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The Collection bar
'The little touches sets The Collection apart from its neighbours'

The Collection

Open daily 10am–midnight

The style:

The ultimate west London shape-shifter; The Collection has been attracting wealthy Kensington and Chelsea party-goers for decades. Aptly, the enormous building was once a Porsche garage and its latest makeover from Brit designer Tom Dixon … Read more →

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Picasso
'Deliciously aromatic dishes'

Picasso

Open daily 8am–11pm

Once an Italian restaurant, Picasso has since been taken over by mini London steak chain Black & Blue. The menu is relatively eclectic, featuring a selection of salads and fish dishes alongside their premium cuts.

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Joe's restaurant Joseph
'Elia’s playful cooking style had left us eager to return'

Joe’s

Open Tue–Sat 9am–11pm; Sun–Mon 9am–6pm

Owned by chic clothing designer, Joseph it is no surprise that the newly designed Joe’s has an elegant, stylish ambiance. The two-tiered dining area is partially separated by a homely book and wine-covered wall and … Read more →

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Brompton Bar & Grill absinthe bar
'The back page of the cocktail list got us excited'

The Absinthe Bar, Brompton Bar & Grill

Open Mon–Fri midday–3pm; Sat–Sun midday 3.30pm; 6pm–midnight daily

The style:

Hidden below the award-winning Brompton Bar & Grill is the newly opened, and what’s more, London’s first absinthe bar. Leather bar stools and banquettes, a zinc-topped bar, round tables and … Read more →

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Mamounia restaurant
'Just as our main was about to arrive out shimmied a booty-shaking goddess'

Mamounia Lounge

Open Mon–Sat midday–1am; Sun midday–12.30am

Opposite the twinkling lights of Harrods lies an oasis of opulent Eastern promise. You will no doubt smell Mamounia Lounge’s wafts of apple shisha before you see it. Inside, the restaurant and bar area is … Read more →

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Mori Japanese
'Things took a turn for the worse' at Mori

Mori

Open Mon–Sat 11.30am–10pm; Sun Midday–10pm

As I walked into the latest branch of this Japanese café, I was greeted by one of the girls behind the counter who assured me that there weren’t any toilets if that’s what I was … Read more →

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Lily Gardner

Lily Gardner

Where do you live in London and why?

I live on the Acton/Bush border. It’s the last really quirky bit of west London – there’s the sophisticated stucco elegance of Ravenscourt Road a few metres away; it’s Beirut meets Belfast.

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Venosit restaurant
Venosi is an 'elegant Italian restaurant run by father and son, Luigi and Gino'

Venosi

The latest edition to Knightsbridge’s upmarket Sloane Avenue is Venosi, an elegant Italian restaurant run by father and son, Luigi and Gino. According to Luigi, Italian cooking has always been in their blood, both having worked in restaurants in Italy … Read more →

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JuJu bar
'A place to see and be seen'

JuJu

Open Sun–Thu 6pm–1.30am, Fri and Sat 5pm–2.30am (monthly 4.30am parties)

The style:

Owned by celebrity couple Lee Chapman and Leslie Ash, JuJu makes the bold claim of being King’s Road’s top Champagne and cocktail bar. Yet this glitzy Chelsea venue … Read more →

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Tom Aikens restaurant
Be 'thoroughly spoilt' at Tom Aikens

Tom Aikens

Lunch Mon–Fri midday–2.30pm; dinner Mon–Sat 6.45pm–11pm

Tom Aikens’ eponymous restaurant – sleek in its monochrome swagger – is tucked away in a quiet Chelsea road. A few years back you may have seen the Michelin-starred chef being described as volatile … Read more →

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