The clocks have gone forward, temperatures are nudging 18 degrees and The Queen of Hoxton's renowned winter pop-up WigWamBam has made way for it's Summer Rooftop season. After a long old...
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Farr's School of Dancing
Dalston
Farr's is a pub that plays close attention to its history. It's quirky name is borrowed from a dance school that used to stand on the same site around 80...
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One Sixty
Hampstead
It was whilst travelling around the USA and experiencing the revival of the smokehouse that Sean Martin - one of the established restaurateurs behind the 160 Degrees Fahrenheit concept -...
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The Angelic, Islington
Angel
After a friend told me about this bustling Islington gastro pub (including tales about Ministry Of Magic style toilets playing soundbites of Blackadder) I headed over to The Angelic to...
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In the 80 years since Prohibition was consigned to the archives, it's hard to think of a domestic policy that has attracted more controversy than the blanket ban of alcohol...
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After the roaring success of the Craft Beer Rising weekend in 2013, the craft beer connoisseurs rise again to bring their visitors an even bigger and better jamboree of great...
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Little Red Staircase
Shoreditch
Little Red Staircase has pulled out all the stops to bring an authentic Vietnamese vibe to this little corner of Hoxton. Tucked away below the popular Viet Grill restaurant, this...
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Floyd's
Stoke Newington
Already well established as purveyors of quality food in Dalston, Floyd's is adding a new string to its bow by extending opening hours on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays to serve...
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The Ape and Bird
Soho
The owners of The Ape & Bird were fed up of attending characterless and stale pubs that were only good for a couple of pints and a packet of nuts....
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El Nivel
Covent Garden
With celebrated bar and restaurant expert Tomas Estes (of Cafe Pacifico and La Perla) and his bartender son Jesse at the helm, El Nivel is a homage to the first...
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The Remedy
Fitzrovia
The folks in charge at The Remedy make no secret of their admiration for the atmosphere generated by traditional European enotecas all over the continent. The inspiration behind this charismatic...
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Wunderland East
Hackney
The guys at Climpson's Arch set out to offer revellers an alternative option to their normal weekend routines with their adventurous German-themed nights out. With the Lucky Chip team at...
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