It’s no secret that the evening openings at Hauser & Wirth are magnets for famous faces. Princess Eugenie recently left New York’s online auction house Paddle8 to become the new associate director. Mehr erfahren.
With thousands of flowers crammed into one noisy Victorian terraced street, London's Columbia Road Flower Market is a taste of the Old East End. Mehr erfahren.
Joining Another Country’s own products are items from companies whose design and philosophy dovetails perfectly with theirs... Mehr erfahren.
London: A four-story, expertly appointed house on Dover Street that happens to be the brand’s largest shop in the world, Acne Studio is as much an art gallery as a fashion destination. Mehr erfahren.
This coffee shop serves cinnamon buns and good coffee (in Finland they drink more coffee per capita than any other nation. Twice as much as Italy!). Mehr erfahren.
Still finding its feet having opened a month ago but the flat white we tried was strong and smooth and the brownies nutty. The beans are also roasted in house. Mehr erfahren.
This cosy cocktail cavern is a bar with down-to-earth decor, extremely well-crafted cocktails, switched-on staff and good music. Simple, really. Mehr erfahren.
"Cafe Oto – opened in April 2008 – has quickly established itself as a venue for music that exists on the periphery of the mainstream.." Mehr erfahren.
It looks as good on the outside as it does on the inside (the draw of old traditional hardware favourites and newly-sourced goods is key here), so you’ll definitely want to come back for more. Mehr erfahren.
The shop is the brainchild of Mats Klingberg, who has transformed the 2-tiered locale into a space dedicated entirely to men’s style. Everything comes direct from Milan, & offers superstar quality. Mehr erfahren.
On the face of it, let alone in a "budget eats" feature, £5.70 seems an awful lot to pay for a bacon butty. But the St John bacon butty is indisputably worth every one of those 570 pennies... Mehr erfahren.
Peacefully hidden behind the walls of an old school, in a lovely and relaxed ambience, this little restaurant serves delicious meals and brings good company. Mehr erfahren.
Though not everyone is a fan of the recent redevelopment of Spitalfields (particularly those pushed out by the rising rents), the market has been afforded a new lease of life. Mehr erfahren.
More intricate dishes include a terrine of smoked trout and mackerel wrapped in smoked salmon with diced beetroot and horseradish; the thinnest of octopus carpaccio with caperberries, chilli and lemon Mehr erfahren.
Forgive A Little Of What You Fancy for its diabetes-inducing sugary name because this is a proper star, hiding its sparkle under the bushel of the Dalston end of the Kingsland Road. We gave it 4 out Mehr erfahren.
Breakfast-to-go from the Albion’s bakery at the weekend is a must - the giant pastries are second to none – but be warned, there’s only one coffee machine – so prepare to queue. Mehr erfahren.
There were some chunks of “E5 gilchester bread & unpasteurised butter” which was a sourdough so brown, moist, airy and patently alive that I half felt I should buy it a drink and invite it to join us. Mehr erfahren.
"Head through the bottle-green industrial front doors on notoriously arty Vyner Street and up a sloping walkway and you will emerge in this classic white cube gallery..." Mehr erfahren.
This commendable bar-club comprises one expansive room - divided by a wall with an oval hole in the middle, giving the illusion that half of Hoxton is here - and a small pool room downstairs. Mehr erfahren.
An industrial-yet-airy bar with copper touches and it's biggest treat: an in-house distillery where they are crafting their own gins, vodkas and whiskies. The cocktails look simple, but taste amazing. Mehr erfahren.
Try the pulled pork sliders – a quintessential Stateside dish of sauce-drenched shredded meat, topped with pickle and served in tiny buns. They also do a smashing breakfast. Mehr erfahren.
Reminiscent of a Twin Peaks cabin with moose heads, mirror balls, and retro wallpaper, this hidden basement bar is delightfully quirky. Mehr erfahren.
The Painted Presidente: The glass is literally coated with “pomegranate paint” before they simply pour in a mix of house rum & vermouths, and then it's finished off with a drop of “liquid grass” Mehr erfahren.
Don’t expect to find the traditional Sunday lunch at Dock Kitchen, as chef Stevie Parle likes to use international influences in his eclectic dishes. Mehr erfahren.
A chilled out cocktail haven. This treasure of a bar is the product of one seriously talented team. So whatever your tipple of choice, it will be perfectly executed and utterly delicious. Mehr erfahren.
Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s parallel universes beyond the looking glass, this speakeasy on Hackney Road features mixology-focused cocktails. The Cocktail Club gets wild later in the night. Mehr erfahren.
One of the best little bars in London. Tony C creates fab drinks in his lab upstairs for lucky punters to enjoy in the speakeasy bar downstairs! Mehr erfahren.
An elegant Italian-styled cocktail spot. Drinks are premixed in Tony C’s lab, so expect perfection. Order all the Negronis (at £6.50 a pop) and sample the tasty variations on this bitter sipper. Mehr erfahren.
Flat White opened in Soho in 2005 and was the first of a new wave of coffee shops in London to champion the Antipodean way of starting the day... Mehr erfahren.
No bells and whistles: just classic and quality. Spencer opened a brand new temple for our shoe addiction. Mehr erfahren.
The program of exhibitions, residencies and artists’ projects is internationally acclaimed. And the building, a former library, is itself pretty fantastic. Mehr erfahren.
"Various affordable bar snacks available and several dishes on the daily-changing menu – soup, sandwich and chips, ambitious salads, a pasta dish, small plates like stuffed roasted lamb's heart..." Mehr erfahren.
"It invites slow saunters, casual leaning against a wall and hours spent exploring. The range is eclectic and international; you're sure to find a book you didn't know you were looking for..." Mehr erfahren.