Lauren Cole

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Lauren Cole is Lead Editor at DesignMyNight, writing about the UK's best food & drink, arts, experiences and entertainment — covering curated bar listicles, restaurant reviews, and roundups of everything from London's best views to unmissable new restaurants in Manchester. Stunning immersive art and refreshing wild swimming? She's our resident know-it-all on that front too.

She has her finger on the pulse so that you don't have to, thanks to writing experience totalling 10 years. Previously Features and Theatre Editor at What’s On Media Group, Lauren came to DesignMyNight in 2021. Having lived and worked as an editor in London, Manchester, Shropshire and York, she has a unique perspective spanning UK-wide hospitality and events.

Favourite cocktail bar

97 Beech, Chorlton
Favourite restaurant

Bar San Juan, Chorlton
Special skill

Three-leaf clover tongue rolls

Recent articles...

Creamy Burrata & That Lemon Meringue Pie: Trying London's Most Instagrammable Italian Restaurant

Aug 31, 2022

Circolo Popolare
Central London

You will have seen Amalfi Coast-inspired Circolo Popolare popping up on all your social feeds, thanks to reels or carousels showing off the Instagrammable interiors, Italian fare and cocktails served...

Head To Our Exclusive Bottomless Event With Market Halls To Win A Year's Supply Of Brunch

Aug 24, 2022

Bottomless Brunch Feast
Central London

Brunch Weekender just got even tastier. Boy, have we got a secret to share. As part of DesignMyNight's Brunch Weekender (two days in September that bring Londoners the best deals...

Nintendo-Inspired Drinks, Classic Consoles & Retro Arcade Cabs: NQ64 Has Landed In Newcastle

Aug 17, 2022

Ever been to those iconic graffiti-laden gaming havens in Soho, Birmingham, Manchester or Edinburgh? Then you'll know how hotly anticipated the arrival of NQ64 Newcastle has been. The retro bar...

From Char Sui Pork Bao Buns To Caviar-Topped Sushi, We Tried Everything At Cottonopolis

Aug 16, 2022

Cottonopolis Food & Liquor
Northern Quarter

Another day, another trip for me to grab some small plates. A lover of platters, charcuterie boards at wine bars, tapas and everything in between, I can't get enough of...

Ukrainian Chef To Launch West London Restaurant Staffed By Refugees From The War

Aug 11, 2022

Mriya Neo Bistro
Earls Court

Mriya (translating to 'dream') is the debut restaurant of Ukrainian chef, Yurii Kovryzhenko, and his wife, Olga Tsybytovska; an ode to the hope their nation has of ending the war....

Scotland's Youngest Ever Michelin Star Chef Opens Up A New Restaurant In Bruntsfield

Aug 11, 2022

KORA by Tom Kitchin
Bruntsfield

As Scotland's youngest Michelin star chef and one of the masterminds behind Scran & Scallie, Tom Kitchin, throws open the doors to another restaurant, we're left wondering whether his name...

Groovy Meals: We Checked Out The Rooftop With Pan-Asian Fare And Disco DJs

Aug 2, 2022

Mamasan
Liverpool City Centre

Won't you take me to Funky Town? The Roof Garden at Mamasan is answering our calls, combining mixology and music with pan-Asian small plates. Think DJ sets and musicians from...

Inside The Immersive Prison Experience That Sets Secret Challenges And Whips Up Bespoke Cocktails

Jul 28, 2022

Alcotraz Liverpool: Cell Block Three-Six

Drinks in the clink, anyone? There's something about a stint in jail without doing actual time that really seems to get us going, including escape rooms and full city-wide man-hunting...

Inside The Italian Fine Dining Restaurant Boasting Organic Dishes, Floral Displays And Chandeliers

Jul 26, 2022

The Petersham
Covent Garden

Ah, Italy. The land of crowd-pleasing aperitivo and delicious dishes that span everything from warming balls of arancini to crisp salads and fresh seafood. On London's Italian fine dining scene,...

Sister to Chorlton's Elektric and The Refuge in the city centre, Volta is the beautiful West Didsbury restaurant with a big reputation to live up to. Said to be one...

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