Journal
Every guide we publish, newest first. London restaurants, bars, pubs, hotels, afternoon tea, spas and nightlife, each one checked against the venue's own published information rather than against other guides.
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We take no bookings, sell nothing, and accept no payment for inclusion. Where a price or a rule appears here, it came from the venue.
Heaven London: Open to 14s, and Nobody Agrees on the Hours
Gigs admit 14-year-olds with an adult, and start at 6pm. Three listing sites give three different sets of club hours.
Lift 109: Up the North-West Chimney, Which Is Not the Original
£17 to ride 109 metres up a rebuilt 1930s chimney, after an exhibition at ground level. Late opening Thursday to Saturday only.
Hatchards: 10% Back, and Editions You Cannot Buy Elsewhere
Booksellers since 1797. Rewards return 10% with no minimum redemption, and they publish their own Library and Signed Editions.
Daunt Books: Ten Shops, Three Without the Name
The Owl Bookshop, Hart's Books and The Marlow Bookshop are all Daunt shops. And the website is only a selection of the stock.
The Connaught: Three Venues and the Only Aman Spa in London
Three places to eat and drink against the Savoy's nine, and the only Aman Spa inside a London hotel.
The Langham London: The Pub, the Cookery School and the Pool
Europe's first grand hotel, 1865. It has a British tavern, a cookery school and a health club you can join.
The Savoy: No Dress Code, But No Football Shirts
The most relaxed of the grand hotels, and parking is £22.50 for two hours against the Dorchester's £85 a day.
The Dorchester: Looser Than the Ritz, and the £85 Parking
Three Michelin stars and a far gentler dress code. Parking costs more than an extra bed, and dogs can join you at tea in a carrier.
The Ritz London: Where the Jacket and Tie Actually Applies
A tie is required for lunch but not for breakfast in the same room. Non-residents lose half an hour of breakfast.
XOYO London: Reopened, and Why One Saturday Means Two Nights
Reopened on 8 October 2026 after a rebuild. Day Events and Night Events run separately on the same date.
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Questions we get asked
How often is the guide updated?
Continuously, and each page records the month it was last checked rather than only the date it was first written. Opening hours and prices in London change often enough that an unchecked guide is worse than none.
How do you decide what goes in?
Every entry is verified against the venue's own published information, not against other guides. Nothing is included in exchange for payment, and nothing is excluded for refusing it.