This commendable bar-club comprises one expansive room - divided by a wall with an oval hole in the middle, giving the illusion that half of Hoxton is here...

To get a table in Terence Conran's trendy British café in Shoreditch, Banksy country, enter through the gift shop. Well, the deli, which sells fine British...

We've noticed a few conspicuous themes appearing in London's bars: a semi-secret location, Victoriana, faithful interpretations of classic British drinks....

There are several great places for Vietnamese food in this part of London, but the undisputed pho king of Hackney is Song Que. The sparse, sterile space,...

When Lantana opened in Fitzrovia in 2008, it was one of the first of the daytime Antipodean cafés in London that reflected what's happening in metropolitan...

This landmark of the Shoreditch bar scene is characterised by its funky, cosmopolitan feel and touch of class. Taking inspiration from Lewis Carroll, it's...

This cosy cocktail cavern, surreptitiously situated beneath a Thai restaurant on the west side of Hoxton Square, is small, subterranean and clearly slung...

This imposing, dark-fronted building on the corner of Curtain Road and Worship Street does little to advertise itself, but it always manages to bring in...

On City Road, about 25 metres from the roundabout beneath which the Old Street tube labyrinth winds, you'll discover a door. It's positioned between a café...

First, the cocktails. Often brilliant, they involve deft mixes such as Citadelle raspberry vodka with white cranberry and grape juice (Love Letter, £8) and...

Stuart Patterson, one of the Faith crew who have been behind all-day house-music parties across London since 1999, has transformed the late and not...

Nothing much about the appearance of Mien Tay would suggest it's worth a visit. This is one of the more 'unreconstructed' Vietnamese restaurants on...

David and Robert Eyre's restaurant celebrates the entire Iberian peninsula, revelling in such dishes as feijoada de bacalhau (meaty salt cod and haricot...