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July 2026: There's a brand new Number 1, with the exceptional Maai by Nikita in Clapham taking the top spot as our favourite new restaurant in London. Other fresh additions include Auguste and Teal in London Fields, Jackson Boxer's Vesper in Clerkenwell, All Roads in Brixton, Bar Etna in Newington Green and the nearby Golden Tooth gastropub, Maza in Mayfair, Oudh 1722 in Borough, Impala in Soho, and a sensational supper club at Haggerston cafe, Logma. Hungry yet? Every week, a frankly silly amount of brilliant new restaurants, cafés and street food joints arrive in London. Which makes whittling down a shortlist of the best newbies a serious challenge. But here it is. The 20 very best new restaurants in the capital, ranked in order of greatness and deliciousness. All of them have opened over the past 12 months and been visited by our hungry critics. So go forth and take inspo from this list, which is updated regularly. Check in often to find out what we really rate on the London restaurant scene. And look here for all the info about the best new openings in July 2026. London's best new restaurants at a glance: 🥩 Central: Impala, Soho 🍷 North: The Golden Tooth, Newington Green 🦐 South: The Victory, East Dulwich 🍝 East: Holy Carrot, Spitalfields 🥗 West: Maai by Nikita, Fulham Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. RECOMMENDED: The 50 best restaurants in London. The hottest new openings, the ta

There’s a reason (well, multiple reasons), why Hackney is our top area to stay in London. As soon as you’re there, you’ll get it. This extensive borough encompasses Shoreditch, Hoxton, Bethnal Green, Stoke Newington, Haggerston and even parts of Finsbury Park, making it home to a ridiculous number of our favourite restaurants, galleries, pubs and clubs. If you want to experience ‘cool’ London, this is by far the best place to start. Enjoy.  Our full guide to Hackney 🍴 The best restaurants in Hackney 🖼️ Our top fun things to do in Hackney 🍸 The coolest Hackney bars for a night cap Ella Doyle is a Time Out editor based in London. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 🏘️ Fancy something different? The best Airbnbs in London📍 READ NEXT: Ultimate guide to London hotels

Want a drink? You've come to the right place. This is Time Out’s list of best bars in London, our curated guide to London’s drinking scene, featuring the buzziest bars in the capital right now. These are the 50 places we'd recommend to a friend, because we love drinking in them and have done many, many times over. From classy cocktail counters to delightful dives, sleek hotel bars, rooftop bars, liquor lounges and places to quaff wine, London's got them all. But what makes a truly good bar? Our critieria for inclusion on this list is simple; a menu of genius drinks is important, but so is overall vibe – there’s no point having the perfect paloma if you have to drink it in a bar that smells of bin juice. To make our Top 50, a bar has to be fun, friendly, and inclusive, as well as looking (and tasting) the part.  The best bars in London at a glance: 🍸 Best hotel bar: Scarfes Bar, Holborn 🍷 Best wine bar: Godet, Islington 🍻 Best dive bar: Blondies, Clapton 🎶 Best listening bar: Jumbi, Peckham July 2025: Congrats to the newly-opened bars that have made the immediate jump into our hallowed Top 50, such as Ellie's – a lowkey Dalston cocktail bar recently anointed by Charli XCX, who chose it for the site of her wedding afterparty, House Party, a rowdy Soho bar co-founded by Stormzy, and wine pub Godet. They sit alongside some proper London classics which have returned to this list due to their outstanding excellence and unerring commitment to getting us tipsy in style, like th

Need a place to stay in London? You’re in the right place. Every year, a wealth of new hotels open in the capital – a testament to the fact that London remains one of the most desirable places to visit in the world. That can, however, make it rather tricky to decide which to choose. But worry not: we have slept our way across the city and hand-picked our favourites, to bring you this ultimate list of London hotels, from Mayfair to Shoreditch and far, far beyond.  Newcomers to our list include a few hotshot openings – the likes of Six Senses, the Newman and Zetter Bloomsbury – as well as a plenty of old classics. We’ve made sure to include budget-friendly, family-friendly and tourist-friendly stays, and we’ve included our favourite spots to visit nearby too. This is Time Out London, after all. In other words, we’ve made it all rather easy for you. Thank us later: here are the best hotels in London.  🏘️ Looking for even more options? Check out our list of the best Airbnbs in London Which area is best to stay in London? That entirely depends on what you’re looking for. If you’ve got cash to splash and and want to be right in the thick of it all for sightseeing, theatre and royal parks, stay in the West End. Want to live like a local and try out the city’s best wine bars and small plates? Try Hackney. For a homely, family-friendly vibe that’s a little further out, try Walthamstow. Or for our full breakdown, head to our full guide to where to stay in London.  How we curate our

London is full of perfect pizza. The finest of fast foods, this delicious staple has been elevated far beyond its humble roots by great Italian restaurants in London, pop-ups, street food vendors and pub residencies, and we know just where to find these world-class wonders, because we’ve been eating our way across London in order to discover the best. Whether it’s delivered in a cardboard box or served in a swish restaurant, excellent pizza is hard to beat. Browse our list of the best pizza places in town and try not to drool on your screen. London’s best pizza at a glance: 🍞 Best in central London: Breadstall, Soho 🌋 Best in north London: Bar Etna, Newington Green 🚗 Best in east London: Short Road Pizza, Leyton and Bethnal Green  🌸 Best in south London: Spring Street Pizza, Borough 🇮🇹 Best in west London: Napoli on the Road, Chiswick and Richmond Recent additions to the list include some nifty kitchen residencies; Dough Hands at the Spurstowe Arms and All My Friends in Hackney Wick, Hot Saint at the Old Queen’s Head in Angel, Little Earthquakes at the Railway Tavern in Dalston, and Short Road Pizza at the William The Fourth in Leyton and Three Colts in Bethnal Green. You can find Ace Pizza at the Pembury Tavern in Hackney Downs, but they have a standalone parlour in Victoria Park. Try also; Spring Street Pizza in Borough for pie with a Michelin-starred touch, Carmela’s on Upper Street for a cosy slice, Vincenzo’s in Shoreditch for no-flop pizza and Bar Etna in Newing

With more than 70 cities across the UK, you’d be a fool if you only ever visited heavyweights like London, Manchester and Edinburgh. Everyone knows how brilliant those cities are, with their cultural offerings and culinary scenes. But we all know how expensive they can be, too – so it’s about time other spots got their flowers.  Every British city has a distinct personality. We have places that are packed with reminders of their medieval history, that are emerging as sporting hotspots, that offer world class nights out and that have bars and restaurants good enough to give London a run for its money.  So, who better to let you in on the UK’s best-kept secrets than Time Out’s editorial staff and expert local travel writers, who hark from all over the nation? From Derby to Dundee, here’s our roundup of the UK’s most underrated city breaks.  What is the cheapest UK city break? Smaller cities on the list, like Sheffield, Wells, Stoke and Dundee, offer more affordable accommodation than their larger counterparts. The sames tends to go when it comes to the price of a pint. Pubgoers in Dundee get to enjoy a cold one for an average £3.96 and in Durham and Sunderland, the average pint is around £4.60.  What is the best UK city to get to by train? If you’re travelling from London, you’re less than two hours on the train from Canterbury, Salisbury, Bristol and Bath – as well as from Sheffield and Stoke, if you can get a speedy service. Fast trains from London also regularly service Leed

London’s South Asian food scene is a mosaic of flavours showcasing the culinary traditions of everywhere from India and Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Rather than one unified cuisine, it reflects the complex cultural tapestry that has evolved through centuries of migration, trade, and gastronomic exchange across the subcontinent. For the diaspora, food goes beyond sustenance; it’s an expression of identity, memory, and community.  London’s best Indian and South Asian restaurants at a glance: 🇱🇰 Best for Sri Lankan food: Rambutan, Borough Market 🍛 Best for a quick curry: Tamila, Kings Cross ⭐ Best for a Michelin star meal: Trishna, Marylebone 🍚 Best for a street-food snack: Shree Krishna Vada Pav, Fitzrovia 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Best for a family feast: Kokum, East Dulwich Rooted in philosophical teachings, including the mindful and balancing principles of Ayurveda, South Asian food in London emphasises reverence for natural ingredients and the simple joy of eating. From masala-rich Pakistani karahis and delicate vegetarian Gujarati thalis, to the spicy thrum of Bangladeshi bhortha, this list spans the diversity of the cuisine in the city. Whether it’s fine dining, street food at a community centre, trailblazing female chefs, or a family-run canteen, these establishments are love letters to their heritage, connecting Londoners through the warmth of South Asian hospitality, shared flavours and stories.  RECOMMENDED: The 50 best restaurants in London. Shekha Vyas is

Another year, another stellar lineup of UK music festivals. Sure, Glastonbury – the UK’s tentpole music event, no pun intended – is taking a fallow year, but other lineups are more than making up for Worthy Farm’s absence. Established musical feasts (Reading and Leeds, Latitude) will return amid tantalising new blockbuster additions (Roundhay Festival), alongside the usual more specialised genre and scene events (Supersonic, AVA, FOCUS). While it might seem a little early (and a tad chilly) for planning a sun-glazed weekend of outdoors live music, these days the UK festival season lasts beyond the summer months. The festival calendar is pretty much a year-round affair, with events taking place not just in fields or parks but in venues across cities, from early spring all the way through to late November. Already confirmed for 2026 are several lineups that’ll have the heads drooling at the mouth. Reading and Leeds has Charli XCX, Chase & Status, Dave, Florence + the Machine, Fontaines D.C and Raye. Download has Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Guns N Roses. London’s Victoria Park, across All Points East and LIDO, will host Tyler, the Creator, Deftones, Lorde, CMAT and Maribou State. Looking beyond the major fests, the lineups get even better. The 15th anniversary of Outbreak in Manchester has Alexisonfire and Basement topping the bill; Mighty Hoopla has scooped a headline performance from Lily Allen (performing West End Girl in full); FOCUS Wales will boast Fat Dog, Idlewild and S

Updated for 2026: Whatever you think of Netflix’s theatrical strategy, it continues to produce some of television’s most formally daring works, including Adolescence, a hard-to-watch but impossible to ignore limited series about an unimaginable crime. On the other end of the spectrum, there’s HBO’s hilariously profane The Righteous Gemstones, which stuck the landing in 2025 with its final season. In addition, we have moved Andor into the top 20 after its astounding second and final season.  Television used to be considered one of the lowest forms of entertainment. It was derided as ‘the idiot box’ and ‘the boob tube’. Edward R Murrow referred to it as ‘the opiate of the masses’, and the phrase ‘I don’t even own a TV’ was considered a major bragging right.  A lot has changed. Television is now the dominant medium in basically all of entertainment. The shift in perception is widely credited to the arrival of The Sopranos, which completely reinvented the notion of what a TV show could do. But that doesn’t mean everything that came before is primordial slurry. While this list of the greatest TV shows ever is dominated by 21st century programs, from The Wire to Succession to Adolescence, there are many shows that deserve credit for laying the groundwork for this current golden age.  Chiseling them down to a neat top 100 is difficult, so we elected to leave off talk shows, variety shows and sketch comedy, focusing on scripted, episodic dramas, comedies and miniseries. So don’t touc

Not to be a downer, but you never truly know the song of the summer until it’s all over. When you look back on the tune that soundtracked long, balmy days. The one that dominated parties and the festival circuit. The track that you’ll hear decades later and remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when it had its moment.  In other words, we’re a bit early to crown a song of the summer for 2026. But that doesn’t mean we don’t already know the contenders. So far we have several era-defining tunes on repeat from the likes of Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo, Zara Larsson and Vince Staples. And no, Charli xcx, you cannot sneak your way into the list by naming your new single after the season. Below you’ll find a mix of tracks that are inescapable right now and tunes that the Time Out office has on repeat. Which one will officially be the song of the summer 2026? Well, check back in September and see which one you’ve overplayed the most.

The UK’s wet-led boozers will always hold a special place in our hearts, but the country’s gastropubs are now a Great British tradition in their own right. Up and down the nation pubs have combined drinking with fine dining in extraordinary ways, going far beyond simply serving food that is ‘good for a pub’. Plenty of these hybrids are proper gastronomic destinations, the sort of Michelin-recognised establishments that go fork-to-fork with the country’s finest restaurants. Time Out’s 2026 guide to the UK’s top gastropubs ranges from rural inns in Pennine forests to elegant London taverns to former country houses packed with modern art. Not only have we ensured all current recommendations are up-to-date and up-to-snuff, we’ve added seven new entries. That’s right, you’ve got just over half a dozen more excellent institutions to add to your gastro bucket list. Ready to tuck in? Here are the 21 best gastropubs across the UK.  BTW, if you’re looking for London’s best gastropubs there’s a separate list here.

June 2026: We've updated our roasts list to reflect the return of sunnier days. Try the Macbeth in Hoxton, which offers a great Portuguese-style Sunday sesh, and the ravishing Jamaican-inspired roast at Buster Mantis in Deptford. There are a couple of posh restaurants in the mix too, with a Nordic roast at the plush Ekstedt at the Yard near Westminster, and a serious meat feast at Quality Chop House in Clerkenwell. We also have a new Number 1 to welcome summer in; the masterful roast at The Golden Tooth on Green Lanes. London’s best Sunday roasts at a glance: 🥩 Central: Sessions Arts Club, Clerkenwell 😇 North: The Golden Tooth, Newington Green ⛪ South: Old Nun’s Head, Nunhead 🌈 East: The Nelson’s, Hackney 🍻 West: The Mall Tavern, Notting Hill Sunday lunch. There’s nothing quite like it. An elemental meal, one that Londoners take incredibly seriously. Debates about what constitutes the ‘perfect’ Sunday roast have been known to last for hours. There is no shortage of top roasts and Sunday lunch options in London. We’ve rounded up the city’s best Sunday meals from a host of pubs, restaurants and breweries all around town. What makes a good roast? For us, it’s simple; a welcoming room is a good start, maybe in a pub with an open fire during the winter months. Then it comes to the plate – we need perfect roast potatoes, well-cooked lamb, beef or pork and a decent plant-based option too. A Sunday roast is more than just lunch - it’s self-care. From snug neighbourhood staples

Plenty of bars are below ground, reached via narrow, dark, perilously steep staircases, but few subterranean hideaways go so far out of their way to be as welcoming as Lowcountry. Beneath an Old Street corner building that was once a handsome Victorian pub called the Duke of Wellington, Lowcountry is inspired by the American South. That it has a resplendent whiskey selection tracks, but also means it thrives off its own hospitality. Beaming staff, chic boudoir décor, and squealing rock belters on the speakers. But Lowcountry doesn’t rest on its outward charms – its drinks are so boldly, fascinatingly flavoured they can end up blocking out everything else. The seasonally-shifting cocktail menu eye-catchingly name-drops classic American things, from Kool-Aid to banana pudding, and each item is something not just to savour but be actively fascinated by. Popular choice the Jam Sour was a glinting exhibition of different sweetnesses: sharp and silky, tart and creamy. But my standout was the Chow-Chow Martini, crisp and potent with an icy blast of fresh veg. And that’s not even touching on the whiskies, of which Lowcountry has hundreds of bottles. Order this The Banana Pudding Sazerac grabs your nose with a waft of fruit, cloaks your tongue with earthy, vanilla-flecked butter-washed rye, then offers a swift kick up the rear with a dash of absinthe. Time Out tip Visit during the opening hours of street-level restaurant Appalachia, which sends down truly elite bar snacks. The cornb

Stepping off Rambla de Catalunya (not to be confused with Barcelona’s iconic central street La Rambla) into NH Collection’s Gran Hotel Calderón feels more like entering an art gallery or bank headquarters than a hotel in the city’s heaving tourist heart. It isn’t just the bright white furnishings, shiny full-length glass windows and vast screen, it’s the sense of calm. The Calderón may not be Barcelona’s most traditional hotel stay, but it is an effective remedy to what can be a manic, intense city. The Gran Hotel Calderón is part of the NH Collection, a Spanish brand that is part of a wider international group called Minor Hotels. It was built in the 1970s on the site of the old Teatro Calderón, which was once one of Barcelona’s biggest theatres, and had a major refurb in 2016. What are the rooms like at NH Collection Gran Hotel Calderón? It’s easy to see how the Calderón may once have been a beacon of modern hotelling, full of neat capsules designed to accommodate Barcelona’s hordes of visitors. These days its rooms are showing their age – 2016 is, after all, a decade ago – with no shortage of scuffs and wonky fittings (and a very dated looking mini-fridge). That said, there were plenty of positives. My room, a ‘superior with terrace’, had most things you need from functional city-centre accommodation. Amenities were slotted into a tidily sized space, with a few wardrobe fronts’ worth of storage and a bathroom kitted out with fragrant toiletries, a bidet, hairdryer and a sh

Calle Colón is arguably Valencia’s premier shopping destination, an elegant stretch running from the bullring to Puerta del Mar with countless big-name fashion retailers and a vast El Corte Inglés department store. Sandwiched between a Bershka and a Brazilian café, you’ll find the Hotel NH Collection Valencia Colón. One of several central Valencia outposts of NH (but the only upscale ‘Collection’ hotel), the Colón is in a 19th century building once used by the city’s regional government. It catches you a bit off-guard. One minute you’re on one of the city’s most heaving, high-footfall areas, the next you’ve slipped into a tall-ceilinged reception with a classy chequered floor, flashy mirrored panels and taxidermy busts ogling you from the walls. NH Collection Valencia Colón almost goes out of its way to be at odds with the shopping mania outside. Valencia’s blazing summer sun is countered by cool and dim décor. Roaring traffic is replaced by ambient jazz in the corridors. Street fumes are blocked out by powerful – but obviously more pleasant – smells from various diffusers. What are the rooms like at NH Collection Valencia Colón? An historic building fashioned into a modern hotel, there is good variety – and no shortage of character – in the selection of rooms at NH Collection Valencia Colón. Lower-floor options have juliette balconies, while mine had a hatch overlooking Calle Colón. A slight lack of light was more than made up for in the charisma of the suite, which was thou

Calle Colón is arguably Valencia’s premier shopping destination, an elegant stretch running from the bullring to Puerta del Mar with countless big-name fashion retailers and a vast El Corte Inglés department store. Sandwiched between a Bershka and a Brazilian café, you’ll find the Hotel NH Collection Valencia Colón. One of several central Valencia outposts of NH (but the only upscale ‘Collection’ hotel), the Colón is in a 19th century building once used by the city’s regional government. It catches you a bit off-guard. One minute you’re on one of the city’s most heaving, high-footfall areas, the next you’ve slipped into a tall-ceilinged reception with a classy chequered floor, flashy mirrored panels and taxidermy busts ogling you from the walls. NH Collection Valencia Colón almost goes out of its way to be at odds with the shopping mania outside. Valencia’s blazing summer sun is countered by cool and dim décor. Roaring traffic is replaced by ambient jazz in the corridors. Street fumes are blocked out by powerful – but obviously more pleasant – smells from various diffusers. What are the rooms like at NH Collection Valencia Colón? An historic building fashioned into a modern hotel, there is good variety – and no shortage of character – in the selection of rooms at NH Collection Valencia Colón. Lower-floor options have juliette balconies, while mine had a hatch overlooking Calle Colón. A slight lack of light was more than made up for in the charisma of the suite, which was thou

Stepping off Rambla de Catalunya (not to be confused with Barcelona’s iconic central street La Rambla) into NH Collection’s Gran Hotel Calderón feels more like entering an art gallery or bank headquarters than a hotel in the city’s heaving tourist heart. It isn’t just the bright white furnishings, shiny full-length glass windows and vast screen, it’s the sense of calm. The Calderón may not be Barcelona’s most traditional hotel stay, but it is an effective remedy to what can be a manic, intense city. The Gran Hotel Calderón is part of the NH Collection, a Spanish brand that is part of a wider international group called Minor Hotels. It was built in the 1970s on the site of the old Teatro Calderón, which was once one of Barcelona’s biggest theatres, and had a major refurb in 2016. What are the rooms like at Gran Hotel Calderón? It’s easy to see how the Calderón may once have been a beacon of modern hotelling, full of neat capsules designed to accommodate Barcelona’s hordes of visitors. These days its rooms are showing their age – 2016 is, after all, a decade ago – with no shortage of scuffs and wonky fittings (and a very dated looking mini-fridge). That said, there were plenty of positives. My room, a ‘superior with terrace’, had most things you need from functional city-centre accommodation. Amenities were slotted into a tidily sized space, with a few wardrobe fronts’ worth of storage and a bathroom kitted out with fragrant toiletries, a bidet, hairdryer and a shower with grea

Mid-century modern is such a thing at the mo. The interior design style, which was established in the middle of the 20th century and is known for its distinctly sleek, boldly curved, earthily coloured and fashionable-but-functional furnishings, is currently dominating everything from TikTok’s design algorithm to Ikea’s latest collections. While plenty attempt to blend MCM with the mod-cons of the 2020s, hardly anywhere does so well. All too often the style requires too much attention to detail, too much flair (and, usually, too much money) to effectively pull off. Sir Devonshire Square is an example of mid-century modern (plus the influence of a few other design schools) pulled off with marvellous panache. The first London hotel from Amsterdam-based boutique chain Sircle Collection – which also has Sir outposts in Barcelona and Prague – boasts rooms that are exquisitely put-together. Whether you’re an academic design-head or a casual social media admirer, there’s plenty to gawp at (and take inspo from) in this handsome Liverpool Street/Shoreditch establishment. What are the rooms like at Sir Devonshire Square? Plenty of hotel rooms are perfectly pleasant. Very few do I get serious home envy from quite like I did at Sir Devonshire Square. I spent a fair amount of time just sitting back and admiring the handsome corner space, its dog-leg an exhibit of carefully chosen fittings, furniture pieces, colours and textures. Soft greens and rich oranges, papery cream lampshades and cou

Do you count The Hague among the coolest cities in Europe? Well, you absolutely should. I know what you’re thinking: what could be ‘cool’ about all those embassies and government offices, about the International Criminal Court? But Den Haag has a phenomenal bar scene and a lively Chinatown, a thriving seaside resort district and world-leading music festivals, bags of history and spectacular works of architecture. It is quietly one of the continent’s most happening spots. The Hague boasts a casual, unshouty sort of cool – and so does its first TRIBE hotel. TRIBE Den Haag Centraal may be yet another outpost of a global hotel chain (it’s one of Accor’s ‘midscale’ brands) but it suits the city well. Prim and practical, yes, but with far more style and depth to it than first appears. TRIBE Den Haag Centraal is a great hunk of a building, a sleek and bold navy-blue tower surrounded by the shinier, glassier structures of the surrounding Spui neighbourhood. It opened in December 2025, not just rebranding a former Mercure hotel but overhauling it with all-new furniture and fittings. What are the rooms like at TRIBE Den Haag Centraal? Spacious and wisely proportioned, clean and well-equipped, heaps of style combined with the slick dependability of a chain – TRIBE is all of that. Its 159 rooms have pretty much all the features you’d expect of a brand-new hotel in the year 2026: plugs with a range of charging options, tonnes of storage, immaculate soundproofing, a bed you can truly spraw

Padella truly changed the London pasta game. The city is now chock-a-bloc with excellent hand-rolled fresh pasta and you have Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda to thank: first for opening the excellent Islington eatery Trullo, then for the debut Padella in Borough Market in 2016, which was followed by a Shoreditch location. Ten years later comes the duo’s statement West End opening: a two-floor, 80-seat Padella just off the south end of Carnaby Street. Step through the door and devotees of the original restaurant will find themselves in familiar surroundings: a simple but sleek establishment with stools in the window, bulbous mid-century lampshades and framed fashion mags on the walls. The pici cacio e pepe purrs, and remains one of the city’s great beige foodie wonders Three restaurants in 10 years is a steady and certainly not rapid rate of expansion. Would Padella’s founders prefer to take their time and not overstretch? Padella Soho certainly feels that way, like a chain primed for take-off but never losing sight of the foundations of its success. Padella’s classics are as dependable as ever. The pici cacio e pepe purrs, and its juicy mouthfuls of salt, pepper and butter remain one of the city’s great beige foodie wonders. Similarly coloured ravioli satisfies a similar part of the mouth with semi-translucent sacks of crumbly ricotta. The luminous green spinach tagliarini, with its beaming egg yolk, isn’t quite so immortal – a tad on the stuffy side – but undeniably punchy wi

How’s this for a pitch? Shack up for the weekend (or longer) in a luxury, design-focused cabin right by the beach. The surrounding complex has its own spa, sauna, hot tub and pool complex. For your soundtrack, there’s just the softly-crashing waves of the English Channel. Your sights are streaking sunsets, seabirds riding the wind, a distant pulsating lighthouse. Not bad, eh? All the above is promised at CABÜ by the Sea, the Kent outpost of a company that also has a site in Ireland’s Killykeen Forest Park and is set to open a new Oxfordshire Cotswolds venue in 2027. CABÜ’s Kent location was its first, and it has been open since 2019. Self-catered and with a two-night minimum stay, CABÜ by the Sea doesn’t pretend to offer anything like the slick, in-and-out efficiency of a typical hotel. Guests are encouraged to use it to ‘relax and rewild’, making the most of the beach, pool, spa treatments and social areas. What are the rooms like at CABÜ by the Sea? The shepherd’s hut-style cabins range in size from one-bed studios to three-beds, and they’re all detached. I stayed in a one-bed ‘luxury’ cabin – one level above a one-bed studio – which had more than enough space for two people. A passion for design and ecology was on full-display through the accommodation, from ‘Cabin Porn’ books and flora prints on the walls to mid-century-ish furniture. There was a lot to like. The tall ceilings were gorgeous but a log fire, thick blankets and board games ensured properly cosy cabin vibes.

The Culpeper (the pub) is among east London’s most gorgeous boozers. Tall ceilings, vast windows onto Commercial Street, an extraordinary wraparound bar and – in the warmer months – one of the city’s great rooftops. The highest praise one can heap upon the Culpeper’s boutique hotel, therefore, is that it is a more than worthy accompaniment to its downstairs boozer. The Culpeper’s boutique hotel is neatly slotted into a four-floor Victorian pub that opened under its current name in 2014. The five rooms are all on the second floor – to regular pub-goers, that’s two floors above the pub, one above the restaurant and one below the rooftop. The restaurant’s ethos and décor continues to its rooms, which are shabby-chic in a very design-led, sustainable, waste-free sort of way. Even after being open for a decade, there’s an endearing familiarity to arriving at the Culpeper. You wander through an exceedingly pretty pub, pick up your keys at the restaurant’s booking desk, climb steep creaky stairs and head down a winding corridor to the rooms. What are the rooms like at The Culpeper? Like all great boutique hotels, staying at The Culpeper is like having discovered a secret, like being somewhere you shouldn’t really be – in this case, delightful rooms hidden away in a pub in prime E1. As downstairs, the room décor is shabby-chic with washed walls and ceilings, rugged furnishings and doors of various pleasing squeaks. The harsher features – a chunk of oak for a headboard, another hunk a

It’s alright to break the rules sometimes – especially if you’ve made them up yourself. Have that fourth pint on a weeknight. Nip to the 24-hour bagel shop for a post-dinner snack. You won’t get ill from oysters this time. Because, sometimes, very special things come from such rebellion: a miraculous non-hangover, a quiet joy, or one-of-a-kind deliciousness. In a decade of vegetarianism, I’ve been to few places better Depending on your degree of plant-based militancy, Holy Carrot’s second restaurant either vaguely bends its own rules or totally upends them. At the original outpost in Portobello, head chef Daniel Watkins’s live fire cooking and ferment laboratory established Holy Carrot as one of London’s great pioneers of vegan cuisine. But this new outpost in Spitalfields is not vegan, with all manner of dairy- and/or egg-based wonders across the menu. I previously reckoned that the first Holy Carrot was ‘[not] out to blow your mind’. Well, the second very much is. Their ‘sexy’ tofu – two mighty chunks loaded with a raucous display of Watkins’ fermenting chops (pickled carrot, onion and more) – shone in a blaze of fried orange and golden yellow. Each bite – thick with crunch but juicily tender inside – was accompanied by an eye-widening flash of sweet pickle and creamy smoked carrot XO. Burrata was my first experience of non-vegan Holy Carrot, and made for a similarly vivid sequence of textures and flavours: a plump dollop with a delicately brittle lemongrass pineapple hair

Sketch. You know it. That one from Instagram. Space pod loos. Loud art on the walls. Sort of like eating in an immersive theatre experience. But the Conduit Street institution is more than just a place for selfies and soundtracked bowel movements. Over two decades after opening it’s still very much a serious restaurant – and one that’s just had a redesign. An iconic dining destination In January 2026 Sketch revealed the first major rehang of its main Gallery restaurant since 2022, with Yinka Shonibare’s masks and quilts replaced by Jonathan Baldock’s faces and cocoons. The Gallery remains sunshine yellow, with its gorgeous domed skylight, though woven cocoons now curl down from the ceiling and 84 clay masks line the walls. The loos, you’ll be glad to hear, are the same: 2001-esque egg cubicles with ambient music and convex mirrors. Plenty might go somewhere like this with a certain wariness. Nice art doesn’t necessarily mean decent food, service and value for money. But Sketch is more than just a pretty face. In the Gallery, the menu is of the modern European variety, though with plenty of Asian touches and – in a way that fits the surroundings – a pleasing penchant for bright colours and presentational flair. All of which was clear from the off. We opened with the lily sing salad; creamy miso mayonnaise spun over avocado, tofu, mango, tomatoes, pomegranates and freeze-dried raspberries. Rather than just a garish splurge of colour on balmy yellow crockery, it was a mastercla

Summer 2026 is a huge one for global popstar residencies at Wembley Stadium. Following hot on the heels of Harry Styles and My Chemical Romance in northwest London is Bruno Mars, whose The Romantic Tour is at Wembley for six nights in July. The ‘Uptown Funk’ and ‘Just the Way You Are’ singer’s The Romantic Tour has made its way around the USA and Europe – and now it’s London’s turn. The six shows at Wembley are Mars’ only UK dates on the tour, and he’s supported on all shows by Victoria Monét and his Silk Sonic collaborator Anderson .Paak. Are you going to see Bruno Mars at Wembley? Or are you hoping to get last-minute tickets? From the timings to the setlist to remaining ticket availability and the Soho merch pop-up, here’s Time Out’s ultimate guide to The Romantic Tour in London When is Bruno Mars playing London’s Wembley Stadium? Bruno’s at Wembley for a six-night residency. Here are the dates: Saturday July 18 2026 Sunday July 19 2026 Wednesday July 22 2026 Friday July 24 2026 Saturday July 25 2026 Tuesday July 28 2026   Photograph: John V EsparzaBruno Mars for The Romantic Tour 2026   What time do doors open? Here’s what time gates open on each date: Saturday July 18 2026 – 5pm Sunday July 19 2026 – 6.30pm Wednesday July 22 2026 – 5pm Friday July 24 2026 – 5pm Saturday July 25 2026 – 5pm Tuesday July 28 2026 – 5pm Essentially, doors open at 5pm every day apart from the Sunday show, which is moved forward due to an earlier curfew. What time will Bruno Mars come on s

Bruno Mars’ The Romantic World Tour has landed in London. The ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ singer is in the capital for six shows – meaning well over half a million people will see him at Wembley before the end of the month. And, naturally, all those fans will want to make sure they’re kitted out in the hottest Bruno Mars gear. You will, of course, be able to get Bruno Mars merchandise at Wembley Stadium itself. But what if you want to get your merch before the show? Well, we’ve got you covered. The Romantic Tour has also got a central London pop-up, as well as online options. Bruno Mars is hosting Wembley’s third major residency of the summer (after Harry Styles and My Chemical Romance), and each set of gigs has had special merch events. Here’s what you need to know about getting Bruno souvenirs in London. RECOMMENDED: Bruno Mars The Romantic Tour in London: stage times, last minute tickets and ultimate guide. When is Bruno Mars playing London’s Wembley Stadium? Here’s when the ‘Grenade’ and ‘Just the Way You Are’ hitmaker is at London’s biggest stadium: Saturday July 18 2026 Sunday July 19 2026 Wednesday July 22 2026 Friday July 24 2026 Saturday July 25 2026 Tuesday July 28 2026 Photograph: John V EsparzaBruno Mars for The Romantic Tour 2026 Where to buy official Bruno Mars merchandise in London There are a few places you can get Mars merch for The Romantic Tour in LDN. Here’s the breakdown. Wembley Stadium Wembley itself will have merch options on dates wh

In London’s current hospitality climate, 14 and a half years is a very solid innings indeed. And that’s how long 10 Greek Street has been delighting diners in Soho, with Cameron Emirali and Luke Wilson running the restaurant and wine bar since they founded it way back in February 2012. Next month, however, 10 Greek Street’s run will come to an end. Emirali and Wilson have confirmed that the Soho institution will close and have its last service on Saturday August 8. Known for its seasonal modern cuisine with daily changing menus, a well-priced wine list and cheery atmosphere, 10 Greek Street has been a fixture of Soho’s dining scene. A Time Out review from 2013 described the place as ‘a small, unshowy restaurant that’s made a name for itself with a short but perfectly formed menu and an easy-going conviviality’. 10 Greek Street’s final few weeks will offer a menu filled with ‘cult classics’ from the restaurant’s past decade-and-a-half, as well as give diners the opportunity to work through what remains of the ‘Little Black Book’ (a handwritten list of rare wines bought at auction and sold at affordable prices). Photograph: 10 Greek Street10 Greek Street Commenting on the closure, Emirali and Wilson said that ‘the time is right for us to move on to new adventures’, adding: ‘It’s been such a huge part of our lives for so long, and we’re incredibly grateful for all the memories, friendships and good times along the way. ‘We’re excited about what comes next, but first we’d love

England are through to the semi-finals of the World Cup for just the fourth time ever. After defeating Norway in the quarters (after extra time and a Jude Bellingham masterclass), next up is one of the fiercest rivalries in international football: England v Argentina. Thomas Tuchel, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and the team will face Messi’s team at the Atlanta Stadium (otherwise known as the Mercedes-Benz Stadium), with kick-off at 8pm UK time on Wednesday evening. England haven’t faced La Albiceleste in a competitive match since 2002 (though they faced off in a friendly in 2005). Going out to watch the game? Check out Time Out’s guide to London watch parties. If you’re staying at home, you can find everything you need to know below, from the TV channel to the two teams’ head-to-head record. What time is England vs Argentina for World Cup 2026? The game will kick off on Wednesday July 15 at 3pm local time in Atlanta, which is five hours behind the UK. Kick off in Blighty is at 8pm BST. What time will England vs Argentina finish? If the game does not go to extra time (or penalties), it should be done by 10pm. However, if the game goes beyond 90 minutes, expect to add at least another hour onto that finish time. It should definitely be done by 11pm. Photograph: OlegRi / Shutterstock.comHarry Kane playing for England What channel is the semi final game on? The game is being shown on BBC One and the Beeb’s streaming platform BBC iPlayer. What time does coverage start? The BBC’s

The Pantheon. Helluva name, isn’t it? Brings to mind temples of gods, grand architectural structures, visions of greatness – and, of course, Marks and Spencer’s London flagship store. M&S’s shop is a Grade II-listed hunk of art deco black granite on Oxford Street dating back to 1938. The Pantheon, with its gleaming green lettering, was already a handsome place, but now it’s looking better than ever thanks to a wide-ranging revamp. The store’s interior has had an overhaul which culminated this week in the opening of its top two floors to the public. The upper floors opened on Monday (July 13) morning with sections for menswear, kidswear, lingerie and home. Key features include a bespoke suiting service (a first for M&S menswear) and dedicated lingerie area.  Photograph: Marks and SpencerMarks and Spencer (M&S) Pantheon on Oxford Street M&S has described the revamped Pantheon as a ‘blueprint’ for the brand’s future stores. And it isn’t just the newly opened levels that have been reworked: the four-floor shopping destination’s lower-ground food hall opened last August and its womenswear and beauty areas were refreshed in January. The store has remained open during the works. Photograph: Marks and SpencerMarks and Spencer (M&S) Pantheon on Oxford Street All of which means that the Pantheon now boasts nearly 100,000 square feet of transformed shopping space. M&S Pantheon is one of six Marks and Sparks outposts getting a makeover, with revamps of shops in Whetstone and Bankside

Prior to System of a Down’s first huge stadium show in London on Monday (July 13), the band hadn’t played the UK since Download Festival 2017. The Armenian-American alt-metal band are making amends for their absence with two dates at north London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the second date lined up for Wednesday July 15.  The two shows are the only British dates on SOAD’s 2026 UK and European Stadium Tour. On both dates the Mezmerize and Toxicity legends are supported by Queens of the Stone Age and Acid Bath – two acts very much of a draw in their own right.  Can’t wait to hear ‘Chop Suey!’ and ‘Lonely Day’ blasted out to a stadium crowd? Here’s what you need to know about System of a Down’s remaining show at the Spurs stadium, from timings to last-minute ticket availability. SKIP TO: ⏱️ Set times 🏟️ Seating plan 🎤 Support ✅ Setlist 🎟️ Tickets 🎒 Bag policy ⛅️ Weather forecast When are System of a Down playing London? The legendary metal band are at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (N17) on the following two dates (the remaining date is in bold): Monday July 13 2026 Wednesday July 15 2026 Photograph: Courtesy of the artistSystem of a Down What time do doors open at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? On Wednesday, gates will open at 5pm. What time will System of a Down come on stage? SOAD’s main set will start at 8.30pm. What’s the seating plan? Here’s the seating plan for System of a Down’s Spurs gigs, according to Ticketmaster. Image: TicketmasterTottenham Hotspur Stadium, Sy

East London fans of a chic tipple, we come bearing very sad news indeed. After just under a decade of innovative, arty, excellent drinks, French-inspired Bethnal Green bar Coupette has shut. Coupette opened in 2017 and its classic serves included a champagne piña colada, crème brûlée old fashioned, the ‘chocolate and red wine’ and a lot of calvados (French apple brandy). Not just a place for drinks, the Bethnal Green Road establishment also served up live music and impressive grub (with a notably luxurious cheese toastie). The east London establishment was also critically lauded. World’s 50 Best Bars placed it at 18th in 2018 and 23rd in 2019, while it won ‘cocktail of the year’ at the Class Bar Awards in 2018 and 2019. A Soho outpost named Atelier Coupette opened in 2023 but shut in April 2025. Last service at Coupette was on Sunday June 28 – but this isn’t the end for the award-winning bar team. A statement from the bar said it was only closing ‘in its current home’, adding that it is ‘[preparing] to move to a new location’. View this post on Instagram A post shared by COUPETTE — Cocktail Bar London (@coupettelondon) Exactly where or when Coupette’s third bricks-and-mortar venture will open hasn’t yet been revealed. Watch this space for updates. In the meantime, here are Time Out’s top 50 bars in London. Plus: the best Bethnal Green bars and pubs. Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke – from news and reviews to events and trends. Just follow o

London’s roster of museums and art galleries is world-beating. Very few cities on the planet can compete with the UK capital when it comes to the scope and quality of our cultural institutions – not least because so many of them are free to visit. And that cultural side of the city is only getting mightier: this year has seen the opening of the V&A East, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration and Museum of Youth Culture, while the new London Museum opens at Smithfield in November. Londoners won’t be too surprised to hear, then, that the Big Smoke was crowned the best city in the world for art galleries in Time Out’s latest guide to the planet’s top places for culture. More than 24,000 people around the world were surveyed about culture in their cities, but nowhere else scored higher for art than London. An impressive 81.1 percent of surveyed Londoners said that the city does art galleries better than it does anything else. London was a clear gold medal winner in the category, scoring much higher than Paris (which came second with 67.9 percent) and New York (third with 67.7 percent). And who can deny London’s art cred? Massive institutions like the National Gallery, Tates Modern and Britain, the Barbican and Hayward Gallery; slightly smaller but just as treasured spaces like the Courtauld, Dulwich Picture Gallery, ICA, Serpentine Galleries and Wallace Collection; underrated venues like South London Gallery, Camden Art Centre and Autograph… there’s a reason Time Out’s guide to L

In the small hours of Monday morning England defeated Mexico’s mighty Azteca. Three goals and a battling defensive performance means that the Three Lions are into the quarter finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Next up for Thomas Tuchel, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and the team are Norway. England will take on Erling Haaland and co at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Three Lions fans will be glad to hear that the kick-off time is much more sensible than the round of 16: the quarter final will start at 10pm UK time. The Mexico game ended up starting at 2am, which left a lot of people looking fairly bleary-eyed at work on Monday morning. Watching England’s World Cup campaign on TV? Here’s everything you need to know, from the timings to the TV channel to the Three Lions’ head-to-head record against Norway. What time is Norway vs England for World Cup 2026? The game will kick off on Saturday July 11 at 5pm local time in Florida, which is five hours behind the UK. That means kick-off in the UK is at 10pm. What time will Norway vs England finish? If all goes to plan and England win in normal time, the final whistle should blow by midnight. However, if the game goes to extra time and penalties, you can expect to add at least another 45 minutes to that. The game could drag on to 1am on Sunday morning. Photograph: ph.FAB / Shutterstock.comHarry Kane and Jude Bellingham playing for the England national men’s team What channel is the quarter final game on? Coverage of the game will be shown

At this year’s edition of BST Hyde Park, only one headliner is so huge he’s performing on two days. This weekend Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi is wrapping up this year’s BST on Saturday and Sunday. The ‘Someone You Loved’ and ‘Before You Go’ singer is in London with support from Conan Gray, Jacob Alon and Absolutely on both dates, with The Vaccines and Alessi Rose also performing across the weekend. Capaldi is BST’s final 2026 headliner, following Garth Brooks, ATEEZ, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons, Duran Duran and Pitbull. Heading to see Lewis Capaldi at BST? Thinking of getting a last-minute ticket? Here’s what you need to know about each day, including timings, the full schedule, a potential setlist and remaining ticket availability. SKIP TO: ⏱️ Lewis Capaldi set time 🗺️ Festival map 🎤 Full schedule and support acts – Saturday and Sunday ✅ Setlist 🎟️ Tickets 🎒 Bag policy and banned items ⛅️ Weather forecast 🚇 How to get to BST Hyde Park When is Lewis Capaldi playing BST Hyde Park in London? The emotional-sucker-punching hitmaker is in the capital on: Saturday July 11 2026 Sunday July 12 2026 Image: BST Hyde ParkBST Hyde Park lineup for Lewis Capaldi What time do gates open at BST Hyde Park? Standard entry tickets at BST get access from 2pm, with last entry at 8.30pm. Box office closes at 8pm. Primary Entry and VIP ticketholders get in around 60 minutes before standard ticketholders – so about 1pm. What time will Lewis Capaldi come on stage? The timings are sl

This weekend, the Piccadilly line’s closures are back. Services on the navy-blue line are majorly disrupted due to plans for new trains. But the Piccadilly isn’t the only London tube or train service that will be impacted by closures on July 11-12: the DLR, District and Metropolitan lines will all also be disrupted. But none of that is an excuse to stay at home this weekend. England’s World Cup campaign continues on Saturday, the final weekend of BST Hyde Park will be headlined by Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi, and unmissable movies are showing at King’s Cross’ open-air Everyman. Wondering how to navigate closures on London’s tubes and trains on July 11-12? Plan ahead with Time Out’s guide to planned travel disruption. London travel disruption and tube closures, July 11-12 2026 Piccadilly line On Saturday July 11 (all day, from 12.45am) and Sunday (all day), no trains between Hammersmith and Heathrow/Uxbridge. For Heathrow, use the Elizabeth line or Heathrow Express District line On Sat Jul 11 and Sun Jul 12, no trains between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway. Metropolitan line On Sat Jul 11 and Sun Jul 12, no trains between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. Photograph: I Wei Huang / Shutterstock.comTube train in London DLR On Sun Jul 12, no trains between Shadwell and Tower Gateway. Windrush line (Overground) On Sun Jul 12, no trains between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction until 9am. Photograph: Peter_Fleming / Shutterstock.comLondon Overground logo Water

Bald caps and pilot sunglasses at the ready: pop icon Pitbull is back in London this week. Mr Worldwide is headlining BST Hyde Park on Friday with support from two of his mightiest collaborators: Kesha and Lil Jon. Always wanted to hear ‘Timber’, ‘Time of Our Lives’ and ‘Give Me Everything’ performed on huge speakers to a partying festival crowd? This is your chance. Pitbull shows are famously excellent-vibe occasions, so expect Friday to be no different. Better yet, the day will see Pitbull attempt to get a Guinness World Record for ‘the largest gathering of people wearing bald caps’. BST is now in the final weekend of its 2026 edition. Pitbull will be the Great Oak Stage’s sixth headliner this year, following Garth Brooks, ATEEZ, Maroon 5, Mumford & Sons and Duran Duran. The festival will wrap up with two dates headlined by Lewis Capaldi. Heading to see Mr Worldwide at BST on Friday? Thinking of getting a last-minute ticket? Here’s what you need to know about the day, including timings, the full lineup and the weather forecast. SKIP TO: ⏱️ Pitbull set time 🗺️ Festival map 🎤 Full schedule and support acts ✅ Setlist 🎟️ Tickets 🎒 Bag policy and banned items ⛅️ Weather forecast 🚇 How to get to BST Hyde Park When is Pitbull playing BST Hyde Park in London? Bald Es, listen up. The Miami hitmaker is at BST on Friday July 10 2026. Photograph: BST Hyde ParkPitbull lineup at BST Hyde Park What time do gates open at BST Hyde Park? Standard entry tickets get access from 2pm, wit