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
August 2017
- Founder of Pop Brixton sets sights on Woolwich for his next container site
- Tank and Paddle have opened a second restaurant in the City
- Chimayo Chelsea - London Restaurant Review
- Tabun Kitchen Soho - London Restaurant Review
- Must-see Events at London Mela 2017
- BabaBoom are celebrating their first birthday by gifting one person a YEAR'S worth of kebabs
- What happens when you go kart on ice - DMN try Queens: Skate, Dine, Bowl
- Michelin-starred Chef Simon Rogan shifts his focus to opening London's smallest restaurant
- Radio Alice Clapham - London Restaurant Review
- Oslo Hackney - London Restaurant Bar Review
- El Pirata - London Restaurant Review
- Couple behind Gunpowder and Madame D's are opening a third Spitalfields restaurant
- Roka Canary Wharf - London Restaurant Bar Review
- Unique Japanese food and a hidden bar found in new Mayfair restaurant Cubé
- Calling all goths at heart, is this London's first vampire pizzeria?
- Enjoy a castle banquet, themed sets and immersive music at London's new bewitching secret event
- The Drift Review - London Restaurant Reviews
- Cheese on toast, spaghetti hoops and Pic 'n' Mix station all part of Gaucho's special '80s brunch
- Cinnamon Soho - London Restaurant Review
- Restaurateur Colin Tu heads West, opening a new Vietnamese barbecue spot in Notting Hill
- Flavour Bastard is bringing, uh, bastardised global dishes to Soho
- Bleecker, Koya and Brigadiers join new City Centre food arcade
- Evans & Peel swaps leeches for Japanese whisky & cocktails with its new 1920s pharmacy bar
- 6 Quirky Pizzas in London That You Have to Try
- Honest Burger Soho - London Restaurant Review
- 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Afternoon Tea Review @ One Aldwych
- We Tried Sexy Darts - Flight Club Shoreditch Review
- Mint Leaf Piccadilly - London Restaurant Review
- Hong Kong's Michelin starred Serge et le Phoque is heading to London this September
- By Chloe is leading the vegan revolution in London with guacamole burgers and healthy fries
- The man behind London's first gourmet toastie bar is opening a Japanese restaurant
- Aqua Shard - London Bar Review
- Need kid-friendly dining options and events in London? We've found them.
- Black Rock Shoreditch - London Bar Review
- Our night at Ugly Dumpling in Carnaby
- Crowne Plaza Battersea - Afternoon Tea Review
- Voodoo Rays' fourth venue brings brunch dishes and breakfast pizzas to Peckham
July 2017
- FAKE NEWS? A Trump pop-up bar is opening in London
- We tried out the Casa Havana pop-up at the London Skylounge
- Mint Leaf Lounge - London Restaurant Bar Review
- You can get Pad Thai for just £1 in London
- Scout Shoreditch - London Bar Review
- Every Cloud bar now has a Silver Lining as sister restaurant opens with a menu of seasonal small plates
- Our night at Royal China in Baker Street
- Nikkei food trend continues as takeaway Waka to open in the city
- There's a vegan street food festival headed to King's Cross
- Lokhandwala Fitzrovia - London Restaurant Review
- 108 Garage team offering three floors of Nikkei and Champagne at new Notting Hill venue
- The Lacy Nook - London Restaurant Review
- Foley's Fitzrovia - London Restaurant Review
- Dandelyan on Southbank named as world's best bar
- The maestros behind Chisou expand their sushi empire, opening a new spot on Great Portland Street
- The Windmill Are Hosting Picnic Events With Sipsmith at Their Secret Terrace
- Calling London's big kids - The Playroom at Camden Assembly ticks all the right private-hire boxes
- Sibarita - London Restaurant Review
- Trader Vic's has teamed up with food author Vanessa Bolosier for delicious summer menu
- You can play on the world's biggest bouncy castle at Alexandra Palace this summer
- Cottons Shoreditch - London Restaurant Review
- The Coal Rooms offers unusual cuts of meat cooked on a bespoke coal oven
- Madame D's Shoreditch - London Restaurant Review
- The Dickens Inn - London Pub Review
- 28 - 50 Fetter Lane - London Restaurant Bar Review
- The Yorkshire Grey - London Pub Review
- Island Poké transports you to Hawaii with fresh fish dishes in Broadgate Circle
- The Breakfast Club's 'Dirty Little Secrets' are giving away goodies to celebrate their new menu launch
- Circus Covent Garden - London Restaurant Review
- The team behind Soho's Smoking Goat are eyeing up Shoreditch for their second venue
- A crowdfunder is trying to bring back Fun House and Pat Sharp's mullet
- Shakespeare in the Garden - London Event Review
- A Mediterranean themed rooftop bar is serving free gin this July
- Spread Eagle Camden - London Pub Review
- You can drink rum punch from a punching bag that's been mixed by a professional boxer's fists
- New Waterloo rooftop bar will combine Napoleon and tropical themes
- Drake & Morgan continues its upward drive, opening its 22nd venue in Shoreditch's Principal Place
- STK London - 'STK Lovers Menu' Review
- Bufle brings Hong Kong dessert bubble waffles to Soho with tasty Eastern cocktails
- New Marylebone restaurant will be specialising in world's most expensive type of crab
- We Tried A Five-Course Dinner On A Canal Barge - London Shell Co Review
- New King's Cross venue The Racketeer strips former pub back to Victorian glory
- Little Quiet - London Restaurant Review
- Is frunch the new brunch? We headed down to Bad Egg on a Friday to find out
- Art of Dining's Chinese pop up Lucky and Joy moves to Bethnal Green and brings its sister bar
- Famous Asian-American chain P. F. Changs is coming to London, sliding into Leicester Sqaure
- The Clock House - London Restaurant Review
- J Sheekey Atlantic Terrace - London Restaurant Review
- A gin distillery, pizza oven and cocktail trolley is on the cards for Albion and East Group's second opening
- Famous Mexican chef opening restaurant in Mayfair
- One of the world's best Indian restaurants is moving into Mayfair this autumn
- Wing Wing - London Restaurant Review
- Martello Hall - London Restaurant Reviews
- Greek Restaurant Suvlaki hires youngest ever Indian Michelin-Starred chef for their new opening in Brick Lane
- Balls Brothers Austin Friars - London Restaurant Review
- Get £5 espresso martinis for three days at this amazing espresso martini festival
- Have we found London's best goat's cheese dish?
- The Devil's Darling goes back to basics, hoping to charm guests with a line-up of classic cocktails
- Breddos Tacos is coming to Soho with Mexican pizzas and a margarita bar
- Demon, Wise and Partners - London Bar Review
- Small Spanish sharing plates and canalside views offered at new restaurant Tuyo
- Popular vegetarian restaurant Mildreds opening fourth site in Dalston
- Get free entry to Foodies Festival this weekend with DesignMyNight
