’s much, so much better. At least from a drinking and dining point of view, that is. The time is long gone when the City was an after-work wasteland of closed or early-closing pubs and […]
Bob Bob Cité – Review
Bob Bob Ricard and Press for Champagne reaches the City. Bob Bob Ricard has long been a staple of the Soho restaurant scene. Renowned for its glamorous interior, encouragement of louche behaviour and its infamous “Champagne Button”, it’s the go-to place for a grown-up good time. Russian owner Leonid Shutov has now created a sister […]
Pasta Nostra – Old Street’s new restaurant for pastaficionados
Mission highly possible: to make the best pasta dishes in town Pastaficionado – what else do you call someone who loves pasta? And who doesn’t? It’s no surprise that Italian food is officially the most popular cuisine in the world, and this love is led by pasta, eaten in its myriad shapes and sizes. While […]
The Ship Tavern
Historical Dining in Holborn at The Ship The weather in London has been so awful recently that I’ve turned into a bit of a recluse. However, an invitation to try The Ship Tavern brought me out of my hibernation the other evening and it proved well worth the trip. In fact I can’t think of […]
Guildhall Art Gallery – Victoriana and More
Relaunch of the Guildhall Art Gallery: For a while I was based in the City of London, working in Love Lane. Literally a minute from the Guildhall, I can remember looking around the buildings from the outside and being taken into the Guildhall building itself by one of the taxi drivers who worked for LTI […]