Francesca Houslander
Reviewing some of London's best and brightest bars, clubs, pubs and events.
Babble Bar Mayfair London - DJ Bar Review
Overlooking the Square, with its doors always open, Babble Bar Mayfair is eager to please. The barmaids were sweet and slightly underdressed, plus they had an entire page of their extensive cocktail menu dedicated to Mojitos of any fruity flavour you can imagine, which alone is worth the stroll...
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The Luxe London - Restaurant Bar Review
The Luxe is comfortably one of the most versatile venues in The City; this diverse establishment accommodates anything from City worker meetings to Sunday fry-ups and intimate dinners. You can even cater your evening according to the four floors; which boast a private attic, hidden brasserie...
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Articles by month
September 2016
- The elegant Jamavar brand expands across borders, opening in London's Mayfair
- 5 Pretty Restaurants for Autumn in London
- Marco Pierre White Islington - London Restaurant Review
- Could Emilia's be London's hottest new pasta restaurant?
- The Brackenbury - London Restaurant Review
- The Den at St Martin's Lane - London Afternoon Tea Review
- Lobos secures second tapas restaurant in heralded Frith Street
- Grand old Islington pub restored with a modern twist.
- Levantine pop-up announces permanent site in South Kensington
- Chef David Muñoz brings his Michelin stars to London, opening Street XO in Mayfair
- Small plates with all the flavours of Italy are dish of the day at Popolo.
- 5 NYE Parties in London for Early Birds
- Anchors Up as the London Shell Co. opens a floating restaurant on Regent's Canal
- Purple Bar Sanderson Hotel - London Bar Review
- Pared-back and low-key cocktails are in store for Dalston at Three Sheets.
- BRGR.Co Soho - London Restaurant Review
- Fish your dish? Celebrate Seafood Week with 5 great seafood restaurants in London.
- London's Grind franchise gets set for a new bar opening in Clerkenwell
- Would you pay £1000 for 100 dinner courses?
- Fine wine & delicious European treats meet at Cabotte in Bank
- New Delis Clerkenwell - London Restaurant Review
- Corazon appears on the horizon, moving into Soho's Poland Street
- All Star Lanes Bayswater - London Bowling Bar Review
- A new vegetable-geared restaurant in London that Popeye could be proud of
- BBQ specialists launch first permanent site with a ‘grown-up’ menu
- Peckham's pizza scene gets another name added to its repertoire
- The Bat and Ball - London Bar Review
- Walkers of Whitehall - London Restaurant Review
- The Game's Afoot - London Event Review
- Perilla couples fine cuisine with casual dining in Newington Green
- London's biggest brunch players get a new all-day restaurant at the Metal Box Factory
- The Victorian Bath House - London Bar Review
- Rosa's Thai Cafe Spitalfields - London Restaurant Review
- Join the French Resistance with Shh! Mamam Le Mot, an immersive supper club
- 6 great restaurants for meat eaters in London
- All Star Lanes Stratford - London Bowling Bar Review
- Renowned restaurant Smokehouse opens little sister in the city.
- Steak is here to stay at Bar + Block in King's Cross
- Panzo pizzeria arrives in the ever-expanding Exmouth Market
- Asia De Cuba - London Bottomless Brunch Review
- DMN Area Guides: London Bridge
- Get your skates on, Queens Ice and Bowl is having a swanky facelift
- The Four Sisters Townhouse - London Bar Review
- Fancy and funkin good fried chicken gets a Brixton base
- Richard Caring's Ivy Group cements its roots in London, opening a third Ivy Cafe in St John's Wood
- 5 Things to do Before Summer Ends
- Butchies incredible fried chicken is setting up a permanent shop in Camden
- The Immersive Ensemble: 'The Drop Off' - London Event Review
- The Roof Gardens Kensington - London Club Reviews
- Fabric to close indefinitely after licence is revoked
- Bun House rises out of the mist of Soho's never-sleeping Chinatown
- Chicago Rib Shack to open fifth London branch in Aldgate East
- Voodoo Ray's looks for a slice of the action in Camden's culinary circles
- 5 Places to Celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day in Style
- Ancient Rome is coming to London with Roma restaurant
August 2016
- The Harcourt Marylebone - London Restaurant Review
- Sit above the law at the sophisticated & elegant Shoreditch Sky Terrace
- Create your perfect dinner party with Ikea's pop-up DIY dining club
- The Bootlegger City of London - London Bar Review
- Best Fusion Restaurants in London
- B.Y.O.C ft. James Cochran - London Restaurant Review
- A petition to save superclub Fabric is blowing up the internet
- Old Street Records Shoreditch - London Bar Reviews
- London Cocktail Club Bethnal Green - Bar Review
- Nutbourne is bringing a taste of the country to Battersea
- FREE SHRIMP FOR LIFE.......if you legally change your name to 'Bubba' that is.
- Lardo Hackney - London Restaurant Review
- Ramen? The real thing heads to Old Street in the shape of Monohon
- Late-night bar and restaurant opens in place of Covent Garden’s Guanabara
- Covent Garden's Fumo the latest addition to the suave San Carlo group
- Marylebone's Over Easy gives all-day brunch a grown-up, sophisticated twist
- No. 197 Chiswick Fire Station - London Restaurant Review
- The UK's biggest rum house to open in Marylebone: make way for Burlock
- ‘Relaxing on the stoop’ Burgers and Bourbon pop-up at The Jones Family Project - Event Review
- The UK's first duck only restaurant? Don't be quackers, of course it's in London
- Benugo announces partnership with Topshop at flagship Oxford Street store
- Up all night at Islington's new street food market
- £1 Cinema Club Clapham - London Event Review
- Hanger SW6 Fulham - London Restaurant Review
- Rumoured heatwave? No sweat. Here are 5 amazing riverside restaurants for the summer
- Columbo Group unveils new venue for live music and club nights
- Bottomless Craft Beer Brunch at All Star Lanes - Event Review
- Meat lovers' dreams come true at Soho's Temper
- Could you swap your brioche bun, for avocado instead?
- A BLOOMing marvellous gin bar pops up in Broadway House
- Netflix and dine? Bird of Smithfield create Game of Thrones themed menu
- New food and drinks area in London boasts music venue from Mumford & Sons drummer
- Martinis and Rolls-Royces - Albert's Club is landing in Chelsea
- Hungry like the Wolf - contemporary Italian restaurant to open in Stoke Newington
- Kate Nash to play free show at East London's Old Street Records
- Mercante Piccadilly - London Restaurant Review
- Humble Grape Fleet Street - London Restaurant Review
- Ametsa with Arzak Instruction Knightsbridge - London Restaurant Review
- Festival of Love menu at Skylon - London Restaurant Review
- Inamo's interactive dining and Asian-fusion fun opening in Camden
- Veneta set to bring the infatuating character of Venice to St James's Market
- Get your mitts on - Chinese small plates set to arrive in Wandsworth
- Yep, you heard us right, a 'Pay What You Like' menu at the Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows
- ETM launch first rooftop restaurant and bar
- Do not look down at London’s latest naked rooftop terrace
