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The new February restaurant and bar launches we’re bookmarking
February might be short, but it isn’t short of new promising launches across London. This month, there are some fresh faces in the restaurant, bar, and bakery scene – from Milan-inspired dining rooms and Welsh-led bakeries to Cantonese comfort food and Mexican seafood – each bringing something utterly unique to the table. To make things…
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This month in food: hottest new January launches
You’d think January is a quiet, gloomy month that makes you want to stay home, and that restaurants would be holding off on rolling out the red carpet until the sun comes back. You’d be wrong. January has been buzzing with new restaurant openings – and there’s plenty more to come. So, if you’ve already…
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January wellness in London: New events, menus and experiences
The so-called January blues aren’t just a grab-by-the-collar phrase. Many of us experience low mood, lethargy and lack of motivation during winter months, and the post-festive slump doesn’t help. That’s why now is the perfect time to really take care of your body, mind and soul, introduce practical ways to reset routines, lift energy levels…
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For £19, you can now lunch at London’s most regal restaurant
Against the usual post-December slump, Hawksmoor is doubling down on the things it does best – decadent steak and deftly-made martinis – with prices that don’t feel punitive. This month, you can still score yourself a fancy lunch on an otherwise uneventful Tuesday. Available throughout January, the Steak & Sides menu is back following serious…
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You can get unlimited mini golf at Puttshack this January
Who wouldn’t want mini golf without the passive-aggressive queue giving you the side eye while you miss the same putt for the fourth time? Puttshack, the tech-led mini golf venue, is opening its courses this January with unlimited play, early-evening food discounts, plant-based dishes and alcohol-free cocktails across London. The offers run throughout January at…
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¡Viva Veganuary! Wahaca brings new plant-based dishes and mocktails to its January menu
January always arrives with plenty of good intentions, but sometimes very little joy attached to them – particularly if you’re going plant-based or sober for the first time. Yet an army of us subscribe to it. Veganuary reported a record-breaking 25.8 million participants globally in 2025. In parallel, around 15.5 to 17.5 million UK adults…
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A Cuban coffee-and-rum takeover is coming to London – and everything’s free
It might be cold outside, but you can now get a morning cortadito and evening rum cocktail to transport you to sunny and soulful Cuba. Next week, from Tuesday to Friday (25–28 November), the independent coffee shop Kaffeine teams up with Ron Santiago de Cuba Rum, one of the island’s most celebrated rum producers, for…
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Members’ club Christabel’s is back: Soho’s late-night mischief finds a new home on Winsley Street
Next Friday, the 28th of November, Christabel’s is reopening with a new home on Winsley Street, just off Oxford Street, bringing its late-night members’ club back to the centre of London. Known for live music, intimate shows and a high-profile, creatively minded crowd, the club has moved through a few different locations over the years,…
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Review: Christmas at The Ivy Northcote Road: A new opening that already feels like a classic
Some restaurants are just perfect for winter months, and The Ivy Northcote Road Brasserie is one of them. The new site only opened in late September, yet it’s already functioning like a neighbourhood institution – permanently busy, reliably indulgent, and wrapped in just enough festive glamour to make a dark winter evening feel celebratory. Walking…
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A new stage for Amazing Grace: the live music bar is opening soon in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf has spent years trying to shake off its corporate skin. Once shorthand for glass towers and burnout, it’s turning into one of London’s more interesting places to eat, drink and stay. And there’s a new arrival that’ll be adding to the atmosphere soon. This Wednesday (12 November), Amazing Grace opens a purpose-built live…
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