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White City
Athenian, White City
May 25, 2021The Blurb
Greek food and I have always had a special relationship. Rewind to my early twenties; I took many trips to the beautiful islands and even one fond visit to the mainland and capital, Athens – indulgently eating my way through each destination. I think it’s the freshness and simplicity of the cooking… Read more →
West End
Prairie Fire & Cut Rum Caribbean BBQ Meal Kit
April 2, 2021The Blurb
Kansas City barbecue restaurant and taproom, Prairie Fire, has recently teamed up with the all-natural, high-quality Cut Rum brand to create a Caribbean-inspired meal kit. The limited-edition kits feeds two to three people and include a whole, smoked jerk chicken; rice and peas; jalapeño… Read more →
West End
Mini Golf In London: Swingers Golf
January 22, 2021The blurb
Swingers is a unique and outrageously fun destination for socialising and mini-golf action. Established in 2014 as a pop-up in a leaky warehouse, Swingers grabbed London’s attention with its crazy golf, sensational cocktails and exquisite street food. In 2016, ‘London’s new Friday night’… Read more →
Fitzrovia
The Coral Room
October 27, 2020The credentials
The Coral Room is a cocktail bar attached to the Bloomsbury Hotel, just a short walk from Bloomsbury Square and Tottenham Court Road. Walking up to the hotel, the sight of the entrance alone is enough to make my companion gasp in awe. Lit up in the autumn sky, the Coral Room oozes grandeur… Read more →
Covent Garden
Mr Fogg’s Society of Exploration
December 9, 2019I’ve long been a fan of the hidden-behind-a-bookcase, up-a-staircase-you-wouldn’t-know-was-there-unless-you-were-searching-for-it cocktail bar. And Mr Fogg’s Society of Exploration (in Covent Garden, just a swift turn off the Strand) is without a doubt now my new crush on that front. The… Read more →
Latest Bars & Pubs
Meraki Bar
The credentials
Owned by the team behind Zuma and Roka, and hidden underneath the restaurant of the same name, Meraki Bar serves cocktails and sharing mezze dishes in lavish surroundings.
The style
We were sat in the main bar area … Read more →
The Imperial Arms
Open Mon–Thu 10am–11.30pm; Fri–Sat 9am–midnight; Sun 9am–11pm
“A pub for everyone” claims the website for the Imperial Arms. It’s rather hard to disagree with that statement. After all, the Imperial Arms is beautifully laid out without being stuffy, presents an … Read more →
The Duke’s Head, Putney
Open Sun–Wed midday–11pm; Thurs-Sat midday-midnight
The blurb
When it comes to riverside real-estate, the Duke’s Head in Putney couldn’t have it better. Set over three floors in a 150-year-old Victorian grade II listed building with sparkling views over the River … Read more →
Manetta’s Bar
Open Monday-Sunday midday-11pm
The blurb
Hidden away in the subterranean level of the stylish-but-inconspicuous Flemings Mayfair Hotel lies a sumptuous drinking den that feels both secretive and trendy at once.
Of course, I’m talking about the iconic Manetta’s Bar, the … Read more →
Octoberfest Pub
Open Sun-Thurs midday–11pm, Fri-Sat midday-1am
The blurb
If you have never sampled the delights of an ‘echtes Oktoberfest’ (‘genuine Octoberfest’ for all you non-Teutonics) and feel regretful that another year with its obligatory October has passed you by without sampling … Read more →
The Duke of Clarence
Open Mon–Sat 11am–11pm, Sun midday–10.30pm
In the 1933 classic British novel, Lost Horizon, James Hilton’s protagonist, Hugh Conway, is marooned in the Himalayas after his plane is hijacked and crashes into the side of a mountain. After a perilous … Read more →
