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

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

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

7 November 2026 · 3 min
London house prices post their steepest annual fall in three years
Living

London house prices post their steepest annual fall in three years

7 November 2026 · 3 min
The rebuilt Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick opens with Ian McKellen's Lear
Openings

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

5 November 2026 · 2 min

Openings

New doors, first tables, first pours.

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

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

The £1 per table charity campaign for homelessness runs from 1 November to 31 December, with 2210 by Natty Can Cook, Cloth Cornhill, Lunette and Bar Blondie joining.

30 October 2026 · 2 min
Oxford Street's middle stretch is now closed to traffic, and the squares are coming

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

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

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

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

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

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

30 October 2026 · 3 min
Why London pubs still host the last round: a short history of the wake
After Dark

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

28 October 2026 · 3 min
The Grove Tavern in Dulwich faces demolition after 14 years closed
After Dark

The Grove Tavern in Dulwich faces demolition after 14 years closed

26 October 2026 · 2 min
Business rates relief: why London pub operators aren't celebrating
After Dark

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

19 October 2026 · 2 min

Culture

Exhibitions, stages, screens and the city between.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 October 2026

Living

Neighbourhoods, weekends and walks.

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

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

The Town Clerk of the City of London Corporation has been named the UK's most influential Black person, with a top 10 spanning fashion, tech, law and defence.

31 October 2026 · 2 min
Soho Square scheme approved: new archway, courtyard and the old Fox building

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

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

28 October 2026
The Hampstead Garden Suburb house of the man who designed the Tube's look

The Hampstead Garden Suburb house of the man who designed the Tube's look

25 October 2026
The London Edit

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Alessia Russo on strength, sleep and fuelling recovery
Wellness

Alessia Russo on strength, sleep and fuelling recovery

24 October 2026 · 3 min
The Notebook musical comes to the West End: tickets go on sale today
Living

The Notebook musical comes to the West End: tickets go on sale today

23 October 2026 · 2 min
A Shoreditch pop-up where the longer you stay, the less you pay
Living

A Shoreditch pop-up where the longer you stay, the less you pay

23 October 2026 · 3 min
Boyhood at the Pleasance: a live hip-hop play about becoming a dad at 17
Culture

Boyhood at the Pleasance: a live hip-hop play about becoming a dad at 17

19 October 2026 · 3 min
Fjord at the London Film Festival: Cannes' Palme d'Or winner reviewed
Living

Fjord at the London Film Festival: Cannes' Palme d'Or winner reviewed

18 October 2026 · 2 min
Albert Bridge is still shut to traffic, and Chelsea and Battersea are feeling it
Living

Albert Bridge is still shut to traffic, and Chelsea and Battersea are feeling it

18 October 2026 · 3 min
Buvette brings its New York French café to Neal's Yard
Eat & Drink

Buvette brings its New York French café to Neal's Yard

18 October 2026 · 2 min
The Hampstead Heath Circular: a Sunday stroll with a pub lunch at the end
Living

The Hampstead Heath Circular: a Sunday stroll with a pub lunch at the end

17 October 2026 · 2 min