Category: Food & drinks
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July in food: London’s best new restaurants & bars to try this month
July arrives with London’s biggest hospitality groups all making their move at once. Little Door & Co, Mr Fogg’s and Coppa Club are each opening their largest sites to date, Pachamama Group is bringing a restaurant back from Abu Dhabi, and a fresh wave of independents – a British-focused handroll bar, an Istanbul coffee import,…
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Review: KINZ is a beautiful Lebanese oasis you won’t want to leave
Who needs a bank when you can be banking on a soul-filling Lebanese spread instead? Lloyds Bank’s old branch on Notting Hill Gate shut its doors, and KINZ slid straight into the vacancy – a rather brilliant swap, all things considered. Opened earlier in June, KINZ takes you on a full pilgrimage through some of…
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A matcha made in heaven: Bombolone x Blendsmiths are bringing us exclusive matcha doughnuts and drinks
Remember when matcha was the cool-girl drink a few years ago? It still is. But these days you’re not just drinking it from a coffee cup – it’s turning up in our favourite treats too, doughnuts included. Bombolone Doughnuts, the Italian artisanal doughnut shop just off Trafalgar Square, has launched a limited-edition matcha bombolone in…
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Review: La Terrasse On The Lane At 108 Brasserie is as close to the French Riviera as London can get
The second the sun makes an appearance in London, any outdoor seating area becomes a game of musical chairs. We’re all so starved of sunshine and heat that we’d readily trade a kidney to secure a table for two on a decent terrace. 108 Brasserie, the modern all-day brasserie at The Marylebone Hotel, is now…
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Inside scoop: These gelaterias are bringing us new flavours for the summer
We’re all melting under what feels like the second never-ending heatwave of the summer. Staying hydrated is, of course, the most important thing, but we might as well use this as an excuse to try some new ice cream flavours while we’re at it. And what a choice we have. Really, the world is our…
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Taste The Orient brings the most unusual Asian ingredients to 45 London bars this week
Dried fermented tuna, Buddha’s Hand citrus and a TCM-inspired Martinez headline a new city-wide cocktail festival running 22–28 June A brand new festival starting today is asking Londoners to drink fermented tuna, sake lees and a citrus fruit with no juice in it. Are you up for the flavour rollercoaster? If so, then Taste The…
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Frood is the new brand making healthy eating more convenient, from TV personality Frida Redknapp
The convenience food aisle has long been dominated by ultra-processed options, but priorities are shifting. A recent survey by the British Nutrition Foundation found that 61% of UK adults are concerned about the amount of ultra-processed food in their diet. Meanwhile, NHS data suggests that only around a third of adults meet the recommended five-a-day…
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Review: It’s all fun and games at The Lucky Goat, the new competitive-socialising venue in St. Pauls
Love a bit of friendly competition? You’re in for a treat at The Lucky Goat. This brand-new competitive socialising venue opened on Bread Street, near St Paul’s, in late April 2026. It offers a full spread of games, from tech darts and shuffleboard to pool – and, of course, the time-honoured fallback after one too…
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Review: Tigermilk Spitalfields is a true-to-life Mexican hacienda that’s full of character
Summer is synonymous with a squeeze of lime, a salt-rimmed glass, and a messy bite of a piquant corn taco, and Tigermilk captures that vibrant, carefree energy perfectly. Founded in Paris in 2019 by Nina and Alexis Melikov, Tigermilk is often described as “a love letter to Latin America.” Since its launch, it has expanded…
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June in food: the must-know restaurants and bars launching in London this month
Warm days arrive and everyone decides, all at once, that they deserve a seat in a leafy terrace. And rightfully so – this is the time to relish every bit of scorching sun we can get. May was a notably strong month for openings but June is giving us plenty of reasons to make our…
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