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Chez Boubier
'Chez Boubier pride themselves on their entrecôte in secret butter sauce and do that exceptionally well'

Chez Boubier

Open daily midday–11pm

A set menu is something that either indicates a failing or stellar restaurant; very good or very bad food. You never see an average gastropub serving a set menu (unless it’s Valentine’s Day, in which case you … Read more →

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Ramusake
'It’s hard to find fault with what they are doing here'

Ramusake

Wed—Sat 6pm—late

The style:

Ramusake is a South Kensington members club styled around a New York East Village speakeasy having an affair with an izakaya (an informal Japanese bar/restaurant). The interior is moody and chic with dark walls, low lighting … Read more →

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'The food at Hawksmoor is unbelievably fresh'

Hawksmoor Knightsbridge

Mon–Sat midday–3pm and 5pm–10.30pm; Sun midday–9.40pm

Hawksmoor, just off the Brompton Road, is a large, cavernous space, which may well have been a church hall in an earlier life. In its current incarnation it resembles more the dining-room of a … Read more →

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The Rib Room
'The Rib Room is an exquisite bar/restaurant that smacks of sophistication and elegance'

The Rib Room Bar and Restaurant

Breakfast: Mon—Sat 7am—11am, Sun 8am—11am. Lunch: Mon—Fri 12pm—3pm, Sun 12.30pm—3.30pm. Dinner: Mon—Sat 6.30pm—11pm; Sun 6.30pm—10.30pm

The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant is part of the Jumeirah Carlton hotel on Cadogan Square. To put that in context, this is the bar … Read more →

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The Terrace
'I would actually have preferred to have gone to Wetherspoons'

The Terrace, Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel

Mon—Sat midday—10pm; Sun and bank holidays midday—7pm

The style:

Like drinking in the middle of a square on a nasty blonde-bricked housing estate. It’s at the back of the hotel and let’s just say it’s not the building’s best side. … Read more →

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Aromatherapy Associates
'Emphasis was on awakening the nervous and immune systems through working of pressure points'

Aromatherapy Associates

The Blurb:

Advocates of the innate powers of essential oils and their ability to enhance people’s physical and mental states, Aromatherapy Associates harness the strengths of organically sourced natural ingredients to create healing, luxurious treatments for the body and mind.… Read more →

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Nina Deckers

Nina Deckers

Tell us a little about your family’s background in luxury swimwear.

For over 30 years my family’s business has specialised in making high quality swim and resort-wear in our factory in Portugal. Every piece is hand finished by specially trained … Read more →

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Fifth Floor Bar Harvey Nichols London Fashion Week Cocktails

In the spirit of London Fashion Week February ‘14, Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Bar has created eight wonderful cocktails inspired by the flavors of the world’s most stylish cities. The cocktails are named after famous shopping streets from around the … Read more →

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Eyebrow Shaping with Shavata Singh

The Blurb:

After an overzealous threader in the summer left my brows looking particularly forlorn, I resigned to grow them out, and many torturous months later, I was in need of an expert hand to tame them. Who better than … Read more →

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'The sommelier was especially good at pairing wines for my vegan dishes'

Ametsa with Arzak Instruction

Open for lunch Tue–Fri midday–midnight, Sat 12.30pm–2pm for tapas Mon midday–2pm and 5.30pm–9pm and for dinner daily 6.30pm–10pm

The Halkin by COMO hotel, nestled a few streets behind Hyde Park tube is where you’ll find Ametsa with Arzak Instruction restaurant. … Read more →

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