Lateef Okunnu

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Eat... drink... write! Food Critic at Luxuria Lifestyle. Can mostly be found rambling on about food and drink to strangers. @lateefokunnu

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Wax's Hogo Shake Up at William IV Pub

The month of February saw the end of an era as Wax Jambu closed its doors after five great years. The month of March however, will mark its return as...

The Gin Garden's Bombay Sapphire Botanical Experience at The Hoxton Hotel

Bombay Sapphire will be collaborating with The Gin Garden at The Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch to transform the hotel's courtyard into The Gin Garden's Bombay Sapphire Botanical Experience. Popping up...

Gym Class Heroes

Monikers
Shoreditch

Monikers is a new cocktail bar and kitchen that recently opened in the ever-trendy Hoxton area of Shoreditch. The bar is situated in the gym of an old primary school...

Soho's Fairy Queen

Bar Titania
Leicester Square

Once Longshots Bar, Bar Titania has been dramatically turned around by new partners, The Volensis Group, to reflect the playful side of Shakespeare’s Queen of the Fairies, which the bar is...

Jambalaya Pop Up at The Jam Tree

The flavour of New Orleans is coming to London with the Jam Tree’s Jambalaya Pop-up. The inaugural event will bring the famous city’s bounteous heritage and Mardi Gras vibes to...

Cocktails In Toyland

The Toy Shop
Putney

The Toy Shop is an extremely unique and quirky cocktail bar located on Putney High Street. This fun time party bar pays homage to the innocence and charm of youth....

Maddox Street Set To Wine Down

28-50 Wine Workshop & Kitchen
West End

Agnar Sverrisson and Xavier Rousse, the brains behind the Michelin starred restaurant TEXTURE, have opened their latest venture, this time into the world of wine. 28-50 Wine Workshop & Kitchen occupies...

From Russia, With Vod

Ruski's Tavern
Kensington

Ruski's Tavern is currently closed and awaiting a new location. Ruski's Tavern is a new caviar and vodka based underground late night entertainment venue, that pays homage to the 120...

Funtime Kings Cross Cocktail Bar

Drink Shop and Dance
Kings Cross

At Drink, Shop and Do everything is for sale: from designer crafts, vintage tea sets, 1950's dressers and unusual tables and chairs, to hand-made cakes, ice creams, specialty teas, kitsch...

At the bottom of the well

5cc Well and Bucket
Bethnal Green

5CC is the speakeasy style bar, housed beneath the Well and Bucket Pub in London. The cocktail bar serves a combination of classic and signature cocktails, as well as some...

New Trendy Islington Gastro Pub

Smokehouse
Angel

Smokehouse is the latest venture from Neil Rankin, former Chef of Pitt Cue Co. The gastropub has a focus on great expertly sourced fish and meat; alongside European beer, fine...

The Great Wall of Kensington

Living Wall at Xenia Hotel
Kensington

Living Wall is the exciting hotel bar at the vibrant Xenia Hotel. The bar delivers a premium selection of European beers as well as extensive wine, spirits and cocktails. The terrace bar...

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