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Pie and Mash in London: The Shops, the Liquor and How to Order

Minced beef, suet pastry, mash and a pool of green liquor: how to order London's original street food, and where to find the best shops.

13 October 2026 · 5 min read

Living

Hampstead Tube station: how London's deepest platforms came to be

8 November 2026 · 3 min

Eat & Drink

Banquet 88 brings a 140-seat Chinese menu to St Katharine Docks

8 November 2026 · 2 min

Living

Nero at Southwark Playhouse Elephant: a musical with great songs and too many ideas

7 November 2026 · 3 min

Openings

New doors, first tables, first pours.

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Openings

The rebuilt Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick opens with Ian McKellen's Lear

A £6.7m purpose-built home, a Gormley on the roof and a sold-out McKellen run: the new Yard Theatre has arrived in Hackney Wick.

5 November 2026 · 2 min

StreetSmart returns for 2026, with four new London restaurants signed up

30 October 2026

Oxford Street's middle stretch is now closed to traffic, and the squares are coming

27 October 2026

McGlynn's Free House, the King's Cross pub, is being restored by artist Peter Doig

23 October 2026

Eat & Drink

Where London is eating and drinking now.

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Eat & Drink

Jackson Boxer's roast apples with toffee sauce, no pastry required

The London chef strips tarte tatin back to butter, sugar and fruit, with soured cream and walnuts, for a warming Bonfire Night pudding.

31 October 2026 · 2 min

Nettle, Covent Garden's rooftop restaurant where sustainability leads the menu

30 October 2026

November's big London openings: Smithfield, Pimlico Road and a Milanese City debut

29 October 2026

PAM brings live-fire Thai cooking to Charterhouse Street

27 October 2026

After Dark

Late bars, dance floors and the long way home.

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After Dark

Culture

Exhibitions, stages, screens and the city between.

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Culture

The Bridge at the Bush Theatre: a Palestinian comedy with fear underneath

Alaa Shehada's 80-minute solo show at the Bush Theatre mixes crowd-work comedy with the tension of occupation, and it closes on Wednesday 11 November.

3 November 2026 · 2 min

Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl halftime, weeks after Tottenham

27 October 2026

Derren Brown's Only Human at the Apollo: what the reviews say

23 October 2026

High School Musical lands at Wembley Park's Troubadour, gym and all

21 October 2026

Stay

Rooms worth the night, even in your own city.

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Stay

Festive afternoon teas at London's hotels, with dates and prices

From The Ritz to Hotel Café Royal, here is where London hotels are serving festive afternoon tea this season, with dates and starting prices.

17 October 2026 · 2 min

London Hotel Day Passes: How They Work and What They Cost

14 October 2026

How to Do a London Staycation: Hotels Worth Booking in Your Own City

14 October 2026

Afternoon Tea at London's Grand Hotels: What to Expect

14 October 2026

Living

Neighbourhoods, weekends and walks.

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Living

London house prices post their steepest annual fall in three years

The capital's average home now costs £524,892 after a 3.1% annual drop, the sharpest fall in three years, according to the Lloyds house price index.

7 November 2026 · 3 min

Ian Thomas of the City of London Corporation tops the 2027 Powerlist

31 October 2026

Soho Square scheme approved: new archway, courtyard and the old Fox building

30 October 2026

Angel Tube station goes exit-only at weekends from 2 January

28 October 2026

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London Decanted: London restaurants, bars, culture, hotels and what's on

Pie and Mash in London: The Shops, the Liquor and How to Order

Hampstead Tube station: how London's deepest platforms came to be

Banquet 88 brings a 140-seat Chinese menu to St Katharine Docks

Nero at Southwark Playhouse Elephant: a musical with great songs and too many ideas

Openings

The rebuilt Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick opens with Ian McKellen's Lear

StreetSmart returns for 2026, with four new London restaurants signed up

Oxford Street's middle stretch is now closed to traffic, and the squares are coming

McGlynn's Free House, the King's Cross pub, is being restored by artist Peter Doig

Eat & Drink

Jackson Boxer's roast apples with toffee sauce, no pastry required

Nettle, Covent Garden's rooftop restaurant where sustainability leads the menu

November's big London openings: Smithfield, Pimlico Road and a Milanese City debut

PAM brings live-fire Thai cooking to Charterhouse Street

After Dark

Where to Drink in the Square Mile, From Guinness to White Port Tonics

Why London pubs still host the last round: a short history of the wake

The Grove Tavern in Dulwich faces demolition after 14 years closed

Business rates relief: why London pub operators aren't celebrating

Culture

The Bridge at the Bush Theatre: a Palestinian comedy with fear underneath

Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl halftime, weeks after Tottenham

Derren Brown's Only Human at the Apollo: what the reviews say

High School Musical lands at Wembley Park's Troubadour, gym and all

Stay

Festive afternoon teas at London's hotels, with dates and prices

London Hotel Day Passes: How They Work and What They Cost

How to Do a London Staycation: Hotels Worth Booking in Your Own City

Afternoon Tea at London's Grand Hotels: What to Expect

Living

London house prices post their steepest annual fall in three years

Ian Thomas of the City of London Corporation tops the 2027 Powerlist

Soho Square scheme approved: new archway, courtyard and the old Fox building

Angel Tube station goes exit-only at weekends from 2 January

London, decanted into one letter.

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