India Lawrence

When it comes to art and exhibitions, London has it all. From the niche spaces, to the avant garde galleries, and the massive crowd-pleasing museums, our city is packed with shows that will perplex, challenge, inspire, educate and leave you feeling awestruck.  The problem is... there’s absolutely tons to see. Too much, you could say. Lucky for you, Time Out exists. For decades, our experts have been visiting and reviewing all the sculpture, painting, performance, photography, history, fashion and other types of exhibitions on offer. You name it, we’ve (probably, most likely) seen it. If you’re wondering what’s actually worth your time, start here. Check out the best museum exhibitions and art in London right now, and be sure to come back weekly for the latest picks. Stay in the loop: sign up to our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of the city, straight to your inbox. RECOMMENDED: Best photography exhibitions in LondonBest free exhibitions in London

January 2026: Our latest update includes everything from an early morning Michelin starred tasting menu to udon noodle bowls, South Indian platters and Hong Kong-style toasted buns. Of course, it wouldn't be a list of the best breakfasts in London without an appearance from Dishoom and their iconic-for-a-reason bacon naan, so that's here too, as is old school East End hangout E Pellicci - one of the best classic caffs in London.  The best breakfasts in London at a glance: 🌯 Best for a burrito: Bad Manners, Shoreditch 😎 Best for celeb-spotting: The Wolseley, Mayfair 🥓 Best for a fry-up: E Pellicci, Bethnal Green 🍛 Best for a South Indian feast: The Tamil Prince, Islington 🍞 Best for Hong Kong French toast: Hoko Cafe, Brick Lane 🍱 Best for Japanese brekkie: Ikoi, Kings Cross Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and luckily for London, the city caters to every possible morning whim. These days, London isn’t just home to the fry-up, but the ubiquitous smashed avocado on toast, bowls of shakshuka and many more besides. In fact, London genuinely might be the best place to eat breakfast in the world. Whether you’re the kind of person who favours a posh restaurant over a greasy spoon, or who champions a caff over a swanky hotel, we’ve rounded up the ultimate list.  RECOMMENDED: Breakfast’s a little too early for you? Try one of London’s best brunches instead. Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial

Twice a year, fashion Christmas comes to London, bringing with it whole closets full of covetable new looks you’ll dream of wearing. London Fashion Week returns next week for another deep-dive into the trends and styles that will be dominating red carpets, shops and streets in autumn and winter 2026 (AW26).  Across five days, the city’s most stylish will be hanging out around the Strand and sitting front row to see fresh looks from the likes of Simone Rocha, Chopova Lowena, Harris Reed, Burberry and Fiorucci. Yes, the majority of shows are invite-only, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be in the know. Here’s all the information you need ahead of London Fashion Week AW26.  When is London Fashion Week 2026?  LFW takes place twice a year: in February and September. The next fashion week will be from Thursday February 19 to Monday February 23.  Where is London Fashion Week held?  London Fashion Week usually takes place at the British Fashion Council’s own show space at 180 The Strand. The closest tubes are Holborn and Temple. Several events will also be held at external locations across the city. How do I get tickets to London Fashion Week 2026?  We hate to be the ones to tell you but unfortunately, most of the LFW shows are invite-only, so you can’t buy tickets.  What designers should I be watching out for?  Although you may not be able to see the shows in real life, you will be able to watch them live on the London Fashion Week website. So, these are all the one’s worth tuning in

Covent Garden is so rammed with restaurants that decision fatigue can easily threaten the quality of your dinner. Weave through the tourists and theatregoing crowds and you'll discover that this area hosts many of the best restaurants in London, including French-styled Story Cellar, and The Portrait by Richard Corrigan, as well as old faves The Savoy Grill and J Sheekey. We’ve compiled a list of the best in the area, from cutting-edge eateries and classy counter joints to party-ready and casual hangouts, with pre-theatre favourites and cheap eats among them. Think of it as your Covent Garden bucket list. The best restaurants in Covent Garden at a glance: 🍸 Best for old school glamour: J Sheekey 🥦 Best for modern British cookery: Town 🥘 Best for Spanish tapas: Barrafina, Drury Lane and Adelaide Street 🍝 Best for perfect pasta: Bancone 🍛 Best for excellent Indian food: Tandoor Chop House ⌛ Best for a fast feed: Adoh! RECOMMENDED: The absolute best restaurants in Soho. Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

We’ve made it through the most depressing month of the year, the endless wait for that post-Christmas payday is finally over, and festival season 2026 is on our minds. By the time summer rolls around, Londoners will be absolutley spoilt for choice. With something taking place almost every weekend throughout the warmer months, you can forget trekking across the country to live in a field for five days; simply hop on the tube and before you know it you’re listening to your favourite artists, tinny to hand, knowing that there’s a hot shower and a cosy bed waiting for you once the day is over.  The future of events in Brockwell Park was thrown up in the air in 2025, but you’ll be glad to know that most of the south London park’s usual lineup of events will return in 2026, with Cross The Tracks, Field Day and Mighty Hoopla all in the diary for late May. And the line-up announcements for next year’s events are already coming in thick fast, with huge acts like Tyler, The Creator, Lewis Capaldi, Lorde, Lily Allen, Blood Orange and Deftones all set to take to London stages come the summer. Have a scroll through our comprehensive guide – which we keep meticulously updated with all the latest line-up announcements – and see what takes your fancy. RECOMMENDED: ⛺ The best UK music festivals🌍 The best festivals in Europe

February has finally arrived, and after the punishing health regimes, sober stints and penny-pinching that the first month of the year usually entails, London is ready to let loose! February packs a bunch of important dates packed into its short four weeks, including Valentine’s Day, Lunar New Year, London Fashion Week and LGBTQ+ History Month. It’s also half-term, again (yes, already!) which means loads of family-friendly activities across the city, many of which won’t cost you a penny.  Elsewhere, the art and film industries spring into life again after a quiet few weeks at the beginning of the year, with several local film festivals on the horizon and a slew of major exhibition, from Tracey Emin at the Tate Modern to Rose Wylie at the RA.  There’s also plenty of live sport, from the Six Nations to the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, plus Kew’s Orchid Festival and King’s Cross’s new wellness-focused Equanimity Festival for the sport and outdoorsy types. And that’s by no means all! Seize your chance to have some fun this February, with our guide to the best things happening in London over the month. London’s best things to do in February at a glance: 🛏️ Best for art lovers: Tracey Emin, Tate Modern 🎭 Best for thespians: Dracula, Noel Coward Theatre  👹 Best for culture buffs: Samurai, British Museum 🏉 Best for sports fans: Six Nations, various 🧒🏻 Best for kids: Imagine Festival, Southbank Centre

Rejoice, because you’ve made it through the doldrums of January which means it’s time to start defrosting from your winter hibernation and head back out there to the frontlines of culture.  In the dance world there’s loads to pick from this month. Peter Wright’s romantic but also vengeful Giselle is arriving at the Royal Opera House just in time for V Day, perfect for anyone going through a bad break up. Over at Sadler’s Wells Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch are in the house performing Bausch’s penultimate work Sweet Mambo. Plus, contemporary dance festival Resolution continues througout Feb at The Place.  Read on to see the best dance in London this month.  India is in charge of dance listings at Time Out. She has been dancing since she could walk and has been reviewing dance in London since joining Time Out in 2022.  MORE STAGE: Dance classes in London Best theatre shows this yearBest theatre shows this monthBest comedy shows this month

With a bounty of great parties happening in the capital this Easter bank holiday, you can dance till you drop. Here’s our round-up of the long weekend’s best parties from Thursday April 2 to Monday April 6 2026, from (hopefully) sun-soaked daytime soirees to late-night ragers at some of the city’s best clubs.  If you’ve got the stamina, you could turn Easter into a proper bender. Just don’t count on a quick resurrection in time for work on Tuesday. RECOMMENDED:The best Easter events and activities in LondonThe 50 best nights out in London

Looking for ideas for Valentine’s that avoid the the mushy, saccharine nonsense that the day typically brings? There are loads of loved-up spots in the city that will show your beau that you’ve got original ideas that will blow dinner and a movie out of the water, as well as unusual events and alternative date options.  Skip the clichés – goodbye petrol station flowers, naff chocolates and soulless plastic presents – and treat your beloved to something different. From cult movie marathons to absinthe tastings, get your nose out of the crappy card rack and check out these alternative romantic things to do in London. RECOMMENDED: Your guide to Valentine’s Day in London.

There’s a heck of a lot to get excited about in Britain over the next 12 months or so. Between now and 2027 Brits will gobble down platefuls of new restaurants’ grub, slurp tasty bevs in fresh bars, get cultural fixes at museum exhibitions, spectate at globally-renowned sport events and even witness moments of proper historic importance. In 2026 the UK will see the return of the Bayeux Tapestry (not seen on these isles in 900 years) and the completion of the nation-spanning King Charles III Coastal Path. Among the likes of new music festivals and theme parks will be the world’s biggest Irish cultural event, the premiere of one of this century’s most highly anticipated stage musicals and centenery celebrations for a globally-loved children’s character.  And that’s just the stuff that’s planned – who knows what else will define the year? Without further ado, here are the 16 best new things to do in the UK in 2026, chosen by Time Out editors and contributors. RECOMMENDED: 📍 The 14 best places to visit in the UK in 2026.🏛️ The 26 best new things to do in London in 2026.🌍 The best new things to do in the world in 2026.

January is here, which means we’re entering a brand new year. Despite all the January goals, resolutions and hopes we have for 2026, it’s no secret that January can ostensibly become the most depressing month of the year. The days are short and dark, it’s cold, and our bank balances are severely depleted after the December festivities. But, we’re here to help you realise it’s not all bleak.  For one thing, it’s the ideal time to discover London on a budget and without the crowds, while many of city’s very best theatre and musicals, restaurants and bars – ranked definitively by Time Out's crew of expert local editors – offer discounted tickets and cheap meal deals to entice you out of the house during the coldest and darkest days of the year. Believe it or not, but January can also a time for celebration, too. London will once again be playing host to plenty of Burns Night ceilidhs, haggis suppers and poetry readings commemorating Scotland’s most famous poet, plus dinners and parades in celebration of the Lunar New Year, which falls nice and early in 2025, on January 29. If you’re someone who likes to commit to a month of sobriety or a punishing new exercise regime at the start of the New Year, London definitely has your back too. The city is home to countless excellent sports clubs and fitness classes, plus dozens of glorious parks and spectacular walking routes, and there’s arguably nowhere that better caters for the sober and sober-curious. Of course, if you’d rather just s

Peckham locals have always been proud of the area’s brand: a melting pot of cultural vibrancy, eccentric individuals, and an artsy, young DIY crowd thanks to nearby Goldsmiths University and Camberwell College of Arts. It rivals Dalston and all those other East End upstarts as the place to hang out, and it’s the perfect spot for new restaurants to find their feet. Here are some of the best in the area, as well as a host of notable places to eat just down the road in Camberwell, too.  RECOMMENDED: The best 50 restaurants in London. Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

All of London’s hottest and hippest people will head to Peckham Rye Park for one of London’s best electronic music bonanzas in May. GALA will return after its hugely successful 10th anniversary event in 2025. The theme for 2026 has been revealed as The Floor Is Ours, which is a call for community and creative ownership, and wants to take a stand against the growing commercial tide in dance culture. The Friday of Gala tends to lean towards the bassier side of things. In 2026 it will see Benji B take over with Deviation. Freshly announced acts include CASISDEAD, Giggs and Novelist Also on the bill is Or:La, Mala and Charli xcx’s new hubby, George Daniel. NTS will curate a stage, as well as Dirty Hit’s electronic imprint dh2, and dubstep specialists HVYWGHT. Peach will debut her new Dreamland project on the Saturday with a takeover of the Pleasuredome. She’ll be joined on the line-up by Saoirse, Call Super, Prosumer, Job Jobse and Steffi x Virginia. Other takeovers will be staged by queer party starters Club Are and Berlin radio station Refuge Worldwide. Sunday will go hard on the disco and house, with Todd Terje, Seth Troxler and Lil’ Louis leading the charge, alongside a rare b2b2b from Hunee, Palms Trax and Antal. Also playing will be Gilles Peterson, CC:DISCO!, Chaos in the CBD and Moxie, who will bring her On Loop party to the festival. 

No longer the newbie on the block, London’s Jazz Cafe returns for its third edition in early August. It’s leaving behind its former home of Burgess Park and moving to a secret location. Headlining the 15,000-capacity festival in 2026 is R&B star Ari Lennox, known for her hits ‘Pressure’ and ‘Shea Butter Baby’, making it the singer’s only UK date in 2026. The rest of the line-up is still TBA, but if previous editions are anything to go by it will be meticulously curated by the Jazz Cafe gang, spanning jazz (of course), R&B, hip hop and electronic sounds. 

After taking place in Burgess Park for the past two years in a row,  Maiden Voyage is yet to announce the location for its 2026 edition. Details for summer’s event are still being kept under wraps, but tickets are on sale – expect stage takeovers from London’s hottest clubs and nightlife collectives, alongside some big names in contemporary electronic music.

Once again, London’s most ravey festival will take over Boston Manor Park with some of the biggest names in techno and house. Celebrating 10 years in 2026, Junction 2 will span a mega two weekends with an absolutley stacked line-up featuring the godmothers and godfathers of electronic music alongside exciting contemporary talent. DJs announced for 2026 include Nina Kraviz, Jeff Mills, Francesco del Garda, Gabrielle Kwarteng b2b Peach, I Hate Models, Miss Monique, Nicolas Lutz and more to come.   

Did you know that the samurai believed gender and sexuality were fluid, and that they practically invented the concept of being non-binary? Because I certainly didn’t. This progressive view was one of many riveting – and surprising – things I learned at the blockbuster Samurai exhibition at the British Museum.  You don’t have to be a history buff to find Samurai intriguing – I’m not a medieval period obsessive, but like a lot of Zillenials I am a big fan of all things Japanese. This exhibition of treasures from Nihon, therefore, understandably appealed to me, and I suspect this will be the case for anyone who has spent hours trawling the internet for the perfect santoku knife or vintage Comme des Garçons jacket. There’s a lot crammed into the exhibition, which outlines the past 1,000 years through 280 objects and pieces of digital media, following the rise of the samurai from fierce mercenaries in the 1100s, through to their reign as an aristocratic social class from the 1600s to the 1800s. Examining the enduring legacy of the Japanese warriors in the present day, Samurai illustrates how the image of the noble fighter has been mythologised, altered and co-opted over the years, sometimes for nefarious means (as seen in a chilling Nazi pamphlet promoting the relations between Japan and Germany).  an incredible selection of ornate helmets resemble sculptures more than headgear Many of the artefacts on display are stunning – from intricately decorated partition screens, to fans,

The legendary Scottish choreographer Michael Clark is unveiling a new solo at the Serpentine which was created in response to Peter Doig’s House of Music. Created for dancer Jules Cunningham (who has worked with Merce Cunningham Company, Michael Clark Company and Boris Charmatz), the site-specific commission will embody Clark’s signature punk spirit while responding to Doig’s artwork inspired by music, film and communal gathering. The solo will be performed three times throughout the days: at midday, 1.30pm and 3pm. 

The Barbican is celebrating 20 years of comissioning artists for The Curve in 2026. Chicago-based artist Julia Phillips will be the first to exhibit in the free space this year, with her first UK solo exhibition Inside, Before They Speak. Showing new sculptures that combine glazed ceramics sculpted on her body with metal hardware, Phillips explores ideas about the body, conception, technology and human connection. 

London’s hottesr, non-cringe dating night Pears is teaming up with Selfridges for a special Valentine’s event in 2026. Get struck by Cupid at the speed dating party that refuses to be bounded by gender or sexuality and all are welcome. A £30 ticket includes a speed dating session hosted by drag queen Barbs, live performances, a drink and snack, and of course, the chance to meet your next loml. 

Get ready to scream, because the ‘rockstar of the English baroque’ – yep, you heard that right – is getting his own major exhibition in London this spring. Three hundred years after his death,  the OG ‘starchitect’ Sir John Vanbrugh will get a show dedicated to his iconic architecture at Sir John Soane’s museum. Vanbrugh brought England some of its most-admired country houses, including Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, and is known for his dramatic use of light and shadow, recessions and projections. 

Henry Moore’s bulbous and undulating sculptures were designed to be seen outside and surrounded by nature. So we’re happy to say that Kew is displaying a huge collection of his works as they were intended at this mega exhibition. The world’s biggest ever exhibition of Moore will open at the botanical gardens, with 30 sculptures on show in the open air and more than 90 works including carvings and drawings displayed in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery. Several of his famous and iconic reclining figures will be on view, as well as more abstract and amorphous pieces like the massive bronze marvel ‘Large Two Forms’. 

The first major European exhibition of James McNeil Whistler’s work in 30 years arrives at Tate Britain in 2026. Known as a truly global aritst, The Victorian oil painter re-wrote many of the rules of art, and was an early adopter of ’art for art’s sake’. The retrospective brings together the artist’s world-famous paintings such as ‘Whistler’s Mother’ (Mr Bean fans will recognise this one, IYKYK) alongside rarely, or never seen, works. It includes exquisite portraits, drawings, prints, and designs, from as early as his teens in St Petersburg to the enigmatic late self-portraits.   

If you’ll always carry a torch for your teenage celeb crush, then this one’s for you. From the internet’s impact on beauty trends to all things cute and cuddly, Somerset House has a history of delving into contemporary pop cultural trends with its exhibition programming, and it continues in a similar vein with its spring 2026 exhibition. In Holy Pop! Somerset House will explore the power of fandom and the world of modern shrines. Through art, memorabilia, letters, photographs, and interactive installations, the pay what you can exhibition will uncover the rituals of idolisation, showing how fandom shapes identity, values, and community. 

Britain’s number one cocktail bar for 2026 has been named, and it’s not in London. Hooray for the UK’s regional mixologists!  This year’s list of the Top 50 Cocktail Bars in Britain has just dropped. The ranking was based on votes from more than 200 industry experts, including bar tenders, bar owners, drinks writers and influencers. While 25 of the top 50 bars were found in London (find out all about those here), both of the two top spots were awarded to bars outside the capital. Couch in Stirchley, southwest Birmingham has been crowned the top bar in the UK by Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2026. The neighbourhood spot is known for its handcrafted tipples with names inspired by films and songs – visitors can sip on ‘A Bronx Tale’ made with Malfy lemon gin, blood orange, Cocchi Di Torino Vermouth, or a ‘My Jamaican Guy’ inspired by Grace Jones, made using hibiscus Veritas rum, vermouth blend and grapefruit.  Couch first entered the Top 50 list in 2022, coming in 37th. It’s continued to climb the ranking, all the way up to top spot.  Also making the top 10 was Bar Glue in Liverpool, Satan’s Whiskers in London (pictured below) and Hull’s The Brain Jar, which came in second, third and fourth respectively.    Steven Joyce   Bar Glue in Liverpool’s Albert Dock was lauded for its great service, community approach and excellent drinks which have names like ‘Happy Meal’ and ‘A Fox in the Outback’. Taxidermy-filled drinking den Satan’s Whiskers in east London has been compared to New York-sty

There is no stopping the rising tide of outdoor swimmers in London. And it doesn’t seem like the hype will be slowing down any time soon, because soon cold water enthusiasts could be plunging themselves into the River Thames at a brand new swimming spot.  The government has proposed the introduction of 13 new swimming sites around the UK, one of which is in Greater London. We know what you’re thinking. Isn’t the Thames a filthy, dangerous cesspool of discarded shopping trolleys, Lime bikes and sewage? In some ways, yes. But the officials have spoken, and according to them this new spot will be A-okay for practicing your breaststroke, front crawl and the like.  The new outdoor dipping spot would be found in the River Thames at Ham and Kingston in the west of the city, at a once popular Victorian swimming location. It could become the capital’s first ever bathing site in the Thames.  The site’s arrival would mark a ‘vast transformation’ in water quality in the river, which was declared biologically dead in the 1950s due to pollution. Water minister Emma Hardy said rivers and beaches were ‘at the heart of so many communities, where people come together, families make memories and swimmers of all ages feel the benefits of being outdoors safely’. A six-week public consultation is currently taking place where the government will assess the potential swimming areas. If they become ‘Designated Bathing Waters’, they will be regularly tested for water quality throughout the bathing sea

London foodies will have to mourn the loss of another great eatery in the capital next month, as LD’s Kitchen, the kitchen resident at The Black Heart in Camden and Saint Monday Brewery, is leaving both venues. LD’s is the latest of several Time Out favourites to have confirmed closures this week, joining the likes of Club Mexicana Soho and Tandoor Chop House at the big restaurant in the sky... for now anyway.  The plant-based LD’s Kitchen was named Time Out’s second-best brunch in the capital and was formerly Time Out’s third-best roast. LD’s has been in residence at the iconic heavy metal boozer The Black Heart in Camden Town and the Saint Monday Brewery in London Fields for the past three years. It has become beloved for its vegan Sunday lunches and breakfasts that feature towering pancake stacks and an array of bloody marys.  In an Instagram post, LD’s announced it would have its final service at Saint Monday on March 28 and its final roast service at The Black Heart on March 29. Booking is highly advised as its expected that London’s vegans will be lining up in their droves to pay their respects.  ‘I personally would like to thank the amazing teams / staff at The Black Heart and Saint Monday, I / we couldn’t have done it without you all… I could go on and on but let’s keep this short and sweet before I cry!’ said LD in the post. ‘Thank you all to the customers for the support at both venues the past three years.’ View this post on Instagram A post shar

More speedy buses could be arriving in the capital soon as TfL has revealed its draft business plan for 2026. Four new Superloops – that’s an express route connecting areas on the outer edges of London – might be coming to the capital by 2027. One new limited-stopping, express bus route has already launched in 2026: the SL11, which you can find out more about here. Confirmed and potential new Superloop bus routes in London Here’s everything we know so far, including which routes are definitely confirmed and what are all the potential stops.  SL12 The SL12 between Gants Hill and Ferry Lane in Rainham via Romford is definitely coming in 2026. The route will parallel route 66 between Gants Hill and Romford, then partially parallel routes 165 and 372 between Elm Park and Rainham. It will begin service on April 4 2026.  Every SL12 stop Gants Hill Station Horns Road (Eastbound) / Ley Street (Westbound) Newbury Park Station Barley Lane Eastern Avenue Padnall Road (Eastbound)/East Road (Westbound) Eastern Avenue West Mawney Road Western Road Romford Station Queen's Hospital Romford Elm Park Station Mungo Park Road Freebourne Gardens South End Road Ford Lane Cherry Tree Lane Dunedin Road Rainham Tesco Rainham Station South Side National Rail Ferry Lane Industrial Estate SL13 The SL13 is hoped to arrive in west/northwest London within the next two years, but it’s not been 100 percent confirmed yet. It would run between Ealing Broadway and Hendon War Memorial via Neasden, connecting w

Liverpool Street Station is a chaotic place. On any given day, a trip through Livvy Street will likely see you come face to face with drunk city workers clutching McDonald’s bags, rowdy hen and stag dos and miffed tourists trying to fight their way through the hubbub. That’s why there have been plans to redevelop the Victorian station for quite a while. Now, a controversial £1.2 billion development proposal for the hub has just been approved. The Liverpool Street redevelopment has seen a few iterations over the past few years. First developers wanted to build a 16-storey tower over the station, but after backlash from conservationists and celebrities like like Stephen Fry and Tracey Emin, different designs were submitted. Things are finally pressing ahead because yesterday (February 10) Network Rail was granted planning permission by the City of London to transform the station. Liverpool Street was last redeveloped in 1991 and passenger numbers have tripled since then, making it London’s busiest terminal. It’s estimated that 158 million people could pass through the station in 2041.  With the approved plans created by ACME architects, ’Pool Street will see it’s concourse capacity increased by 76 percent while the station will be made fully accessible with step-free access from street level to all platforms including the London Underground. It will see the addition of eight new lifts and six new escalators, as well as toilets on all levels and new landmark entrances.  Image:

Where are all the fittest people in the UK? Lots of them are in London, according to a new survey. With our high population of celebs, models and influencers (and not to mention all the stunning journos in the Time Out office), are we that surprised? Time Out recently asked Brits in cities across the UK how they experience romance. More than 2,800 people responded to the survey which asked people how often they spot someone they fancy every month. According to the results, the Big Smoke is the fourth most attractive city in the UK. People in the capital see someone they like the look of an average of 12.01 times per month – equal to almost every other day. That’s a lot of sexy people to choose from. However, when it comes to actually following through with the person you fancy, Londoners didn’t score so well. The capital ranked in last place for frequency of dating, flirting, going on a night out that led to romance and sex. Which begs the question – with so many attractive people but such little action, what are Londoners doing? Londoners said they go on a date an average of 2.27 times per month, flirt with someone 3.21 times per month and find romance on a night out 1.63 times per month.  When it comes to having sex, Londoners are bonking less than any city in the UK, with respondents in the capital saying they shag only 4.5 times per month. Compared to the city in first place (which you can read about here), this is quite a paltry result.  If you’re looking for even more g

Vegan Mexican restaurant Club Mexicana has closed the doors to its Kingly Court restaurant after six years.  In an Instagram post, the famously hot pink resto announced it had served its last tofish taco on February 7. Owner Meriel Armitage said the restaurant wasn’t closing its Carnaby Street location because of a lack of success, but because the landlords want to redevelop the building.  ‘We are not closing this site because it doesn’t work – it very much does! We are always packed and it’s been a fantastic, buzzy, always full restaurant,’ the post said.  It added: ‘But the landlord has decided to make some big changes to Kingly and a big redevelopment plan is about to begin there. It will be a different Kingly Court but places change and we all keep on moving.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Club Mexicana (@clubmexicana) The meat-free Mexican started out as a festival food stall and supper club before opening its first permanent spot in Kingly Court in 2020. The mini chain has food hall-style venues at Market Place Leicester Square, Boxhall City and Mercato Mayfair which will all remain open. The closure announcement added that new Club Mexicana venues are in the works, with more details to come soon.  Vegans won’t go hungry in London yet. One of London’s top plant-based restaurants is opening a second location in the City.  It’s Michelin day! 10 London restaurants have just been awarded a new Michelin Star in the 2026 awards.  Get the la

Drivers, beware. More parts of central London could be pedestrianised under proposals from Westminster Council and the Crown Estate.  The road between Piccadilly Circus and St James’s Park could be transformed into a massive public plaza and vehicles could be banned from Regent Street St James’s, Waterloo Place and the south side of Piccadilly Circus. If the proposals are enacted, the pedestrianisation of certain roads would lead to more than 35,000 square metres of new public space, equivalent to more than five football pitches, created in the West End.  Currently, Regent Street St James’s is for northbound road traffic, while its neighbour, Haymarket, is for southbound road traffic. The plans would see vehicles banned from Regent Street St James and Haymarket converted into two-way traffic. Waterloo Place, just south of Pall Mall, could also be pedestrianised. The plaza is home to a number of statues and memorials, including the Florence Nightingale statue, the Guards Crimean War Memorial and the Duke of York column.  Image: Westminster Council Regent Street would have its pavements widened and see cycle lanes installed, made possible by the removal of the island in the middle of the road.  The grand plan was first announced in 2025, but at the end of January 2026 the Crown Estate announced it would continue with the proposals following a positive public response. The final designs by Allies and Morrison architects are due to be revealed in summer 2026, with work expected

The UK already has one garden inspired by New York City’s High Line – the Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester – and there’s another in the works for Camden in London. But could it get a third? There are calls to turn a disused viaduct in Glasgow into a sky garden inspired by the one in the Big Apple. Jock Breckenridge, a landscape designer, has said he wants to transform the Gorbals Viaduct, which formerly carried the mainline of the Glasgow and South Western Railway into St Enoch’s Station until its closure in 1965. Photograph: ShutterstockThe High Line in New York Breckenridge is currently fundraising and gathering community support for the plans. He told the Glasgow Times that he is in conversation with Network Rail, which owns the viaduct, alongside local heritage groups and other possible partners. In his plans, Breckenridge wants to redesign the viaduct which opened in 1871. He would clear the trackbed which is now overgrown with trees, giving access to the local community. He also hopes to transform the long-lost Gorbals Station, which closed in 1929, into a community hub and heritage centre.  Part of the track still carries a double track line linking Glasgow’s north and south railway systems. It occasionally carries rolling stock and freight trains.  ‘I pass the viaduct frequently on my bike and it strikes me that it is a historical asset that’s undervalued,’ Beckenridge told the Glasgow Times.  ‘Not only is it one of the last Victorian structures left standing in a

Back in the day, Manston Airport near Margate used to fly Brits to their holidays in Europe, with destinations including Italy, Portugal and Amsterdam. The airport closed its doors in 2014, but in 2025 it announced it was going to make a comeback. Now there’s been an update, as owners said the airport could reopen in 2029.  Originally built in 1916 as an RAF base, Manston also operated as a commercial terminal until shutting down more than a decade ago. In recent years it’s operated as a car park, hosted aviation events and was even the set for the 2022 film Empire of Light.  Originally tipped to open in 2028, the return of Manston Airport has been pushed back by a year due to the ‘complexity of planning work, changes to the cost of the works and turbulence within the financial markets’, Tony Freudman from airport owners RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP) said. Freudman told Kent Online that Manston could reopen as a cargo airport in 2029, but it could still be a few years until passenger flights return to the terminal. The £750 million project is reportedly in its final stages, with the airport in final discussions with a European funding partner.  No airlines have expressed an interest in operating from Manston yet, but Freudman said that airlines like Jet2 and TUI prefer ‘regional airports like this one’. RSP hopes that a consultation on proposed airspace will begin in March 2026.  Photograph: Shutterstock ‘Manston represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver

You know what they say about buses. You wait ages for a bus, and it’s raining, and windy, and there is nowhere to sit down apart from the weird plastic ledge thing, and then three buses come along at once. Or something like that? Anyway, because of this top-class experience, TfL has decided it’s time for the capital’s bus stops to glow up. The transport authority is running a 12-month trial at 27 bus shelters across the city as it looks to improve accessibility, safety and all-round customer experience.  New bus shelters will be introduced in London boroughs Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Camden, Croydon, Hackney, Havering, Hillingdon, Kingston-upon-Thames, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth and City of Westminster. Locations were selected based on the condition of existing shelters and the number of customers using each bus stop, as well as high crime locations. The first ones were installed at the end of January, with the trial running for the next year. We know you’re on the edge of your seat to find out more – and not just perched on one of the current stops’ weird seat-rest hybrids. So, how will the bus shelters actually be different? Well, TfL’s new designs have a number of enhanced features: lighting will be improved to help customers feel safer and provide better visibility; seats will be introduced for comfort and accessibility; a reflective red vinyl roof will make bus stops more recognisable in darkness and from a distance, while new materials will make the shelters less

London is losing a legend of its fine dining scene; chef Pascal Aussignac will close his Michelin-starred Club Gascon in Smithfield at the end of March. Open for 27 years, since 1998, the posh eatery is inspired by the chef-owner’s native Gascony in south-west France.  In an Instagram post, the restaurant’s owners, Aussignac and Vincent Labeyrie, said it was ‘with both gratitude and a heavy heart, we share that Club Gascon will be closing its doors following dinner service on 28 March’. They added: ‘From the very beginning, our approach to dining was driven by passion and creativity – offering guests the freedom to explore three to five dishes across our menu, in no set order, long before “small plates” became part of everyday dining language. It was a sharing-led experience designed to showcase the very best of Gascony’s rich culinary heritage.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Club Gascon (@clubgascon) Earning its Michelin star in 2002, Club Gascon became part of a set of high-end restaurants that turned Smithfield into a dining destination, alongside the likes of St John and Stephen Bull Bistro. Club Gascon also had two sister venues: restaurant Comptoir Gascon and bar Cellar Gascon, both of which are closed.  You’ve still got time to try the restaurant’s signature dishes, which include a ‘tipsy duck’ – a whole roast bird glazed with Armagnac –, foie gras and ‘faux’ gras, because Club Gascon’s final service will take place on Mar